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| 2020-11-24 14:59:49 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT:20110928 |
| | ADD: 2505 METROCENTRE BLVD. W. # 300 |
| | 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. NOV. 24TH/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) ON BOTH THE D1 SHEET AND A1 SHEET THE PLANS SHOW |
| | WORK TO BE COMPLETED IN THE COMMON AREA. THERE IS A |
| | NOTE THAT STATES ALL COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WORK TO |
| | BE SEPARATELY PRICED. PLEASE NOTE WORK IN THE COMMON |
| | AREAS ARE USUALLY OUT OF THE LEASE LINES, CONSIDERED |
| | COMMON AREAS AND UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT. PLEASE NOTE THE |
| | WORK CAN BE SHOWN ON THIS PLAN PUT THEN NEITHER PERMIT |
| | CAN BE ISSUED UNTIL BOTH PERMITS ARE CODE COMPLIANT. |
| | 2017 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 105.1 PERMITS. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-3 SHOWS THE DOOR SCHEDULE 22 OF THE 34 DOORS |
| | SHOWN STATE THAT THEY ARE EXISTING AND DO NOT PROVIDE |
| | THE WIDTH OF THE DOOR. THE EXISTING DOOR SIZE NEEDS TO |
| | BE KNOWN TO SEE IF THEY MEET THE EGRESS REQUIREMENTS |
| | AND ACCESSIBILITY MINIMUM WIDTHS. |
| | 2017 ACCESS. CODE 404.2.3. CLEAR WIDTH & SIZE OF DOORS, |
| | 2017 FBC-B 1010.1.1. WHERE THIS SECTION REQUIRES A |
| | MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES. THE MINIMUM SIZE OF A |
| | SWING DOORS IS MEASURED CLEAR OPENING OF THE DOORWAY |
| | WITH THE SWINGING DOORS SHALL BE MEASURED BETWEEN THE |
| | FACE OF THE DOOR AND THE STOP, WITH THE DOOR OPEN 90 |
| | DEGREES. |
| | THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES THE PERMIT VALUE FOR |
| | THE WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER THIS PERMIT IS |
| | $68,000.00 DOLLARS OF VALUE. 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 ($13,600.00 DOLLARS) 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. IF CODE COMPLIANCE IS |
| | MET BEFORE THE VALUE OF WORK $13,600.00 NOTE THE BIG |
| | QUESTION IS THE DOORS.IS SPENT THEN NO MORE FUNDS NEED |
| | TO BE SPENT FOR ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES. |
| | |
| | 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO |
| | PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED |
| | AREA WILL BE DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL |
| | ALTERATION WHEN THE COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE |
| | ALTERATION TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COST THAT MAY |
| | BE COUNTED AS EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUT TO THE ALTERED AREA; (II) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS |
| | INSTALLING GRAB BARS, ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, |
| | INSULATING PIPES, OR INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET |
| | CONTROLS; (III) COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING |
| | ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE |
| | TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION |
| | DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) |
| | COST ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING AN ACCESSIBLE DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAIN. |
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| | 3) PLEASE NOTE BOTH THE D1 SHEET AND A1 SHEET BOTH SHOW |
| | WORK IN THE EXISTING PRIVATE BATHROOM. 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 AS WELL AS THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE. CURRENTLY |
| | THIS BATHROOM DOES NOT MEET ANY OF THE ACCESSIBLE |
| | ELEMENTS OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE ACCESSIBILITY CODE. MUST |
| | MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SIZE OF THE RESTROOM AND |
| | BACKING REQUIREMENTS WHICH CURRENTLY IT DOES NOT MEET |
| | EVEN FOR THE PRIVATE BATHROOM. PLUMBING WILL PROVIDE |
| | MORE DETAIL ON HOW THEY VIEW A REMODELED PRIVATE |
| | BATHROOM. |
| | |
| | 4) SHEET A1 RESTROOMS 124, 130, 131, AND PRIVATE |
| | BATHROOM 107, NONE ARE DIMENSIONED AS TO VERIFY CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH CLEARANCES AT WATER CLOSETS. 604.3 |
| | CLEARANCE. CLEARANCES AROUND THE WATER CLOSETS AND IN |
| | TOILET COMPARTMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH 604.3 OF THE 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | 604.3.1. SIZE. CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE |
| | 60 INCHES MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE |
| | WALL AND 56 INCHES MINIMUM PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL. NOTE THE MINIMUM BACK WALL MEASUREMENT SHOULD BE |
| | 7-FOOT 1 INCH. |
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| | 5) SHEET A-3 ACCESSIBLE DETAILS: |
| | 5A) GRAB BARS ARE DIMENSIONED TO CENTERLINE NOT THE TOP |
| | OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE. 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTION 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED |
| | TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE. |
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| | 5B) LAV & SINK DETAILS. EXPOSED PIPES. 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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| | 6) 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 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 |
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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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