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2020-01-27 10:05:37 | 1ST REVIEW:19120804 |
| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 6TH EDITION |
| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - PLUMBING, SIXTH EDITION |
| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - ACCESSIBILITY, SIXTH |
| EDITION |
| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - FUEL GAS, SIXTH EDITION |
| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - RESIDENTIAL, SIXTH EDITION |
| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - EXISTING BUILDING, SIXTH |
| EDITION |
| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE - ENERGY CONSERVATION, SIXTH |
| EDITION |
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| PLUMBING COMMENTS: |
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| 1. DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS REQUIRED . FBC PL TABLE 403.1 |
| 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 211.2 MINIMUM |
| NUMBER. NO FEWER THAN TWO DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED. ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.1 |
| THROUGH 602.6 AND ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH 602.7. |
| EXCEPTION: WHERE A SINGLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN COMPLIES |
| WITH 602.1 THROUGH 602.6 AND 602.7, IT SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR TWO SEPARATE DRINKING |
| FOUNTAINS. |
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| 2. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 602.1 DRINKING |
| FOUNTAINS SHALL COMPLY WITH 307. PROTRUDING OBJECTS. |
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| 3. PLEASE NOTE ON SHEET A-4.0 THE PLAN MAKES REFERENCE |
| TO THE GOVERNING CODE ADAAG. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE |
| HAS BLESSED THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. THE INTENT |
| AS ESTABLISHED BY S.553.502, FLORIDA STATUTES, IS TO |
| MAINTAIN THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CERTIFICATION OF |
| THE CODE AS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO THE ADA |
| STANDARDS SO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE PROVIDES |
| PRESUMPTION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADA STANDARDS. |
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| 4. DETAIL # 2 GRAB BARS ARE TO COMPLY WITH: 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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| 5. DETAIL # 2, THE TOILET PAPER HOLDER TO COMPLY WITH: |
| 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. |
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| 6. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR A-4.0 SHOW DRINKING |
| FOUNTAINS. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 |
| FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 211.2 MINIMUM NUMBER. NO |
| FEWER THAN TWO DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.1 THROUGH |
| 602.6 AND ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| 602.7. |
| EXCEPTION: WHERE A SINGLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN COMPLIES |
| WITH 602.1 THROUGH 602.6 AND 602.7, IT SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR TWO SEPARATE DRINKING |
| FOUNTAINS. |
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| 7. DETAIL # 5 MAKES REFERENCES TO FACBC 11.4 THIS |
| REFERENCE IS NOT TO THE CURRENT CODE SECTIONS. UNDER |
| THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE THERE IS NO CHAPTER 11. |
| 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| 8. GRAB BARS SHALL BE MEASURED FROM FINISHED FLOOR TOP |
| OF GRIPPING SURFACE. PER FBC ACC 609.4 |
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| 9. IF THERE IS AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE 2ND FLOOR THE |
| BATHROOM SHALL COMPLY WITH FBC ACC 213 |
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| 603.3 MIRRORS. MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR |
| COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF |
| THE REFLECTING SURFACE 40 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE |
| FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. MIRRORS NOT LOCATED ABOVE |
| LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE |
| BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING SURFACE 35 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND |
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| 604.2 LOCATION. THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE POSITIONED |
| WITH A WALL OR PARTITION TO THE REAR AND TO ONE SIDE. |
| THE CENTERLINE OF THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 16 INCHES |
| MINIMUM TO 18 INCHES MAXIMUM FROM THE SIDE WALL OR |
| PARTITION, |
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| 604.3.1 SIZE. CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE |
| 60 INCHES MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE |
| WALL AND 56 INCHES MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM |
| THE REAR WALL. |
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| 604.4 SEATS. THE SEAT HEIGHT OF A WATER CLOSET ABOVE |
| THE FINISH FLOOR SHALL BE 17 INCHES MINIMUM AND 19 |
| INCHES MAXIMUM MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE SEAT. SEATS |
| SHALL NOT BE SPRUNG TO RETURN TO A LIFTED POSITION. |
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| 604.5.1 SIDE WALL. THE SIDE WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 42 |
| INCHES LONG MINIMUM, LOCATED 12 INCHES MAXIMUM FROM THE |
| REAR WALL AND EXTENDING 54 INCHES MINIMUM FROM THE REAR |
| WALL. |
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| 604.5.2 REAR WALL. THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 |
| INCHES LONG MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF |
| THE WATER CLOSET 12 INCHES MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND 24 |
| INCHES MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE. |
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| 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. |
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| 606.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING |
| WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, AND KNEE |
| AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| 606.3 HEIGHT. LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| WITH THE FRONT OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER |
| SURFACE 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR |
| GROUND. |
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| 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 |
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| 10. THE SHOWER SHALL COMPLY WITH FBC ACC 608 PROVIDE |
| DIMENSIONS THIS WILL DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF SHOWER IT |
| IS PROVIDE DETAILS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE BASED ON THE TYPE |
| 608.2, 608.3, 608.4, 608.5, 608.6, 608.7, 609.4 |
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| 11. THE BREAK ROOM SINK ON THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH FBC ACC 212.2 |
| 606.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING |
| WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, AND KNEE |
| AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| 606.3 HEIGHT.LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| WITH THE FRONT OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER |
| SURFACE 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR |
| GROUND. |
| 606.4 FAUCETS. CONTROLS FOR FAUCETS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| 309. HAND-OPERATED METERING FAUCETS SHALL REMAIN OPEN |
| FOR 10 SECONDS MINIMUM |
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| 12. PLEASE PROVIDE SIZING CALCULATIONS FOR THE ROOF |
| DRAINAGE PER FBC PL 1106 |
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| 13. OVERFLOW OR EMERGENCY ROOF DRAINS MAYBE REQUIRED IF |
| PONDING WILL OCCUR ON THE ROOF IF THE MAIN ROOF |
| DRAINAGE SYSTEM BECOMES CLOGGED. PER FBC PL 1106 |
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| 14. A SERVICE SINK IS REQUIRED PER FBC PL TABLE 403.1 |
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| 15. SHT. P2-2 THE BREAK ROOM SINK SHALL CONNECT TO THE |
| BUILDING DRAIN DOWN STREAM OF THE BATHROOM GROUP. PER |
| FBC PL 912.1 |
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| 16. P3-1 THE NOTE ON THE WATER ISOMETRIC REFERS TO THE |
| CIVIL PLAN I COULD NOT LOCATE ANY CIVIL PLANS PLEASE |
| CLARIFY. PER WPB AMEND TO FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 17.THE BREAKROOM SINK ON THE 2ND FLOOR IS NOT SHOWN ON |
| THE ARCHITECTURAL SHEETS PLEASE CLARIFY. PER WPB AMEND |
| TO FBC 107.2.1 |
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| END OF COMMENTS |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. |
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| GEORGE JOHNSON |
| PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561-805-6711 |
| [email protected] |
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