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| 2021-04-27 17:14:04 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21040833 |
| | ADD: 400 N, FLAGLER DR. SUITES: 1903 / 1904 |
| | CONT: RICHARD MCDONALD CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. |
| | TEL: 561-795-4055 |
| | 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: TUES. APRIL 27TH/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) IT APPEARS THAT WORK IS BEING COMPLETED IN 2 UNITS |
| | 1903 & 1094. THE PROPOSED TENANT SPACES TRANSGRESS |
| | LEGAL BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN THE CONDOMINIUM UNITS |
| | WHICH WILL NEED TO BE COMBINED TO FORM 'THE SITE'. A |
| | 'UNITY OF TITLE' SHALL BE RECORDED AT THE COUNTY |
| | COURTHOUSE. SUBMIT A COPY OF THE RECORDED 'UNITY OF |
| | TITLE' DOCUMENT SO THAT FBC TABLE 601 BOUNDARY LINE |
| | REQUIREMENTS MAY BE DEEMED NOT APPLICABLE. |
| | SEE WEBSITE FOR APPLICATION: |
| | HTTP://WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGINEERING/ENG_FORMS.PHP |
| | "APPLICATION FOR UNITY OF TITLE" |
| | HTTP://WWW.WPB.ORG/ENGINEERING/UPLOADS/2010-10-12-14-45 |
| | -38-UNITYOFTITLE3.PDF |
| | VINCENT J NOEL |
| | SURVEYOR/REAL ESTATE SUPERVISOR |
| | ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 |
| | PHONE: 494-1040 EXT: 1096 |
| | FAX: 494-1116 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2) SHEET A1.1.1: |
| | 2A) UNDER THE HEADING OF PROJECT DATA THE DESIGN WIND |
| | PRESSURES ARE GIVEN FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS AS WORST |
| | CASE. POSITIVE + 63.3 PSF (ASSUMED VASD) AND THE |
| | NEGATIVE PRESSURES ARE GIVEN AT -84.7 (ASSUMED VASD). |
| | THE ENGINEERING EXPRESS SHEET IS HIGHLIGHTED EXPOSURE |
| | D, INTERIOR WALL ZONE 4, MEAN ROOF HEIGHT AT 220 MEAN |
| | ROOF HEIGHT 0F 220. THE WORST-CASE PRESSURES FOR WALL |
| | ZONE 4 WOULD BE +67.0/ - 67.0 @ 10 SQ. FT. SHOP DRAWING |
| | STAMP OF APPROVAL BY YOUR OFFICE. WHY THE DIFFERENCE IN |
| | REQUIRED PRESSURES? 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. THE SUBMITTED PRODUCT APPROVALS CANNOT BE |
| | REVIEWED UNTIL THE UNTIL THE DISCREPANCY IN PRESSURES |
| | IS RESOLVED. |
| | |
| | 2B) TRASH CHUTE LABELED 004AND DOOR TO TRASH CHUTE IS |
| | LABELED 106. THE DOOR SCHEDULE HAS THE DOOR 106 AS |
| | GREAT ROOM AND NO FIRE RATING. PLEASE SEE IN THE 2020 |
| | FBC-B SECTION 713.13.3 CHUTE ACCESS ROOMS. OPENING |
| | PROTECTIVES OF NOT LESS THAN ? HRS. AND SELF-CLOSING OR |
| | AUTOMATIC CLOSING UPON THE DETECTION OF SMOKE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH 716.5.9.3. |
| | |
| | 2C) PLEASE REVIEW DOORS IDENTIFIED AS 101 AND 110 ENTRY |
| | DOORS FROM THE ELEVATOR LOBBY. THE DOOR SCHEDULE DOES |
| | NOT SHOW THESES DOORS WITH A FIRE RATING. PLEASE REVIEW |
| | IN THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 3006.3 HOISTWAY |
| | PROTECTION AND WHICH METHOD OF PROTECTION IS GOING TO |
| | BE PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET A1.1.2 FLOOR FINISH SCHEDULE INDICATES THE |
| | FLOOR FINISH IS CURRENTLY TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED. UNTIL |
| | THE FLOOR FINISHES ARE KNOWN WE CAN NOT SPECULATE ON IF |
| | THE UNDERLAYMENT WAS TESTED WITH THAT FINISH MATERIAL |
| | FOR ANY OF THE REQUIRED 3 TESTS, IIC, STC AND FLAME |
| | SPREAD. PLEASE NOTE THE CITY IS IN RECEIPT OF THE |
| | PROFLEX PRODUCT RCU 500/ 6 INCH SLAB/ FOR USE WITH |
| | QUARRY TILE. |
| | |
| | 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: |
| | |
| | 3A) 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. |
| | |
| | 3B) 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. |
| | |
| | 3C) 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. |
| | |
| | 4) SHEET A1.1.2 THE WALL FINISH SCHEDULE E IS VERY |
| | VAGUE WHEN IT COMES TO THE BATHROOM & RESTROOM AREAS. |
| | 2020 FBC-B 1210.2.2. WALLS & PARTITIONS. THIS COMMENT |
| | IS A RESULT OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL INTERPRETATION ON |
| | 06/2020. IN BATHROOMS, RESTROOMS & SERVICE SINK AREAS |
| | EPOXY PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A SMOOTH HARD, |
| | NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
| | |
| | 4A) 1210.2.2 WALLS & PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET OF |
| | SERVICE SINKS, URINALS, AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A |
| | SMOOTH, HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT OF NOT |
| | LESS THAN 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FOR STRUCTURAL |
| | ELEMENTS, THE MATERIAL USED IN SUCH WALLS SHALL BE OF A |
| | TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MOISTURE. |
| | |
| | 4B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
| | |
| | 4C) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| | 4D) 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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| | 5) 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 |
| | 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] |
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