Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21021343
Permit Number 21021343
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2021-03-17 08:46:14WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 21021343
 ADD: 400 NORTHPOINT PKWY. # 100
 CONT: FISHER CONTRACTING CORP.
 TEL: 561-691-4716
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: WED. MARCH 17TH/2021
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE COVER SHEET/ PROJECT DATA:
 1A) THE PROJECT DATA LIST THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE AS:
 IV-B. PLEASE NOTE IN THE 2020 FBC-B TYPE IV-B
 CONSTRUCTION IS CONSIDERED HEAVY TIMBER-UNPROTECTED SEE
 THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION 602.4. PLEASE CORRECT
 CONSTRUCTION TYPE.
  
 1B) THE OCCUPANT LOAD STATED ON THE PLAN IS 3219 SQ.
 FT./ 100 OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR = 33 PERSONS. PLEASE
 REVIEW IN THE 2020 FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2 FOR BUSINESS
 OCCUPANCY THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR HAS BEEN INCREASED
 TO 150 SQ. FT. PER PERSON OR 3219 / 150 = 21.46 OR 22
 PERSONS. BUSINESS 22 OCCUPANTS = 8 WAREHOUSE = 30
 OCCUPANTS TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD.
  
 2) SHEET LS1 LIFE SAFETY SHEET:
 2A) THE PROJECT DATA LIST THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE AS:
 IV-B. PLEASE NOTE IN THE 2020 FBC-B TYPE IV-B
 CONSTRUCTION IS CONSIDERED HEAVY TIMBER-UNPROTECTED SEE
 THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION 602.4. PLEASE CORRECT
 CONSTRUCTION TYPE.
  
 2B) THE OCCUPANT LOAD STATED ON THE PLAN IS 3219 SQ.
 FT./ 100 OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR = 33 PERSONS. PLEASE
 REVIEW IN THE 2020 FBC-B TABLE 1004.1.2 FOR BUSINESS
 OCCUPANCY THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR HAS BEEN INCREASED
 TO 150 SQ. FT. PER PERSON OR 3219 / 150 = 21.46 OR 22
 PERSONS. BUSINESS 22 OCCUPANTS = 8 WAREHOUSE = 30
 OCCUPANTS TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD.
  
 2C) UNDER THE HEADING CODE INVESTIGATIONS THE PLANS
 STATE THE OCCUPANCIES AS (B) BUSINESS AND (S1) STORAGE
 OCCUPANCY TYPES. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE TYPES OF PRODUCTS
 TO BE STORED IN THE S1 OCCUPANCY TO DETERMINE OCCUPANCY
 STORAGE TYPE. 2020 FBC-B SECTIONS 311.2 S-1 VERSES
 311.3 S-2 AND TABLE 508.4 OCCUPANCY SEPARATION.
  
 2D) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. 107.2.1.2.
 THERE SEEMS TO BE A ONE-HOUR WALL BETWEEN THE BUSINESS
 OCCUPANCY AND THE STORAGE OCCUPANCY. THERE IS NO WALL
 LEGEND DEFINING THE WALL TYPES. ALSO WITHIN THIS SAME
 RATED WALL TYPE THERE APPEARS TO BE 2 OPENINGS ONE INTO
 THE OFFICE AREA THE OTHER INTO OFFICE 106. SHEET A-1
 ALSO SHOWS A ONE-HOUR FIRE PARTITION BETWEEN THE OFFICE
 AREA AND STORAGE AREA. IN THIS PLAN THE ONE OPENING IS
 IDENTIFIED AS DOOR # 12 AND IN THE OFFICE 106 A WINDOW
 TYPE G IS IDENTIFIED. PLEASE COLLATE PLANS TO REFLECT
 THE SAME CONFIGURATION.
  
 3) SHEET A2 RESTROOM ELEVATIONS PLEASE NOTE THE
 RESTROOM GRAB BARS ARE TO BE NO LONGER MEASURED FROM
 FINISH FLOOR TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE GRAB BAR BUT TO
 THE TOP OF THE GRASPABLE SURFACE. THIS CHANGE OCCURRED
 UNDER THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 3 YEARS AGO. 2020
 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.
 4) 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 WE ARE WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF COVID
 19
 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.
  
 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]
  
 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HOME PAGE
 HTTP://WWW.CITYOFWPB.COM/CONSTRUCTION/INDEX.PHP
  
 PLEASE NOTE: FLORIDA HAS A VERY BROAD PUBLIC RECORDS
 LAW. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO OR FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS
 REGARDING CITY BUSINESS ARE PUBLIC RECORD, AVAILABLE TO
 THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. YOUR E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS ARE
 THEREFORE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.
  
 MEMBER OF BOAF: BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF
 FLORIDA SAVING LIVES AND PROPERTY SINCE 1953
  
  


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