Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20060761
Permit Number 20060761
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2021-08-27 14:40:362ND REVIEW FBC-2017 BUILDING
 PERMIT- 20060761
 8/27/2021
  
 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
  
 PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED.
  
 1) [NOT RESOLVED.] THE PLANS THAT WERE SUBMITTED ONLY
 HAVE A FEW DIMENSIONS ON THEM. SUBMIT DRAWINGS WITH ALL
 DIMENSIONS SPECIFIED ON THEM. FBC 107.2.1
  
 2) [NOT RESOLVED.] SPECIFY THE EXISTING OCCUPANCY TYPE
 FOR THIS SPACE ON THE PLANS. FBC 107.2.1
  
 3) [THIS WILL BE A PROVISO TO BE VERIFIED BY THE FIELD
 INSPECTOR.] VERIFY THAT THE TENANT SEPARATION WALLS ON
 EACH SIDE OF THE SPACE ARE 2 HOUR FIRE RESISTIVE RATED.
 FBC 706
  
 4) [NOT RESOLVED. THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE IS SPECIFIED AS
 TYPE IV ON THE PLANS IN THE CITY'S RECORDS. THE PLANS
 FOR THE BUILDING HAS NON-COMBUSTIBLE FLOORS, BEARING
 WALLS, AND ROOF CONSTRUCTION. THE CONSTRUCTION TYPES IN
 THE BUILDING CODES HAVE CHANGED SINCE THIS BUILDING WAS
 CONSTRUCTED. BASED ON THE 2017 FBC THE CONSTRUCTION
 TYPE FOR THIS BUILDING IS TYPE II-B. PLEASE CHANGE THE
 CONSTRUCTION TYPE ON THE PLANS FROM V-B TO II-B.] 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
  
 5) [RESOLVED.] 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.
  
 6) [RESOLVED.] 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.
  
 7) [NOT RESOLVED. THE RESPONSE LETTER STATES THAT THIS
 IS A NON-SEPARATED MIXED USE OCCUPANCY. SPECIFY THIS ON
 THE PLANS AND REMOVE THE STATEMENT ON SHEET ON SHEET
 LS.100 THAT SPECIFIES 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.
  
 8) [NOT RESOLVED. CHANGE THIS TO SPECIFY 2017 FBC
 SECTION 1006.2.] 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.
  
 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.
  
 9) [ NOT RESOLVED. PROVIDE A COST BREAKDOWN TO SHOW HOW
 THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS WILL BE SPENT TOWARD
 IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY.] SHOW ACCESSIBLE PARKING
 SPACES, ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND
 THROUGH PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. FBC - ACCESSIBILITY 206
 AND 208
  
 10) [NOT RESOLVED. PROVIDE DETAILED DRAWINGS,
 ELEVATIONS, ETC. TO SHOW THAT THE BATHROOMS COMPLY WITH
 ACCESSIBILITY.] SHOW THAT BATHROOMS MEET ACCESSIBILITY
 REQUIREMENTS. 603 TOILET AND BATHING ROOMS. 603.1
 GENERAL. TOILET AND BATHING ROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH 603
  
 11) [NOT RESOLVED. THE RESPONSE LETTER STATES THAT THE
 BAR TOP WILL BE USED FOR BEVERAGE SERVICE AND THE FLOOR
 PLAN SHOWS SEATING AT THE BAR TOP. THIS BAR IS NEW
 CONSTRUCTION AND IT WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH
 ACCESSIBILITY.] 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.
  
 12) [RESOLVED.] 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.
  
 13) [ NOT RESOLVED. THE BAR TOP WILL BE USED AS A
 SERVICE COUNTER AND WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH FBC
 ACCESSIBILITY.] 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.
  
 14) NEW COMMENT.THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS IS
 SPECIFIED AS 46.2 PERSONS ON SHEET LS.100. SINCE THERE
 CAN NOT BE A FRACTION OF A PERSON, THE TOTAL NEEDS TO
 BE ROUNDED UP TO THE NEXT HIGHER WHOLE NUMBER WHICH IS
 47 PERSONS.
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE
 LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY
 RE-SUBMITTAL FORM.
  
  


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