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2020-05-04 13:09:03 | PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 1ST REVIEW: FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017) |
| 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. |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| DENIED BY BUILDING |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| 1) NEITHER THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET A1.1 OR THE FLOOR PLAN |
| SHEETS A2.1 & A2.2 SHOW ANY ACCESSIBILITY ELEMENTS FOR |
| DINING, PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 |
| FBC-EXISTING BUILDING SECTION 806.1 A BUILDING, OR |
| FACILITY, OR ELEMENT THAT IS ALTERED SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| ACCESSIBILITY CODE. THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET DOES NOT SHOW |
| COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE; |
| 1A) 226.1 WHERE DINING SURFACES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE |
| CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR DRINK, AT LEAST 5 PERCENT OF THE |
| SEATING SPACES AND STANDING SPACES AT THE DINING |
| SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902. |
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| 1B) 226.2 DISPERSION. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES |
| REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 902 SHALL BE DISPERSED |
| THROUGHOUT THE SPACE OR FACILITY CONTAINING DINING |
| SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES. |
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| 1C) 206.2.5 206.2.5 RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS. IN |
| RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS, AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL |
| BE PROVIDED TO ALL DINING AREAS, INCLUDING RAISED OR |
| SUNKEN DINING AREAS, BAR TOPS, HIGH TOPS AND OR OUTDOOR |
| DINING AREAS. |
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| 1D) 902.1 DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY 902.1 GENERAL. |
| DINING SURFACES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BARS, |
| TABLES, LUNCH COUNTERS, AND BOOTHS. EXAMPLES OF WORK |
| SURFACES INCLUDE WRITING SURFACES, BABY CHANGING AND |
| OTHER TABLES OR FIXTURES FOR PERSONAL GROOMING, COUPON |
| COUNTERS, AND WHERE COVERED BY THE ADA SCOPING |
| PROVISIONS. |
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| 1D) - (1)CLEAR FLOOR SPACE SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A |
| PARALLEL OR FORWARD APPROACH. FORWARD APPROACHES |
| REQUIRE KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL |
| BE PROVIDED OF THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| 1D) - (2) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND |
| WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND, 2017 |
| FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| 2) THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE WITH |
| THE REQUIRED COUNTER HEIGHT FOR THE BAR/POINT OF SALE |
| LOCATED IN THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AREA. 2017 |
| ACCESSIBILITY CODE. SALES & SERVICE COUNTERS. 904.4.1. |
| A PORTION OF THE COUNTER SURFACE THAT IS 36 INCHES LONG |
| MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES HIGH MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| FLOOR SHALL BE PROVIDED. A CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE |
| COMPLYING WITH 305 SHALL BE POSITIONED FOR A PARALLEL |
| APPROACH ADJACENT TO THE 36 INCH MINIMUM LENGTH |
| COUNTER. |
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| 3) THE EXISTING BATHROOMS THAT SERVICE THE PRIMARY |
| FUNCTION AREA FOR THIS PROJECT ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY |
| WITH THE 2017 FBC ACCESSIBILITY CODE UNLESS SHOWN TO BE |
| A DISPROPORTIONATE COST. FBC ACCESSIBILITY 603 & 604 |
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| 4) THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES THAT $4,700,000.00 |
| DOLLARS OF WORK IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER THIS |
| PERMIT. PLEASE PROVIDE A LETTER EITHER FROM THE |
| CONTRACTOR OR DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR LETTERHEAD |
| WHERE UP TO 20 % OF THE CONTRACT VALUE IS GOING TO BE |
| SPENT IN ACCESSIBLE UPGRADES TO THE PROJECT. IF ALL |
| EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE COMPLETED (COMPLIED) BEFORE |
| DISPROPORTIONATION COST IS MET A LETTER IS NOT |
| REQUIRED. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE: |
| 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 202.4.1 |
| DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN |
| ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE |
| DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN |
| THE COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO |
| THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS |
| EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF |
| TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING |
| AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE |
| ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING |
| RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS, |
| ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR |
| INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS |
| ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH |
| AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, |
| INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT |
| TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING |
| AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. |
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| 5) DOOR 103 ON SHEET A1.1 IS SHOWN SWINGING INWARD |
| AGAINST THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL FROM THE |
| BUILDING. FBC 1010.1.2.1 |
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| 6) UNDER CODE INFORMATION ON SHEET A01 THE PROJECT |
| OCCUPANT LOAD IS SPECIFIED AS 48 PERSONS. THE |
| CALCULATED OCCUPANT LOAD IS SPECIFIED AS 628 PERSONS ON |
| SHEET A1.1. PLEASE CORRECT. FBC 107.2.1 & FBC |
| 1004.1.1.1 |
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| 7) SHEET A4.2 HAS AN EXTERIOR STAIR DETAIL #13 AND A |
| STAIR SECTION #14. SUBMIT COMPLETE STRUCTURAL DETAILS |
| FOR THESE STAIRS. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 8) 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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