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2021-04-06 15:16:19 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1 |
| WPB CCCM=WEST PALM BEACH CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL |
| MANUAL REVISED 2017 |
| FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2020 |
| 7TH EDITION |
| FBC ACC = FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| FBC EX = FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH |
| EDITION |
| FBC PL = FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
| PLUMBING COMMENTS: DENIED |
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| 1.P1 APPEARS TO INDICATE THAT THE EXISTING BATHTUB IS |
| TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW BATHTUB. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, |
| CLARIFY WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS CORRECT. IF SO THEN |
| CLARIFY THAT IT IS THE SAME CONFIGURATION AS THE |
| ORIGINAL BATHTUB AND WILL NOT REQUIRE A NEW SLAB |
| PENETRATION FOR THE DRAIN. PLEASE BE SPECIFIC. |
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| 2.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, CLARIFY WHETHER OR NOT A SHOWER |
| HEAD WILL BE PROVIDED. |
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| 3. ARE YOU REPLACING THE EXISTING CONTROL VALVE? IF |
| PROVIDING A NEW CONTROL VALVE, PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, |
| SPECIFY THE NEW VALVE AND PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S |
| SPECIFICATION/INSTALLATION MANUAL. VALVE SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH FBC PL 412.3. A ROUGH IN INSPECTION WILL BE |
| REQUIRED FOR THE IN-WALL PLUMBING. |
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| 4. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1 PROVIDE DETAIL OR SCHEDULE |
| SHOWING WALL AREAS ABOVE BUILT-IN TUBS THAT HAVE |
| INSTALLED SHOWER HEADS AND WALLS IN SHOWER COMPARTMENTS |
| SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF SMOOTH, CORROSION-RESISTANT AND |
| NONABSORBENT WATERPROOF MATERIALS. WALL MATERIALS SHALL |
| EXTEND TO A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) |
| ABOVE THE ROOM FLOOR LEVEL, AND NOT LESS THAN 70 INCHES |
| (1778 MM) ABOVE THE DRAIN OF THE TUB OR SHOWER. SUCH |
| WALLS SHALL FORM A WATER-TIGHT JOINT WITH EACH OTHER |
| AND WITH EITHER THE TUB OR SHOWER FLOOR AS REQUIRED BY |
| FBC PL 421.4.1. |
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| 5.VALUE OF JOB SEEMS LOW WHEN COMPARED TO ENTIRE SCOPE |
| OF WORK. PROVIDE AN ACCURATE VALUATION OF ALL WORK AND |
| COST. 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS. 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, UNLESS THE APPLICANT CAN SHOW DETAILED, |
| QUANTITY ESTIMATES, AND/OR BONA FIDE SIGNED CONTRACTS |
| (EXCLUDING LAND VALUE) TO MEET THE APPROVAL OF THE |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION |
| OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT |
| VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, ELECTRIC, PLUMBING, |
| MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, RELATIVE SITE WORK, |
| ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING COSTS, |
| 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.), AS PUBLISHED BY |
| INTERNATIONAL (1)CODE CONGRESS. FINAL BUILDING PERMIT |
| VALUATION SHALL BE SET BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| END OF COMMENTS. |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. ALL PLANS TO BE SIGNED |
| AND SEALED BY THE DESIGNER AS REQUIRED BY FAC AND FS. |
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| JERALD SMITH |
| PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| EMAIL [email protected] |
| MOBILE 561-246-0882 |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT I TYPICALLY WORK ON TUESDAYS AND |
| THURSDAYS |
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| 21030959 610 CLEMATIS ST 515 |