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2020-07-14 12:07:13 | 1ST REVIEW FBC-2017 BUILDING |
| PERMIT- 20060761 |
| 7/21/2020 |
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| CODES IN EFFECT: |
| FBC P- FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC ACC- FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SIXTH ADDITION 2017 |
| FBC B- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC M- FLORIDA MECHANICAL CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC EC- FLORIDA ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE SIXTH EDITION |
| 2017 |
| FBC FG- FLORIDA FUEL GAS CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC EX- FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION |
| 2017 |
| FS- FLORIDA STATUTES |
| FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SIXTH |
| EDITION 2017 |
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| PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
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| 1) THE PLANS THAT WERE SUBMITTED ONLY HAVE A FEW |
| DIMENSIONS ON THEM. SUBMIT DRAWINGS WITH ALL DIMENSIONS |
| SPECIFIED ON THEM. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 2) SPECIFY THE EXISTING OCCUPANCY TYPE FOR THIS SPACE |
| ON THE PLANS. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 3) VERIFY THAT THE TENANT SEPARATION WALLS ON EACH SIDE |
| OF THE SPACE ARE 2 HOUR FIRE RESISTIVE RATED. FBC 706 |
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| 4) THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS BUILDING IS |
| SPECIFIED AS TYPE V ON SHEET LS.100. SPECIFY IF IT IS |
| TYPE V-A OR V-B CONSTRUCTION. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THIS |
| SPACE IS LOCATED IN A 14,400 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE |
| BUILDING. IT IS LOCATED IN BUILDING #4 IN A GROUP OF |
| OTHER WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS. THE ORIGINAL OCCUPANCY WAS |
| BUSINESS AND WAREHOUSE. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THIS |
| BUILDING IS TYPE V CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE VERIFY THE |
| CONSTRUCTION TYPE. FBC 601 |
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| 5) ONE SHEET LS.100 YOU HAVE INCLUDED THE CELLAR AND |
| BAR SERVICE AREAS WITH THE F-2 OCCUPANCY. IT APPEARS |
| THAT THE BAR SERVICE AREA AND POSSIBLY THE CELLAR AREA |
| SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE A2 OCCUPANCY. PLEASE |
| CLARIFY THE INTENDED USE OF THE CELLAR. EXPLAIN WHY THE |
| BAR SERVICE AREA AND THE CELLAR SHOULD NOT BE PART OF |
| THE ASSEMBLY AREA. |
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| 6) THE SECTION THAT ALLOWS ASSEMBLY AREAS WITH AN |
| OCCUPANT LOAD OF LESS THAN 50 PERSONS TO BE CLASSIFIED |
| AS A GROUP B OCCUPANCY DOES NOT ALLOW THE OCCUPANT LOAD |
| FOR THE ASSEMBLY AREA TO BE RECALCULATED USING THE |
| OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR FOR A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. THE |
| NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS STAYS THE SAME AS CALCULATED FOR AN |
| ASSEMBLY AREA. PLEASE CORRECT. FBC 1004 & FBC 303.1.1 |
| SMALL BUILDINGS AND TENANT SPACES A BUILDING OR TENANT |
| SPACE USED FOR ASSEMBLY PURPOSES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD |
| OF LESS THAN 50 PERSONS SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS A GROUP |
| B OCCUPANCY. |
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| 7) ON SHEET LS.100 IT IS STATED THAT THE ASSEMBLY |
| OCCUPANCY IS ACCESSORY TO THE F-2 OCCUPANCY. FBC |
| 508.2.3 STATES THAT AGGREGATE ACCESSORY OCCUPANCIES |
| SHALL NOT OCCUPY MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF THE FLOOR AREA |
| OF THE STORY IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. SINCE THE FLOOR |
| AREA OF THE ASSEMBLY AREAS IS MORE THAN 10 PERCENT THIS |
| CAN NOT BE AN ACCESSORY OR ANCILLARY OCCUPANCY. THIS IS |
| A MIXED USE OCCUPANCY. YOU WILL NEED TO DETERMINE IF IT |
| WILL BE A NON-SEPARATED OCCUPANCY OR A SEPARATED |
| OCCUPANCY PER FBC508.3 OR 508.4. |
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| 8) ON SHEET LS.100 UNDER EGRESS REQUIREMENTS THE NUMBER |
| OF REQUIRED EXITS SPECIFIES FBC 2014 SECTION 1021.2(2). |
| PLEASE CORRECT THIS TO REFERENCE THE 2017 FBC AND THE |
| APPROPRIATE SECTION. |
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| FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY COMMENTS : THIS IS A CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY AND IS TREATED AS NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR THE |
| APPLICATION OF ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. FBC EXISTING |
| BUILDING 1006.1 GENERAL. ACCESSIBILITY IN PORTIONS OF |
| BUILDINGS UNDERGOING A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| CLASSIFICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY. |
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| 9) SHOW ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES, ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO |
| ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND THROUGH PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. |
| FBC - ACCESSIBILITY 206 AND 208 |
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| 10) SHOW THAT BATHROOMS MEET ACCESSIBILITY |
| REQUIREMENTS. 603 TOILET AND BATHING ROOMS. 603.1 |
| GENERAL. TOILET AND BATHING ROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH 603 |
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| 11) SHOW ACCESSIBLE AREAS AT THE BARS. FBC - |
| ACCESSIBILITY 226.1 GENERAL. 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. IN ADDITION, |
| WHERE WORK SURFACES ARE PROVIDED FOR USE BY OTHER THAN |
| EMPLOYEES, AT LEAST 5 PERCENT SHALL COMPLY WITH 902. |
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| 12) SHOW ACCESSIBLE SEATING DISPERSED THROUGHOUT |
| TASTING AREAS. FBC - A 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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| 13) SHOW THAT THE SALES/SERVICE COUNTER COMPLIES WITH |
| ACCESSIBILITY. FBC - A 904.4 SALES AND SERVICE |
| COUNTERS. SALES COUNTERS AND SERVICE COUNTERS SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH 904.4.1 OR 904.4.2. THE ACCESSIBLE PORTION |
| OF THE COUNTER TOP SHALL EXTEND THE SAME DEPTH AS THE |
| SALES OR SERVICE COUNTER TOP. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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