Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18020832
Permit Number 18020832
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2018-03-13 15:09:022017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 18020832
 ADD: 1306 ALLENDALE RD.
 CONT: CUTTING EDGE BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
 TEL: 561-625-4545
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW
 CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES
 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, BUILDING.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. MARCH 13/ 2018
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE COVERSHEET:
 1A) LIST THIS BUILDING TYPE AS TYPE IA-UNPROTECTED.
 PLEASE REVIEW THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 601 ALL OF THE
 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS HAVE A RATING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
 NONBEARING INTERIOR WALLS. PLEASE CORRECT THE HOURLY
 FIRE RATINGS.
  
 1B) THE PLANS INDICATE THE OCCUPANCY AS A S-2 AND FBC-B
 TABLE 1004.1.2 INDICATES FOR WAREHOUSES THE ALLOWABLE
 FLOOR AREA PER OCCUPANT IS 500 SQ. FT. THE PLANS
 INDICATE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE 1ST FLOOR FOR THE STORAGE
 OCCUPANCY IS 6,555 SQ. FT. AND AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 13.
 PLEASE NOTE THE ACTUAL OCCUPANT LOAD IS 13.11 OR 14
 OCCUPANTS, YOU ALWAYS ROUND UP, OCCUPANTS ONLY COME AS
 A WHOLE. SEE BOAF INTERPRETATION # 5479.
  
 1C) THERE IS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE SQUARE FOOTAGE
 GIVEN BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD AND THE PALM BEACH
 COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISERS OFFICE. THEY HAVE THE 1ST
 FLOOR STORAGE AT 8698 SQ. FT. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 1D) THE GENERAL NOTES # 14 LIST THE 2014 FLORIDA
 EXISTING BUILDING CODE, PLEASE UPDATE TO THE 2017
 FLORIDA FAMILY OF CODES WAS ADOPTED STATEWIDE ON DEC.
 31/ 2017. PLEASE UPDATE PLANS.
  
 1E) THE PLANS INDICATE THIS IS A ONE STORY BUILDING,
 PLEASE UPDATE THE PLANS TO ALSO INCLUDE EITHER A
 MEZZANINE OR A 2ND FLOOR.
 107.3.5 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS.
 107.3.5.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS:
 107.3.5.1.1 BUILDING
  
 1F) SHEET A-1 CONTRADICTING NOTES, THIS AREA NO WORK IN
 CONTRACT BUT THERE IS A NOTE F WHICH INDICATES THE
 REMOVAL OF THE STEEL MEZZANINE. 107.2.1.3. ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 2) PLEASE NOTE THE SUBMITTED PLAN INDICATES $452,287.00
 DOLLARS IN VALUE. PLEASE NOTE ONLY ONE PERMIT
 APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION OF
 EXISTING WAREHOUSE/ OFFICE FACILITY, INCLUDING MAJOR
 ADA UPGRADES AND MINOR SITE CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE A
 NEW GENERATOR. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR,
 GENERATORS, RACK STORAGE OVER THE HEIGHT OF 5 FOOT 9
 INCHES. PLANS ARE NOT CLEAR IF THE ACCESSIBLE PARKING
 SPACE IS NEW OR EXISTING. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 PLEASE NOTE SINCE THERE WILL BE OTHER PERMITS REQUIRED
 THAT MAY HAVE THEIR VALUE INCLUDED UNDER THIS PERMIT,
 PLEASE BACK OUT THAT VALUE SO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT
 DOES NOT DOUBLE DIP.
 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 BE AFFECTIVELY THE VALUE OF THE
 BUILDING YOU WILL BE PAYING 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.
  
  
  
 3A) SHEET A-1 SHOWS A NEW INTERIOR METAL STUD WALL,
 WALL TAG A. THE DETAIL INDICATES THE WALL IS TO BE
 BUILT TO SPECIFICATION GA WP-1200. PLEASE PROVIDE THIS
 WALL TYPE ON THE PLANS, OUR FIELD INSPECTORS WILL NOT
 HAVE A GYPSUM ASSOCIATION BOOK TO SEE THE LIMITATIONS.
 PLEASE PROVIDE AT WHAT HORIZONTAL LOAD THE WALL IS TO
 BE DESIGNED TOO? ALSO THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE WHAT
 THE HEIGHTS OF THE STUDS HAVE TO BE TO REACH THE ROOF
 DECK LEVEL; THERE IS A MEZZANINE LEVEL JUST ADJACENT TO
 THE NEW PROPOSED WALL.
 2017 FBC-B 1607.14 INTERIOR WALLS AND PARTITIONS.
  
 3B) PLEASE NOTE THIS SAME WALL TYPE HAS A NOTE AT THE
 BOTTOM OF THE WALL TAG A THAT STATES CONTRACTOR TO
 SUBMIT TEST NUMBER AND SPECIFICATION OF SAME. GA
 WP-1200 OR EQUAL.
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1.3: W.P.B. ADMINISTRATIVE
 CODE/2010 DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN
 INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO
 THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO
 CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION
 SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO THE TECHNICAL CODES "SHALL NOT BE
 CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR THE TERM "LEGAL" OR
 ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC
 INFORMATION".
  
 3C) A NOTE ON WALL TYPE A INDICATES THE USE OF 5/8 INCH
 TYPE X DRYWALL, THERE IS ANOTHER NOT INDICATING THE
 ATTACHMENT OF 1 ? X 2 DIAMOND PATTERN9 GAUGE EXPANDED
 METAL TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE ROOM, IS THIS A SECURITY
 SCREEN AND TO THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF WHICH ROOM?
 107.2.1.3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
  
 4A) SHEET A-1 SHOWS DETAILS OF A LIFT SPECIFICATION BUT
 THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW TO WHICH ASME STANDARD IT IS
 CERTIFIED UNDER , ASME A18.1 ACCESSIBILITY CODE 410.1
 PLATFORM LIFTS OR ASME A17.1 408.1 LULA LIFTS, LIMITED
 USE/ LIMITED APPLICATION ELEVATOR.
  
 4B) WITH THE PLACEMENT / LOCATION OF THE LIFT IT WOULD
 APPEAR THE LIFT IS NOT TO BE USED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE
 OFFICE BUT TO THE WAREHOUSE?
  
 5) 107.2.1.3: W.P.B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE/2010 DRAWINGS
 & SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM
 OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS,
 WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE
 TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO
 THE TECHNICAL CODES "SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR
 IN PART, NOR THE TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED
 AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION" PLEASE SHOW
 HOW THE INSULATION IS TO BE INSTALLED TO STAY IN PLACE?
 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 6A) SHEET A-1 SHOWS THE WALL TAG E ON ALL EXTERIOR
 WALLS. ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF ALL EXTERIOR WALLS
 INSTALL 1 ? INCH THERMAX RIGID INSULATION. PLEASE
 PROVIDE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. 107.2.1.3 ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 6B) SHEET A-1 SHOWS THE WALL TAG E ON ALL EXTERIOR
 WALLS. ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF ALL EXTERIOR WALLS
 INSTALL 1 ? INCH THERMAX RIGID INSULATION. PLEASE SHOW
 HOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B 2603.4 THERMAL
 BARRIER OR EXCEPTION WILL BE MET.
 2017 FBC-B 2603.4 THERMAL BARRIER.
  
 EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTIONS 2603.4.1 AND 2603.9,
 FOAM PLASTIC SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE INTERIOR OF A
 BUILDING BY AN APPROVED THERMAL BARRIER OF 1/2-INCH
 (12.7 MM) GYPSUM WALLBOARD OR A MATERIAL THAT IS TESTED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND MEETS THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA OF
 BOTH THE TEMPERATURE TRANSMISSION FIRE TEST AND THE
 INTEGRITY FIRE TEST OF NFPA 275. COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED
 SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 718.
  
 FBC-B 2603.4.1 THERMAL BARRIER NOT REQUIRED. THE
 THERMAL BARRIER SPECIFIED IN SECTION 2603.4 IS NOT
 REQUIRED UNDER THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS
 2603.4.1.1 THROUGH 2603.4.1.14.
  
 7) SHEET M-2 SHOWS ROOF TOP CURBS AND ROOFTOP HVAC
 UNITS, FOR REFERENCE ONLY. THE NOTE STATES THAT FOR
 ATTACHMENT PURPOSES TO BE VERIFIED BY A STRUCTURAL
 ENGINEER. 107.2.1.2 FOR ROOF ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED BY THE
 CODE, THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL ILLUSTRATE,
 DESCRIBE AND DELINEATE THE TYPE OF ROOFING SYSTEM,
 MATERIALS, FASTENING REQUIREMENTS, FLASHING
 REQUIREMENTS AND WIND RESISTANCE RATING THAT ARE
 REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED. PRODUCT EVALUATION AND
 INSTALLATION SHALL INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE WIND
 CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR THE SPECIFIC SITE OR A STATEMENT
 BY AN ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER FOR THE SPECIFIC SITE MUST
 BE SUBMITTED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
  
 8) PLEASE NOTE FOR A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO DESIGN THE
 ANCHORAGE FOR ROOF TOP EQUIPMENT THE WIND DESIGN
 CRITERIA MUST ALSO BE KNOWN.
 2017 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL BE SHOWN,
 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE DESIGN OF
 THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE STRUCTURE:
  
 8.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST),
 MILES PER HOUR (KM/HR) AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED,
 VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 1609.3.1.
  
 8.2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 8.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE
 THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2.
 HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE.
  
 8.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 8.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR
 COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS NOT SPECIFICALLY
 DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF.
  
 TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT &
 EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE
 BUILDING.
  
 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD.
  
 9) WELDED OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS THE CONTRACTOR IS
 REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS &
 WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED STANDARDS AT TIME OF
 INSPECTION.
 2014 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING
 2014 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING.
  
 10) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE
 REVISION & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES
 AS NECESSARY. A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL
 REVIEW COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE
 REVISION MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION
 PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO
 EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED
 COOPERATION.
  
 A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLANS COULD NOT HAPPEN SINCE
 THERE WAS A GREAT DEFICIENCY IN PLANS AND REQUIRED
 DOCUMENTATION. WITH THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE THERE
 MAYBE ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS BECAUSE OF NEW PLANS
 AND INFORMATION LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR REVIEW.
  
  
 JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, CBO
 SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 401 CLEMATIS ST.
 WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402
 TEL: 561-805-6715
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
  
  
  
  


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