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2018-11-06 18:55:34 | PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS |
| 2ND REVIEW: FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017) |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| REVISION IS DENIED BY BUILDING |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| 1) COMPLIED. |
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| 2)COMPLIED. |
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| 3) SHEET LS-1.21 AND LS-1.31 SPECIFY THAT PRE-FUNCTION |
| ROOM 227 AND THE EXIT VESTIBULES AT THE EGRESS STAIRS |
| ARE DESIGNATED AS AN AREA OF REFUGE. THE SECTIONS FOR |
| AREAS OF REFUGE WAS NOT ADOPTED INTO THE 2017 FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE FROM THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING |
| CODE. SECTION 1009.6 AREAS OF REFUGE IS RESERVED. IT IS |
| GOOD THAT THESE AREAS HAVE SMOKE BARRIERS. HOWEVER, |
| THEY SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNATED AS AREAS OF REFUGE AS |
| THEY ARE NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE FBC AND THE REQUIREMENTS |
| FOR THEM ARE NOT CODIFIED. |
| NEW COMMENT: AREAS OF REFUGE NOTES ARE STILL SHOWN ON |
| THE PLANS. |
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| 4) SHEETS A-3.04 SPECIFIES AN APPLIED FOAM MOULDING |
| WITH STUCCO FINISH ATTACHED TO THE PARAPET. PROVIDE A |
| DETAIL SHOWING MATERIALS, THICKNESSES AND ATTACHMENT |
| METHOD. FOAM PLASTIC IS NOT ALLOWED ON THE EXTERIOR |
| WALLS OF BUILDINGS OF TYPE I OR TYPE II CONSTRUCTION |
| UNLESS IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF FBC 2603.5.1 |
| THROUGH 2603.5.7 |
| NEW COMMENTS: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. THERE |
| ARE CONCERNS WITH THE PROPOSED VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL |
| FOAM MOULDINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THE DRAWINGS |
| INDICATE THAT THE FOAM TRIM MOULDING IS ATTACHED WITH |
| AN ADHESIVE. THE FOAM TRIM AT THE TOP OF THE PARAPET |
| WALL IS 6" X 11" WITH ONE INCH OF STUCCO ON THREE SIDES |
| OF IT. IT EXTENDS OUT FROM THE PARAPET 12" INCLUDING |
| THE INCH OF STUCCO AND THERE IS 6" OF THE FOAM ADHERED |
| TO THE MASONRY PARAPET WHICH IS SUPPORTING THE STUCCO |
| ENCASED FOAM. THE ONE INCH OF STUCCO THAT WILL ENCASE |
| THE FOAM WILL REQUIRE WIRE LATH TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. |
| THERE IS ALSO A CONCERN THAT THE TRIM MIGHT BREAK OF OR |
| CRACK IF A PERSON WAS TO LEAN ON IT OR PUT WEIGHT ON |
| IT. IT POSSIBLY COULD AFFECT FIRE RESCUE EFFORTS FROM |
| THE ROOF OR WINDOW WASHERS, PAINTERS OR OTHER |
| MAINTENANCE PERSONAL THAT MIGHT USE A BOSUNS CHAIR OR A |
| SWING STAGE. THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN YOUR |
| DESIGN. IT MAY BE BETTER TO DESIGN THE TRIM USING STEEL |
| FRAMING OR FORMED AND POURED CONCRETE. |
| A) PROVIDE SIGNED AND SEALED WINDLOAD CALCULATIONS TO |
| SHOW THAT THE ATTACHMENT OF THE FOAM TO THE BUILDING |
| STRUCTURE IS CAPABLE OF RESISTING THE POSITIVE AND |
| NEGATIVE PRESSURES SPECIFIED ON THE STRUCTURAL PLANS. |
| FBC 1609.1 |
| B) THE ONE INCH OF STUCCO THAT WILL ENCASE THE FOAM |
| WILL NOT BOND TO THE FOAM AND WILL REQUIRE WIRE LATH TO |
| HOLD IT IN PLACE. SEE ASTM C 926. SUBMIT DETAILS FOR |
| THE METAL LATH INSTALLATION THAT COMPLIES WITH ASTM |
| C1063. FBC 2510.3 |
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| 5) PRODUCT APPROVALS AND ATTACHMENT/ FASTENING DETAILS |
| WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE STONE CLADDING. |
| NEW COMMENT: NO MIAMI-DADE OF FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVALS |
| HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED BY FAC 61G20-3.001 PER |
| FLORIDA STATUTE 553.842 (5) |
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| 6) WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A |
| RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT |
| CORRECTED PLAN SHEETS INTO THE SETS, REMOVE THE |
| PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS AND MARK VOID ON THEM, AND |
| KEEP THEM WITH THE SUBMITTALS. |
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| 7) NEW COMMENT: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARAPET WALLS |
| ARE BEING REVISED FROM STEEL CONSTRUCTION TO REINFORCED |
| MASONRY. SUBMIT STRUCTURAL DETAILS FOR THE REDESIGNED |
| PARAPET WALLS. SPECIFY THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL |
| REINFORCEMENTS, SIZE, SPACING, LAPS, CORNER BARS, ETC. |
| ,AS WELL AS, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DOWELING INTO THE |
| CONCRETE BEAM BELOW (DEPTH AND BONDING MATERIAL). FBC |
| 2104.1 |
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| 8) NEW COMMENT: ON SHEET A-1.1012 THE GRAB BARS ARE NOT |
| SHOWN AT THE RELOCATED TOILET. FBC ACCESSIBILITY 604.1 |
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