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| 2021-02-17 12:51:06 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21020437 |
| | ADD: 1900 CONSULATE PL. SUITE: 2202 |
| | CONT: BUILD & FIX INC. |
| | TEL: 561-908-3212 |
| | 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: WED. FEB. 17TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) EXISTING & PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN: |
| | 1A) GYPSUM BOARD PARTITIONS & CEILINGS. THIS WHOLE |
| | HEADING REFERS MOSTLY TO R-3 CONSTRUCTION. WITH 2 X4 |
| | STUD WALLS, CEILINGS FASTENED TO BOTTOM CHORD OF WOOD |
| | TRUSSES. PLEASE REFER TO THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION 603.1.1 |
| | WHERE FIRE RETARDANT TREATED WOOD CAN BE INSTALLED. |
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| | 1B) DESIGN PARAMETERS REFERS TO ASCE-7-10. THIS WAS THE |
| | VERSION OF THE ASCE-7 UNDER THE 2017 FBC-B. UNDER THE |
| | 2020 FBC-B THE ASCE 7 VERSION IS ASCE 7-16. PLEASE |
| | UPDATE CHAPTER 35 OF THE 2020 FBC-B. |
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| | 1C) THERE ARE DESIGN PARAMETER NOTES THAT DO NOT |
| | PERTAIN TO THIS PROJECT, TOP CHORD, BOTTOM CHORD LOADS, |
| | SOIL BEARING CAPACITY, PLEASE REMOVE. 2020 WEST PALM |
| | BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER |
| | 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. W.P.B. ADMINISTRATIVE |
| | CODE/2017 DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN |
| | INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO |
| | THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO |
| | CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. |
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| | 1D) DESIGN PARAMETERS, THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT IS GIVEN AT |
| | 30 FEET, THEN AGAIN, THE PLANS STATE THE NUMBER OF |
| | STORIES AS 12 STORIES. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 22 STORY |
| | HIGHRISE BUILDING. UPDATE PLANS. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL |
| | INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 1E) THE DESIGN PARAMETERS LIST THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE AS |
| | IIB. PLEASE REFER TO TABLE 504.4 ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF |
| | STORIES ABOVE GRADE. FOR A 22-STORY BUILDING R-2 |
| | OCCUPANCY THE MINIMUM BUILDING TYPE IS I-A. |
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| | 1F) CODE REQUIREMENTS ALSO LIST TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION |
| | CHAPTER 6 TYPE II-B SPRINKLERED. . PLEASE REFER TO |
| | TABLE 504.4 ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF STORIES ABOVE GRADE. |
| | FOR A 22-STORY BUILDING R-2 OCCUPANCY THE MINIMUM |
| | BUILDING TYPE IS I-A. |
| | |
| | SCOPE OF WORK: |
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| | 1G) NOTE 5, 6 & 15 ALL DEAL WITH THE EITHER RAISING OR |
| | DROPPING THE CEILINGS IN THE ENTRANCE, BATHROOMS AND |
| | KITCHEN AREAS. |
| | AS THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PLEASE PROVIDE THE TYPE OF |
| | MATERIALS FOR THE FRAMING MEMBERS OF THE DROPPED |
| | CEILINGS, SPAN, SIZE OF THE METAL STUDS, WILL THERE BE |
| | MIDSPAN SUPPORTS AND THICKNESS OF DRYWALL FINISH. |
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| | 1H)(1) NOTE 18 INDICATES THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW |
| | GLASS DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE THE LOCATION. IF THIS DOOR |
| | IS AN EXTERIOR DOOR PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE PRODUCT |
| | APPROVAL FOR THE DOOR. 2020 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 |
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| | 1H)(2) 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. 2020 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. |
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| | 2) NOTE 19 INDICATES THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL |
| | FLOORS. TYPE OF FLOOR FINISH NOT GIVEN. 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: |
| | |
| | 2A) 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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| | 2B) 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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| | 2C) 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. |
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| | LVT & LPT LUXURY VINYL TILE. FLOOR FINISH |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 804.2 |
| | CLASSIFICATION AND 804.3 TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF |
| | THE 2017 FBC-B. |
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| | 3) 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. |
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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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