Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21050159
Permit Number 21050159
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2021-06-01 12:09:54WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 21050159
 ADD: 1501 S. FLAGLER DR. # 3H
 CONT: FERRER & ASSOC. OF FLORIDA
 TEL: 561-936-1998
 E-MAIL: FERRERFLA#AOL.COM
  
 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.
  
 2ND REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. MAY 25TH/ 2021
 ACTION: DENIED
 NOTE I SPOKE WITH THE CGC THIS MORNING ABOUT COMMENTS.
  
 1) VOIDED PLANS. THE SUBMITTED SHEETS THE OVERALL 3RD
 FLOOR PLAN AND THE APARTMENT FLOOR PLAN BOTH ARE COPIES
 OF PLANS DESIGNED BY PACHER & CITRON ARCHITECTS. COPIES
 OF THESE PLANS ARE NOT VALID PLANS WITHOUT THE
 PERMISSION OF THE DESIGNERS OF RECORD, PLANS ARE
 COPY-RIGHTED. THEY CAN NOT BE TURNED IN WITHOUT THE
 ORIGINAL SIGNATURE AND SEAL. FL ADMIN CODE 61G16.003(1)
 ARCHITECTS. PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER
 DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND BEING
 FILED FOR PUBLIC RECORD SHALL HAVE THE SIGNATURE AND
 SEAL OF THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AFFIXED TO THE
 DOCUMENT.
  
 2) THE SUBMITTED KITCHEN FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE
 WHO THE AUTHOR OF THIS PLAN IS CERTIFICATION BY
 CONTRACTOR. 107.3.4.3. THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT
 CREATED / DREW THE SET OF PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY
 THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT
 YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE
 TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND PLANS DRAWN.
  
 3) THE PERMIT APPLICATION UNDER THE DESCRIPTION OF WORK
 LISTED FLOORING, BUT ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR PLAN THERE IS
 NO MENTION OF FLOORING, THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE
 BATHROOMS IS NOT CLEAR SINCE THE APPLICATION STATES
 PLURAL VANITIES, AND TILE. WHAT DOES THE TILE INCLUDE
 BATHROOM FLOOR TILE, TILE AROUND THE BATHTUB?
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. 107.2.1.2.
  
 4) 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:
  
 4A) 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.
  
 4B) 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.
  
 4C) 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.
  
 5) 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.
  
 6) 2020 FBC-B SHOWERS & TUBS 1210.3. SHOWER
 COMPARTMENTS AND BATHTUBS WITH INSTALLED SHOWER HEADS
 SHALL BE FINISHED WITH A NONABSORBENT SURFACE TO A
 HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 72 INCHES ABOVE THE DRAIN INLET.
  
 7) 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.
  
 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
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 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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