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2018-09-13 17:55:01 | RESIDENTIAL (R2) ALTERATION, SECOND BUILDING REVIEW |
| CHECKLIST. |
| CODE: FBC 6TH EDITION (2017) AND CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 1- PROVIDE COMPLETE PLANS SIGNED AND SEALED BY LICENSED |
| ARCHITECT AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 481.229 FLORIDA STATUTE. |
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| NOTE: |
| THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED BETWEEN STEVE KENNEDY |
| (ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIAL) AND KEN BEST (ONE OF THE |
| OWNERS). OWNER AGREED HE WAS GOING TO TALK TO HIS |
| ARCHITECT. ALSO, I DISCUSSED THIS WITH ROBERT BROWN |
| (BUILDING OFFICIAL). HE ALSO AGREES ARCHITECT IS |
| REQUIRED. CONTRACTOR AND OWNER ARE WELCOME TO REQUEST A |
| MEETING WITH ROBERT BROWN, SAMANTHA HILL (CHIEF PLANS |
| EXAMINER)AND ME IF ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION IS |
| REQUIRED. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| PLANS SUBMITTED ARE NOT PREPARED BY A LICENSED |
| ARCHITECT. BASED ON ALL THE SCOPE OF WORK AND VALUE THE |
| PLANS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED |
| ARCHITECT. SEE COPY OF FLORIDA STATUTES 481.229 |
| EXCEPTIONS: EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE BELOW: |
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| TITLE XXXII |
| REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
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| CHAPTER 481 |
| ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN, AND LANDSCAPE |
| ARCHITECTURE |
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| SECTION 229 |
| EXCEPTIONS; EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE. |
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| 481.229 EXCEPTIONS; EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE.? |
| (1)NO PERSON SHALL BE REQUIRED TO QUALIFY AS AN |
| ARCHITECT IN ORDER TO MAKE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS |
| FOR, OR SUPERVISE THE ERECTION, ENLARGEMENT, OR |
| ALTERATION OF: |
| (A)ANY BUILDING UPON ANY FARM FOR THE USE OF ANY |
| FARMER, REGARDLESS OF THE COST OF THE BUILDING; |
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| (B)ANY ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE BUILDING, |
| TOWNHOUSE, OR DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING APPURTENANT TO ANY |
| ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE, REGARDLESS OF COST; |
| OR |
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| (C)ANY OTHER TYPE OF BUILDING COSTING LESS THAN |
| $25,000, EXCEPT A SCHOOL, AUDITORIUM, OR OTHER BUILDING |
| INTENDED FOR PUBLIC USE, PROVIDED THAT THE SERVICES OF |
| A REGISTERED ARCHITECT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR MINOR |
| SCHOOL PROJECTS PURSUANT TO S. 1013.45. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 2- PLANS TO HAVE COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS |
| CLEARLY SPECIFYING ALL SCOPE OF WORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT |
| LIMITED TO WORK ON TENANT FIRE RATED WALLS, FLOOR |
| CEILING FIRE RATED ASSEMBLY, FIRE RATING OF TENANT |
| ENTRY DOORS, DESIGN PRESSURES FOR EXTERIOR DOORS AND |
| WINDOWS, ETC. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
| NOTE: ACCORDING TO CITY RECORDS PERMIT #98100735 AND |
| PROPERTY APPRAISER THERE ARE 12 UNITS TOTAL NOT 13. |
| PLANS TO SHOW THAT EXISTING OFFICE IS CHANGED TO |
| APARTMENT/STUDIO. NEED TO TAKE PLANS TO PALM BEACH |
| COUNTY FOR IMPACT FEES ASSESSMENT. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN ON THE FIRST FLOOR PLAN SHEET OF |
| DRAWINGS SUBMITTED IS TOO GENERAL. ARCHITECT TO PROVIDE |
| COMPLETE DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS. AND, CLEARLY |
| IDENTIFY ALL AREAS OF WORK. |
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| 3- 1- IMPACT FEES |
| COUNTY. UPON APPROVAL, 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 BEFORE A |
| PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT CAN BE ISSUED, IMPACT FEES MUST BE |
| PAID TO PALM BEACH CAN BE ISSUED. FOR INFORMATION CALL |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY IMPACT FEES AT (561) 233-5025. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 4- CLEARLY SPECIFY TYPE AND SIZE OF EXISTING WINDOWS |
| AND TYPE AND SIZE OF PROPOSED WINDOWS TO VERIFY |
| COMPLIANCE WITH THE EGRESS REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. 702.5 |
| FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| PLANS SUBMITTED DON'T SPECIFY EXISTING SIZE AND TYPE OF |
| WINDOWS AND PROPOSED SIZE AND TYPE. PROVIDE REQUIRED |
| INFORMATION. NEED TO VERIFY MANUFACTURER'S LARGEST |
| STANDARD SIZE WINDOW. SEE COPY BELOW OF THE |
| REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. 702.5 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE |
| WHEN REPLACING WINDOWS. ALSO, NEED TO VERIFY WINDOW |
| OPENING CONTROL DEVICES. SEE SEC. 702.4 FBC-EXISTING |
| BUILDING BELOW. |
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| 702.5 EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS. |
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| WHERE WINDOWS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ESCAPE |
| AND RESCUE OPENINGS IN GROUP R-2 AND R-3 OCCUPANCIES |
| AND ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND TOWNHOUSES |
| REGULATED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, RESIDENTIAL, |
| REPLACEMENT WINDOWS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE |
| REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 1030.2, 1030.3 AND 1030.5 OF |
| THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING AND SECTIONS |
| R310.21 AND R310.2.3 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| RESIDENTIAL ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDED THE REPLACEMENT |
| WINDOW IS THE MANUFACTURER?S LARGEST STANDARD SIZE |
| WINDOW THAT WILL FIT WITHIN THE EXISTING FRAME OR |
| EXISTING ROUGH OPENING. THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO BE OF THE SAME OPERATING STYLE AS THE |
| EXISTING WINDOW OR A STYLE THAT PROVIDES FOR AN EQUAL |
| OR GREATER WINDOW OPENING AREA THAN THE EXISTING |
| WINDOW. |
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| WINDOW OPENING CONTROL DEVICES COMPLYING WITH ASTM |
| F2090 SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR USE ON WINDOWS REQUIRED TO |
| PROVIDE EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS. |
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| NOTE: WINDOW REPLACEMENT ALSO MAY NEED TO COMPLY WITH |
| THE WINDOW OPENING CONTROL DEVICES SEC. 702.4 |
| FBC-EXISTING BUILDING. THIS WILL BE VERIFIED IN THE |
| FIELD BY THE INSPECTOR. |
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| 702.4 WINDOW OPENING CONTROL DEVICES. |
| IN GROUP R-2 OR R-3 BUILDINGS CONTAINING DWELLING UNITS |
| AND ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND TOWNHOUSES |
| REGULATED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, RESIDENTIAL, |
| WINDOW OPENING CONTROL DEVICES COMPLYING WITH ASTM |
| F2090 SHALL BE INSTALLED WHERE AN EXISTING WINDOW IS |
| REPLACED AND WHERE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO THE |
| REPLACEMENT WINDOW: |
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| 1.THE WINDOW IS OPERABLE; |
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| 2. THE WINDOW REPLACEMENT INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF THE |
| SASH AND THE FRAME; |
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| 3.ONE OF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES: |
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| 3.1.IN GROUP R-2 OR R-3 BUILDINGS CONTAINING DWELLING |
| UNITS, THE TOP OF THE SILL OF THE WINDOW OPENING IS AT |
| A HEIGHT LESS THAN 36 INCHES (915 MM) ABOVE THE |
| FINISHED FLOOR; OR |
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| 3.2. IN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND TOWNHOUSES |
| REGULATED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, RESIDENTIAL, |
| THE TOP SILL OF THE WINDOW OPENING IS AT A HEIGHT LESS |
| THAN 24 INCHES (610 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED FLOOR; |
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| 4.THE WINDOW WILL PERMIT OPENINGS THAT WILL ALLOW |
| PASSAGE OF A 4-INCH-DIAMETER (102 MM) SPHERE WHEN THE |
| WINDOW IS IN ITS LARGEST OPENED POSITION; AND |
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| 5.THE VERTICAL DISTANCE FROM THE TOP OF THE SILL OF THE |
| WINDOW OPENING TO THE FINISHED GRADE OR OTHER SURFACE |
| BELOW, ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, IS GREATER THAN |
| 72 INCHES (1829 MM). |
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| THE WINDOW OPENING CONTROL DEVICE, AFTER OPERATION TO |
| RELEASE THE CONTROL DEVICE ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO FULLY |
| OPEN, SHALL NOT REDUCE THE MINIMUM NET CLEAR OPENING |
| AREA OF THE WINDOW UNIT TO LESS THAN THE AREA REQUIRED |
| BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| EXCEPTIONS: |
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| 1.OPERABLE WINDOWS WHERE THE TOP OF THE SILL OF THE |
| WINDOW OPENING IS LOCATED MORE THAN 75 FEET (22 860 MM) |
| ABOVE THE FINISHED GRADE OR OTHER SURFACE BELOW, ON THE |
| EXTERIOR OF THE ROOM, SPACE OR BUILDING, AND THAT ARE |
| PROVIDED WITH WINDOW FALL PREVENTION DEVICES THAT |
| COMPLY WITH ASTM F2006. |
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| 2.OPERABLE WINDOWS WITH OPENINGS THAT ARE PROVIDED WITH |
| WINDOW FALL PREVENTION DEVICES THAT COMPLY WITH ASTM |
| F2090. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 5- PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVAL (2 COPIES) AS REQUIRED BY |
| FAC 61G20-3.001 FOR (NOTE: THIS MAY BE SUBMITTED LATER |
| AS A DEFERRED SUBMITTAL BUT BEFORE INSTALLATION TO |
| AVOID CONFLICTS/DELAYS): |
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| A) EXTERIOR DOORS IF REPLACED. PLANS ARE NOT CLEAR IF |
| DOORS ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 6- DESIGNER OF RECORD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE IN WRITING |
| (NOT SIGNING AND SEALING) ALL PRODUCT APPROVALS (DOORS, |
| WINDOWS) AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 107.3.4.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 7-VALUATION DECLARED IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION IS TOO |
| LOW. REVISE AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 109.3 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL LETTER SUBMITTED INCLUDES |
| EXTERIOR WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE |
| PERMITS (ROOFING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING AND |
| DRIVEWAY). PROVIDE ONLY THE VALUATION FOR WORK WITHIN |
| THE BUILDING. APPLY FOR THE OTHER PERMITS SEPARATELY. |
| ALSO, PROPOSAL LETTER SPECIFIES 25 UNITS. CLARIFY # OF |
| UNITS. |
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| NEW COMMENT: |
| 8- CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL LETTER INCLUDES NEW FLOORING. |
| PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FLOORING INFORMATION AS REQUIRED |
| BY SEC. 602.2 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE FOR NEW AND |
| REPLACEMENT MATERIALS. SEE COPY OF THIS SECTIION BELOW. |
| (NOTE: THIS MAY BE SUBMITTED LATER AS A DEFERRED |
| SUBMITTAL BUT BEFORE INSTALLATION TO AVOID |
| CONFLICTS/DELAYS): |
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| FLOORING SOUND INSULATION MATERIAL: |
| A) PROVIDE 2 COPIES OF THE FLAME SPREAD INDEX AND SMOKE |
| DEVELOPED INDEX TEST DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 |
| OR UL 723 AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 720.1 OF FBC 6TH EDITION |
| (2017). |
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| B) PROVIDE 2 COPIES OF THE SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS |
| (STC) TEST DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 90 AS |
| REQUIRED BY SEC. 1207.2 OF FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
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| C) PROVIDE 2 COPIES OF THE IMPACT INSULATION CLASS |
| (IIC) TEST DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492 AS |
| REQUIRED BY SEC. 1207.3 OF FBC 6TH EDITION (2017). |
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| NOTE: TEST SAMPLES TO MATCH BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND |
| PROPOSED FLOOR FINISH. |
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| 602.2 NEW AND REPLACEMENT MATERIALS. |
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| EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED OR PERMITTED BY THIS CODE, |
| MATERIALS PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE CODE FOR NEW |
| CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE USED. LIKE MATERIALS SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED FOR REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS, PROVIDED NO |
| DANGEROUS OR UNSAFE CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER 2, |
| IS CREATED. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, SUCH AS ASBESTOS AND |
| LEAD-BASED PAINT, SHALL NOT BE USED WHERE THE CODE FOR |
| NEW CONSTRUCTION WOULD NOT PERMIT THEIR USE IN |
| BUILDINGS OF SIMILAR OCCUPANCY, PURPOSE AND LOCATION. |
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| EXCEPTION: REPAIRS TO A HISTORIC BUILDING SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED USING ORIGINAL OR LIKE MATERIALS. MATERIALS |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS 602.2, 602.3 AND 602.4. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT |
| JULIO GOMEZ |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| BUILDING DIVISION |
| (561)805-6712 |
| [email protected] |
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