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2021-02-02 11:45:56 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 21010857 |
| ADD: 1801 S. FLAGLER DR. SUITE: 1010 |
| CONT: PHILIP E. JOHNSON INC. |
| TEL: 561-262-1795 |
| 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. FEB. 02/2021 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) THE COVER SHEET: |
| 1A) UNDER THE HEADING OF PROJECT NAME AND ADDRESS YOU |
| HAVE THE JOB LOCATED IN DELRAY BEACH, PLEASE UPDATE |
| PLAN TO THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, FL. ADMINISTRATION |
| 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY |
| TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK |
| PROPOSED. |
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| 1B) UNDER THE HEADING USE AND OCCUPANCY THE OCCUPANCY |
| DECLARED IS A R-3 OCCUPANCY FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. |
| PLEASE UPDATE THE PLAN TO THE OCCUPANCY TYPE R-2 |
| SECTION 310.4 OF THE 2020 FBC-B. APARTMENT HOUSES, |
| CONDOMINIUMS, ETC. |
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| 1C) UNDER THE HEADING USE AND OCCUPANCY & TYPE OF |
| CONSTRUCTION THE OCCUPANCY DECLARED THE CONSTRUCTION |
| TYPE AS TYPE II-B. PLEASE REVIEW IN THE 2020 FBC-B |
| TABLE 504.4 FOR ALLOWABLE STORIES. THIS IS AN 18-STORY |
| BUILDING, THE ONLY CONSTRUCTION TYPE THAT ALLOWS AN 18 |
| STORY BUILDING IS TYPE I-A CONSTRUCTION. |
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| 2) SHEET A-002 THE DEMO PLAN IN NEITHER THE MASTER BATH |
| NOR THE GUEST BATH ARE SHOWN EXISTING SHOWERS OR TUBS. |
| THE MATER BATH LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE 2 CLOSETS WITHIN |
| THE MASTER BATH, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
| 107.2.1.2. |
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| 3) SHEET A-201 THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS IN THE MASTER BATH |
| A NEW SHOWER AND TUB LOCATION. THE SUBMITTED PLANS DO |
| HAVE FIRE ASSEMBLY FOR THROUGH PENETRATIONS OF FIRE |
| RATED FLOORS BUT THERE IS NO INFORMATION AS TO THE |
| CORING OF THE CONCRETE FLOOR FOR THE NEW THROUGH |
| PENETRATION. THESE SLABS ARE POST TENSION SLABS, HOW |
| ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP FROM CORING THROUGH A POST |
| TENSIONED CHORD. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| REQUIRED. |
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| 4) SHEET A-201 DOES PROVIDE A LEGEND FOR THE TILE |
| BACKER BOARD FOR THE SHOWERS BUT THERE IS NO |
| INFORMATION AS TO THE HEIGHT OF THE TILE IN THE SHOWER |
| AND OR BATHTUB AREAS. 2020 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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| 5) THE FLOOR PLAN INDICATES NEW FLOOR FINISHES WITH |
| NOTE # 9. THERE IS NO NOTE # 9 IN THE MASTER BATH OR |
| BATH # 2 AS IF THE FLOORS ARE TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE |
| PROVIDE A SQUARE FOOT AREA FOR THE FLOORS BEING |
| REPLACED. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, 109.3 |
| BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. |
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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. |
| WORKING HOURS ARE MON.- WED. 8:00 AM- NOON. PART-TIME/ |
| RETIRED. |
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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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| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HOME PAGE |
| HTTP://WWW.CITYOFWPB.COM/CONSTRUCTION/INDEX.PHP |
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