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| 2021-01-12 17:01:03 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1. |
| | WPB CCCM=WEST PALM BEACH CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL |
| | MANUAL REVISED 2017 |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017 |
| | 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC ACC = FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC EX = FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH |
| | EDITION |
| | FBC PL = FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | 20121397 730 BELVEDERE RD |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | PLUMBING COMMENTS: |
| | A REVIEW OF MINIMUM PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS AS |
| | REQUIRED BY FBC ACC IS PART OF THE PLUMBING REVIEW |
| | PROCESS BUT IS TYPICALLY ADDRESSED ON THE ARCHITECTURAL |
| | PLANS. ANY COMMENTS CONCERNING THESE REQUIREMENTS MUST |
| | BE SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED PRIOR TO A PLUMBING REVIEW |
| | APPROVAL. |
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| | 1.VALUE OF JOB SEEMS LOW WHEN COMPARED TO ENTIRE SCOPE |
| | OF WORK. PROVIDE AN ACCURATE VALUATION OF ALL WORK AND |
| | COST. 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS. IF, IN THE |
| | OPINION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION |
| | OF BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, GAS, |
| | MECHANICAL OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE |
| | UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE |
| | DENIED, UNLESS THE APPLICANT CAN SHOW DETAILED, |
| | QUANTITY ESTIMATES, AND/OR BONA FIDE SIGNED CONTRACTS |
| | (EXCLUDING LAND VALUE) TO MEET THE APPROVAL OF THE |
| | BUILDING OFFICIAL. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION |
| | OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT |
| | VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, |
| | MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, RELATIVE SITE WORK, |
| | ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING COSTS, |
| | OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE. |
| | VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED |
| | DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES |
| | (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.), AS PUBLISHED BY |
| | INTERNATIONAL (1)CODE CONGRESS. FINAL BUILDING PERMIT |
| | VALUATION SHALL BE SET BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| | 2.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC ACC |
| | CHAPTERS 3 AND 6 PROVIDE PLAN AND ELEVATION DETAILS FOR |
| | NEW TOILET ROOM INDICATING THE FOLLOWING: |
| | A.THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE POSITIONED WITH A WALL OR |
| | PARTITION TO THE REAR AND TO ONE SIDE. THE CENTERLINE |
| | OF THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 16 INCHES MINIMUM TO 18 |
| | INCHES MAXIMUM FROM THE SIDE WALL OR PARTITION PER FBC |
| | ACC 604.2 |
| | B.CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 60 INCHES |
| | MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE WALL AND |
| | 56 INCHES MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL PER FBC ACC 604.3.1 |
| | C.THE SIDE WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 42 INCHES LONG |
| | MINIMUM, LOCATED 12 INCHES (305 MM) MAXIMUM FROM THE |
| | REAR WALL AND EXTENDING 54 INCHES MINIMUM FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL PER FBC ACC 604.5.1 |
| | D.THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 INCHES LONG |
| | MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE WATER |
| | CLOSET 12 INCHES MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND 24 INCHES |
| | MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE PER FBC ACC 604.5.2 |
| | E.FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL BE HAND OPERATED OR AUTOMATIC. |
| | HAND OPERATED FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL COMPLY WITH 309. |
| | FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE OPEN SIDE OF THE |
| | WATER CLOSET PER FBC ACC 604.6 |
| | F.TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND |
| | SHALL BE 7 INCHES MINIMUM AND 9 INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT |
| | OF THE WATER CLOSET MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE |
| | DISPENSER. THE OUTLET OF THE DISPENSER SHALL BE 15 |
| | INCHES MINIMUM AND 48 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR AND SHALL NOT BE LOCATED BEHIND GRAB BARS PER FBC |
| | ACC 604.8. |
| | G.THE SEAT HEIGHT OF A WATER CLOSET ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR SHALL BE 17 INCHES (430 MM) MINIMUM AND 19 INCHES |
| | (485 MM) MAXIMUM MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE SEAT. SEATS |
| | SHALL NOT BE SPRUNG TO RETURN TO A LIFTED POSITION PER |
| | FBC ACC 604.4. |
| | H.LAVATORIES AND ACCESSIBLE SINKS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | WITH THE FRONT OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR COUNTER |
| | SURFACE 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND PER FBC ACC 606.3, ADDITIONALLY SHOW TOE AND |
| | KNEE CLEARANCE AS REQUIRED BY FBC ACC 306.2 AND 306.3 |
| | I.PER FBC 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND SURFACES. WATER |
| | SUPPLY & DRAINPIPES UNDER LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE |
| | INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO PROTECT AGAINST |
| | CONTACT. |
| | J.UNITS SHALL HAVE A CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH |
| | AND CENTERED ON THE UNIT. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED PER FBC ACC 602.2 |
| | K.MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL |
| | BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING |
| | SURFACE 40 INCHES (1015 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR OR GROUND. MIRRORS NOT LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES |
| | OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE |
| | OF THE REFLECTING SURFACE 35 INCHES (890 MM) MAXIMUM |
| | ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND PER FBC ACC 603.3. |
| | L.DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL COMPLY WITH 307 AND 602 PER |
| | FBC ACC 602.1. |
| | M.REFERENCE THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN: 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. |
| | N.602.2CLEAR FLOORUNITS SHALL HAVE A CLEAR FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A |
| | FORWARD APPROACH AND CENTERED ON THE UNIT. KNEE AND TOE |
| | CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED PER FBC |
| | ACC 602.2. |
| | O.OPERABLE PARTS SHALL COMPLY WITH 309 PER FBC ACC |
| | 602.3. |
| | P.SPOUT OUTLETS SHALL BE 36 INCHES (915 MM) MAXIMUM |
| | ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND PER FBC ACC 602.4. |
| | Q.SPOUT OUTLETS OF DRINKING FOUNTAINS FOR STANDING |
| | PERSONS SHALL BE 38 INCHES (965 MM) MINIMUM AND 43 |
| | INCHES (1090 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR |
| | GROUND PER FBC ACC 602.7 |
| | R.THE SPOUT SHALL BE LOCATED 15 INCHES (380 MM) MINIMUM |
| | FROM THE VERTICAL SUPPORT AND 5 INCHES (125 MM) MAXIMUM |
| | FROM THE FRONT EDGE OF THE UNIT, INCLUDING BUMPERS PER |
| | FBC ACC 602.5. |
| | S.PER FBC ACC 609.4, GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A |
| | HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP (NOT |
| | THE CENTER) OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE, |
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| | 3.PER FBC PL 403.3.1, THE ROUTE TO THE PUBLIC TOILET |
| | FACILITIES REQUIRED BY SECTION 403.3 SHALL NOT PASS |
| | THROUGH KITCHENS (FOOD PREP AREAS), STORAGE ROOMS OR |
| | CLOSETS. ACCESS TO THE REQUIRED FACILITIES SHALL BE |
| | FROM WITHIN THE BUILDING OR FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE |
| | BUILDING. ROUTES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY. THE PUBLIC SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE |
| | REQUIRED TOILET FACILITIES AT ALL TIMES THAT THE |
| | BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. |
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| | 4.PER FBC PL 608.1 AND WPB CCCM A BACKFLOW PREVENTER IS |
| | REQUIRED FOR THE POTABLE WATER SERVICE AND SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED TO COMPLY WITH THE WPB CCCM REQUIREMENTS AND |
| | SHALL BE LEAD FREE. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE |
| | SPECIFICATION FOR SAID BACKFLOW PREVENTER. A SEPARATE |
| | PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER. IF SUCH |
| | A BACKFLOW PREVENTER IS EXISTING AND IN PLACE, SHOW IT |
| | ON THE PLAN AS EXISTING. AN UP TO DATE CERTIFICATION |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO FINAL INSPECTION. |
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| | 5.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE MANUFACTURER?S |
| | SPECIFICATION FOR THE WATER HEATER AT THE LAVATORY. |
| | IDENTIFY THE WATER HEATER ON THE WATER DISTRIBUTION |
| | PLANS. PROVIDE ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND GPM |
| | CAPACITY. SHOW THAT THE GPM CAPACITY WILL MEET THE |
| | DEMAND OF THE LAVATORY AND THE TWO SINKS. |
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| | 6.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE MANUFACTURER?S |
| | SPECIFICATION FOR THE MIXING VALVE AT THE LAVATORY. |
| | PROVIDE ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND GPM CAPACITY. |
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| | 7.PER WPB FBC PL 603.1, THE WATER SERVICE PIPE SHALL BE |
| | NOT LESS THAN 3/4 INCH (19.1 MM) IN DIAMETER. |
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| | 8.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR SIZING |
| | OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF FBC PL SECTION 604. |
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| | 9.PER FBC PL 606.1, FULL-OPEN VALVES SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: |
| | A.ON THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SUPPLY PIPE AT THE ENTRANCE |
| | INTO THE STRUCTURE. |
| | B.ON THE TOP OF EVERY WATER DOWN-FEED PIPE IN |
| | OCCUPANCIES OTHER THAN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL |
| | OCCUPANCIES. |
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| | 10.REGARDING THE POINT OF USE WATER HEATER DETAIL, THE |
| | TWO-WAY VALVE FOR COLD WATER TO SINK AND WATER HEATER |
| | IS NOT COMPLIANT. PER FBC PL 503.1, THE COLD WATER |
| | BRANCH LINE TO THE WATER HEATER SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH |
| | A DEDICATED VALVE. THE CORRECT DISTRIBUTION OF HOT |
| | WATER FROM THE HEATER TO ALL FIXTURES REQUIRING HOT |
| | WATER IS NOT INDICATED ON THE PLANS AS ONLY THE FIXTURE |
| | IN THE DETAIL SEEMS TO BE SUPPLIED WITH HOT WATER. PER |
| | WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE A DETAIL SHOWING SAID REQUIRED |
| | DISTRIBUTION. PER FBC PL 602.2, PROVIDE A SHUT OFF |
| | VALVE FOR THE COLD WATER SUPPLY AND THE HOT WATER |
| | SUPPLY TO THE FIXTURE. |
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| | 11.PER FBC EC C404.4, INSULATE HOT WATER PIPING FROM |
| | WATER HEATER TO THE FIXTURE SUPPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | FBC EC 403.2.10. |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| | THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS.ALL PLANS TO BE SIGNED |
| | AND SEALED BY THE DESIGNER AS REQUIRED BY FAC AND FS. |
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| | JERALD SMITH |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | EMAIL [email protected] |
| | PHONE 561-805-6715 |
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| | 20121397 730 BELVEDERE RD |
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