Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21061009
Permit Number 21061009
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2021-07-14 16:19:23WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 21061009
 ADD: 529 S. FLAGLER DR. # 28E & 28F
 CONT: BATTEN CONSTRUCTION INC.
 TEL: 561-820-0027
 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. JULY 14TH
 ACTION: DENIED
 1) IT APPEARS A UNITY OF TITLE MAY HAVE BEEN UPLOADED.
 THE TOP 1/3 TO ? OF THE DOCUMENT DOES NOT SHOW.
 UNITY OF TITLE. THE PROPOSED BUILDING STRUCTURE
 TRANSGRESSES LEGAL BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN THE LOTS
 WHICH COMBINE 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.
 A UNITY OF TITLE IS REQUIRED. SUBMIT APPLICATION TO THE
 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT:
 SEE WEBSITE FOR APPLICATION:
 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]
  
 2) SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS, SALES BROCHURES FOR PROFLEX MSC
 90, PLEASE SEE TEST ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS PRODUCT,
 TESTING FOR USE WITH A 6 INCH CONCRETE SLAB. TO DATE
 PROFLEX MSC 90 WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY TESTING REPORTS FOR
 THIS PRODUCT FOR USE WITH EITHER TILE OR MARBLE.
 FLOOR INSULATION/ UNDERLAYMENT (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:
  
 2A) 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.
  
 2B) 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.
  
 2C) 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.
  
 3) SHEET A-002 THIS IS THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN, NO
 EXISTING PLAN PROVIDED. 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.
 THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR PLAN THERE ARE QUITE A FEW DOORS
 THAT ARE NOT 3 FEET WIDE OR EVEN 2FEET 10 INCHES TO
 MAKE A 32-INCH CLEAR DOOR OPENING FOR SWING DOORWAYS.
 2020 FBC-B 1010.1.1 SIZE OF DOORS.
  
 4) SHEET A-002 THIS IS THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN, NO
 EXISTING PLAN PROVIDED. THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS ALL NEW
 PLUMBING FIXTURES, WITHOUT THE EXISTING LAYOUT THE
 PLANS EXAMINER CANNOT TELL IF TUB LOCATIONS ARE MOVED,
 OR IF THEY HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO SHOWERS. PLEASE
 SHOW COMPLIANCE FOR THE FOLLOWING CODE SECTIONS:
  
 4A) POST TENSION SLAB/ NEW HOLES. THE PLAN IS SILENT AS
 IF THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING TUB DRAIN IS GOING TO
 BE REUSED IN THE SAME LOCATION. IF NOT, THEN THE FLOOR
 SLAB WILL NEED TO BE X-RAYED TO FIND THE POST TENSION
 CHORD LOCATIONS. 107.2.1.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS
 REQUIRED.
  
 4B) THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL
 ASSEMBLIES). IF A NEW FLOOR PENETRATION IS MADE FOR THE
 FUTURE SHOWER DRAIN, THEN YOU NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE
 WITH THE 2020 FBC-B SECTION 714.5.1.2.
 THROUGH-PENETRATIONS FIRESTOP SYSTEMS (HORIZONTAL
 ASSEMBLIES). THROUGH PENETRATIONS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY
 A THROUGH PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E814 OR UL 1479. THE SYSTEM SHALL
 HAVE AN F RATING / T RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1 HOUR BUT
 NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED RATING OF THE FLOOR
 PENETRATED.
  
 4C) 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.
  
 4D) 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.
  
 5) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS
 WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE
 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING (SHOP
 DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL) BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD
 PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
 FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS,
 SHOP DRAWINGS ETC.
  
 6) 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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