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| 2020-08-25 19:03:51 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20080471 |
| | ADD: 1401 FORUM WAY SUITES 730 & 740 |
| | CONT: CHANDLER CONSTRUCTION CO. |
| | TEL: 561-791-6934 |
| | 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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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. AUGUST 25TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A-1.0: |
| | 1A) THE DOOR SCHEDULE LIST THE TYPE OF DOOR NOT THE |
| | DOOR LOCATION THERE MAYBE MULTIPLE DOOR TYPES THERE ARE |
| | MULTIPLE DOOR TYPES A, B, & C DOORS. THE ISSUE IS THE |
| | DOOR THAT LEEDS FROM THE WAITING ROOM (100) INTO THE |
| | WORK AREA 111. ON THE LATCH SIDE OF THE DOOR THERE IS |
| | NOT THE REQUIRED 18 INCHES MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. |
| | 2017 FBC- ACCESS. CODE 404.2.4 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. |
| | DOORS. MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORS AND |
| | GATES SHALL COMPLY WITH 404.2.4. MANEUVERING CLEARANCES |
| | SHALL EXTEND THE FULL WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY AND THE |
| | REQUIRED LATCH SIDE FOR SIDE CLEARANCE. SEE FIGURE |
| | 404.2.4.1(A). |
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| | 1B) THE REAR DOOR THAT LEADS FROM THE OFFICE TO THE |
| | CORRIDOR IDENTIFIED AS ( E ) ALSO IS MISSING THE |
| | REQUIRED 18 INCHES ON THE LATCH SIDE OF THE DOORWAY. |
| | 2017 FBC- ACCESS. CODE 404.2.4 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. |
| | DOORS. MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORS AND |
| | GATES SHALL COMPLY WITH 404.2.4. MANEUVERING CLEARANCES |
| | SHALL EXTEND THE FULL WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY AND THE |
| | REQUIRED LATCH SIDE FOR SIDE CLEARANCE. SEE FIGURE |
| | 404.2.4.1(A). |
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| | 1C) SHEET A-1.0 SHOWS A BREAK AREA IDENTIFIED AS 110 |
| | WHAT APPEARS TO BE A BAR SINK IN THE LEFT END OF THE |
| | COUNTER JUST ABUTTING THE LEFT SIDE WALL. SHEET A-2.0 |
| | DETAIL # 2 SHOWS THE ELEVATION VIEW WITH THE SINK |
| | CENTERED IN THE 2 FOOT WIDE BASE CABINET THEN A |
| | DISHWASHER. A FORWARD APPROACH WILL NOT WORK FOR A 2 |
| | FOOT WIDE BASE CABINET AND A SIDE APPROACH WOULD NOT |
| | WORK THE SINK WOULD NEED TO BE CENTERED 2 FEET FROM THE |
| | SIDE WALL FOR A PERSON IN A WHEELCHAIR TO BE ABLE TO |
| | USE THE SINK. SEE THE 2017 FBC-ACCESS. CODE SECTION |
| | 305.5 POSITION AND FIGURE 305.5. |
| | 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, |
| | SEE EXCEPTIONS ALSO, BUT SHOW THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE ON THE FLOOR PLAN. |
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| | 1D) BREAK ROOM CABINETRY FOUND ON A-2.0. DETAIL # 2 THE |
| | BREAK ROOM CABINETRY DOES NOT HAVE A VERTICAL HEIGHT AS |
| | DOES DETAIL # 1, WE CAN?T ASSUME THE FINISH CABINETRY |
| | HEIGHT NOR THE FINISH RIM HEIGHT OF THE SINK. PLEASE |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 606 LAVATORIES AND SINKS> 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 606.3 HEIGHT. LAVATORIES |
| | AND SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE FRONT OF THE |
| | HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER SURFACE 34 INCHES (865 MM) |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 1E) THE BREAK ROOM DETAIL FOUND ON SHEET A-2.0 DETAIL # |
| | 2 SHOWS A MICROWAVE LOCATED 0N A SHELF IN THE UPPER |
| | CABINETS. THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE SHELF THE MICROWAVE IS |
| | SITTING ON IS APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR. PLEASE SHOW HOW COMPLIANCE WILL BE MET, 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESS. CODE SECTIONS: |
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| | 1E)(1) 308 REACH RANGES. |
| | 308.2 FORWARD REACH./ 308.2.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.2.2 |
| | OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
| | 308.3 SIDE REACH. / 308.3.1 UNOBSTRUCTED/ 308.3.2 |
| | OBSTRUCTED HIGH REACH. |
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| | 1E)(2) 309 OPERABLE PARTS. |
| | 309.3 HEIGHT. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN ONE |
| | OR MORE OF THE REACH RANGES SPECIFIED IN 308. |
| | 309.4 OPERATION. OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE OPERABLE WITH |
| | ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT GRASPING, |
| | PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE REQUIRED |
| | TO ACTIVATE OPERABLE PARTS SHALL BE 5 POUNDS (22.2 N) |
| | MAXIMUM. |
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| | 1F) THE DESIGNER OF RECORD IS NOTING THAT THE CORRIDOR |
| | WALL IS TO BE A 1 HOUR RATED WALL, ARE THE 2 DOORS |
| | IDENTIFIED AS ( E ) ARE THEY GOING TO BE 20 MINUTE |
| | RATED? 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-2-0 DETAILS 3 & 4 SHOW GLASS WINDOWS AND THE |
| | ONLY NOTATION IS 3/8 INCH BUTT GLAZING. PLEASE REVIEW |
| | IN THE 2017 FBC-B 2406 SAFETY GLAZING AND 2406.4 |
| | HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS. |
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| | 3) PLEASE NOTE IF ANY OF THE ABOVE COMMENTS FOR |
| | ACCESSIBILITY ARE AN EXISTING CONDITION THEN THE |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE UNDER DISPROPORTIONATE COST WOULD |
| | ALLOW FOR THESE CONDITIONS TO BE CORRECTED. THE |
| | CONTRACT VALUE FOR THIS PROJECT IS $120,000.00 DOLLARS |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST WOULD ALLOW UP TO $24,000.00 |
| | DOLLARS TO CORRECT THESE CODE ISSUES. |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST 202.4.1. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU |
| | ARE TO MEET DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE |
| | CONTRACTOR OR THE DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR |
| | LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW HOW THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND UP |
| | TO THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE FUNDS LISTED FOR EACH |
| | ELEMENT WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT AND IN THE |
| | ORDER LISTED IN SECTION 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE COST |
| | OF THE 2017 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| | 4) 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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| | 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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