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2019-10-09 12:36:05 | BUILDING REVIEW COMMENTS: |
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| W.P.B. PERMIT: 19011226 |
| 2 ND REVIEW: OCTOBER 9, 2019 |
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| DYLAN BATTLES |
| BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER PX4191 |
| [email protected] |
| 561-805-6718 |
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| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,6TH EDITION (2017) |
| FBC[AMENDED] = 2017 CHAPTER 1 WPB AMENDMENTS (SEE LINK |
| BELOW) |
| HTTPS://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/DEVELOPMENT-SERVICES/FORMS/ |
| BUILDING-PERMIT-FORMS |
| FBC[B] = FBC BUILDING |
| FBC[EXISTING] = FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| FBC[A] = FBC ACCESSIBILITY |
| FBC[E] = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
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| 1ST REVIEW COMMENTS |
| DATE: WED. FEB. 27/ 2019 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) SHEET AD1.1 INDICATES WITH NOTE 2 THE REMOVAL OF ALL |
| WALLS, DOORS AND CEILING AND FIXTURES AND ALL |
| ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL & PLUMBING. SHEET ALS1.1 SHOWS 5 |
| NEW TENANT SPACES WITH A NEW 1 HOUR FIRE RATED COMMON |
| LOBBY. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING 803.2.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SHAFT |
| AND FLOOR OPENING ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. |
| WHERE THE WORK AREA ON ANY FLOOR EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF |
| THAT FLOOR AREA, THE ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION |
| 803.2 SHALL APPLY TO VERTICAL OPENINGS OTHER THAN |
| STAIRWAYS THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR. |
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| IT WOULD APPEAR THE DESIGNER IS TRYING TO COMPLY WITH |
| THE ELEVATOR LOBBY REQUIREMENT BY STATING THE COMMON |
| CORRIDOR IS A NEW 1 HOUR RATED LOBBY. WHERE THE PLANS |
| LACK COMPLIANCE IS WITH THE 2017 FBC-B: |
| FBC-B 1016.2 EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES. EGRESS |
| THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH THIS |
| SECTION. |
| 1. EXIT ACCESS THROUGH AN ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY IS |
| PERMITTED. ACCESS TO NOT LESS THAN ONE OF THE |
| REQUIRED EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHOUT TRAVEL THROUGH |
| THE ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBIES REQUIRED BY |
| SECTION 3006. |
| EACH OF THE TENANT SPACES WILL NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST |
| (1) EXIT TO THE EXTERIOR BALCONY TO ONE OF THE EXTERIOR |
| ENCLOSED VERTICAL EXITS. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THROUGH |
| ONE OF THE OFFICES AND OR CONFERENCE ROOMS THE DOOR |
| INTO THIS ROOM WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A PASSAGE LATCH, AND |
| EXIT DIRECTIONAL LIGHT (FBC-B 1013.1 EXIT LIGHTS WHERE |
| REQUIRED) LEADING TO THE EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS DOOR ONTO |
| THE BALCONY. |
| ADDITIONAL:) |
| I THINK THE CHANGES WILL ADDRESS THIS COMMENT SINCE |
| DOORS DIRECTLY TO BALCONY. PLEASE CHECK THAT SHEET |
| ASL1.1 SHOWS ALL EXIT DOORS BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IT |
| REFLECTS ORIGINAL LAYOUT. THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE SETS |
| OF PLANS HERE AND NONE OF THEM ARE IDENTICAL. THIS IS |
| CAUSING SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHICH ONE MAY BE VOID SET |
| AND SOME SAY NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE SEE |
| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AT THE BOTTOM FOR ADDITIONAL |
| COMMENT ABOUT MATCHING SETS. |
| ALSO, ADD OCCUPANT LOADS FOR EACH UNIT ON THE LIFE |
| SAFETY PLANS. |
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| 2) SHEET AD1.1 THE DEMOLITION SHEET, NOTE # 12 |
| INDICATES THE ONE EXTERIOR EGRESS DOOR TO THE BALCONY |
| IS TO REMAIN. SEE SHEET ALS1.1 UNDER THE HEADING |
| DEFERRED SUBMITTALS NOA/ FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR |
| NEW EXTERIOR DOOR. THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE PLANS. |
| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| REQUIRED. |
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| 2A) IF THERE IS TO BE A NEW EXTERIOR DOOR, PLEASE |
| PROVIDE THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA. |
| 2017 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. |
| THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL |
| BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE |
| DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE |
| STRUCTURE: |
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| 2.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND GUST), |
| MILES PER HOUR AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED, VASD, AS |
| DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1609.3.1. |
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| 2.2. RISK CATEGORY. |
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| 2.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE |
| THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2. |
| HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1. |
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| 2.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT. |
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| 2.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR |
| COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS NOT SPECIFICALLY |
| DESIGNED BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
| RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF. |
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| TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT & |
| EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE |
| BUILDING. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSION VULT TO VASD |
| PRODUCT APPROVALS PSF ARE GIVEN IN VASD. |
| ADDITIONAL:) |
| ON SHEET AD1.1 THERE IS A NOTE #12 THAT STATES EXISTING |
| DOOR TO REMAIN AND THAT DESIGNATION IS ON THE EXIT DOOR |
| TO WEST BALCONY. THAT DESIGNATION COULD BE ADDED TO THE |
| OTHER DOOR TO SHOW THAT NO NEW DOOR IS BEING INSTALLED, |
| OR JUST INDICATE IN COMMENT RESPONSE THAT NO EXTERIOR |
| OPENINGS ARE BEING REPLACED. |
| IF A DOOR IS BEING REPLACED PLEASE ADD WIND DESIGN |
| CRITERIA AND ADD TO THE DOOR SCHEDULE. |
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| 3) PROVISO: DEFERRED SUBMITTALS WILL NEED TO SATISFY |
| THE 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION SECTION |
| 107.3.4.2 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. |
| ADDITIONAL:) |
| I SEE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON SHEET ALS1.1. THIS STATES |
| FIRE ALARM AND FIRE SPRINKLERS AS DEFERRED. THESE WOULD |
| BE SEPARATE PERMITS AND NOT DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. |
| PLEASE PROVIDE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA AND ADD DOOR |
| DESIGNATIONS TO SCHEDULE FOR NEW EXTERIOR EGRESS DOORS. |
| PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVAL OR INDICATE THAT THIS WILL BE |
| DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ON COMMENT RESPONSE. |
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| 4) WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION |
| & REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS |
| NECESSARY. 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. |
| ADDITIONAL:) |
| PLEASE PROVIDE COMMENT REPONSE SHEET FOR THE FIRST |
| REVIEW COMMENTS PROVIDED BY JAMES WHITMER. THE COMMENTS |
| ARE COPIED TO THE BEGINNING OF THIS REVIEW FOR |
| REFERENCE (COMMENTS 1-4) |
| I HAVE ADDED SOME CLARIFICATION AS TO WHAT THE COMMENTS |
| ARE REGARDING (SEE THE END OF EACH COMMENT 1-4 WHERE IT |
| SAYS ADDITIONAL:) |
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| 2ND REVIEW NEW COMMENTS: |
| 5) 107.5.3 FBC[AMENDED]THE SETS PROVIDED DO NOT MATCH |
| EACH OTHER. ONE SET THE FIRST THREE SHEETS SAY NOT FOR |
| CONSTRUCTION AND THE OTHER SET ALL THE SHEETS SAY NOT |
| FOR CONSTRUCTION. NO SHEETS SHOULD STATE NOT FOR |
| CONSTRUCTION SINCE THESE ARE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR |
| PERMITTING OF CONSTRUCTION. |
| ALSO, ONE SET HAS TWO ADDITIONAL SHEETS A3.1.2 AND |
| SHEET A4.1.1. |
| PLEASE PROVIDE TWO MATCHING SETS FOR REVIEW. WHEN |
| SHEETS ARE REPLACED AND ONE SET OF VOIDS ARE LEFT FOR |
| REFERENCE THEY SHOULD BE MARKED VOID. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, PROVIDE TWO IDENTICAL COLLATED SETS |
| OF DOCUMENTS FOR ISSUANCE. OLD SHEETS (BOTH SETS) |
| SHOULD BE RETAINED IN THE PACKAGE; PLEASE DO NOT |
| DISCARD ANY DOCUMENTS. THEY SHOULD BE BOUND TOGETHER |
| SEPARATELY FROM THE TWO ISSUANCE SETS AND MARKED "VOID" |
| OR "OLD SHEETS". PLEASE DO NOT STAMP THE PLANS VOID AS |
| APPLICANTS ARE INADVERTENTLY STAMPING SHEETS THAT WE |
| NEED "VOID", RENDERING THEM NOT USABLE. |
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| PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT 561-805-6718 (M-F |
| 8-5) TO DISCUSS COMMENTS, OR E-MAIL ANYTIME |
| [email protected] |
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