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2019-03-12 13:32:21 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 19020880 |
| ADD: 801 S. OLIVE AVE. SUITE: 604 |
| CONT: THE LEVI GROUP LLC |
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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. MARCH 12/ 2019 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) SHEET A1: |
| 1A) UNDER THE CODE SUMMARY THERE ARE MULTIPLE TIMES THE |
| 2007/ 2009 REVISIONS FBC EXISTING BUILDING CODE IS |
| MENTIONED. PLEASE NOTE SINCE THIS TIME THE 2010, 2014, |
| AND 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODES HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT. |
| CURRENTLY THE 2017 FBC FAMILY OF CODES HAVE BEEN |
| ADOPTED STATEWIDE SINCE 12/31/2017. |
| PLEASE UPDATE CODE LANGUAGE TO REPRESENT THE CURRENT |
| CODES. |
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| 1B) UNDER THE CODE SUMMARY THE PLANS LIST THIS |
| RENOVATION AS A LEVEL II ALTERATION IN THE EXISTING |
| BUILDING CODE, 2007AS DEFINED IN SECTION 304. IN THE |
| 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE THERE IS NO SECTION 304. IN |
| THE 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE CLASSIFICATION OF |
| WORK IS FOUND IN CHAPTER 5, SECTION 504 IS FOR LEVEL II |
| ALTERATIONS. PLEASE UPDATE PLANS TO THE CURRENT CODE. |
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| 1C) UNDER THE CODE SUMMARY THE PLANS LIST THIS |
| CONSTRUCTION AS CONSTRUCTION TYPE V SPRINKLERED AND |
| OCCUPANCY TYPE AS R-3. THIS BUILDING IS A 15 STORY |
| (CONSTRUCTION TYPE: 1A, 351 UNIT CONDOMINIUM- R2 |
| OCCUPANCY, ONE CITY PLAZA PERMIT APPLICATION DATE |
| 04/05/2002 (02040459). UPDATE PLANS. |
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| 2) THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE FOR LEVEL II |
| ALTERATIONS SENDS YOU TO SECTION 806.1 EXISTING |
| BUILDING CODE IF AN ELEMENT IS ALTERED THEN IT SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| CODE, ACCESSIBILITY. YOU WILL NEED TO TURN TO THE REAR |
| PORTION OF THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE TO THE FAIR |
| HOUSING SECTION. |
| PLEASE NOTE THE PERMIT APPLICATION DATE IS WELL AFTER |
| THE MARCH 31ST/ 1991 WHEN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION |
| REQUIREMENTS WENT INTO EFFECT FOR FAIR HOUSING FOR |
| COVERED MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS. |
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| 2A) THE 1ST ISSUE IS TO PROVIDE COMPLIANCE FOR THE DOOR |
| WIDTH FOR USABLE DOORS WITHIN THE DWELLING UNIT, BOTH |
| BATHROOM DOORS. |
| REQUIREMENT 3. USABLE DOORS. (2)WITHIN INDIVIDUAL |
| DWELLING UNITS, DOORS INTENDED FOR USER PASSAGE THROUGH |
| THE UNIT WHICH HAVE A CLEAR OPENING OF AT LEAST 32 |
| INCHES NOMINAL WIDTH WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN 90DEGREES, |
| MEASURED BETWEEN THE FACE OF THE DOOR AND THE STOP, |
| WOULD MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. (SEE FIG. 1(A), (B), AND |
| (C).) OPENINGS MORE THAN 24 INCHES IN DEPTH ARE NOT |
| CONSIDERED DOORWAYS. (SEE FIG. 1 (D).) |
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| NOTE: A 34-INCH DOOR, HUNG IN THE STANDARD MANNER, |
| PROVIDES AN ACCEPTABLE NOMINAL 32-INCH CLEAR OPENING. |
| THIS DOOR CAN BE ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A WIDER OPENING BY |
| USING OFFSET HINGES, OR BY REMOVING LOWER PORTION OF A |
| DOOR STOP, OR BOTH. |
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| 2B) THE SUBMITTED PLAN SHOWS 3 BATHROOMS AND ONLY 2 ARE |
| BEING REMODELED. DWELLING UNITS WITH MULTIPLE |
| BATHROOMS, BUT THE PLANS DO NOT STATE IF THEY ARE |
| DESIGNED AS AN A-SPECIFICATION OR B-SPECIFICATION. IN |
| DWELLING UNITS HAVING MULTIPLE BATHROOMS, ALL BATHROOMS |
| MUST AT LEAST COMPLY WITH SPECIFICATION A. |
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| OR |
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| ONE BATHROOM MAY BE DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH |
| SPECIFICATION B AND THE OTHER BATHROOMS ARE NOT |
| REQUIRED TO MEET THE MANEUVERING AND CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| REQUIREMENTS AT FIXTURES (REQUIREMENT 7). |
| PLEASE SHOW HOW THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE COMPLIED |
| WITH? IN THE FAIR HOUSING REQUIREMENT 7 PLEASE VIEW (2) |
| USABLE BATHROOMS AND ALL ASSOCIATED REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| CODE COMPLIANCE. |
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| 3) THE SHEET A-1 UNDER THE DEMOLITION NOTES ALL FLOOR |
| FINISHES ARE TO BE REMOVED. FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, |
| VINYL (LVT) OR (LVP) AND WOOD FLOORING ALL NEED TO HAVE |
| HAD THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO |
| THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS |
| LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS FOR A 6 INCH |
| CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING: |
| PLEASE PROVIDE TEST REPORTS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| 3A) FBC-B 2017 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR |
| BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA |
| WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION |
| CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD |
| TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 492. |
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| 3B) FBC-B 2017 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. |
| WALLS, PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES |
| SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM |
| PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION |
| CLASS (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) |
| FOR AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM |
| E 90. |
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| 3C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2017 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID |
| DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED |
| TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200. |
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| FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
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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. |
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| A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLANS COULD NOT HAPPEN SINCE |
| THERE WAS A GREAT DEFICIENCY IN PLANS AND REQUIRED |
| DOCUMENTATION. WITH THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE THERE |
| MAYBE ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS BECAUSE OF NEW PLANS |
| AND INFORMATION LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR REVIEW. |
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| 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 |
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