Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17121018
Permit Number 17121018
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2020-01-10 18:33:57PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS
  
 2ND REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014)
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 (561) 805-6714
 [email protected]
  
 DENIED BY BUILDING
 PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW:
  
 1) NOT ADDRESSED. NO RESPONSE TO COMMENT. ART IN PUBLIC
 PLACES
 THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
 ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIES TO ANY REMODEL OR
 NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR WHICH THE PERMIT
 APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED AFTER 6/29/14, AND THE TOTAL
 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN
 $750,000 WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE.
 PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ORDINANCE NO. 4504-14, AND
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V,
 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-123(A) AND SECTION
 78-126(A), THE ART ASSESSMENT IS 1% OF THE TOTAL
 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST.
 PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE
 V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-122, RENOVATION AND
 NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY, SO
 THE ART ASSESSMENT WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL FUTURE
 PROJECTS.
 SEC. 78-129. - PUBLIC ART ASSESSMENT FOR PRIVATE
 DEVELOPMENT.
 (A) APPLICABILITY. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND
 THE PUBLIC ART ASSESSMENT SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL
 PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING NEW
 CONSTRUCTION, OR THE RENOVATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF AN
 EXISTING BUILDING, WHERE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE
 EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN $750,000.00. ALL BUILDINGS
 WITHIN NEW PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS SHALL BE ASSESSED
 CUMULATIVELY TOWARDS THIS ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
 REQUIREMENT, EVEN IF THE BUILDINGS ARE PERMITTED
 SEPARATELY OR DEVELOPED IN PHASES. THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION APPLY TO NEW DEVELOPMENT OR NEW
 CONSTRUCTION WITHIN EXISTING PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS.
 FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
 MS. SYBILLE WELTER, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COORDINATOR AT
 822-1515 OR E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2) NOT ADDRESSED. NO RESPONSE TO COMMENT. THIS BUILDING
 QUALIFIES AS A THRESHOLD BUILDING AND IS REQUIRED TO
 COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING:
 THRESHOLD BUILDING / FL S. S. 553.71(7) "THRESHOLD
 BUILDING" MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN
 (3) STORIES OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN
 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AS DENIED IN THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN
 AREA AND AN OCCUPANT CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500
 PERSONS.
  
 A) FBC (CITY AMENDMENTS)110.8.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION
 PLAN. THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A SPECIAL
 INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A
 THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION
 PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL
 INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING
 AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR
 THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE PURPOSE
 OF THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN IS TO PROVIDE
 SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT
 THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE
 WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS.
  
 B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 110.8.1 W.P.B.
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD
 BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY 553.79(5)
 FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY
 THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS ARE REQUIRED
 TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH INTEREST, NOTARIZED
 AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED
 BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE PLACE.
  
 C) THRESHOLD BLDG. REQUIRED STATEMENT: W.P.B. AMENDMENT
 110.8.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH ARE REQUIRED
 TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF
 RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE
 ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND
 SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE MINIMUM
 BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS
 AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THIS SECTION AND CHAPTER 633 FLORIDA STATUTES.
  
 D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME OF
 INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE RESUME
 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS SPECIFIED
 HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNATE WILL
 REVIEW THE RESUME. AFTER THE RESUME IS REVIEWED, AN
 INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
 WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST
 MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA.
  
 E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR HISTORY
 FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION.
  
 F) NOTE: FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE,
 PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING
 ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN E-MAIL YOU THE
 APPROVED AND BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR
 PLANS, TWO SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN
 COLOR, (1) FOR THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR
 THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE
 IN BLACK & WHITE.
  
 G) 110.8.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES,
 PLANS AND DETAILS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. EACH SHORING AND RESHORING
 INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND
 CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SHORING
 DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR.
  
 H) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S AUTOMATED
 TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700 FOR ALL
 BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE
 INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6
 MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY.
  
 I) 110.8 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES FOR
 THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #25. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER HAS
 REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE MATERIAL,
 APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR WALLS AND
 CEILINGS.
  
 J) PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL
 BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THE OCTOBER 2018
 GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS CONCERNING
 THRESHOLD/SPECIAL INSPECTORS AND RESIDENT INSPECTORS.
  
 3) NO RESPONSE TO COMMENT. 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT
 VALUATION.
 IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE
 CLAIMED VALUATION OF BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE,
 ELECTRICAL, GAS, MECHANICAL, OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS
 APPEARS TO BE UNDER ESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE
 PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES,
 VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL
 REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND
 SYSTEMS SHALL BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE
 STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR
 FINISHES, NORMAL SITE WORK (EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR
 BUILDINGS), ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING
 COST, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE.
 VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED
 DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES
 (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS
 FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE
 CONGRESS.
  
 THIS MAIN BUILDING PERMIT WILL INCLUDE THE FEES FOR THE
 MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING & ROOFING PERMITS.
 WHEN THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR COMES IN FOR A BUILDING
 PERMIT WITH THE SIGNED PERMIT APPLICATION FORM BY THE
 QUALIFIER AND OWNER AND BRINGS IN THE LISTED
 SUB-PERMITS M-E-P & ROOFING PERMITS SIGNED BY THE
 QUALIFIER OF EACH COMPANY, THEIR INSURANCES AND
 LICENSURE UP TO DATE, THE M-E-P AND ROOFING PERMITS ARE
 FREE OF CHARGE. IF THE M-E-P & ROOFING PERMITS COME IN
 LATER THERE WILL BE AN $80.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR
 EACH PERMIT.
  
 ALL OTHER PERMITS FIRE SPRINKLER, FIRE ALARM, RACK
 STORAGE, EXHAUST HOODS, ANSUL SYSTEMS OR ALTERNATIVE
 AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS, WALK IN COOLERS &
 FREEZERS, ALL LOW VOLTAGE PERMITS, GENERATORS & FUEL
 TANKS, GAS PERMIT, POOL, JACUZZI AND ASSOCIATED
 SUB-PERMITS, AWNING, SCREEN ENCLOSURES, CANOPY, FENCE,
 LANDSCAPE, IRRIGATION, AUGER CAST PILE AND OR
 FOUNDATION OR STRUCTURE ONLY PERMIT WILL BE SEPARATE
 REVIEWS AND ASSOCIATED FEES WITH EACH PERMIT.
 PLEASE PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED LIST AND SUBTRACT THESE LINE
 ITEMS AND THEIR VALUE FROM THE OVERALL BUILDING VALUE
 STATED ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THIS PROJECT. THE
 REMAINING BALANCE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE THE VALUE OF THE
 BUILDING THAT THE PERMIT FEES WILL BE BASED ON FOR THIS
 PERMIT. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT DOES NOT WANT TO
 COLLECT TWICE FOR THE VALUE OF THESE SUB-PERMITS NOT
 COVERED UNDER THE PRIME OR MASTER PERMIT.
  
 4) NOT ADDRESSED. NO RESPONSE TO COMMENT. PROVIDE A PER
 FLOOR AREA BREAKDOWN FOR EACH OCCUPANCY TYPE ON THAT
 FLOOR. THIS IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DO AN ACCURATE
 VALUATION AMOUNT FOR THE BUILDING. FBC 109.3
  
 5) NOT ADDRESSED. NO RESPONSE TO COMMENT. THE
 STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS HAVE NOT BEEN SIGNED AND SEALED BY
 THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AS REQUIRED BY FS 471
 OR FS 481 AND ARE MARKED "NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION".
  
 6) NOT ADDRESSED. THE ARCHITECT'S RESPONSE LETTER
 REFERS TO AN OWNER'S RESPONSE LETTER WHICH WAS NOT
 FOUND IN NOT ADDRESSED. THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
 SPECIFY ON THE PLANS THAT THE EXTENDED STAY ROOMS WILL
 NOT BE RENTED OR LEASED TO THE SAME OCCUPANT FOR MORE
 THAN THIRTY DAYS. THE CODE ANALYSIS ON SHEET A-1.00A,
 SPECIFIES THE HOTEL AND EXTENDED STAY ROOMS AS
 OCCUPANCY GROUP AS R-1. THE EXTENDED STAY ROOMS PROVIDE
 COMPLETE INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES INCLUDING
 PERMANENT PROVISIONS FOR COOKING AND MEET THE
 DEFINITION OF A DWELLING UNIT IN CHAPTER 2 OF THE
 BUILDING CODE. WILL THE EXTENDED STAY ROOMS BE RENTED
 OR LEASED TO THE SAME OCCUPANT FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS?
 IF SO, THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS HOTEL (NON-TRANSIENT) AND
 GROUP R-2. THIS WILL REQUIRE THESE ROOMS TO TO COMPLY
 WITH FAIR HOUSING GUIDELINES. FBC SECTION 310
  
 7) NOT ADDRESSED. NO RESPONSE TO COMMENT. SUBMIT THE
 APPROPRIATE FORMS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECTION
 C401.2 OF THE 2014 FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION.
  
 8) NOT ADDRESSED. NO RESPONSE TO COMMENT. SUBMIT A
 GEOTECHNICAL (SOIL INVESTIGATION) REPORT FOR THE
 PROJECT. FBC 1803
  
 9) COMPLIED.
  
 10) COMPLIED.
  
 11) COMPLIED.
  
 12) COMPLIED.
  
 13) COMPLIED.
  
 14) COMPLIED.
  
 15) NOT COMPLETELY ADDRESSED. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT
 THE ROOMS ARE ADEQUATELY DISPERSED AS REQUIRED BY FBC
 ACCESSIBILITY SECTION 224.5 WITH REGARD TO LOCATION AND
 VIEWS. THE FBC ACCESSIBILITY TABLE 224.4 REQUIRES 17
 GUEST ROOMS WITH COMMUNICATION FEATURES. SECTION 224.5
 DISPERSION REQUIRES AT LEAST ONE GUEST ROOM REQUIRED TO
 PROVIDE MOBILITY FEATURES COMPLYING WITH 806.2 SHALL
 ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION FEATURES COMPLYING WITH
 806.3. NOT MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF GUEST ROOMS REQUIRED
 TO PROVIDE MOBILITY FEATURES COMPLYING WITH 806.2 SHALL
 BE USED TO SATISFY THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF GUEST ROOMS
 REQUIRED TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION FEATURES COMPLYING
 WITH 806.3. TEN PERCENT OF THE 10 REQUIRED GUEST ROOMS
 WITH MOBILITY FEATURES IS ONE (1). THEREFORE, ONLY ONE
 OF THE REQUIRED 17 GUEST ROOMS WITH COMMUNICATION
 FEATURES CAN BE A GUEST ROOM WITH MOBILITY FEATURES.
 PLEASE REVISE PLANS TO COMPLY.
  
 16) COMPLIED.
  
 17) NOT ADDRESSED. NO RESPONSE TO COMMENT. SPECIFY THE
 LIVE LOADS REQUIRED BY FBC TABLE 1607.1 FOR EACH AREA
 OF THE BUILDING ON THE PLANS.
  
 18) NOT CORRECTLY ADDRESSED. THE OPENING CALCULATIONS
 ON SHEET A-1.00A DO NOT USE THE ENTIRE PERIMETER WALL
 AREA OR THE TOTAL PERIMETER LENGTH OF ALL FOUR SIDES OF
 EACH TIER OF THE PARKING GARAGE AS REQUIRED BY FBC
 406.5. THE PLANS SPECIFY THAT THE PARKING GARAGE IN
 THIS BUILDING IS AN OPEN GARAGE. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR
 TO BE AN OPEN GARAGE. THE OPENINGS DO NOT MEET THE
 REQUIREMENT OF FBC 406.5.2 FOR BEING UNIFORMLY
 DISTRIBUTED ON AT LEAST TWO SIDES OF THE STRUCTURE. THE
 CALCULATIONS FOR THE AREA OF OPENINGS IN THE EXTERIOR
 WALLS APPEARS TO BE INCORRECT. FBC 406.5 REQUIRES THE
 AREA OF SUCH OPENINGS IN EXTERIOR WALLS ON A TIER TO BE
 NOT LESS THAN 20 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PERIMETER WALL
 AREA OF EACH TIER. REVISE PLANS FOR AN ENCLOSED GARAGE.
  
 19) COMPLIED.
  
 20) NOT COMPLETELY ADDRESSED. NOT ALL OF THE REQUESTED
 INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
 THE LIFE SAFETY PLANS NEED TO SHOW THE FOLLOWING FOR
 EACH FLOOR:
 A) THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS IN EACH AREA FBC 1004.1
 B) THE CUMULATIVE OCCUPANT LOADS FBC 1004.1.1
 C) THE EXIT SEPARATION DISTANCE FBC 1015.2.1
 D) THE COMMON PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL DISTANCE FBC 1014.3
 E) THE EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE FBC 1016.3
 F) THE CLEAR WIDTH OF THE EXIT OR EXIT ACCESS DOORS FBC
 1008.1.1
 G) THE CAPACITY OF EGRESS DOORS, OCCUPANT LOAD SERVED
 AND MEANS OF EGRESS FACTOR FBC1005.3.2
 H) THE DISTRIBUTION OF EGRESS CAPACITY FBC1005.5
  
 21) COMPLIED.
  
 22) NOT COMPLETELY ADDRESSED. THE LINEN AND TRASH CHUTE
 DISCHARGE ROOMS HAVE TO BE IDENTIFIED AND SEPARATED ON
 THE PLANS.FBC 713.13 THE LINEN CHUTE SECTION ON SHEET
 A-6.02 HAS THE TERMINATION ROOM AND THE ACCESS ROOMS
 LABELED AS GARBAGE ROOMS. PLEASE CORRECT. FBC 713.13.1
  
 23) COMPLIED.
  
 24) COMPLIED.
  
 25) COMPLIED.
  
 26) WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A
 RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE
 CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM.
  
 NEW COMMENTS
  
 27) SPECIFY THE EXIT SEPARATION DISTANCE FOR THE
 RESTAURANT AREA LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
  
 28) SHOW THAT THE LOCATION OF THE EXERCISE MACHINES AND
 EQUIPMENT IN THE GYM WILL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF 2014 FBC ACCESSIBILITY SECTIONS 236 AND 1004.
  
 29) SHOW THAT THE BAR IN THE RESTAURANT COMPLIES WITH
 2014 FBC ACCESSIBILITY SECTIONS 226 AND 902.
  
 30) SHOW THAT THE CHECK-IN ARE SERVICE COUNTER COMPLIES
 WITH 2014 FBC ACCESSIBILITY SECTION 904.
  
  
  
  


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