Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21080111
Permit Number 21080111
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2021-09-07 09:23:22WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 21080111
 ADD: 3800 WASHINGTON RD. # 907
 CONT: SHORELINE UNDERGROUND SERVICE
 TEL: 561-371-3985
 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: TUES. SEPT. 07TH/ 2021
 ACTION: DENIED
 1) THE DEMO FLOOR PLAN INDICATES THE WINDOWS TO BE
 REPLACED IN THE BEDROOM 1 & 2 THE LIVING ROOM AND
 KITCHEN A WELL AS THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR IN THE LIVING
 ROOM. MISSING INFORMATION SEE BELOW:
 1A) 2020 FBC-B 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL BE SHOWN,
 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE DESIGN OF
 THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE STRUCTURE:
  
 1A)1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND
 GUST), MILES PER HOUR AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED,
 VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 1609.3.1.
  
 1A) 2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 1A) 3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE
 THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2.
 HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. ASCE 7-16 TABLE 30.3.1.
  
 1A) 4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 1A) 5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR
 COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED
 BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLE FOR
 THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF.
  
 1A) 6. TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT &
 EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGTH FOR THE
 BUILDING. ASCE 7-16 TABLE 30.3.1. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED
 CONVERSION VULT TO VASD.
  
 1B) 2020 FBC-BUILDING 1609.4.3. EXPOSURE CATEGORIES,
 EXPOSURE D. EXPOSURE D SHALL APPLY WHERE THE GROUND
 SURFACE ROUGHNESS, AS DEFINED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS D,
 PREVAILS IN THE UPWARD DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF AT
 LEAST 5,000 FEET OR 20 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE
 BUILDING, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. EXPOSURE SHALL ALSO
 APPLY WHERE THE GROUND SURFACE ROUGHNESS IMMEDIATELY
 UPWIND OF THE SITE IS B OR C , AND THE SITE IS WITHIN A
 DISTANCE OF 600 FEET OR 20 TIMES THE BUILDING HEIGHT,
 WHICHEVER IS GREATER, FROM AN EXPOSURE D CONDITION AS
 DEFINED IN THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE.
  
 1C) BUILDING END ZONES (5). THE FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT
 INDICATES THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THIS PERMIT IS
 A CORNER UNIT OF A HIGHRISE BUILDING. THE WIND LOAD
 CHART UNDER NOTES STATES WHAT IS CONSIDERED AN END ZONE
 10% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE BUILDING OR
 40% OF THE MRH, BUT NOT LESS THAN 4% OF THE LEAST
 HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OR 3 FT. THE ARCHITECT NOR
 CONTRACTOR HAS NOT IDENTIFIED WHAT THE LEAST HORIZONTAL
 DISTANCE IS FOR THE BUILDING NOR THE LOCATION OF THE
 UNIT IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE BUILDING AND THE
 INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY. EXAMPLE ONLY: THE BUILDING
 HEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 180 FT. (MRH.) X 0.40= 72 FEET
 OR 10% OF THE LEAST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE
 BUILDING, ALSO UNKNOWN.
  
 1D) COMPONENTS & CLADDING. NO PRODUCT APPROVALS WERE
 SUBMITTED. 2020 FBC-B 1609.1.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS,
 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
 OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005,
 RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/ 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS
 OR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT
 APPROVALS:
 (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS, SLIDERS.
 (31)(B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS
  
 1E) 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.
  
 1F) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY IN THE
 PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF
 RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE
 IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, SILL HEIGTH, TYPE
 OF GLAZING, MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR
 REINFORCED INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND
 ASSOCIATE PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2020 FBC-B
 1405.13.1 INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE
 INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S
 INSTRUCTIONS. FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE
 PROVIDED IN SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED
 BASED ON MAXIMUM LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS.
  
 2) 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.
  
 MONDAY AUGUST 02ND/ 2021 ALL PLANS EXAMINERS WILL BE
 WORKING FROM CITY HALL.
 MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM
 PART-TIME/ RETIRED.
  
 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.
  
 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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