Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21081330
Permit Number 21081330
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2021-10-19 16:06:51BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
  
 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]
  
 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
  
 1ST REVIEW
  
 RESULTS: DENIED
 ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT
  
 PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED
 MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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).
  
 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
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 6. PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR STAIRS.
 R311.7.9 ILLUMINATION.
 ALL STAIRS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ILLUMINATION IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION R303.6.
  
 PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED
 MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS.
  
  


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