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2021-10-19 16:06:51 | BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
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| CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O., CFM |
| PLANS EXAMINER II PX3169/SFP306 |
| INSPECTOR BN4338 |
| BUILDING OFFICIAL BU1635 |
| ASFPM CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER US-21-11935 |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| (561) 805-6726 |
| [email protected] |
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| CODES IN EFFECT: |
| 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 7TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
| 2017 NEC |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
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| RESULTS: DENIED |
| ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
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| 1. PROVIDE A COPY OF THE BOUNDRY LINE SURVEY. |
| 107.2 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS107.2.1 THROUGH |
| 107.2.5. |
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| 2. PROVIDE A SITE PLAN. IDETIFY LOCATION OF PROPOSED |
| STAIRS. |
| 107.2.5 SITE PLAN. THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED |
| WITH THE APPLICATION FOR PERMIT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY |
| A SITE PLAN SHOWING TO SCALE THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF |
| NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EXISTING STRUCTURES ON THE |
| SITE,... AND IT SHALL BE DRAWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN |
| ACCURATE AND INCLUDED BOUNDARY LINE SURVEY. |
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| 3. REF. PLAN PAGE 1.1 FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
| 3A) CHANGE BUILDING CODE REFERENCE TO 2020 FBC 7TH |
| EDITION. |
| 3B) CHANGE ASCE REFERENCE TO ASCE 7-16. |
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| 4. PROVIDE DEMENSIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING: |
| 4A) LANDINGS. |
| R311.7.6 LANDINGS FOR STAIRWAYS. |
| THERE SHALL BE A FLOOR OR LANDING AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM |
| OF EACH STAIRWAY. THE MINIMUM WIDTH PERPENDICULAR TO |
| THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL SHALL BE NO LESS THAN THE WIDTH |
| OF THE FLIGHT SERVED. LANDINGS OF SHAPES OTHER THAN |
| SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR SHALL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THE |
| DEPTH AT THE WALK LINE AND THE TOTAL AREA IS NOT LESS |
| THAN THAT OF A QUARTER CIRCLE WITH A RADIUS EQUAL TO |
| THE REQUIRED LANDING WIDTH. WHERE THE STAIRWAY HAS A |
| STRAIGHT RUN, THE MINIMUM DEPTH IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| TRAVEL SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 36 INCHES (914 MM). |
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| 4B) HANDRAIL HEIGHT. |
| R311.7.8 HANDRAILS. |
| HANDRAILS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF |
| EACH CONTINUOUS RUN OF TREADS OR FLIGHT WITH FOUR OR |
| MORE RISERS. R311.7.8. |
| HANDRAIL HEIGHT, MEASURED VERTICALLY FROM THE SLOPED |
| PLANE ADJOINING THE TREAD NOSING, OR FINISH SURFACE OF |
| RAMP SLOPE, SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES (864 MM) |
| AND NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES (965 MM). R311.7.8.1 HEIGHT |
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| 4C) STAIR TREAD AND RISER. |
| R311.7.10.1 SPIRAL STAIRWAYS. |
| SPIRAL STAIRWAYS ARE PERMITTED, PROVIDED THE MINIMUM |
| CLEAR WIDTH AT AND BELOW THE HANDRAIL SHALL BE 26 |
| INCHES (660 MM) WITH EACH TREAD HAVING A 71/2-INCH (190 |
| MM) MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH AT 12 INCHES (914 MM) FROM THE |
| NARROWER EDGE. ALL TREADS SHALL BE IDENTICAL, AND THE |
| RISE SHALL BE NO MORE THAN 91/2 INCHES (241 MM). A |
| MINIMUM HEADROOM OF 6 FEET 6 INCHES (1982 MM) SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED. |
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| 5. PROVIDE GUARD DETAIL AT 2ND FLOOR. |
| FBCR312.1.1 GUARDS SHALL BE LOCATED ALONG OPEN-SIDED |
| WALKING SURFACES, INCLUDING STAIRS, RAMPS AND LANDINGS, |
| THAT ARE LOCATED MORE THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) MEASURED |
| VERTICALLY TO THE FLOOR OR GRADE BELOW AT ANY POINT |
| WITHIN 36 INCHES (914 MM) HORIZONTALLY TO THE EDGE OF |
| THE OPEN SIDE. INSECT SCREENING SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED |
| AS A GUARD. |
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| 6. PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR STAIRS. |
| R311.7.9 ILLUMINATION. |
| ALL STAIRS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ILLUMINATION IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION R303.6. |
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| PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
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