Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18091284
Permit Number 18091284
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2019-02-21 07:00:362017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 18091284
 ADD: 2201 45TH ST. JFK NORTH ED ADDITION & RENOVATIONS
 CONT: DPR CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 954-991-6200
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW
 CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES
 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, BUILDING.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: WED. FEB. 20/2019
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THIS PROJECT WILL REQUIRE A RESIDENT INSPECTOR ON
 THE PROJECT AS LONG AS THERE IS STRUCTURAL STEEL BOLTED
 OR WELDED CONNECTIONS BAR JOIST AND THE STEEL ROOF DECK
 ANCHORING BY WELDS OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS.
 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 110.3.9. OTHER
 INSPECTIONS SERVICES. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY MAKE,
 OR CAUSE TO BE MADE BY OTHERS, THE INSPECTIONS REQUIRED
 BY SECTION 109 110. 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:
 1. FOR BUILDINGS OR ADDITIONS OF TYPE I OR II
 CONSTRUCTION
 2. FOR ALL MAJOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
 FORMS ARE TO BE E-MAILED TO : [email protected] SENT AT
 2:09 PM 02/19/2019.
  
 2) SHEET 088_S001 IN THE STRUCTURAL NOTES IN THE WIND
 DESIGN DATA THE EXPOSURE IS GIVEN AS A B EXPOSURE. IT
 WOULD APPEAR THAT TO THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST THERE
 ARE C EXPOSURES SINCE MOST OF THESE AREAS HAVE LITTLE
 OR NO BUILDINGS, THEY ARE GRASSLANDS, OPEN LAKES,
 CANALS, PARKING LOTS AND HIGHWAYS.
 2017 FBC-B 1609.4.2 SURFACE ROUGHNESS CATEGORIES. A
 GROUND SURFACE ROUGHNESS WITHIN EACH 45-DEGREE SECTOR
 SHALL BE DETERMINED FOR A DISTANCE UPWIND OF THE SITE
 AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1609.4.3 FROM THE CATEGORIES
 DEFINED BELOW, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSIGNING AN EXPOSURE
 CATEGORY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1609.4.3.
 SURFACE ROUGHNESS C. OPEN TERRAIN WITH SCATTERED
 OBSTRUCTIONS HAVING HEIGHTS GENERALLY LESS THAN 30
 FEET. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES FLAT OPEN COUNTRY, AND
 GRASSLANDS.
  
 3) SINCE THE EXPOSURE WOULD BE A C EXPOSURE FOR 179
 VASD THE PRESSURES WILL INCREASE FOR THE MULTIPLIER FOR
 THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING FOR THE EXPOSURE C. SEE
 TABLE 1609.7(2).
  
 4) PLEASE ALSO NOTE ON SHEET 088_S001 UNDER THE HEADING
 2.4.1 EXTERIOR COMPONENTS & CLADDING
 THE COLUMN OF PRESSURES FOR CORNERS WALL ZONE 5 THE
 NEGATIVE PRESSURES FOR 20 SQ. FT. AND 100 SQ. FT. ARE
 THE SAME AND THE PRESSURES FOR 50 SQ. FT. ARE HIGHER
 THAN FOR THE 20 SQ. FT. IT WOULD APPEAR THIS IS A TYPO,
 PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE.
 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 5A) 2017 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS,
 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
 OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005,
 RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS
 OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT
 APPROVALS:
 (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS, MULLIONS & ROOF HATCHES.
 (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS
 (C) PANEL WALLS: STOREFRONTS, CURTAIN WALLS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS,
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, LIGHTWEIGHT
 CONCRETE INSULATION, ROOF TOP VENTILATORS & CURBS
  
 5B) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS
 WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE
 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE
 DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR
 JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
 FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS,
 SHOP DRAWINGS ETC..
  
 6) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY ON THE
 PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF
 RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE
 IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING,
 MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED
 INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE
 PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2014 FBC-B 1405.13.1
 INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS.
 FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH
 INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM
 LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS.
  
 7) ROOFING: FOR ALL ROOFING PRODUCTS PLEASE IDENTIFY
 ALL ROOFING SUB-SYSTEMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PRESSURES
 FOR ROOF ZONE # 1. REVIEW THE PRODUCT APPROVAL
 LIMITATIONS, IF ENHANCED FASTENING IS ALLOWED FOR ROOF
 ZONES 2 & 3. FASTENER DENSITIES SHALL BE INCREASED FOR
 BOTH INSULATION & THE BASE SHEET AS CALCULATED IN
 COMPLIANCE WITH ROOFING APPLICATION STANDARDS RAS 117.
 CALCULATION PREPARED, SIGNED AND
 SEALED BY A FLORIDA REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR
 REGISTERED ARCHITECT. 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS &
 CLADDING.
  
 8) EFIS SYSTEMS: PLEASE PROVIDE THE PRODUCT APPROVAL
 FOR THE SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED. PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE
 MANUFACTURERS INSTALLATION BROCHURE PROVIDING
 COMPLIANCE WITH 2014 FBC-B SECTIONS;
 1408.2 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS.
 1408.2 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS.
 1408.3 STRUCTURAL DESIGN.
 1408.4 WEATHER RESISTANCE.
 1408.4.1 EIFS WITH DRAINAGE.
 408.4.1.1 WATER-RESISTIVE BARRIER.
 1408.5 INSTALLATION
  
 9) IF EITHER THE CONTRACTOR OR DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
 WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THE PRODUCT APPROVALS AFTER PERMIT
 ISSUANCE PLEASE NOTE SO ON THE PLANS AS A DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL.
  
 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE
 PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE
 TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD.
 DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR
 APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST
 THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
 FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN
 RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD
 THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION
 INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE
 BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO
 THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL
 ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL.
  
 10) SHEET 088_S001 UNDER THE HEADING OF FOUNDATION AND
 THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT IT DOES NOT INDICATE A REPORT
 NUMBER NOR UNDER THE SOIL BEARING CAPACITY FOR ISOLATED
 FOOTING OR CONTINUOUS FOOTING THE PSF IS LEFT BLANK.
 PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B SECTION:
  
 1803.5.2 QUESTIONABLE SOIL. WHERE THE CLASSIFICATION,
 STRENGTH OR COMPRESSIBILITY OF THE SOIL IS IN DOUBT OR
 WHERE A LOAD-BEARING VALUE SUPERIOR TO THAT SPECIFIED
 IN THIS CODE IS CLAIMED, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO REQUIRE THAT A GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
 BE CONDUCTED.
  
 11) SHEET 018G410 THE 1ST FLOOR PHASING PLAN WHICH
 INCLUDES A TEMPORARY AMBULANCE CANOPY, TEMPORARY
 ENCLOSED WALKWAY AND A 2ND TEMPORARY CANOPY FOR PUBLIC
 ED. AND A 2ND ENCLOSED WALKWAY WITH LIGHTS AND
 SPRINKLERS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED?
 107.2.1.2.
  
 11A) THE PLAN INDICATES THAT THE TEMPORARY WALKWAY HAS
 LIGHTS AND FIRE SPRINKLERS BUT NOT THE TEMP. AMBULANCE
 CANOPY, OR PUBLIC EDUCATION CANOPIES DO THEY HAVE
 LIGHTS AND FIRE SPRINKLERS AS WELL?
 2017 FBC-B 3103.1.1 CONFORMANCE. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
 AND USES SHALL CONFORM TO THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE
 SAFETY, AND MEANS OF EGRESS, ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHT,
 VENTILATION AND SANITARY REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CODE AS
 NECESSARY TO ENSURE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL
 WELFARE.
  
 11B) IS THE TEMPORARY WALKWAYS AND AMBULANCE & PUBLIC
 EDUCATION CANOPIES GOING TO BE PART OF THIS PERMIT OR
 COME IN UNDER A SEPARATE TENT PERMIT. 107.2.1.2
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
  
 11C) HOW LONG IS THE WALKWAYS, AMBULANCE CANOPY &
 PUBLIC EDUCATION CANOPIES GOING TO BE ERECTED?
 THE BUILDING CODE 2017 FBC-B SECTION:
 3103.1 THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 3103.1 THROUGH 3103.4
 SHALL APPLY TO STRUCTURES ERECTED FOR A PERIOD OF LESS
 THAN 180 DAYS. TENTS AND OTHER MEMBRANE STRUCTURES
 ERECTED FOR A PERIOD OF LESS THAN 180 DAYS SHALL COMPLY
 WITH THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. THOSE ERECTED
 FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME SHALL COMPLY WITH
 APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THIS CODE.
  
 THE AMBULANCE AND WALKWAY CANOPIES WILL NEED TO SHOW
 ENGINEERING FOR THE WIND SPEED REQUIRED FOR 180 VULT,
 OR WILL THE STRUCTURES BE REMOVED IN CASE OF
 HURRICANES, WHAT THEN WOULD HAPPEN TO THE FIRE
 SPRINKLER PIPING WITHIN THE STRUCTURES?
  
 11D) WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE EXIT SHOWN IN THE PLAN,
 IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THE ENCLOSED WALKWAY FOR THE
 AMBULANCE CANOPY ONLY HAS THE ONE EXIT AT THE END OF
 THE ENCLOSURE OR IF AT THE MAIN BUILDING EXIT THERE IS
 A SIDE OPENING TO ALLOW THE EXITING OF THE ENCLOSURE
 DIRECTLY FROM THE BUILDING?
 2017 FBC-B 3103.4 MEANS OF EGRESS. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
 SHALL CONFORM TO THE MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS OF
 CHAPTER 10 AND SHALL HAVE AN EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL
 DISTANCE OF 100 FEET (30 480 MM) OR LESS.
  
 11E) IN THE TENT FOR THE AMBULANCES ARE THEIR GOING TO
 HAVE SIDES ENCLOSING THE TENT AS THE WALKWAY, HOW WILL
 THE VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS BE MET AND CARBON MONOXIDE
 FROM THE AMBULANCES BE REMOVED FROM THE TENT.
 2017 FBC-B 3103.1.1 CONFORMANCE. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
 AND USES SHALL CONFORM TO THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, FIRE
 SAFETY, AND MEANS OF EGRESS, ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHT,
 VENTILATION AND SANITARY REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CODE AS
 NECESSARY TO ENSURE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL
 WELFARE.
  
 12) SHEET 019G411 UNDER THE HEADING PHASING NOTE S NOTE
 # 6 STATES THAT DURING CONSTRUCTION AT NO TIME SHALL
 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS LIMIT THE CORRIDOR
 WIDTH TO LESS THAN 6 FEET. THERE IS NOTE ON THE PLANS
 FOR A TEMPORARY CORRIDOR TO BE 5 FEET 11 57/64 INCHES
 IN WIDTH. WHICH NOTE TAKES PRECEDENCE? THE NOTE IS
 LOCATED IN A CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE CLEAN SUPPLY ROOM AND
 PATIENT TOILET. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 REQUIRED.
  
 13) SHEET 053_A250 DETAIL # 10 SHOWS A 1 HOUR
 HORIZONTAL SHAFT THAT IS HANGING FROM THE CEILING. THIS
 SAME DETAIL INDICATES SEE SHEET G150 DETAIL 7Z FOR THE
 1 HOUR SHAFT ENCLOSURE/ UL# U415. THE UL LISTING U 415
 DOES SHOW THE USE OF SHAFTWALL SYSTEM FOR NONBEARING
 WALL SYSTEMS. NOWHERE IN THE UL 415 STANDARD DOES IT
 STATE THAT THIS SHAFT WALL IS TO BE HUNG FROM THE
 CEILING. THE SHAFTWALL SYSTEM SHOWS THAT IT WAS ONLY
 TESTED FOR VERTICAL USE, (A WALL SYSTEM), IT DOES NOT
 INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM WAS EVER TESTED FOR THE WALL
 ASSEMBLY TO BE TURNED ON ITS SIDE AND BE USED
 HORIZONTALLY. WE WILL NEED TO SEE ACTUAL TEST DATA FROM
 UL WHERE THIS ASSEMBLY WAS TESTED HANGING FROM THE
 CEILING, AND TESTED FROM BOTH SIDES SINCE THIS IS
 SHAFTWALL CONSTRUCTION WITH DIFFERENT COMPONENTS MAKING
 UP THE WALL SYSTEM.
  
 2017 FBC-B 707.5 CONTINUITY. FIRE BARRIERS SHALL EXTEND
 FROM THE TOP OF THE FOUNDATION OR FLOOR/CEILING
 ASSEMBLY BELOW TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FLOOR OR ROOF
 SHEATHING, SLAB OR DECK ABOVE AND SHALL BE SECURELY
 ATTACHED THERETO. SUCH FIRE BARRIERS SHALL BE
 CONTINUOUS THROUGH CONCEALED SPACE, SUCH AS THE SPACE
 ABOVE A SUSPENDED CEILING. JOINTS AND VOIDS AT
 INTERSECTIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS 707.8 AND
 707.9.
  
 14) THE SHEET 054_A300 AND 117_M301 BOTH SHOW A
 MECHANICAL PENTHOUSE. PLEASE INDICATE HOW ONE GETS UP
 TO THE PENTHOUSE TO WORK ON THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
 PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017
 FBC-B SECTIONS:
 1011.12 STAIRWAY TO ROOF. EXCEPTION: OTHER THAN WHERE
 REQUIRED BY SECTION 1011.12.1, IN BUILDINGS WITHOUT AN
 OCCUPIED ROOF ACCESS TO THE ROOF FROM THE TOP STORY
 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE BY AN ALTERNATING TREAD
 DEVICE, A SHIPS LADDER OR A PERMANENT LADDER.
  
 1011.12.2 ROOF ACCESS. WHERE A STAIRWAY IS PROVIDED TO
 A ROOF, ACCESS TO THE ROOF SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGH A
 PENTHOUSE COMPLYING WITH SECTION 1510.2.
 EXCEPTION: IN BUILDINGS WITHOUT AN OCCUPIED ROOF,
 ACCESS TO THE ROOF SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE A ROOF
 HATCH OR TRAP DOOR NOT LESS THAN 16 SQUARE FEET IN AREA
 AND HAVING A MINIMUM DIMENSION OF 2 FEET.
  
 1011.16 LADDERS. PERMANENT LADDERS SHALL NOT SERVE AS A
 PART OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM OCCUPIED SPACES WITHIN
 A BUILDING. PERMANENT LADDERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
 PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
 1.SPACES FREQUENTED ONLY BY PERSONNEL FOR MAINTENANCE,
 REPAIR OR MONITORING OF EQUIPMENT.
 5.NONOCCUPIED ROOFS THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE
 STAIRWAY ACCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 1011.12.1.
 6.LADDERS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 306.5 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,
 MECHANICAL.
  
 15) SHEET 054_A300 ROOF PLAN NOTE 10. STATES THAT ROOF
 PAVERS OR BUILT UP WALKWAYS TO BE PROVIDED AND
 INSTALLED AS NEEDED TO ACCESS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FROM
 ROOF HATCHES. PLEASE SPECIFY EITHER ROOF PAVERS OR
 BUILT UP WALKWAYS.
 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1.
 W.P.B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 2017. DRAWINGS &
 SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM
 OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS,
 WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE
 TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO
 THE TECHNICAL CODES "SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR
 IN PART, NOR THE TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED
 AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION".
  
 16A) THE ROOFTOP PLAN 054_A300 INDICATES NEW ROOF TOP
 EXHAUST FANS, THE MECHANICAL SHEET 121_M404 DETAIL 1
 &10 BOTH INDICATE EXHAUST FANS AND OR CURBS. NOTE 7 IN
 DETAIL 1 INDICATE FAN TO HAVE A NOA, PRODUCT APPROVAL.
 IN DETAIL 10 INDICATE AN ENGINEER IS TO PROVIDE THE
 ATTACHMENT METHOD OF THE FAN TO THE ROOF CURB AND CURB
 TO THE ROOF FRAMING. SHEET 101_S402 SHOW THE ROOF TOP
 REINFORCEMENT OF ROOF FRAMING AT THE ROOF DECK OPENING
 BUT NOT THE CURB TO THE ROOF FRAMING.
  
 LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM. FOR ALL ROOF TOP
 EQUIPMENT, CURBS, FANS OR A/C STANDS, AND OR VENTS,
 PIPE SUPPORTS ON THE ROOF DETAILED ATTACHMENT TO THE
 ROOF FRAMING & DECK AS WELL AS FROM THE CURB OR ROOF
 STAND TO THE EQUIPMENT ABOVE.
  
 2017 FBC-B 1604.4 ANALYSIS. LOAD EFFECTS ON STRUCTURAL
 MEMBERS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY
 METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
 EQUILIBRIUM, GENERAL STABILITY, GEOMETRIC COMPATIBILITY
 AND BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MATERIAL PROPERTIES.
 EVERY STRUCTURE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST THE
 OVERTURNING EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE LATERAL FORCES
 SPECIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER. SEE SECTION 1609 FOR WIND
 LOADS.
  
 16B) SHEET 121_M404 DETAIL 11 SHOWS A ROOF TOP PIPE
 SUPPORT. THE NOTE ON THE PLANS INDICATES THE TIE DOWN
 DETAILS ARE BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REGISTERED IN
 THE STATE OF FLORIDA BASED ON THE AREA WIND LOADING
 REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE SHOW CODE COMPLIANCE. LATERAL
 FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM. FOR ALL ROOF TOP EQUIPMENT,
 CURBS, FANS OR A/C STANDS, AND OR VENTS, PIPE SUPPORTS
 ON THE ROOF DETAILED ATTACHMENT TO THE ROOF FRAMING &
 DECK AS WELL AS FROM THE CURB OR ROOF STAND TO THE
 EQUIPMENT ABOVE.
  
 17) SHEET 063_A501 DETAILS 1 & 3 BOTH SHOW THE USE OF 2
 INCH EFIS ON 5/8 INCH EXTERIOR GRADE PLYWOOD.
 PLEASE NOTE THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE FOR THIS BUILDING IS
 I-B. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2017 FBC-B SECTIONS:
  
 603.1 ALLOWABLE MATERIALS. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SHALL
 BE PERMITTED IN BUILDINGS OF TYPE I OR II CONSTRUCTION
 IN THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTIONS 603.1.1 THROUGH 603.1.3:
 1.FIRE-RETARDANT-TREATED WOOD SHALL BE PERMITTED IN:
 1.1.NONBEARING PARTITIONS WHERE THE REQUIRED
 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING IS 2 HOURS OR LESS.
 1.2.NONBEARING EXTERIOR WALLS WHERE
 FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION IS NOT REQUIRED.
 1.3.ROOF CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING GIRDERS, TRUSSES,
 FRAMING AND DECKING.
  
 18) SHEET 063_A501 DETAILS 3 & 4 BOTH SHOW THE USE OF
 FIREPROOFING OF THE STEEL FRAMING ALSO SHEET 064_A525
 DETAILS 1,2 & 5. PLEASE PROVIDE CODE COMPLIANCE OF FIRE
 RESISTANCE RATING REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDINGS ELEMENTS
 SEE TABLE 601 AND FOOTNOTES OF THE 2017 FBC-B. THE
 ARCHITECTURAL SHEET ALSO STATES STEEL BEAM WITH SPRAY
 APPLIED FIREPROOFING, COORDINATE WITH STRUCTURAL STEEL
 DRAWINGS. SHEET 010_G164
 DOES HAVE FIRE RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR BAR JOIST BUT
 WITHIN THE SYSTEM THERE ARE DIFFERENT OR ALTERNATE
 METHODS OF APPLICATION, NO ONE METHOD HAS BEEN
 IDENTIFIED FOR USE IN THIS BUILDING. THERE IS NO
 INFORMATION ABOUT FIRE RESISTANCE RATING FOR THE STEEL
 COLUMNS.
  
 19) SHEET 069_A577 THERE ARE 3 DETAILS DETAIL # 1 & 2
 DOES NOT INDICATE THE TYPE OF SHEATHING TO BE
 INSTALLED. BOTH DETAIL 2 & 3 BOTH INDICATE SEE DETAIL #
 4 SHEET 011_G165. 2 INCH EFIS ON 5/8 INCH EXTERIOR
 SHEATHING. PLEASE NOTE THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE FOR THIS
 BUILDING IS I-B. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2017 FBC-B SECTIONS:
  
 603.1 ALLOWABLE MATERIALS. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SHALL
 BE PERMITTED IN BUILDINGS OF TYPE I OR II CONSTRUCTION
 IN THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTIONS 603.1.1 THROUGH 603.1.3:
 1.FIRE-RETARDANT-TREATED WOOD SHALL BE PERMITTED IN:
 1.1.NONBEARING PARTITIONS WHERE THE REQUIRED
 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING IS 2 HOURS OR LESS.
 1.2.NONBEARING EXTERIOR WALLS WHERE
 FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION IS NOT REQUIRED.
 1.3.ROOF CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING GIRDERS, TRUSSES,
 FRAMING AND DECKING.
  
 20) SHEET 076_A800 PLEASE REVIEW THE UPPER LEFT HAND
 BREAK ROOM CABINETS, DETAIL NOT GIVEN A DETAIL NUMBER.
 THE SHELF THAT THE MICROWAVE SITS ON IS 4 FOOT 8 INCHES
 ABOVE FINISH FLOOR, OUT OF REACH RANGES.
 SEE THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTIONS:
  
 308 REACH RANGES. 308.2 FORWARD REACH./ 308.2.1
 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH.
 308.3 SIDE REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2
 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH.
  
 309 OPERABLE PARTS. 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL
 BE PLACED WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES
 SPECIFIED IN 308.309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL
 BE OPERABLE WITH ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT
 GRASPING, PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE
 REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS
 (22.2 N) MAXIMUM.
  
 21A) SHEET 076_A800 PLEASE REVIEW DETAIL 11. THIS
 DETAIL GIVES AN ALTERNATE POSITION FOR A MICROWAVE. IT
 IS SHOWN ON AN UPPER CABINET SHELF AT A HEIGHT OF IS 4
 FOOT 8 INCHES ABOVE FINISH FLOOR, OUT OF REACH RANGES.
 SEE THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTIONS:
  
 308 REACH RANGES. 308.2 FORWARD REACH./ 308.2.1
 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH.
 308.3 SIDE REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2
 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH.
  
 309 OPERABLE PARTS. 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL
 BE PLACED WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES
 SPECIFIED IN 308.309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL
 BE OPERABLE WITH ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT
 GRASPING, PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE
 REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS
 (22.2 N) MAXIMUM.
  
 21B) IN THE SAME DETAIL AN ALTERNATE POSITION IS SHOWN
 ON THE COUNTERTOP. THIS POSITION IS CODE COMPLIANT BUT
 SHOWN AS AN ALTERNATE POSITION, THE LOCATION HAS TO BE
 SPECIFIC. 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION
 107.2.1.
 W.P.B. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE/2017 DRAWINGS &
 SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM
 OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS,
 WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE
 TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO
 THE TECHNICAL CODES HALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN
 PART, NOR THE TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS
 A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION. CONSTRUCTION
 DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE
 LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND
 SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND
 REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 22) SHEET 007_A801 PLEASE REVIEW DETAIL 5 THE STAFF
 LOUNGE AND DETAIL 8 THE EMS LOUNGE. THESE DETAIL GIVES
 AN ALTERNATE POSITION FOR A MICROWAVE. IT IS SHOWN ON
 AN UPPER CABINET SHELF AT A HEIGHT OF IS 4 FOOT 8
 INCHES ABOVE FINISH FLOOR, OUT OF REACH RANGES.
 SEE THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTIONS:
  
 308 REACH RANGES. 308.2 FORWARD REACH./ 308.2.1
 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH.
 308.3 SIDE REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2
 OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH.
  
 309 OPERABLE PARTS. 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL
 BE PLACED WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES
 SPECIFIED IN 308.309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL
 BE OPERABLE WITH ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT
 GRASPING, PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE
 REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS
 (22.2 N) MAXIMUM.
  
 23) PLEASE SUPPLY A SURVEY FOR THIS PROPERTY INDICATING
 THE DISTANCE FROM THE CURRENT BUILDING LOCATION TO THE
 EAST PROPERTY LINE TO VERIFY THE EXTERIOR WALL RATING
 FBC-B TABLE 602 AND THE AMOUNT OF ALLOWABLE OPENINGS
 FOR UNPROTECTED AND SPRINKLERED FBC-B TABLE 705.8.
  
 24) IMPACT FEES - DIGITAL SUBMITTALS: PLANS WILL BE
 REVIEWED BY THE PBC IMPACT FEE OFFICE DIGITALLY VIA
 PROJECT DOX UPON NOTIFICATION BY THIS OFFICE.
 NOTIFICATION MAY OCCUR WHEN PLANS ARE NEAREST FINAL
 FORM. YOU MAY COORDINATE WITH THE IMPACT FEE OFFICE AT
 (561) 233-5025 OR SIMPLY UPLOAD THE MUNICIPAL IMPACT
 FEE QUESTIONNAIRE FORM TO YOUR PROJECT AND NAME THE
 FILE MUNICIPAL IMPACT FEE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE FORM CAN
 BE FOUND AT: HTTP://DISCOVER.PBCGOV.ORG/PZB/ADMINISTRAT
 ION/PDF/IMPACTFEES/FORMS/QUESTIONNAIRE.PDF UPON
 APPROVAL AND FEE PAYMENT, PLEASE UPLOAD THE RECEIPT TO
 YOUR PROJECT OR EMAIL IT TO: [email protected]
 PALM BEACH COUNTY IMPACT FEE OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 2300
 N. JOG RD. ROOM?S 2W01-2W14 WEST PALM BEACH, FL.
  
 25) A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW
 COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION
 MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE
 THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR
 PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.
  
 JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO
 SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 401 CLEMATIS ST. WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402
 TEL: 561-805-6717
 FAX: 561-805-6676
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
  


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