Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19050592
Permit Number 19050592
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2019-06-03 11:50:222017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 19050592
 ADD: 801 S. OLIVE AVE. SUITE: 1510
 CONT: PAUL BENNETT BLDS.
 TEL: 561-685-1256
 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: MON. JUNE 02/ 2019
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 FAIR HOUSING GUIDELINES. 2017 FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY
 CODE/ FAIR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES. SECTION 3.
 FAIR HOUSING ACT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS.
 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A COVERED MULTIFAMILY
 DWELLING SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED
 FOR FIRST OCCUPANCY ON OR BEFORE MARCH 13, 1991, IF
 THEY ARE OCCUPIED BY THAT DATE OR IF THE LAST BUILDING
 PERMIT OR RENEWAL THEREOF FOR THE COVERED MULTIFAMILY
 DWELLINGS IS ISSUED BY A STATE, COUNTY OR LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 13, 1990.
  
 1) PLEASE NOTE THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 2006 UNDER
 THE FAIR HOUSING ACT. SHEET A-2 SHOWS THE ENTRY INTO
 THE KITCHEN AT 30 INCHES. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THE
 MAIN ENTRY DOOR ALSO SCALES OUT AT 30 INCHES. IT WOULD
 APPEAR THAT THE DRAWINGS MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO FIT
 ON THE SHEET. THE MINIMUM CLEAR OPENING FOR THE ENTRY
 DOOR (ACCESSIBLE DOORS) IS A 34 INCH DOOR WITH 32
 INCHES CLEAR. WITHIN THE UNIT ITSELF USEABLE DOORS AND
 OR CASED OPENINGS IS MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES.
 FAIR HOUSING GUIDELINE 1998- PAGE 3.5.
 THE GUIDELINE ALSO COMMENTS ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
 ENTERING THE KITCHEN AND THE MINIMUM CLEARANCE BETWEEN
 RANGES, SINKS, AND OR REFRIGERATORS AND THE OPPOSING
 BASE CABINETS, SEE THE 1998 GUIDELINE PAGES 7.7 THROUGH
 7.11.
  
 2) PLEASE ALSO REFER TO THE 1998 FAIR HOUSING GUIDELINE
 FOR CABINET HEIGHTS FOR THE KITCHEN CABINETS AND THE
 BATHROOM VANITIES, SEE PAGE 7.15.
  
 3) FOR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING COMPLIANT FAIR HOUSING
 UNITS, WHEN YOU FAIL A PLAN DUE TO PROPOSED RENOVATIONS
 WHICH MAKE A COMPLIANT BATHROOM NON-COMPLIANT, PLEASE
 PROVIDE THE BELOW LETTER AS AN ALTERNATIVE. THIS SHOULD
 BE SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES (DESIGNER AND OWNER), BUT
 ONLY THE OWNER?S SIGNATURE NEEDS TO BE NOTARIZED.
  
  
 FAIR HOUSING LETTER
  
 PROJECT ADDRESS: ______________________________________
 ____________________
 PERMIT NUMBER: ________________________
 THE OWNER AND DESIGNER OF RECORD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
 PROPOSED BATHROOM DESIGN DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES. THE OWNER
 AGREES TO REVERT THE UNIT BACK TO COMPLIANCE AT TIME OF
 SALE IF SO REQUESTED BY THE BUYER.
 SIGNATURE OF DESIGNER: ______________________________
 PRINTED NAME OF DESIGNER: ___________________________
  
 SIGNATURE OF OWNER: ________________________________
 PRINTED NAME OF OWNER: _____________________________
 NOTARY FOR OWNER?S SIGNATURE:
 STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
 THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE ME
 THIS _____ DAY OF ________, 20__ BY
 ___________________________ WHO IS PERSONALLY KNOWN TO
 ME OR WHO HAS PRODUCED: ___________________________ AS
 IDENTIFICATION AND WHO DID / DID NOT TAKE AN OATH.
 NOTARY SIGNATURE ___________________________________
 NOTARY PRINTED NAME ________________________________
  
  
 4) SHEET A-2 NOTE 10 INDICATES THE REMOVAL OF FLOOR
 FINISHES AND FLOORING PER OWNER SELECTION. A COPY OF A
 SALES BROCHURE FOR PROFLEX SIM-90.THERE ARE QUITE A FEW
 ISSUES:
 4A) SHEET A-2 NOTE # 10 INDICATES THE SOUND
 TRANSMISSION OF 0.45 PER ASTM E90 &
 A IMPACT INSULATION CLASS (ICC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN
 0.45 WHEN TESTED TO ASTM E492.
 PLEASE NOTE BOTH RATINGS ARE FIELD TEST RATINGS BY A
 CERTIFIED LABORATORY. THESE TEST ARE VERY, VERY
 EXPENSIVE!!!! EACH TEST IS AROUND $10,000.00.
  
 4B) THE 2ND ISSUE IS THE SUBMITTED SALES BROCHURE FOR
 PROFLEX SIM-90 STATES IT WAS TESTED (STC TEST) ON A 8
 INCH SLAB WITH AN GYPSUM DRYWALL CEILING.
  
 4C) THE DESIGNER OF RECORD STATES FLOOR FINISHES PER
 OWNERS SELECTION. THE FLOOR INSULATION TEST HAS TO BE
 TESTED WITH THE FLOOR FINISH, EACH TEST HAS TO BE
 SPECIFIC TO THE FLOOR FINISH!!!!
  
 4D) NO FLAME SPREAD REPORT WAS SUBMITTED.
 THE CITY DOES HAVE PROFLEX SUPER SIM 90 UNDERLAYMENT
 REPORTS FOR PORCELAIN TILE ON 6 INCH CONCRETE SLAB.
  
 BLDG TYPE: TYPE I/ TYPE II FLOOR INSULATION (FBC-B
 2017)
 FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, VINYL 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:
  
 A) 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.
  
 B) 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.
  
 C) 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.
  
 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.
  
 5) 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.
  
 JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, 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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