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2020-07-29 09:03:11 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 20060393 |
| ADD: 2405 MERCER AVE. |
| CONT: BUTLER CONSTRUCTION |
| TEL: 561-832-9700 |
| 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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| 2ND REVIEW |
| DATE: WED. JULY29TH/ 2020 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) 2ND REQUEST. THE PERMIT APPLICATION STATES THE WORK |
| TO BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER THE SCOPE OF THIS PERMIT IS |
| FOR THE RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RESTROOM FOR A VALUE |
| OF $5,000.00 DOLLARS. |
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| 2A) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A-2 STILL MAKES REFERENCE TO THE |
| 2014 FBC. |
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| 2B) NEW COMMENT. THIS PLAN STATES THAT THE ALTERATION |
| LEVEL IS LEVEL II. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH BUSINESS |
| TAX (OLD OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING) SHOWS THIS SPACE BEING |
| CARLYLE THERAPY ASSOCIATION WHICH IS A BUSINESS |
| OCCUPANCY. A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY IS OCCURRING. |
| THE DESIGNER OF RECORD HAS NOT MET ALL OF THE |
| REQUIREMENTS FOUND UNDER COMMENT 468.1 FOR EDUCATIONAL |
| OCCUPANCIES. ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS, THERE IS NO |
| EXISTING BUILDING CODE FOR THIS OCCUPANCY GROUP. |
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| 3) COMPLIED. |
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| 4) SHEET A-2 MAKE REFERENCE TO THIS FACILITY TO BE A |
| PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL GRADES K-8TH GRADE. PLEASE BE |
| AWARE OF THE 2017 FBC-EXISTING CODE SCOPING |
| REQUIREMENTS AND EXCEPTION FOUND UNDER SECTION 101.2. |
| EXCEPTION: FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND |
| STATE LICENSED FACILITIES, SEE CHAPTER 4 SPECIAL |
| OCCUPANCIES OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
| SECTION 453 DEALS WITH STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. NOT THE LOCAL BUILDING DEPART. |
| CONCERN UNLESS THE SCHOOL BOARD SUBMITS PLANS FOR |
| PUBLIC SCHOOLS. |
| 4A)(1) CHAPTER 468 FOR FLORIDA?S PUBLIC & PRIVATE |
| SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THERE IS NO |
| EXISTING BUILDING CODE TO GO BY UNDER SPECIAL |
| OCCUPANCIES FOUND IN CHAPTER 4. CHAPTER 468 IN ITS |
| ENTIRITY HAS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE. |
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| 4A)(2) SEMI-COMPLIED. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION |
| ON THE PLAN TO DETERMINE CODE COMPLIANCE FOR THE |
| REQUIRED NUMBER OF FIXTURES REQUIRED UNDER THE 2017 |
| FBC-B TABLE 2902.1 FOR EDUCATION. THE SUBMITTED TABLE |
| GIVES A OVERALL COUNT BUT NOT BY AGE GROUP SEE THE 2017 |
| ACCESSIBILITY CODE 604.9 AGES 5-8 AGES 9-12 FOR WATER |
| CLOSET CENTERLINE, TOILET SEAT HEIGHT, GRAB BAR HEIGHT |
| AND DISPENSER HEIGHT. |
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| 4B) 2ND REQUEST ACCESS. CODE TABLE 604.9.THE 2017 FBC-B |
| 468.3.5.1 STANDARDS. EDUCATIONAL AND ANCILLARY |
| FACILITIES SHALL BE PROVIDE WITH TOLIETS, HAND WASHING |
| AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS FOR ALL OCCUPANTS IN RATIOS AND |
| ACCESSIBLE AS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| FLORIDA LAWS AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. SHEET A-1 & A2 |
| SHOWS A SINGLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN, PLEASE SHOW A DOUBLE |
| HIGH/ LOW, PLEASE SEE IN THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRINKING FOUNTAINS. SHEET A-3 |
| SHOWS COMPLIANCE WITH : |
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| 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 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. |
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| NOT SHOWN IN COMPLIANCE. PROTRUDING OBJECTS 307.2 |
| PROTRUSION LIMITS 307.2. OBJECTS WITH LEADING EDGES |
| MORE THAN 27 INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE |
| THE FLOOR SHALL NOT PROTRUDE MORE THAN 4 INCHES |
| HORIZONTALLY IN TO THE CIRCULATION PATH. |
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| 60.2 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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| 5) COMPLIED. SHEET A-3 GRAB BARS. |
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| 6) 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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| PLEASE NOTE WE ARE WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF COVID |
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| IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME, MY CELL NUMBER IS |
| 561-718-9724. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, 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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