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Text |
| 2020-10-16 16:47:52 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20100675 |
| | ADD: 2000 PRESIDENTIAL WAY # 501 |
| | CONT: J&V RESIDENTIAL SERVICES |
| | TEL: 561-601-1614 |
| | 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: FRI. OCT. 16TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | 1) SHEET A-1 THE DEMO FLOOR PLAN NOTES 4, 5 & 6 ALL |
| | QUOTE CODE SECTIONS 2017 FBC-B 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND, |
| | 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND AND 603.1 EXCEPTION 2 |
| | FLAME SPREAD. |
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| | 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. W.P.B. |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS SHALL |
| | CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, |
| | AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS |
| | ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH |
| | INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO THE TECHNICAL CODES |
| | "CODE SECTIONS SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN |
| | PART, NOR THE TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS |
| | A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION". CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE |
| | LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND |
| | SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS |
| | OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND |
| | REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| | 2) FLOOR INSULATION (FBC-B 2017). FOR TILE, STONE, |
| | MARBLE, VINYL AND WOOD FLOORING ALL NEED TO HAVE HAD |
| | THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO THE |
| | FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED |
| | UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS FOR A 6 INCH CONCRETE FLOOR |
| | ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING: |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS SHOWING |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| | TYPE I AND II BUILDINGS |
| | |
| | 2A) FBC-B 2017 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| | FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR |
| | BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA |
| | WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION |
| | CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD |
| | TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E-492. |
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| | 2B) FBC-B 2017 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, |
| | PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| | DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR |
| | SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS |
| | (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR |
| | AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E |
| | 90. |
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| | 2C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2017 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| | INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR AND SOLID |
| | DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE ALLOWED |
| | TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN 200. |
| | FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| | A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| | MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| | MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
| | |
| | 3) BOTH SHEET A-2 & A-3 INDICATE THE REMOVAL OF A TUB |
| | AND CREATING A NEW SHOWER, THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE |
| | HOW HIGH THE TILE WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE NEW SHOWER? |
| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2017 FBC-B SHOWERS & TUBS |
| | 1210.3. SHOWER COMPARTMENTS AND BATHTUBS WITH INSTALLED |
| | SHOWER HEADS SHALL BE FINISHED WITH A NONABSORBENT |
| | SURFACE TO A HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 72 INCHES ABOVE THE |
| | DRAIN INLET. |
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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. |
| | |
| | PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| | REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| | REVIEW CYCLE. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE WE ARE WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF COVID |
| | 19 |
| | 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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