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2021-08-04 14:52:17 | JONATHAN BROOKS JR. |
| BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| WORK HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00 AM TO 3:00 PM |
| PHONE (561) 805-6656 |
| EMAIL: [email protected] |
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| 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2020 7TH EDITION |
| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 7TH EDITION (2020) |
| FBC B = FBC BUILDING |
| FBC R = FBC RESIDENTIAL |
| FBC EB = FBC EXISTING BUILDING |
| FBC A = FBC ACCESSIBILITY |
| FBC EC = FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| WPB A = CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENMENTS TO THE FBC |
| RESULTS: DENIED |
| ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
| TO RESUBMIT, YOU CAN EITHER DROP OFF YOUR SUBMITTAL AT |
| CITY HALL, OR EMAIL [email protected] AND REQUEST |
| THAT IT BE CONVERTED TO PROJECTDOX. |
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| RE-SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS DO NOT SATISFY REQUESTED |
| DOCUMENTS. |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT TEST REPORTS ARE REQUIRED - |
| MANUFACTURER SPEC SHEETS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE DUE TO |
| DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN SPEC SHEETS/BROCHURES AND TEST |
| REPORTS FOR SOME MANUFACTURERS. |
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| PLEASE ADDRESS THE PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING TEST REPORTS FOR THE |
| UNDERLAYMENT: |
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| A. FBC 1207.2, 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. |
| THE TEST REPORT CANNOT INCLUDE A DROPPED GYPSUM |
| CEILING. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE TEST REPORT. |
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| B. FBC 1207.3, 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. THE TEST REPORT CANNOT INCLUDE A DROPPED |
| GYPSUM CEILING. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE TEST REPORT. |
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| C. FBC 603.1, ALLOWABLE MATERIALS IN NON COMBUSTIBLE |
| BUILDINGS, SEE ITEM 2, EXCEPTION 2, ACOUSTICAL |
| 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. SEE |
| 803.1.1, PROVIDE TEST DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 |
| OR UL 723. |
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