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2019-09-23 09:45:18 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 19081399 |
| ADD: 1105 N. DIXIE HWY. |
| CONT: FINE LINE CONSTRUCTION |
| TEL: 6500 GEORGIA AVE. |
| 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: MON. SEPT. 23/ 2019 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) LIFE SAFETY SHEET LIST TWICE DEAD END CORRIDOR |
| LENGTH IS 25 FEET. ONCE UNDER THE HEADING OF LIFE |
| SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, THE 2ND TIME UNDER LIFE SAFETY |
| DATA. IN NEITHER CASE DOES THE PLAN STATE WHERE THIS |
| MEASUREMENT IS REFERENCED IN THE CODE? |
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| UNDER THE 2017 FBC-B FOR AN UNSPRINKLERED BUILDING, |
| BUSINESS OCCUPANCY SECTION 1020.4 STATES DEAD END |
| CORRIDORS SHALL BE NO LONGER THAN 20 FEET. UNDER THE |
| 2017 EXIST. BUILDING CODE LEVEL II ALTERATION SECTION |
| 805.6 THE CODE ALLOWS DEAD END CORRIDORS ARE ALLOWED TO |
| BE 35 FEET WITH THE EXCEPTION TO SPRINKLERED BUILDINGS |
| 50 FEET THE SAME AS THE FBC-B FOR SPRINKLERED |
| BUILDINGS. PLEASE UPDATE THE PLANS. |
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| 2) PLEASE NOTE SHEET A-2 INDICATES CREATING NEW |
| OPENINGS FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS AS WELL AS ON THE NORTH |
| SIDE OF THE BUILDING STORAGE ROOM 125 THAT CROSSES THE |
| PROPERTY LINE. THE EXISTING BUILDING SITS ON 1105 NORTH |
| DIXIE BUT THE SAME OWNERS (JCK ENTERPRISES INC.) OWN |
| THE 2 ADJACENT LOTS 1101 AND 1109. THE NEW PROPOSED |
| OPENINGS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING WOULD |
| VIOLATE THE AMOUNT OF ALLOWABLE OPENINGS IN TABLE 705.8 |
| OF THE FBC-B AND ON THE NORTH SIDE THE EXISTING |
| BUILDING THE STORAGE ROOM 125 TRANSGRESSES THE PROPERTY |
| LINE. PLEASE GET A UNITY OF TITLE TO MAKE THESE |
| MODIFICATIONS CODE COMPLIANT. |
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| CREATION OR EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMITY. 2017 EXISTING |
| BUILDING CODE LEVEL II 701.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. CREATION OR EXTENSION OF |
| NONCONFORMITY. ALL NEW WORK, RE-CONFIGURATION SHALL NOT |
| CREATE OR EXTEND ANY NONCONFORMITY IN THE EXISTING |
| BUILDING TO WHICH THE RE-CONFIGURATION OF SPACE IS |
| BEING MADE WITH REGARD TO ACCESSIBILITY, STRUCTURAL |
| STRENGTH, FIRE SAFETY, MEANS OF EGRESS, OR THE CAPACITY |
| OF MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. |
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| UNITY OF TITLE. |
| THE PROPOSED BUILDING STRUCTURE TRANSGRESSES LEGAL |
| BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN THE LOTS WHICH COMBINE TO FORM |
| 'THE SITE'. A 'UNITY OF TITLE' SHALL BE |
| RECORDED AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. SUBMIT A COPY OF THE |
| RECORDED 'UNITY OF TITLE' DOCUMENT SO THAT FBC TABLE |
| 601 BOUNDARY LINE REQUIREMENTS MAY BE DEEMED NOT |
| APPLICABLE. |
| SEE WEBSITE FOR APPLICATION: |
| HTTP://WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGINEERING/ENG_FORMS.PHP |
| "APPLICATION FOR UNITY OF TITLE" |
| HTTP://WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGINEERING/UPLOADS/2010-10-12-14-45 |
| -38-UNITYOFTITLE3.PDF |
| VINCENT J NOEL |
| SURVEYOR/REAL ESTATE SUPERVISOR |
| ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 |
| PHONE: 494-1040 EXT: 1096 |
| FAX: 494-1116 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
| ********************************************* |
| MANUEL JULIAN GONZALEZ |
| ENGINEERING PROJECT COORDINATOR |
| ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| 401 CLEMATIS STREET, 4TH FLOOR |
| WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 |
| (MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 3366, ZIP 33402) |
| MAIN PHONE: (561) 822-1200 |
| DIRECT: (561) 494-1085 |
| FAX: (561) 494-1116 |
| MOBILE: (561) 644-7301 |
| EMAIL: [email protected] |
| WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGINEERING |
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| 3) THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1930. ASBESTOS |
| COMMERCIAL: PLEASE PROVIDE A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT |
| FROM THE CONTRACTOR, ON LETTERHEAD, STATING THAT THE |
| INSTRUCTIONS ON THE WEBSITE OF ASBESTOS PROGRAM |
| COORDINATOR, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PALM BEACH |
| COUNTY WILL BE FOLLOWED AND THAT NOTIFICATION WILL BE |
| GIVEN TIMELY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ASBESTOS |
| REQUIREMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE: |
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| HTTP://PALMBEACH.FLORIDAHEALTH.GOV/PROGRAMS-AND-SERVICE |
| S/ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH/AIR-QUALITY/ASBESTOS-DEMOLITION- |
| RENOVATION.HTML |
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| THE CONTRACTOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CAN BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO |
| [email protected]. THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE IN PDF |
| FORMAT AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE EMAIL. PLEASE INCLUDE |
| THE PERMIT NUMBER AND ?ASBESTOS? IN THE SUBJECT LINE. |
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| 4) SHEET A-2 INDICATES THE WIND SPEED OF 170 VULT, |
| EXPOSURE C WITH WORST CASE WITH PRESSURES OF 41.9+/ |
| 56.1- PSF. WHAT THE PLAN DOES NOT STATE IF THE |
| PRESSURES ARE IN VULT SINCE THE WIND SPEED IS IN VULT |
| OR IF THE PRESSURES ARE STATED IN VASD? WE WOULD ASSUME |
| VASD, THEY WOULD BE CORRECT FOR A MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF |
| 15 FEET, ALSO AN UNKNOWN. |
| 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| CODE, CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 107.2.1.2. |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| 5) THE SUBMITTED FLORIDA APPROVAL FL# 25676 IS MISSING |
| THE FRONT COVER SHEET. PLEASE NOTE THIS APPROVAL IS FOR |
| CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM HEADER AND FLOOR ANCHORS ONLY. NONE |
| OF THE CHARTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. PLEASE IDENTIFY ON |
| THE PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF |
| RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING |
| DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE |
| IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING, |
| MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED |
| INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE |
| PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2017 FBC-B 1405.13.1 |
| INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS. |
| FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH |
| INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM |
| LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS. |
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| 6) SHEET A-2 INDICATES NEW DOUBLE DOORS, LARGE MISSILE |
| IMPACT DOOR AND A NEW REAR DOOR OPENING WITH METAL DOOR |
| NORTH WALL. SOUTH WALL INDICATES NEW DOOR OPENING, |
| LARGE MISSILE IMPACT AND METAL DOOR. THIS REVIEW NO |
| PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR DOORS WERE SUBMITTED. |
| 2017 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, |
| 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT |
| OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, |
| RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS |
| OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| APPROVALS: |
| (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS ,MULLIONS. |
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| 7) W. P. B. 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS |
| WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE DCA RULE 9N-03 SHALL BE |
| REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF |
| RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
| FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| SHOP DRAWINGS ETC.. |
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| 8) 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF |
| THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE |
| PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE |
| TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD. |
| DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR |
| APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED |
| DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST |
| THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| 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. |
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| 9) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN, SHEET A-2 FLOOR PLAN NOR THE |
| SHEET A-4 THE REFLECTIVE CEILING PLAN SHOW EXIT LIGHTS. |
| THE ELECTRICAL SHEET E1 THE LIGHTING FLOOR PLAN DOES |
| INDICATE 3 EXIT LIGHTS. NONE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL |
| SHEETS SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIRED SIGNAGE FOR |
| NON-ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES/ EXITS. STEP/ LANDING JUST |
| WITHIN THE DOORWAY. |
| 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 216.6 ENTRANCES. |
| WHERE NOT ALL ENTRANCES COMPLY WITH 404, ENTRANCES |
| COMPLYING WITH 404 SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE |
| INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF ACCESSIBILITY COMPLYING WITH |
| 703.7.2.1. DIRECTIONAL SIGNS COMPLYING WITH 703.5 THAT |
| INDICATE THE LOCATION OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE COMPLYING |
| WITH 404 SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ENTRANCES THAT DO NOT |
| COMPLY WITH 404. |
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| 10) SHEET ID-5 DETAIL: 18 SHOWS A BUILT IN SHELF WITH |
| THE UPPER BREAK ROOM CABINETS. THE BOTTOM OF THE SHELF |
| IS AT A HEIGHT OF 56 INCHES FROM FINISH FLOOR. THE |
| ELECTRICAL SHEETS ( E2 & E3) INDICATE A RECESSED OUTLET |
| ABOVE THE SHELF FOR A SMALL APPLIANCE OUTLET. THE |
| PROPOSED LOCATION FOR THE SMALL APPLIANCE OUTLET DOES |
| NOT COMPLY WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE FOR: |
| 308 REACH RANGES |
| 308.2 FORWARD REACH. / 308.2.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 |
| OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
| 308.3 SIDE REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2 |
| OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
| AND POSSIBLY FOR : |
| 309 OPERABLE PARTS |
| 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN ONE |
| OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES SPECIFIED IN 308. |
| 309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE OPERABLE WITH |
| ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT GRASPING, |
| PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE REQUIRED |
| TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS MAXIMUM. |
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| 11) SHEET ID-2 SHOWS THE RECEPTION DESK BUT THE PLAN |
| DOES NOT SHOW WHERE THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE (30 X 48 |
| INCHES) FOR AN ACCESSIBLE COUNTER. ACCESS. CODE 904.4 |
| EXCEPTION 904.4.1 OR 904.4.2. |
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| 12) SHEET ID-3 & 4: |
| 12A) PLEASE NOTE ON THIS SHEET ALL OF THE WATER CLOSET |
| GRAB BARS THE MEASUREMENTS ARE TAKEN CENTER LINE OF THE |
| BAR TO THE FLOOR. |
| GRAB BARS/ RESTROOMS. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| SECTION 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE |
| INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM |
| AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED |
| TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE. |
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| 12B) DETAILS 6 & 8 THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER DOES NOT |
| SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 604.7 |
| DISPENSERS AS DIMENSIONED. TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS. |
| 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE 604.7 DISPENSERS. TOILET PAPER |
| DISPENSERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND SHALL BE 7 |
| INCHES MINIMUM AND 9 INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT OF THE |
| WATER CLOSET MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE |
| DISPENSER. THE OUTLET OF THE DISPENSER SHALL BE 15 |
| INCHES MINIMUM AND 48 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| FLOOR AND SHALL NOT BE LOCATED BEHIND GRAB BARS. |
| DISPENSERS SHALL NOT BE OF A TYPE THAT CONTROLS |
| DELIVERY OR THAT DOES NOT ALLOW CONTINUOUS PAPER FLOW. |
| 12C)(1) ALL OF THE RESTROOM ELEVATION DETAILS SHOW TILE |
| WALLS TO A HEIGHT OF 40 INCHES/ 3 FEET 4 INCHES. PLEASE |
| SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B: |
| 1210.2.2 WALLS AND PARTITIONS. WALLS AND PARTITIONS |
| WITHIN 2 FEET (610 MM) OF SERVICE SINKS, URINALS AND |
| WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A SMOOTH, HARD, NONABSORBENT |
| SURFACE, TO A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 4 FEET (1219 MM) |
| ABOVE THE FLOOR, AND EXCEPT FOR STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, |
| THE MATERIALS USED IN SUCH WALLS SHALL BE OF A TYPE |
| THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MOISTURE. |
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| 12C)(2) THIS REVIEW, I DIDN?T SEE NOTATION FOR THE TILE |
| SUB-BASE IN THE RESTROOMS AND OR BATHROOMS AND |
| COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B SECTION: |
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| 2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. MATERIALS USED AS A BASE FOR WALL |
| TILE IN TUB AND SHOWER AREAS AND WALL AND CEILING |
| PANELS IN SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE OF MATERIALS LISTED IN |
| TABLE 2509.2 AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDATIONS. WATER-RESISTANT GYPSUM |
| BACKING BOARD SHALL BE USED AS A BASE FOR TILE IN WATER |
| CLOSET COMPARTMENT WALLS WHEN INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH GA-216 OR ASTM C840 AND THE MANUFACTURER?S |
| RECOMMENDATIONS. REGULAR GYPSUM WALLBOARD IS PERMITTED |
| UNDER TILE OR WALL PANELS IN OTHER WALL AND CEILING |
| AREAS WHEN INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM |
| C840. |
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| 12D) SHEET ID-4 PRIVATE WATER CLOSET & SHOWER DOES NOT |
| REQUIRE GRAB BARS IT DOES REQUIRE THE PLACEMENT OF |
| BACKING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FUTURE GRAB BARS. |
| PLEASE REVIEW THE 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE SECTION 604.5 |
| EXCEPTION # 1 & 608.3 EXCEPTION # 1. |
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| 13) 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, 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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