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| 2021-03-17 08:46:14 | WEST 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] |
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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. MARCH 17TH/2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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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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| | 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. |
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| | MEMBER OF BOAF: BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION OF |
| | FLORIDA SAVING LIVES AND PROPERTY SINCE 1953 |
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