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| 2020-01-14 12:28:55 | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 19120592 |
| | ADD: 505 S. FLAGLER DR. / 2ND FLOOR & BRIDGE |
| | CONT: ANDERSON-MOORE CONSTRUCTION CORP. |
| | TEL: 561-348-4805 |
| | 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. JAN. 14TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET, ALS1.1: |
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| | 1A) UNDER THE HEADING CODE ANALYSIS IS MISSING THE |
| | TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THIS FLOOR (1ST FLOOR). 2017 |
| | FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2. PLEASE UPDATE THE LIFE SAFETY |
| | SHEET. |
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| | 1B) THE DEMOLITION SHEET SHOWS IN THE RESTROOM ONE |
| | PLUMBING FIXTURE (WATER CLOSET/ URINAL) IS BEING |
| | ELIMINATED. THIS REVIEW THERE IS NO OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | PROVIDED FOR THE 1ST FLOOR. ONCE THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS |
| | KNOWN PLEASE REVIEW IN THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 2902.1 THE |
| | REQUIRED MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURES |
| | AND THEN PLEASE PROVIDE THE FIXTURE CALCULATION |
| | REQUIRED SEE SECTION 2902.1.1 OF THE 2017 FBC-B. TO |
| | DETERMINE THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF EACH SEX, THE TOTAL |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD SHALL BE DIVIDED IN HALF. TO DETERMINE |
| | THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF FIXTURES, THE FIXTURE RATIO OR |
| | RATIOS FOR EACH FIXTURE TYPE SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD OF EACH SEX IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE |
| | 2902.1. |
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| | 1C) BOTH SHEETS ALS1.1 & A.1.1.1 BOTH SHOW A NEW |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN NOTE # 9 ON SHEET A.1.1.1. THERE IS |
| | NO DETAIL OR SECTION SHOWING ELEVATIONS FOR THE |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS. IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED IF CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 211.2 OF THE 2017 ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE HAS BEEN MET. |
| | |
| | 1D) SHEETS ALS1.1 & A.1.1.1 DOES NOT SHOW ELEVATIONS OF |
| | THE NEW DRINKING FOUNTAINS. THE 2ND CONCERN WITH THE |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS IS WITH THE HIGHER DRINKING FOUNTAIN |
| | COMPLYING WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 602.7. |
| | WITHOUT SEEING THE ELEVATION AND CONFIGURATION OF THE |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAIN, THE BOTTOM OF THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN |
| | CABINET IN RELATION TO FINISH FLOOR, PLEASE SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH LIMITATIONS OF PROTRUDING OBJECTS, SEE |
| | 307.2 AND FIGURE 307.2 OF THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| | CODE. |
| | |
| | 2) SHEET A1.1.4 AND S-1.0 BOTH SHOW THE USE OF ? INCH |
| | PLYWOOD STRUCTURAL 1, EXPOSURE 1, PLYWOOD SHEATHING ON |
| | THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE SKY-BRIDGE, PAPER BACKED METAL |
| | LATH AND STUCCO. IN REVIEWING THE ALLOWABLE COMBUSTIBLE |
| | MATERIALS IN TYPE I AND TYPE II BUILDINGS 603.1 DOES |
| | NOT INDICATE THE USE OF SUCH MATERIALS IN A HORIZONTAL |
| | INSTALLATION ON THE EXTERIOR OF TYPE I CONSTRUCTION SEE |
| | 603.1 OF THE FBC-B 2017. |
| | NEITHER DOES SECTION 718.5 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN |
| | CONCEALED SPACES IN TYPE I OR II CONSTRUCTION. ALSO |
| | REVIEW IN THE 2017 FBC-B PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS. 3104.3 |
| | CONSTRUCTION. THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY SHALL BE OF |
| | NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION. |
| | EXCEPTIONS: |
| | 1.COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE PERMITTED WHERE |
| | CONNECTED BUILDINGS ARE OF COMBUSTIBLE |
| | CONSTRUCTION. |
| | 2.FIRE-RETARDANT-TREATED WOOD, IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 603.1, ITEM 1.3, SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR |
| | THE ROOF CONSTRUCTION OF THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY WHERE |
| | CONNECTED BUILDINGS ARE A MINIMUM OF TYPE |
| | I OR II CONSTRUCTION. |
| | |
| | 3) INSTEAD OF CONSIDERING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE |
| | SKY-BRIDGE AS PART OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING, WE ARE |
| | LOOKING THAT THE SKY-BRIDGE AS A SEPARATE BUILDING AS |
| | SECTION 3104.2 ALLOWS. THE SKY-BRIDGE ALSO IS LOCATED |
| | BENEATH THE 4TH FLOOR AND 50 FEET IN HEIGHT |
| | PREREQUISITES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THRESHOLD BUILDINGS. |
| | THE CITY WOULD REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO USE A 3RD |
| | PARTY ENGINEER FOR ALL BOLTED AND OR JOB-SITE WELDING. |
| | |
| | WELDED OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS |
| | THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WELD PROCEDURE |
| | SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR PERFORMANCE |
| | QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCED |
| | STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING. |
| | IF THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CODE REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR THIS SECTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CHIEF BUILDING |
| | INSPECTOR KEN CONRAD AT 561-805-6666. THANK YOU. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THIS REQUIREMENT MAYBE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| | TODAY THERE IS NO B. O. OR ASSISTANT B.O. IN THE OFFICE |
| | TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND APPROVAL ON THIS MATTER. |
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| | 4) THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET LIST THE ALTERATION AS A LEVEL |
| | II, THIS IS TRUE FOR THE INTERIOR ALTERATION. WHEN |
| | VIEWING THE SKY-BRIDGE AS A SEPARATE BUILDING UNDER |
| | SECTION 3104.2 OF THE 2017 FBC-B THE ALTERATION TO THE |
| | SKY-BRIDGE WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEVEL III. SEE THE |
| | 2017 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING 907.4.2 SUBSTANTIAL |
| | STRUCTURAL ALTERATION. |
| | |
| | 4A) 2017 FBC- EXISTING BUILDING CODE 907.4.1. WILL |
| | REQUIRE AN EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE SKY-BRIDGE |
| | FROM THE TIME THE SKY-BRIDGE WAS BUILT AND THE |
| | ADDITIONAL LOADING OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAME WORK |
| | WALLS/ ROOF FRAMING, GLAZING SYSTEM AND NEW ROOF |
| | SYSTEM. |
| | EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2017. 907.4.1 EVALUATION AND |
| | ANALYSIS. AN ENGINEERING EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS THAT |
| | ESTABLISHES THE STRUCTURAL ADEQUACY OF THE ALTERED |
| | STRUCTURE SHALL BE PREPARED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONAL AND SUBMITTED TO THE CODE OFFICIAL. |
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| | 4B) THESE SAME REQUIREMENTS ARE FOUND UNDER LEVEL II |
| | ALTERATIONS AS WELL. EXISTING BUILDING CODE, BS] 907.2 |
| | NEW STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS. NEW STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH SECTION 807.2. |
| | |
| | 4C) THESE SAME REQUIREMENTS ARE FOUND UNDER LEVEL II |
| | ALTERATIONS AS WELL. [BS] 907.3 EXISTING STRUCTURAL |
| | ELEMENTS CARRYING GRAVITY LOADS. EXISTING STRUCTURAL |
| | ELEMENTS CARRYING GRAVITY LOADS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTION 807.4. |
| | |
| | 4D) THESE SAME REQUIREMENTS ARE FOUND UNDER LEVEL II |
| | ALTERATIONS AS WELL. [BS] 907.4 EXISTING STRUCTURAL |
| | ELEMENTS RESISTING LATERAL LOADS. ALL EXISTING ELEMENTS |
| | OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THIS SECTION. |
| | |
| | 5) THE DESIGN LOADS FOR THE ROOF SUPERIMPOSED DEAD |
| | LOADS LOOKS LIGHT FOR 2.2 CEILING AND ROOFING. AT THIS |
| | TIME THE ADDITIONAL LOADING CAN?T BE GIVEN. THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD HAS NOT GIVEN ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR |
| | THE STEEL. THE SIZE OF THE TUBE STEEL IS GIVEN BUT NOT |
| | THE THICKNESS OF THE STEEL TUBES. 6X4X 0.025 INCH TUBE |
| | WEIGHTS 15.620 LBS. / LINEAR FT. WHEREAS THE 6X8X 0.025 |
| | INCH TUBE WEIGHTS 22.420 LBS. / LINEAR FT. THE NEW |
| | LOADS TO BE SUPERIMPOSED ONTO THE SKY-BRIDGE WILL NEED |
| | TO BE ANALYZED TO SEE IF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE CAN |
| | HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL LOADS. |
| | |
| | 6) SHEET S.2.0 WIND LOADS, IT APPEARS THERE TO BE A |
| | TYPO, THE VASD IS GIVEN AT 170 VULT AND THE VASD WIND |
| | SPEED TO BE 142 MPH. SHOULD BE 132MPH, VASD? 107.2.1.2 |
| | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 7) NOTICE ONLY/ NO ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN. WIND |
| | PRESSURES GIVEN LOOK GOOD IF THE PRESSURES ARE TAKEN AT |
| | THE HEIGHT OF THE SKY-BRIDGE (SEPARATE BUILDING) AND |
| | NOT THE 15 STORY HIGHRISE. |
| | |
| | 8) THIS REVIEW NO PRODUCT APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED. |
| | PLEASE EITHER SUBMIT PRODUCT APPROVALS OR DECLARE IF |
| | THE DESIGNER OF RECORD WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS BE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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) 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)(B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS |
| | (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES |
| | |
| | 9A) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. THE SUBMITTED PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS THE ELEMENTS LISTED BELOW ARE NOT 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. |
| | |
| | 9B) ROOFING: FOR ALL ROOFING PRODUCTS PLEASE IDENTIFY |
| | ALL ROOFING SUB-SYSTEMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PRESSURES |
| | FOR ROOF ZONE # 1. REVIEW THE PRODUCT APPROVAL |
| | LIMITATIONS, IF ENHANCED FASTENING IS ALLOWED FOR ROOF |
| | ZONES 2 & 3. FASTENER DENSITIES SHALL BE INCREASED FOR |
| | BOTH INSULATION & THE BASE SHEET AS CALCULATED IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH ROOFING APPLICATION STANDARDS RAS 117. |
| | CALCULATION PREPARED, SIGNED AND |
| | SEALED BY A FLORIDA REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR |
| | REGISTERED ARCHITECT. 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & |
| | CLADDING. |
| | |
| | 10) 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. |
| | |
| | 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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