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| 2020-11-20 15:38:21 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20110321 |
| | ADD: 6417 GEORGIA AVE. |
| | CONT: MASTER CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 561-248-5498 |
| | 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. NOV. 20TH/2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) SHEET A.05 BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS: |
| | 1A) UNDER THE HEADING OCCUPANCY SEPARATION FBC TABLE |
| | 303.3.2 1HR. STAND ALONE STRUCTURE. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT |
| | IS MEANT, THERE IS NO TABLE 303.3.2 IN THE 2017 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE BOOK. FOR STAND ALONE STRUCTURES YOU |
| | WOULD CONSIDER LOOKING AT TABLE 602 FIRE RESISTANCE |
| | RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTERIOR WALLS BASED ON FIRE |
| | SEPARATION DISTANCE FROM PROPERTY LINES OR OTHER |
| | BUILDINGS ON THE SAME LOT. |
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| | 1B) UNDER THE HEADING CONSTRUCTION TYPE THIS BUILDING |
| | IS LISTED AS CONSTRUCTION TYPE III-B (TABLE 601) 2 HRS. |
| | OR LESS. |
| | PLEASE DEFINE WHICH WALLS REQUIRE THE 2-HOUR FIRE |
| | RATING AND WITH AN EXISTING BUILDING HOW WILL THE WALL |
| | RATING BE DETERMINED. TABLE 601 FOOTNOTES E & F NEED TO |
| | BE REVIEWED. FOOTNOTE F ALSO REFERENCES SECTION 704.10. |
| | PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER IN THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE |
| | 506.2BUILDING TYPE V-B ALLOWS FOR A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY |
| | TO BE UP TO 9,000 SQ. FT. AND THAT IS WITHOUT FRONTAGE |
| | INCREASES. TABLE 602 WOULD ONLY REQUIRE A 1-HOUR FIRE |
| | RATING BECAUSE OF THE ZERO-LOT LINE ON THE NORTH WALL. |
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| | 1C) UNDER THE HEADING OF TENANT OCCUPANT LOAD AND |
| | REFERENCING TABLE 1004.1.2 BUT THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS |
| | NEVER GIVEN. 2017 FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2 TAKES A OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD FACTOR OF 100 GROSS OR 4,500S. F./ 100= 45 |
| | OCCUPANTS. |
| | |
| | 1D) PLEASE UPDATE PLANS FOR THE HEADING MAXIMUM COMMON |
| | PATH OF TRAVEL LISTING FBC TABLE 1014.3. PLEASE REVIEW |
| | THE 2017 FBC-B TABLE 1006.2.1 FOR COMMON PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL. |
| | |
| | 1E)(1) THE RESTROOM # 2 SHOWS THE DOOR SWINGING OUT |
| | INTO THE EGRESS PATH BLOCKING THE DOORWAY/ EGRESS PATH |
| | TO THE SAMPLE ROOM AND THE EXIT DISCHARGE. PLEASE |
| | REVIEW SECTION 1005.7.1DOOR SWINGS. |
| | |
| | 1E)(2) THE RESTROOM # 2 DOOR CAN SWING INTO A SINGLE |
| | TOILET USER ROOM. TOILET ROOM DOORS. 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE FIGURE 604.8.1.6 SHOWS AN |
| | OUTSWING DOOR. PLEASE ALSO REVIEW SECTION 603.2.3. |
| | DOORS SHALL NOT SWING INTO THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE OR |
| | CLEARANCES REQUIRED FOR ANY FIXTURE. DOORS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO SWING INTO THE REQUIRED TURNING SPACE. |
| | PLEASE SEE EXCEPTION 2. WHERE TOILET ROOMS ARE FOR |
| | INDIVIDUAL USE AND A CLEAR FLOORS SPACE COMPLYING WITH |
| | 305.3 IS PROVIDED WITHIN THE ROOM BEYOND THE ARC OF THE |
| | DOOR SWING. WHAT WOULD NEED TO BE SHOWN FOR THE INSWING |
| | DOOR IS THE REQUIRED 30X48 INCH CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| | BEYOND THE ARC OF THE DOOR. USUALLY AT A 45% ANGLE TO |
| | THE DOOR ENTRANCE. |
| | |
| | 1F) SHEET A05 SHOWS A BREAK ROOM BUT THERE ARE NO |
| | DETAILS OR ELEVATIONS OF THIS AREA, THE PLANS DO NOT |
| | SHOW HOW ACCESSIBILITY IS GOING TO BE MET, FRONT |
| | APPROACH OR SIDE APPROACH AND COUNTER HEIGHT. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND SURFACES. WATER SUPPLY & |
| | DRAINPIPES UNDER LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE |
| | INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO PROTECT AGAINST |
| | CONTACT. |
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| | 1G) THE FLOOR PLAN IS ALSO MISSING DRINKING FOUNTAINS. |
| | |
| | 1G)(1) 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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| | 1G)(2) 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 INTO THE |
| | CIRCULATION PATH. |
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| | 1G)(3) 602.2 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. |
| | |
| | 1G)(4) SPOUT OUTLETS/ DRINKING FOUNTAINS. 2017 ACCESS. |
| | CODE. SPOUT OUTLETS SHALL COMPLY WITH: |
| | 602.4 SPOUT HEIGHT. 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR OR GROUND FOR WHEELCHAIR BOUND INDIVIDUALS. |
| | 602.7 SPOUT HEIGHT FOR THE STANDING PERSONS SHALL BE |
| | BETWEEN 38 TO 43 INCHES ABOVE FINISH FLOOR. |
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| | 1G)(5) 211.3 MORE THAN MINIMUM NUMBER. WHERE MORE THAN |
| | THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF DRINKING FOUNTAINS SPECIFIED IN |
| | 211.2ARE PROVIDED, 50 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS PROVIDED SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.1 |
| | THROUGH 602.6 AND 50 PERCENT SHALL OF THE TOTAL NUMBER |
| | OF DRINKING FOUNTAINS PROVIDED SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.7. |
| | |
| | 2) I COULD NOT FIND A ROOM FINISH SCHEDULE BUT HERE IS |
| | IMPORTANT CODE INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE |
| | INCORPORATED INTO YOUR PLANS. 2017 FBC-B 1210.2.2. |
| | WALLS & PARTITIONS. THIS COMMENT IS A RESULT OF THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL INTERPRETATION. IN RESTROOMS EPOXY |
| | PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A SMOOTH HARD, |
| | NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
| | WALLS & PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET OF SERVICE SINKS, |
| | URINALS, AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A SMOOTH, HARD, |
| | NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 4 |
| | FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FOR STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, |
| | THE MATERIAL USED IN SUCH WALLS SHALL BE OF A TYPE THAT |
| | IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MOISTURE. |
| | 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
| | 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
| | |
| | 3) THE FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATION PLAN PROVIDE THE |
| | PRESSURES FOR THE WINDOWS AND DOORS BUT THEY ARE |
| | MISSING FOR THE ROOF. SHEET A01 INDICATES NEW RECOVER |
| | LOW SLOPED ROOF MEMBRANE OVER THE EXISTING CONCRETE |
| | STRUCTURAL ROOF. PLEASE PROVIDE THE PRESSURES FOR ROOF |
| | ZONES 1, 2 AND 3. |
| | |
| | 3A) PLEASE ALSO NOTE ON SHEET A01 WHAT IS THE HEIGHT OF |
| | THE EXISTING PARAPET. IF THERE IS ANY AT ALL. |
| | |
| | 3B) THE PLAN DOES NOT ADDRESS ROOF DRAINAGE AT ALL. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 1503.4. SCUPPERS AND OVERFLOWS VS ROOF |
| | DRAINS. |
| | |
| | 3C) PLEASE TAKE NOTE FOR RECOVER ROOFS THAT ARE ADHERED |
| | TO CONCRETE ROOF SLABS. PULL TEST ARE REQUIRED AND |
| | FIELD INSPECTOR VERIFICATION THAT THE ROOFS ARE IN A |
| | CONDITION THAT CAN BE RECOVERED .SEE REQUIREMENTS FOUND |
| | IN THE 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE 706.3 RECOVERING |
| | VERSES REPLACEMENT. |
| | |
| | 4) 2017 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, |
| | 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT |
| | OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, |
| | RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS |
| | OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVALS: |
| | (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS, MULLIONS & ROOF HATCHES. |
| | (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS |
| | (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, |
| | (G) PRE-ENGINEERED A/C STANDS |
| | |
| | 5A) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS |
| | WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE |
| | 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING (SHOP |
| | DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL) BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
| | FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS ETC. |
| | |
| | 5B) DELEGATED ENGINEERING. 61G15-30.003 ENGINEERING |
| | DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION. FL 61G-15-30.006 (3) THE |
| | DELEGATED ENGINEER SHALL FORWARD THE DELEGATED |
| | ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS TO THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR |
| | REVIEW. |
| | |
| | 5C) 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF |
| | THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE |
| | PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE NOT SUBMITTED AT THE |
| | TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD. |
| | DEFERRAL OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR |
| | APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED |
| | DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST |
| | THE DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| | FOR REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
| | |
| | 5D) DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN |
| | RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD |
| | THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION |
| | INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE |
| | BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO |
| | THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL |
| | ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED |
| | SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
| | |
| | 6) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY ON THE |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE |
| | IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING, |
| | MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED |
| | INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE |
| | PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2017 FBC-B 1405.13.1 |
| | INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS. |
| | FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH |
| | INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM |
| | LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS. |
| | |
| | 7) ROOFING: FOR ALL ROOFING PRODUCTS PLEASE IDENTIFY |
| | ALL ROOFING SUB-SYSTEMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PRESSURES |
| | FOR ROOF ZONE # 1. REVIEW THE PRODUCT APPROVAL |
| | LIMITATIONS, IF ENHANCED FASTENING IS ALLOWED FOR ROOF |
| | ZONES 2 & 3. FASTENER DENSITIES SHALL BE INCREASED FOR |
| | BOTH INSULATION & THE BASE SHEET AS CALCULATED IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH ROOFING APPLICATION STANDARDS RAS 117. |
| | CALCULATION PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY A FLORIDA |
| | REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR REGISTERED |
| | ARCHITECT. 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. |
| | 107.2.1.2 FOR ROOF ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED BY THE CODE, THE |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL ILLUSTRATE, DESCRIBE AND |
| | DELINEATE THE TYPE OF ROOFING SYSTEM, MATERIALS, |
| | VENTING, FASTENING REQUIREMENTS, FLASHING REQUIREMENTS |
| | AND WIND RESISTANCE RATING THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | INSTALLED. PRODUCT EVALUATION AND INSTALLATION SHALL |
| | INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE WIND CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR |
| | THE SPECIFIC SITE. |
| | |
| | 8) 2017 FBC-M- 301.15 WIND RESISTANCE. MECHANICAL |
| | EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO |
| | WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO RESIST THE WIND |
| | PRESSURES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. FBC-B-1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS |
| | AND CLADDING. WIND PRESSURE FOR EACH COMPONENT OR |
| | CLADDING ELEMENT IS TO BE DESIGNED FOR WIND PRESSURES |
| | COMPONENTS AND ATTACHMENTS. |
| | LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM. FOR ALL ROOF TOP |
| | EQUIPMENT, CURBS, FANS OR A/C STANDS, AND OR VENTS, |
| | DETAILED ATTACHMENT TO THE ROOF FRAMING & DECK AS WELL |
| | AS FROM THE CURB OR ROOF STAND TO THE EQUIPMENT ABOVE. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 1604.4 ANALYSIS. LOAD EFFECTS ON STRUCTURAL |
| | MEMBERS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY |
| | METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT |
| | EQUILIBRIUM, GENERAL STABILITY, GEOMETRIC COMPATIBILITY |
| | AND BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MATERIAL PROPERTIES. |
| | EVERY STRUCTURE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST THE |
| | OVERTURNING EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE LATERAL FORCES |
| | SPECIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER. SEE SECTION 1609 FOR WIND |
| | LOADS. |
| | THE ROOF TOP A/C STAND PRODUCT APPROVALS, TO BE |
| | REVIEWED BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE |
| | FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS CALCULATING THE AREA (SIDE VIEW) |
| | OF THE ROOF TOP COMPRESSORS, CONFIGURATION ON STAND, |
| | THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT OF THE STAND AND COMPRESSORS, |
| | WEIGHT, CIRCLED THE DESIGN PARAMETERS IN THE TABLES, |
| | ANCHORS AND UPLIFT VERSES MOMENT FOR THE UNIT TO THE |
| | STAND AND THE STAND TO THE ROOF. THE PRODUCT APPROVAL |
| | IS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD, APPROVED |
| | BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. |
| | |
| | 9) 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. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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