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2019-04-02 07:56:20 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 19020678 |
| ADD: 444 W. RAILROAD AVE. SUITE: 100 |
| CONT: K & M COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION LLC |
| TEL: 561-383-2817 / CONTACT: KAREN HIBBERT |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION |
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| 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. |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
| DATE: TUES. APRIL 02/2018 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) SHEET 018_A-100 THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET BUILDING CODE |
| ANALYSIS: |
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| 1A) THE PLANS INDICATE THIS TENANT SPACE IS A LEVEL II |
| ALTERATION. IN GOING THROUGH FILE NET (PERMITTING |
| ARCHIVES) THIS SPACE HAS NEVER BEEN OCCUPIED, IT HAS |
| BEEN A SHELL SPACE. PLEASE NOTE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING |
| HAS ISSUED EVENTS FOR THIS SPACE, BUT THERE HAS NEVER |
| BEEN A PERMIT CHANGING IT FROM A SHELL SPACE TO AN |
| OCCUPANCY TYPE. I HAVE WENT BACK THROUGH THE INTERIOR |
| BUILD OUT PERMITS AND NOT FOUND A PERMIT FOR THIS SPACE |
| ON THE 1ST FLOOR. THIS SPACE IS EITHER NEW CONSTRUCTION |
| SINCE NO PERMIT WAS FOUND. PLEASE UPDATE PLANS. |
| 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE SECTION 101.2 SCOPE. THE |
| PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, EXISTING |
| BUILDING SHALL APPLY TO THE REPAIR, ALTERATION, CHANGE |
| OF OCCUPANCY, ADDITION TO AND RELOCATION OF EXISTING |
| BUILDINGS. |
| 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 101.4.1 BUILDINGS NOT |
| PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED. A BUILDING OR PORTION OF A |
| BUILDING THAT HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED OR USED |
| FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS IN |
| EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF ITS COMPLETION SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS IN |
| EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF ITS ORIGINAL PERMIT UNLESS |
| SUCH PERMIT HAS EXPIRED. SUBSEQUENT PERMITS SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING OR |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, RESIDENTIAL, AS APPLICABLE, FOR |
| NEW CONSTRUCTION. |
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| 1B) UNDER THE BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS # 9 THE PLAN |
| STATES THE NUMBER OF EXITS REQUIRED AS 1. PLEASE NOTE |
| THE PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE THE OCCUPANT LOAD. THE |
| OCCUPANT LOAD IS SHOWN AS 87 PLEASE UPDATE TO 88 |
| 420/300= 1.4 YOU ALWAYS ROUND UP OCCUPANTS TO 2 |
| OCCUPANTS, TOTAL 88 OCCUPANTS, REQUIRES 2 MEANS OF |
| EGRESS. SEE THE 2017 FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 1006.2.1 |
| SPACES WITH ONE EXIT OR EXIT ACCESS DOORWAYS. FOR AN A3 |
| OCCUPANCY THE MAXIMUM OCCUPANT LOAD WITH ONE EXIT OR |
| EXIT ACCESS DOORWAY IS 49 OCCUPANTS AND COMMON PATH OF |
| TRAVEL OF 75 FEET. |
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| 1C) UNDER THE BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS # 11 INTERIOR |
| FINISH REQUIREMENTS, TABLE 803.11 THE OCCUPANCY TYPE AS |
| MERCANTILE. THE RATINGS ARE CORRECT WRONG OCCUPANCY |
| TYPE. MAYBE A TYPO, PLEASE CORRECT. 107.2.1.2. |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| 1D) PLEASE IDENTIFY WHICH PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE GOING |
| TO BE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 1004.1 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. |
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| EXERCISE MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL HAVE A CLEAR |
| FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR TRANSFER |
| OR FOR USE BY AN INDIVIDUAL SEATED IN A WHEELCHAIR. |
| CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACES REQUIRED AT EXERCISE |
| MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO OVERLAP. |
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| ADVISORY 1004.1 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. ONE CLEAR FLOOR OR |
| GROUND SPACE IS PERMITTED TO BE SHARED BETWEEN TWO |
| PIECES OF EXERCISE EQUIPMENT. TO OPTIMIZE SPACE USE, |
| DESIGNERS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER LAYOUT OPTIONS SUCH |
| AS CONNECTING ENDS OF THE ROW AND CENTER AISLE SPACES. |
| THE POSITION OF THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE MAY VARY GREATLY |
| DEPENDING ON THE USE OF THE EQUIPMENT OR MACHINE. FOR |
| EXAMPLE, TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO A SHOULDER PRESS MACHINE, |
| CLEAR FLOOR SPACE NEXT TO THE SEAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE |
| TO ALLOW FOR TRANSFER. CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR A BENCH |
| PRESS MACHINE DESIGNED FOR USE BY AN INDIVIDUAL SEATED |
| IN A WHEELCHAIR, HOWEVER, WILL MOST LIKELY BE CENTERED |
| ON THE OPERATING MECHANISMS. |
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| 2) 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. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER19030471 |
| 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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