Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19040215
Permit Number 19040215
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2019-05-21 09:46:10****CORRECTIONS****
 W.P.B. PERMIT: 1901
 REVIEWED: MAY 21, 2019
  
 DYLAN BATTLES
 BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER PX4191
 [email protected]
 561-805-6718
  
 FBC[AMENDED] = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,6TH EDITION (2017)
 FBC[B] = FBC BUILDING
 FBC[EXISTING] = FBC EXISTING BUILDING
 FBC[A] = FBC ACCESSIBILITY
 FBC[E] = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION
 FBC[R] = FBC RESIDENTIAL
  
 1. 107.2.1 FBC[AMENDED] PLACE A DIGITALLY CREATED IMAGE
 OF YOUR SEAL AND THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WHERE AN
 ORIGINAL SIGNATURE WOULD APPEAR IF THE ITEM WERE BEING
 PHYSICALLY SIGNED DATED AND SEALED. THE SENTENCES CAN
 BE PART OF THE DIGITAL SIGNATURE CUSTOM APPEARANCE
 AVAILABLE IN THE SIGNING TOOL, OR THEY CAN BE PLACED ON
 THE DOCUMENT OUTSIDE OF THE DIGITAL SIGNATURE BLOCK.
 THIS ITEM HAS BEEN ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED AND SEALED BY
 [LICENSEE, RA, OR LS] ON THE DATE AND/OR TIME STAMP
 SHOWN USING A DIGITAL SIGNATURE.
 - PLEASE ADD A DIGITALLY CREATED IMAGE OF YOUR SEAL TO
 THE A SHEETS.
  
 2. 107.3.4.1 FBC[AMENDED] PROVIDE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR
 EXTERIOR DOORS AND TRANSOMS OR INDICATE THAT YOU WOULD
 LIKE THEM DEFERED.
  
 3. 301.1 FBC[EXISTING] GENERAL. THE REPAIR, ALTERATION,
 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY, ADDITION OR RELOCATION OF ALL
 EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE METHODS
 LISTED IN SECTIONS 301.1.1 THROUGH 301.1.3 AS SELECTED
 BY THE APPLICANT. SECTIONS 301.1.1 THROUGH 301.1.3
 SHALL NOT BE APPLIED IN COMBINATION WITH EACH OTHER.
 A) 301.1.1 FBC[EXISTING] PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE
 METHOD. REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS AND CHANGES OF
 OCCUPANCY COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 4 OF THIS CODE IN
 BUILDINGS COMPLYING WITH THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION
 CODE SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE.
 B) 301.1.2 FBC[EXISTING] WORK AREA COMPLIANCE METHOD.
 REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS, CHANGES IN OCCUPANCY
 AND RELOCATED BUILDINGS COMPLYING WITH THE APPLICABLE
 REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTERS 5 THROUGH 13 OF THIS CODE
 SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS CODE.
 C) 301.1.3 FBC[EXISTING] PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE METHOD.
 REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS, CHANGES IN OCCUPANCY
 AND RELOCATED BUILDINGS COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 14 OF
 THIS CODE SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE.
 - WHICH METHOD IS BEING USED FOR COMPLIANCE?
 (PRESCRIPTIVE,WORK AREA OR PERFORMANCE)
  
 4. 503.1 FBC[CE] GENERAL. ALTERATIONS TO ANY BUILDING
 OR STRUCTURE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 CODE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. ALTERATIONS SHALL BE SUCH
 THAT THE EXISTING BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IS NO LESS
 CONFORMING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE THAN THE
 EXISTING BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WAS PRIOR TO THE
 ALTERATION. (SEE EXCEPTIONS FOR 503.1)
  
 5. 503.2 FBC[CE] CHANGE IN SPACE CONDITIONING. ANY
 NONCONDITIONED OR LOW-ENERGY SPACE THAT IS ALTERED TO
 BECOME CONDITIONED SPACE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE
 BROUGHT INTO FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CODE.
  
 6. 503.3 FBC[CE] BUILDING ENVELOPE. NEW BUILDING
 ENVELOPE ASSEMBLIES THAT ARE PART OF THE ALTERATION
 SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS C402.1 THROUGH C402.5.
 - (SEE SECTIONS C402.1 THROUGH C402.5)
  
 7. 508.1 FBC[B] GENERAL. EACH PORTION OF A BUILDING
 SHALL BE INDIVIDUALLY CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 302.1. WHERE A BUILDING CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE
 OCCUPANCY GROUP, THE BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL
 COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 508.2,
 508.3 OR 508.4, OR A COMBINATION OF THESE SECTIONS.
 - PROVIDE AREA OF EXISTING BUILDING BASED ON OCCUPANCY
 TYPE, AND PROVIDE PROPOSED NEW AREAS BASED ON OCCUPANY
 TYPE. THE COMBINATION OF AREAS SHOULD EQUAL THE TOTAL
 BUILDING AREA.
  
 8. 806.3 FBC[B] COMBUSTIBLE DECORATIVE MATERIALS. IN
 OTHER THAN GROUP I-3, CURTAINS, DRAPERIES, FABRIC
 HANGINGS AND SIMILAR COMBUSTIBLE DECORATIVE MATERIALS
 SUSPENDED FROM WALLS OR CEILINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 SECTION 806.4 AND SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 PERCENT OF THE
 SPECIFIC WALL OR CEILING AREA TO WHICH SUCH MATERIALS
 ARE ATTACHED. FIXED OR MOVABLE WALLS AND PARTITIONS,
 PANELING, WALL PADS AND CRASH PADS APPLIED STRUCTURALLY
 OR FOR DECORATION, ACOUSTICAL CORRECTION, SURFACE
 INSULATION OR OTHER PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSIDERED
 INTERIOR FINISH SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 803 AND SHALL
 NOT BE CONSIDERED DECORATIVE MATERIALS OR FURNISHINGS.
 (SEE EXCEPTIONS FOR 806.3)
 - PROVIDE SUBMITTAL TO INSPECTOR TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE
 WITH 806.3 IF DRAPERIES ARE BEING INSTALLED.
  
 9. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIES
 TO ANY REMODEL OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR WHICH
 THE PERMIT APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED AFTER 6/29/14, AND
 THE TOTAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR
 GREATER THAN $750,000 WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THIS
 ORDINANCE. PER CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ORDINANCE NO.
 4504-14, AND CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF
 ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION
 78-123(A) AND SECTION 78-126(A), THE ART ASSESSMENT IS
 1% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST. PER CITY OF
 WEST PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE V, ART IN
 PUBLIC PLACES, SECTION 78-122, RENOVATION AND NEW
 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY, SO THE
 ART ASSESSMENT WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL FUTURE
 PROJECTS. SEC. 78-129. - PUBLIC ART ASSESSMENT FOR
 PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT. (A) APPLICABILITY. THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE PUBLIC ART ASSESSMENT SECTION
 SHALL APPLY TO ALL PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS,
 INCLUDING NEW CONSTRUCTION, OR THE RENOVATION OR
 IMPROVEMENT OF AN EXISTING BUILDING, WHERE TOTAL
 CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN
 $750,000.00. ALL BUILDINGS WITHIN NEW PLANNED
 DEVELOPMENTS SHALL BE ASSESSED CUMULATIVELY TOWARDS
 THIS ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIREMENT, EVEN IF THE
 BUILDINGS ARE PERMITTED SEPARATELY OR DEVELOPED IN
 PHASES. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION APPLY TO NEW
 DEVELOPMENT OR NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN EXISTING PLANNED
 DEVELOPMENTS.
 - THIS PROJECT MEETS THE CRITERIA TO PROVIDE AIPP.
 PLEASE CONTACT: MS. SYBILLE WELTER ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
 COORDINATOR 822-1515 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 10. F.S. 553.79(5) THRESHOLD BUILDING.
 THIS PROJECT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A THRESHOLD
 BUILDING. THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO
 COMMENCEMENT.
 A) COMPLETE THE THRESHOLD / SPECIAL INSPECTOR AGREEMENT
 OF UNDERSTANDING; THIS HAS BEEN SENT VIA EMAIL TO
 CONTRACTOR. IF PDF OF AGREEMENT IS NEEDED PLEASE
 CONTACT THE BUILDING PLAN REVIEWER AND THEY WILL
 PROVIDE VIA E-MAIL.
 B) PROVIDE RESUMES AND COPIES OF LICENSES FOR ALL
 PROPOSED INSPECTORS. PLEASE INCLUDE AS MANY ADDITIONAL
 INSPECTORS AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THESE ARE THE ONLY
 PEOPLE THAT THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR WILL ALLOW TO
 BE ON-SITE.
 C) ALL PLANS ARE TO INCLUDE THE THRESHOLD STATEMENT
 REQUIRED BY FS553.79(7)(D). ?ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING
 WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE
 ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT
 THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE ARCHITECT?S OR ENGINEER?S
 KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE
 APPLICABLE MINIMUM BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE
 FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL
 AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER 553 AND
 CHAPTER 633.?
 D) THRESHOLD INSPECTION PLAN REQUIRED, FS553.79(5)A).
 - S SHEETS WILL NEED TO CONTAIN THE STATEMENT PROVIDED
 IN LINE C ABOVE. A THRESHOLD PLAN SHOULD ALSO BE ADDED
 OR PROVIDED SEPARATELY TO STATE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF
 THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR. THE THRESHOLD AGREEMENT AND
 RESUMES CAN BE PROVIDED VIA-EMAIL. UPON REVIEW BY OUR
 CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR 3 ORIGINAL COPIES WILL BE
 REQUESTED.
  
 NOTES:
  
 -PLEASE PROVIDE COMMENT RESPONSE SHEET TO EXPLAIN HOW
 EACH COMMENT IS BEING ADDRESSED.
  
 -COMMENTS ARE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CODE SECTIONS.
 FURTHER REVIEW OF THE REFERENCED CODE SECTIONS WILL BE
 REQUIRED.
  
 -ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE FORTHCOMING PENDING REVIEW
 OF MATERIALS REQUESTED.
  
 -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.
  
 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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