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2018-08-12 12:39:00 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
| REVISED 8/13 |
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| SAMANTHA HILL |
| BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| [email protected] |
| 561-805-6724 |
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| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION (2017) |
| FBC B = FBC BUILDING |
| FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY |
| FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| FBC R = FBC RESIDENTIAL |
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| 1. A002, FBC B 1004, 100 SF PER OCCUPANT IS SHOWN FOR |
| ONE OF THE PRE-FUNCTION AREAS, AND 15 SF PER PERSON FOR |
| THE PREFUNCTION LOUNGE. ALTHOUGH LABELED WITH DIFFERENT |
| ROOM DESIGNATIONS ("PRE-FUNCTION" VS "PREFUNCTION |
| LOUNGE") THEY APPEARS TO BE THE SAME. EITHER REVISE |
| PRE-FUNCTION TO HAVE OCCUPANT LOAD OF 1/15 SF OR SEND |
| AN EMAIL WITH RATIONALE TO GET THIS RESOLVED PRIOR TO |
| RESUBMITTAL. IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE DIFFERENCE IN |
| OCCUPANT LOAD WILL NOT AFFECT EGRESS, BUT DISCREPANCY |
| SHOULD BE CORRECTED OR EXPLAINED. |
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| 2. A002, DOOR 1, SEE FBC A 404.2.6, DOORS IN A SERIES, |
| AND REVISE PLAN TO SHOW COMPLIANCE. |
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| 3. NA |
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| 4. FBC B 1010.1.10, THE DOUBLE DOORS 151A AND 151B |
| INDICATES HARDWARE SET 4, NO PANIC BARS PROPOSED. I WAS |
| UNABLE TO LOCATE HARDWARE SET 4; COMPLIANCE NOT CLEAR; |
| REVISE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. |
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| 5. FBC CHAPTER 10, DOOR 150A IS SHOWN ON THE DEMO PLAN |
| AS SWINGING FROM THE MAIN LOBBY/ATRIUM TOWARDS THE |
| ASSEMBLY AREA. IT NOW SWINGS THE OTHER DIRECTION, AND |
| IS SHOWN AS HAVING AN EGRESS CAPACITY OF 360, OCCUPANT |
| LOAD OF 40. |
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| PLEASE REVISE PLAN TO CONFIRM THAT THIS DOOR WAS NOT |
| USED FOR EXITING FROM THE LOBBY AND ATRIUM, AS CHANGING |
| DOOR SWING NOW MAKES THIS SWING AGAINST EGRESS TRAVEL. |
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| REVISE THE PLAN TO CONTINUE MEANS OF EGRESS SHOWN WHICH |
| NOW DIRECTS SOME OCCUPANTS THROUGH THE MAIN LOBBY. IT |
| IS NOT CLEAR IF THAT AREA CAN ACCOMMODATE EXITING FOR |
| ADDITIONAL OCCUPANTS. TRAVEL DISTANCE FOR THOSE |
| OCCUPANTS IS NOT CLEAR AS THE EXIT IS NOT SHOWN ON THE |
| LIFE SAFETY PLAN. |
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| 6. FBC EB 701.3, THIS STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN A SPECIAL |
| FLOOD HAZARD AREA. PROVIDE CUMULATIVE FIVE YEAR VALUE |
| OF IMPROVEMENTS AND VALUE OF STRUCTURE. IT APPEARS THAT |
| THE BUILDINGS ARE CONNECTED BY AN ATRIUM, SO IS |
| CONSIDERED ONE BUILDING. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR |
| ASSISTANCE. |
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| A COMPLETE REVIEW CANNOT BE DONE UNTIL IT IS DETERMINED |
| WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS CONSIDERED A "SUBSTANTIAL |
| IMPROVEMENT". OUR ORDINANCE REQUIRES THAT FIVE YEARS OF |
| IMPROVEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED. |
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| IF AN ELEVATION CERTIFICATE IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS |
| STRUCTURE, PLEASE SEND TO ME VIA EMAIL. |
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