Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18071126
Permit Number 18071126
Review Stop P
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2018-08-24 10:03:371ST REVIEW:
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 6TH EDITION
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - PLUMBING, SIXTH EDITION
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - ACCESSIBILITY, SIXTH
 EDITION
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - FUEL GAS, SIXTH EDITION
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - RESIDENTIAL, SIXTH EDITION
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - EXISTING BUILDING, SIXTH
 EDITION
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - ENERGY CONSERVATION, SIXTH
 EDITION
  
 PLUMBING COMMENTS:
  
 1. NO PLUMBING SHOWN ON PLAN PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILED
 SCOPE OF ANY PLUMBING WORK BEING DONE ON THIS PROJECT.
 PER WPB AMEND TO FBC 107.2.1
  
 2. PLEASE INDICATE LEVEL OF ALTERATION ON THE PLAN. PER
 FBC EX CH 5
  
 3. PLEASE PROVIDE A COST BREAK DOWN TO SHOW COMPLIANCE
 WITH
  
 FBC ACC 202.4 ALTERATIONS AFFECTING PRIMARY FUNCTION
 AREAS.IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 202.3, AN
 ALTERATION THAT AFFECTS OR COULD AFFECT THE USABILITY
 OF OR ACCESS TO AN AREA CONTAINING A PRIMARY FUNCTION
 SHALL BE MADE SO AS TO ENSURE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM
 EXTENT FEASIBLE, THE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED
 AREA, INCLUDING THE REST ROOMS, TELEPHONES, AND
 DRINKING FOUNTAINS SERVING THE ALTERED AREA, ARE
 READILY ACCESSIBLE TO AND USABLE BY INDIVIDUALS WITH
 DISABILITIES, UNLESS SUCH ALTERATIONS ARE
 DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATIONS IN TERMS OF
 COST
  
 FBC ACC 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE COST.
 ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE DEEMED
 DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE
 COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO THE
 PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS
 EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF
 TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING
 AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE
 ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING
 RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS,
 ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR
 INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS
 ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH
 AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT,
 INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT
 TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING
 AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
  
  
 FBC ACC 202.4.2 ACCESSIBLE FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF
 DISPROPORTIONALITY.
 WHEN THE COST OF ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PATH
 OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS
 DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION,
 THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE
 EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING
 DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS. IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE
 ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE
 ELEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE
 FOLLOWING ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; (II) AN
 ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; (III) AT LEAST
 ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR A SINGLE UNISEX
 RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; (V) ACCESSIBLE
 DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL
 ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND
 ALARMS.
 PER FBC EX 705
  
  
 PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED
 MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS.
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE
 LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY
 RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT
 CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID
 THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS.
  
 GEORGE JOHNSON
 PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
  561-805-6711
 [email protected]
  


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