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| 2021-08-31 15:53:08 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 21061218 |
| | ADD: 4806 S. DIXIE HWY. |
| | CONT: MAC ENTERPRISES INC. |
| | TEL: 561-840-0063 |
| | 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. AUGUST 31ST/ 2021 |
| | ACTION: DENIED. |
| | NOTICE ONLY!! 4X FEE / NOTICE!!!!! FLORIDA STATUTE |
| | 553.80(2)(B) WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONALS? DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS |
| | IT NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT |
| | DESIGN DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE |
| | TIMES FOR FAILURE TO CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION |
| | SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, |
| | INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, |
| | STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, |
| | VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS |
| | SYSTEMS, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF |
| | THE FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO |
| | CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH |
| | TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED |
| | FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT |
| | OF THE PROPORTION OF THE PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS |
| | REVIEW. |
| | 1-2) COMPLIED. |
| | 3) SHEET T.1 TITLE SHEET: THE RESPONSE COMMENT |
| | INDICATES THE OCCUPANT LOAD HAS ALWAYS BEEN A B / |
| | BUSINESS OCCUPANCY WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 49 OR LESS. |
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| | 3A) 2ND REQUEST. PLEASE REFER TO THE 2020 FBC-B TABLE |
| | 1004.5 FOR BUSINESS IT IS TAKEN AS GROSS. RESPONSE |
| | STATES SEE LS1. PLEASE NOTE VERSION 2 PLANS THE LOWER |
| | LEFT HAND OF THE PAGE THE SQ. FT. AND OCCUPANT LOAD WAS |
| | CHANGED, IT IS THE SAME FLOOR PLAN NOTHING MOVED, THE |
| | PLANS WERE VERSIONED. |
| | FLOOR AREA, GROSS. THE FLOOR AREA WITHIN THE INSIDE |
| | PERIMETER OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE BUILDING UNDER |
| | CONSIDERATION, EXCLUSIVE OF VENT SHAFTS AND COURTS, |
| | WITHOUT DEDUCTION FOR CORRIDORS, STAIRWAYS, CLOSETS, |
| | THE THICKNESS OF INTERIOR WALLS, COLUMNS OR OTHER |
| | FEATURES. THE FLOOR AREA OF A BUILDING, OR PORTION |
| | THEREOF, NOT PROVIDED WITH SURROUNDING EXTERIOR WALLS |
| | SHALL BE THE USABLE AREA UNDER THE HORIZONTAL |
| | PROJECTION OF THE ROOF OR FLOOR ABOVE. THE GROSS FLOOR |
| | AREA SHALL NOT INCLUDE SHAFTS WITH NO OPENINGS OR |
| | INTERIOR COURTS. |
| | FOR ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR IS |
| | TAKEN AS NET. FLOOR AREA, NET. THE ACTUAL OCCUPIED AREA |
| | NOT INCLUDING UNOCCUPIED ACCESSORY AREAS SUCH AS |
| | CORRIDORS, STAIRWAYS, TOILET ROOMS, MECHANICAL ROOMS |
| | AND CLOSETS. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE SOSO MARKET/ CAF? IS LISTED |
| | AS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. THE INTERIOR OCCUPANT LOAD IS |
| | CALCULATED AT 55 OCCUPANTS AND SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 1,431 |
| | SQ. FT. THIS TENANT SPACE IS AN A2 OCCUPANCY PER |
| | SECTION 303.3 OF THE 2020FBC-BUILDING CODE. THE TENANT |
| | SPACE DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR SMALL ASSEMBLY |
| | AREAS, SECTION 303.1.2. |
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| | 3B) 2ND REQUEST, SAME COMMENT. WITH THE CAFE/ |
| | RESTAURANT MEETING THE CRITERIA FOR AN A-2 OCCUPANCY |
| | AND EITHER A BUSINESS, OR MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY AS THE |
| | OTHER MIXED-USE OCCUPANCY TABLE 508.4 FOR |
| | NON-SPRINKLERED BUILDING A 2 HOUR FIRE RATED FIRE |
| | BARRIER , NOTED ON SHEET LIFE SAFETY PLAN, NO CUT |
| | SECTION OF WALL NOR UL LISTING, PROVIDE THE LISTING |
| | DETAIL FOR ALL MATERIALS THAT MAKE UP THE ASSEMBLY. |
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| | 3C) 2ND ROUND OF COMMENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAIL/ CUT |
| | SECTION OF THE FIRE BARRIER WALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 707.5 OF THE 2020FBC-BUILDING. FIRE BARRIERS |
| | SHALL EXTEND FROM THE TOP OF THE FINISH FLOOR TO BELOW |
| | TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF SHEATHING AND CONTINUOUS |
| | THROUGHOUT ALL CONCEALED SPACES. JOINTS AND |
| | INTERSECTIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS 707.8 AND |
| | 707.9. |
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| | 3D) 2ND REQUEST. THE CLASSIFICATION OF WORK IS STATED |
| | AS RETROFIT. PLEASE REFER TO THE 2020 EXISTING BUILDING |
| | CODE SECTION 1001.2.2.1. PARTIAL CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY. |
| | WHERE THE OCCUPANCY CHANGE IS MADE TO A PORTION OF AN |
| | EXISTING BUILDING SECTION 1012 SHALL APPLY. SEE 1012.1 |
| | THROUGH 1012.8 ACCESSIBILITY. |
| | 3E) SEMI-COMPLIED/ DEPENDING ON THE OCCUPANCY TYPE AND |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD. THE PROJECT DATA IS MISSING THE PLUMBING |
| | FIXTURE COUNT LOAD, PLEASE NOTE FOR THE PLUMBING |
| | FIXTURES THE EXTERIOR SEASONAL SEATING IS TO BE FIGURED |
| | BRING THE TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THE PLUMBING FIXTURES |
| | TO 88 OCCUPANTS. 2020 FBC-BUILDING TABLE 2902.1. |
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| | 4) 2ND REQUEST. THE TITLE SHEET DECLARED THIS BUILDING |
| | IS NON-SPRINKLERED. SECTION 1007.1.1 REQUIRES THE (2) |
| | REQUIRED EXITS TO BE PLACED NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF THE |
| | OF THE LENGTH OF THE MAXIMUM OVERALL DIAGONAL DIMENSION |
| | OF THE BUILDING OR AREA SERVED. THE MEASUREMENT 72.833/ |
| | 2= 36.41 FEET APART MINIMUM BETWEEN CENTERLINE OF |
| | DOORWAYS. THIS REVIEW THE DESIGNER OF RECORD SHOWS THE |
| | HORIZONTAL SEPARATION OF EXIT DOORWAYS CENTERLINE OF |
| | THE FRONT DOORS AND THE REAR DOOR AT THE KITCHEN. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW 2020 FBC-B SECTION 1016.2.5. EGRESS SHALL |
| | NOT PASS THROUGH KITCHENS, STORAGE ROOMS, CLOSETS OR |
| | SPACES USED FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET LS-1 SHOW THE DIAGONAL |
| | DISTANCE FOR THE CAFE TO BE 72 FT. 10 INCHES. THE TITLE |
| | SHEET DECLARED THIS BUILDING IS NON-SPRINKLERED. |
| | SECTION 1007.1.1 REQUIRES THE (2) REQUIRED EXITS TO BE |
| | PLACED NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF THE OF THE LENGTH OF THE |
| | MAXIMUM OVERALL DIAGONAL DIMENSION OF THE BUILDING OR |
| | AREA SERVED. THE MEASUREMENT 72.833/ 2= 36.41 FEET |
| | APART MINIMUM. THE PLAN STATES 31FEET 10 INCHES APART. |
| | WHEN CALIBRATING THE PLAN FROM THE FURTHEST POINT ON |
| | BOTH PAIRS OF EXIT DOORS THE MEASUREMENT IS 35.75 FEET |
| | APART. |
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| | 4A) THE PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THERE IS 2 |
| | ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS, EXITING. THE FLOOR PLAN |
| | SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BECOME A ACCESSIBLE RAMP, IT |
| | APPEARS TO LEAD TO A PUBLIC WAY. THE FLOOR PLAN DOES |
| | NOT SHOW IF THE FRONT DOORS ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR EGRESS |
| | AND EXITING CAN A PERSON IN A WHEELCHAIR MAKE IT TO THE |
| | PUBLIC WAY. SEE CHANGES IN LEVEL 2020 ACCESS. CODE 303. |
| | 2. FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION: DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | COST 202.4.1. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU ARE TO MEET |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE CONTRACTOR OR THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW HOW |
| | THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND UP TO THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | FUNDS ($13,240.00 DOLLARS) LISTED FOR EACH ELEMENT |
| | WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT AND IN THE ORDER LISTED |
| | IN SECTION 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE COST OF THE 2020 |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTION 207.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION |
| | 1003.2.13 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2000 |
| | EDITION AND 2001 SUPPLEMENT) OR SECTION 1007 OF THE |
| | INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2003 EDITION). |
| | 2003 IBC-B 1007.1 WHERE MORE THAN ONE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | IS REQUIRED BY SECTIONS 1014.1 OR 1018.1 FROM ANY |
| | ACCESSIBLE SPACE, EACH ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE SPACE |
| | SHALL BE SERVED BY NOT LESS THAN TWO MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | 4B) COMPLIED. SHEET LS- 1 AND A.1 BOTH SHOW A NEW |
| | ACCESSIBLE RAMP. A.1 AND A.4 DETAIL 7 BOTH SHOW THE |
| | UPPER AND LOWER LANDING TO BE 4 FEET LONG. THE 2020 |
| | FBC-B SECTION 1012.6.3 STATES THE RAMP LANDING LENGTH |
| | IS REQUIRED TO BE 60 INCHES IN LENGTH. PLEASE NOTE THE |
| | RAMP IS PART OF THE REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE ROUTE (2ND |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS). |
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| | 4C) COMPLIED. PLEASE PROVIDE A SITE PLAN SHOWING THE |
| | NEW ACCESSIBLE RAMP THE L. S. PLAN IT DOES NOT APPEAR |
| | TO SHOW THE BOTTOM LANDING WHERE AS THE FLOOR PLAN |
| | SHOWS A SHORT LANDING, IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE RAMP LEADS |
| | TO THE PUBLIC WAY AND CLEAR OF ANY PARKING SPACES. 2020 |
| | FBC-B SECTION 1028.5 ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC WAY. |
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| | 5) NEW COMMENT. THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET DOES NOT SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
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| | 5A) 226.1 WHERE DINING SURFACES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE |
| | CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR DRINK, AT LEAST 5 PERCENT OF THE |
| | SEATING SPACES AND STANDING SPACES AT THE DINING |
| | SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902. |
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| | 5B) 226.2 DISPERSION. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES |
| | REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 902 SHALL BE DISPERSED |
| | THROUGHOUT THE SPACE OR FACILITY CONTAINING DINING |
| | SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES. |
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| | 5C) 206.2.5 206.2.5 RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS. IN |
| | RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS, AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED TO ALL DINING AREAS, INCLUDING RAISED OR |
| | SUNKEN DINING AREAS, AND OUTDOOR DINING AREAS. |
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| | 5D) 902.1. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY 902.1 GENERAL. |
| | DINING SURFACES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BARS, |
| | TABLES, LUNCH COUNTERS, AND BOOTHS. EXAMPLES OF WORK |
| | SURFACES INCLUDE WRITING SURFACES, STUDY CARRELS, |
| | STUDENT LABORATORY STATIONS, BABY CHANGING AND OTHER |
| | TABLES OR FIXTURES FOR PERSONAL GROOMING, COUPON |
| | COUNTERS, AND WHERE COVERED BY THE ADA SCOPING |
| | PROVISIONS, EMPLOYEE WORKSTATIONS. |
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| | 5E)(1) 902.2 CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD |
| | APPROACH SHALL BE PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| | 5E)(2) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND |
| | WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 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. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| | REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| | REVIEW CYCLE. |
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| | MONDAY AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE |
| | WORKING FROM CITY HALL. |
| | MY WORK HOURS ARE TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ RETIRED. |
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| | IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH A PLANS EXAMINER BEFORE I GET |
| | BACK INTO THE OFFICE CALL |
| | (561)805-6700 AND ASK FOR THE PLANS EXAMINER ON-CALL. |
| | THANK YOU. |
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| | 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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