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2021-09-07 12:10:07 | 09/07/21 1ST PLUMBING REVIEW**DENIED** WITH COMMENTS |
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| NOTE - A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COULD NOT BE DONE AT THIS |
| TIME, AND ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE |
| GENERATED UPON THE RE-REVIEW OF SUBMITTED CORRECTIONS. |
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| 1. THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING |
| ACT. WOULD YOU PLEASE INDICATE ON PLANS WHICH DESIGN |
| SPECIFICATION ( "A" OR "B" OF THE ACT) WAS USED IN THE |
| ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THESE UNITS? TELL US WHICH USABLE |
| BATHROOM IN THE DWELLING UNITS AND THE PROPOSED |
| ALTERATION IN THE BATHROOM SHALL ALSO COMPLY WITH THE |
| FAIR HOUSING ACT. THIS NEEDS TO BE DETERMINED BY |
| RESEARCHING WHEN THE BUILDING WAS BUILT AND REQUESTING |
| PLANS FROM THIS CITY?S WEBSITE. THIS MAY INCUR A FEE |
| AND TIME TO RETRIEVE ALL THIS INFORMATION. IT IS UP TO |
| THE ARCHITECT TO REQUEST THE INFORMATION AND DETERMINE |
| IF THE LEVEL OF ACCESSIBILITY IS ALTERED. WE REQUIRE TO |
| SHOW THE DIMENSION OF THE CLEAR FLOOR SPACE IN THE |
| BATHROOM IN FRONT OF EACH FIXTURE IN THAT BATHROOM. THE |
| RESEARCH WILL TELL IF IT'S AN A OR B TYPE BATHROOM. |
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| 2. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH BUILDING DEPARTMENT |
| PROVIDES AN OPTION FOR CHANGING AN FHA COMPLIANCE |
| STRUCTURE. THE OWNER AND DESIGNER OF RECORD ACKNOWLEDGE |
| THAT THE PROPOSED BATHROOM DESIGN DOES NOT MEET THE |
| FAIR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES REQUIREMENTS. THE |
| OWNER AGREES TO REVERT THE UNIT BACK TO COMPLIANCE AT |
| THE TIME OF SALE IF SO, REQUESTED BY THE BUYER. THIS |
| WILL BE IN A LETTER-TYPE FORMAT SIGNED AND NOTARIZED BY |
| THE OWNER. WE PROVIDE A SAMPLE LETTER, AND IT MUST BE |
| SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF |
| WPB. IF THIS OPTION IS CHOSEN, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO |
| [email protected], AND I WILL SEND A COPY OF THE FAIR |
| HOUSING AFFIDAVIT. |
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| 3. ON SHEET P-1; |
| A. UNDER GENERAL PLUMBING NOTES, IT REFERS TO THE 2017 |
| PLUMBING CODE. WOULD YOU PLEASE CORRECT PER THE WPB |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SEC.107.2.1 INFORMATION ON |
| CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
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| B. WOULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE A PLUMBING ISOMETRIC RISER |
| DIAGRAM FOR SANITARY AND PLUMBING PER THE WPB |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SEC. 107.5.1.3 (13) COMMERCIAL |
| PLUMBING? |
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| C. THE WASHING MACHINE VALVES MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR |
| SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT MOVING UNITS, 2020 FBC SEC. R |
| 2903.9.3 FIXTURE VALVES AND ACCESS. ACCESSIBLE |
| SIGNIFIES ACCESS THAT REQUIRES THE REMOVAL OF AN ACCESS |
| PANEL OR SIMILAR REMOVABLE OBSTRUCTION. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS, PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION & |
| REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY NECESSARY PAGES. |
| 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 EXPEDITE YOUR |
| PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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| HTTPS://CODES.ICCSAFE.ORG/CODES/FLORIDA |
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| LUIS A. CRESPO |
| PLUMBING PLAN EXAMINER / INSPECTOR |
| EMAIL: [email protected] OFFICE: 561 805-6720 |
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