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| 2021-03-22 08:16:19 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21011099 |
| | ADD: 917 N. FLAGLER DR. # 202 |
| | CONT: KEY REMODELING INC. |
| | TEL: 561-662-3691 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 2020 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: MO. MARCH 22ND/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE CONTRACTOR IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR |
| | AUTHORSHIP OF THE FLOOR PLAN. THE CONTRACTOR |
| | (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / DREW THE SET OF PLANS WILL |
| | NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF THE PLANS. |
| | PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND LICENSE |
| | NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND PLANS |
| | DRAWN. |
| | 107.3.4.3 CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. PLEASE NOTE THE |
| | EXCEPTION TO ENGINEERED PLANS UNDER 471.003(H) |
| | ELECTRICAL/ PLUMBING/ MECHANICAL, 481.229(1)(C) |
| | (BUILDING) REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR FOR THAT TRADE THAT |
| | WILL BE LICENSED IN THAT TRADE, WILL ALSO BE THE |
| | CONTRACTOR THAT DESIGNS THE SYSTEM UNDER THAT TRADE. |
| | THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / DREW THE SET |
| | OF PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR |
| | OF THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME |
| | AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN |
| | AND PLANS DRAWN. |
| | FOR EACH TRADE THE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| | DESIGN UNDER THE TRADE LICENSED IN MUST PRINT THEIR |
| | NAME, SIGN THEIR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER, NOTE THESE |
| | PLANS APPEAR TO BE DRAWN BY ONE INDUVIAL, THEY WOULD |
| | HAVE TO BE LICENSED AS A BUILDING, ELECTRICAL AND |
| | PLUMBING CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT ALL THESE TRADES UNDER |
| | ONE SHEET. |
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| | 2) THE STATED VALUE FOR A COMPLETE BATHROOM REMODEL |
| | SEAMS A BIT LOW. 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. |
| | 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. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, |
| | VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL |
| | REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE |
| | STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR |
| | FINISHES, NORMAL SITE WORK (EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR |
| | BUILDINGS), ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING |
| | COST, 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.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS |
| | FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE |
| | CONGRESS. |
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| | 3) PLEASE CLARIFY, THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES THE |
| | SCOPE OF WORK TO BE REMODEL BATHROOM, TUB, SHOWER FLOOR |
| | AND CABINET. IS THIS TUB/ SHOWER A COMBINATION TUB AND |
| | SHOWER, IS THE TUB BEING REMOVED AND A NEW TUB REPLACED |
| | THE OLD OR IS THE OLD TUB BEING REMOVED AND CONVERTED |
| | INTO A SHOWER. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | 4) THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES THE REMOVAL OF THE |
| | OLD FLOR FINISH AND NEW FLOOR FINISH INSTALLED. NEITHER |
| | THE PERMIT APPLICATION NOR FLOOR PLAN INDICATE THE |
| | MATERIAL FOR THE NEW FLOOR. |
| | FLOOR INSULATION (FBC-B 2020) 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 FOR TYPE I AND OR |
| | TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 4A) FBC-B 2020 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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| | 4B) FBC-B 2020 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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| | 4C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2020 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. |
| | LVT & LPT LUXURY VINYL TILE. FLOOR FINISH |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 804.2 |
| | CLASSIFICATION AND 804.3 TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF |
| | THE 2020 FBC-B. |
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| | 5A) MISSING INFORMATION ON THE FLOOR PLAN. 2020 FBC-B |
| | 2509.2 BASE FOR TILE. MATERIALS USED AS A BASE FOR WALL |
| | TILE IN TUB AND SHOWER AREAS AND WALLS AND CEILING |
| | PANELS IN SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE OF MATERIALS LISTED IN |
| | TABLE 2509.2 AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | MANUFACTURER?S RECOMMENDATIONS. WATER RESISTANT GYPSUM |
| | BACKING BOARD SHALL BE USED AS A BASE FOR TILE IN WATER |
| | CLOSET COMPARTMENT WALLS WHEN INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH GA-216 OR ASTM C840 AND THE MANUFACTURE?S |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS. |
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| | 5B) 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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| | 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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