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| 2018-03-08 12:58:55 | ****PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS**** |
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| | ART LANGE BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33402 |
| | 561-805-6718 [email protected] |
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| | FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION W/2010 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 1. BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS. |
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| | A. SHOWN AS EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL TWO |
| | ALTERATION. THIS SHOULD BE SHOWN AS AN ADDITION. |
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| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER. |
| | 1101.1 SCOPE. |
| | AN ADDITION TO A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AS ADOPTED FOR NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT REQUIRING THE EXISTING BUILDING OR |
| | STRUCTURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE |
| | CODES OR OF THESE PROVISIONS, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY |
| | THIS CHAPTER. WHERE AN ADDITION IMPACTS THE EXISTING |
| | BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, THAT PORTION SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THIS CODE. |
| | 1101.2 CREATION OR EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMITY. |
| | AN ADDITION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY |
| | NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING BUILDING TO WHICH THE |
| | ADDITION IS BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO ACCESSIBILITY, |
| | STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR |
| | THE CAPACITY OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL |
| | SYSTEMS. |
| | 1101.3 OTHER WORK. |
| | ANY REPAIR OR ALTERATION WORK WITHIN AN EXISTING |
| | BUILDING TO WHICH AN ADDITION IS BEING MADE SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WORK AS |
| | CLASSIFIED IN CHAPTER 5. |
| | 507.1 SCOPE. PROVISIONS FOR ADDITIONS SHALL APPLY WHERE |
| | WORK IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ADDITION AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER |
| | 2. |
| | 507.2 APPLICATION. ADDITIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 11. |
| | |
| | B. SHOW THE PROPOSED USE OF THIS SPACE. THE PREVIOUS |
| | BUSINESS LICENSE IS CLOSED. FBC 107.1 SUBMITTAL |
| | DOCUMENTS |
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| | C. LABEL ALL OF THE ROOMS . FBC 107.1 SUBMITTAL |
| | DOCUMENTS SEE ALSO FBC 107.3.5 FOR MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW |
| | CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS. |
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| | 2. WORK ON EXISTING BUILDING NOTE SHOWN. FBC 107.1 |
| | SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 3. PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE BUILDINGS AT THE FRONT |
| | ENTRANCE TO THE PROPERTY AND THE SHED ROOF ATTACHED TO |
| | THE WEST SIDE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING EXTENDING ON TO |
| | THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. IS IT THE INTENT TO KEEP THESE |
| | BUILDINGS? IF SO, SHOWN THIS THE ON PLANS. I COULD NOT |
| | LOCATE ANY PERMITS FOR THESE STRUCTURES. PROVIDE |
| | SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR THE EXISTING STRUCTURES. |
| | |
| | FBC 107.1 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. FBC 105.1 PERMITS |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | ANY OWNER OR OWNER?S AUTHORIZED AGENT WHO INTENDS TO |
| | CONSTRUCT, ENLARGE, ALTER, REPAIR, MOVE, DEMOLISH OR |
| | CHANGE THE OCCUPANCY OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, OR TO |
| | ERECT, INSTALL, ENLARGE, ALTER, REPAIR, REMOVE, CONVERT |
| | OR REPLACE ANY IMPACT-RESISTANT COVERINGS, ELECTRICAL, |
| | GAS, MECHANICAL OR PLUMBING SYSTEM, THE INSTALLATION OF |
| | WHICH IS REGULATED BY THIS CODE, OR TO CAUSE ANY SUCH |
| | WORK TO BE PERFORMED, SHALL FIRST MAKE APPLICATION TO |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PERMIT. |
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| | 4. PROVIDE A UNITY OF TITLE FOR 1405 ALLENDALE RD AND |
| | 1413 ALLENDALE RD. |
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| | 5. FIRE WALLS 706.1.1 PARTY WALLS. |
| | ANY WALL LOCATED ON A LOT LINE BETWEEN ADJACENT |
| | BUILDINGS, WHICH IS USED OR ADAPTED FOR JOINT SERVICE |
| | BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS, SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AS A |
| | FIRE WALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 706. PARTY WALLS |
| | SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT OPENINGS AND SHALL CREATE |
| | SEPARATE BUILDINGS. |
| | 706.4 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING. |
| | FIRE WALLS SHALL HAVE A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT |
| | LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED BY TABLE 706.4. A THREE HOUR |
| | RATING IS REQUIRED. |
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| | A. EAST WALL OF THE ADDITION IS ON THE PROPERTY LINE |
| | WITH ZERO CLEARANCE TO THE ADJACENT BUILDING. |
| | |
| | B. THE WEST WALL IS ON THE PROPERTY LINE AND SHOWS NEW |
| | OPENINGS. |
| | |
| | B. CONFIRM THAT THE ADJACENT BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE ANY |
| | OPENINGS ON THE WEST SIDE. |
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| | C. SHOW HOW THE EAST AND WEST WALL OF THE ADDITION WILL |
| | ACHIEVE A 3 HOUR RATING USING 8? BLOCK. |
| | |
| | D. THE EAST ELEVATION ON A-2 SHOWS AN OPENING AT THE |
| | COVERED PARKING LOCATION. NO OPENINGS ARE PERMITTED. |
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| | E. NOTE: IF A UNITY OF TITLE IS PROVIDED AS MENTIONED |
| | ABOVE THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF THE 3 HOUR |
| | RATED WALL ON THE WEST SIDE. |
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| | 6. MEZZANINE |
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| | THE AREA OF THE NEW MEZZANINE EXCEEDS THE ALLOWABLE |
| | AREA LIMITATIONS. SEE THE FOLLOWING SECTION AND |
| | EXCEPTION 1. |
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| | FBC 505.2.1 AREA LIMITATION. |
| | THE AGGREGATE AREA OF A MEZZANINE OR MEZZANINES WITHIN |
| | A ROOM SHALL BE NOT GREATER THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE FLOOR |
| | AREA OF THAT ROOM OR SPACE IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. |
| | THE ENCLOSED PORTION OF A ROOM SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN |
| | A DETERMINATION OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM IN WHICH |
| | THE MEZZANINE IS LOCATED. IN DETERMINING THE ALLOWABLE |
| | MEZZANINE AREA, THE AREA OF THE MEZZANINE SHALL NOT BE |
| | INCLUDED IN THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM. |
| | |
| | WHERE A ROOM CONTAINS BOTH A MEZZANINE AND AN EQUIPMENT |
| | PLATFORM, THE AGGREGATE AREA OF THE TWO RAISED FLOOR |
| | LEVELS SHALL BE NOT GREATER THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE |
| | FLOOR AREA OF THAT ROOM OR SPACE IN WHICH THEY ARE |
| | LOCATED. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: 1.THE AGGREGATE AREA OF MEZZANINES IN |
| | BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF TYPE I OR II CONSTRUCTION |
| | FOR SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 503.1.1 SHALL BE NOT GREATER THAN TWO-THIRDS OF |
| | THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM. |
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| | 7. STAIRS |
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| | THE VERTICAL RISE OF THE STAIRS IS OVER 12 FT. PROVIDE |
| | A LANDING. |
| | |
| | FBC 1011.8 VERTICAL RISE. |
| | A FLIGHT OF STAIRS SHALL NOT HAVE A VERTICAL RISE |
| | GREATER THAN 12 FEET (3658 MM) BETWEEN FLOOR LEVELS OR |
| | LANDINGS. |
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| | 8. SHOW EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN AND INCLUDE THIS ON |
| | THE LIFE SAFETY PLANS WITH TRAVEL DISTANCES SHOWN. |
| | NOTE: TRAVEL DISTANCES SHOULD BE MEASURED USING THE |
| | NATURAL PATH OF TRAVEL AND NOT NECESSARILY DIAGONALS OF |
| | THE ROOM. |
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| | FBC 1017.3 MEASUREMENT. |
| | EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE |
| | MOST REMOTE POINT WITHIN A STORY ALONG THE NATURAL AND |
| | UNOBSTRUCTED PATH OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL EGRESS |
| | TRAVEL TO THE ENTRANCE TO AN EXIT. |
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| | 9. PRODUCT APPROVALS |
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| | A. PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR GAF MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOF |
| | SYSTEM. SELECT THE ASSEMBLY TO BE USED. CHECK TO SEE IF |
| | LIMITATION NUMBER 7 APPLIES. IF SO PROVIDE SUPPORTING |
| | INFORMATION AS SHOWN. FBC 107.1 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. |
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| | B. PROVIDE A PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR WINDOW MULLIONS. |
| | |
| | 10. PROVIDE A DIMENSIONED BATHROOM PLAN. FBC 107.1 |
| | SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 11. STRUCTURAL NOTES NUMBER 5 SHOWS WOOD TRUSSES. THEY |
| | ARE NOT PERMITTED IN TYPE IIB CONSTRUCTION. FBC 107.1 |
| | SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 12. PROVIDE LAYOUT / SHOP DRAWINGS FOR THE ROOF PRECAST |
| | DOUBLE TEES. ALSO SHOW BEARING LOCATION DETAIL. FBC |
| | 107.1 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 13. LINTEL SCHEDULE NOT PROVIDED. FBC 107.1 SUBMITTAL |
| | DOCUMENTS. |
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| | 14. PROVIDE A GEOTECHNICAL SOILS REPORT. FBC 1803.2 |
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| | 15. IMPACT FEES |
| | BEFORE A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT CAN BE ISSUED, IMPACT |
| | FEES, REQUIRED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY, SHALL BE PAID. |
| | UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF PLANS, ONE SET OF PLANS SHALL BE |
| | SIGNED OUT AND SUBMITTED TO PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR AN |
| | IMPACT FEE REVIEW. THE PLANS WITH THE IMPACT FEE STAMP |
| | AND A COPY OF THE PAID RECEIPT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE |
| | CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE BUILDING PERMIT CAN |
| | BE ISSUED. FOR INFORMATION CALL PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| | IMPACT FEES AT (561) 233-5025. |
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| | 16. PERMIT VALUE IS TOO LOW. |
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| | VALUATION |
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| | FBC 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS. IF, IN THE |
| | OPINION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION |
| | OF BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, GAS, |
| | MECHANICAL OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE |
| | UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE |
| | DENIED, UNLESS THE APPLICANT CAN SHOW DETAILED, |
| | QUANTITY ESTIMATES, AND/OR BONA FIDE SIGNED CONTRACTS |
| | (EXCLUDING LAND VALUE) TO MEET THE APPROVAL OF THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION |
| | OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT |
| | VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, |
| | MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, RELATIVE SITE WORK, |
| | ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING COSTS, |
| | 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.), AS PUBLISHED BY |
| | INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS. |
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| | 17. RESIDENT INSPECTOR |
| | |
| | A RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS |
| | PROJECT PER WEST PALM BEACH ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | SECTION: |
| | 110.3.9 OTHER INSPECTIONS SERVICES. THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL MAY MAKE, OR CAUSE TO BE MADE BY OTHERS, THE |
| | INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY SECTION 109. HE/SHE MAY ACCEPT |
| | REPORTS OF INSPECTORS OF RECOGNIZED INSPECTION |
| | SERVICES, PROVIDED THAT AFTER INVESTIGATION HE/SHE IS |
| | SATISFIED AS TO THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND RELIABILITY. A |
| | CERTIFICATE CALLED FOR BY ANY PROVISION OF THE |
| | TECHNICAL CODES SHALL NOT BE BASED ON SUCH REPORTS |
| | UNLESS THE SAME ARE IN WRITING AND CERTIFIED BY A |
| | RESPONSIBLE OFFICER OF SUCH SERVICE. THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER TO EMPLOY AN INSPECTION |
| | SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING INSTANCES: |
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| | 1. FOR BUILDINGS OR ADDITIONS OF TYPE I OR II |
| | CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE COMPLETE A RESUBMITTAL FORM: |
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| | HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEVELOPMENT/WPCONTENT/UPLOADS/SITES/33/2 |
| | 013/09/APPLICATION_RESUBMITTAL_FORM_04132010.PDF |
| | |
| | THIS FORM IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE BUILDING DIVISION. |
| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, SWAP OUT SHEETS WHICH HAVE CHANGED |
| | SO THAT THERE ARE TWO COMPLETE, COLLATED SETS OF PLANS |
| | READY FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE. OLD SHEETS ARE TO BE |
| | RETAINED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION PACKAGE (SEPARATE |
| | FROM THE PERMIT SETS) AND MARKED *OLD SHEETS* OR |
| | *VOID*. PLEASE KEEP BOTH SETS OF OLD VOIDED SHEETS IN |
| | THE PERMIT PACKAGE. |
| | |
| | A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH ITEM WAS |
| | ADDRESSED WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE PLAN REVIEW. |
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