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2021-09-22 14:58:57 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 21090136 |
| ADD: 651 OKEECHOBEE BLVD. # 911 |
| CONT: KOLOSVARY MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING INC. |
| TEL: 412-400-8400 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION |
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| 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. |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
| DATE: WED. SEPT. 22ND/ 2021 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
| 1) SHEET A-1 DEMO/ PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN UNDER GENERAL |
| NOTE # 6 ALL FLOOR FINISHES SHALL HAVE PROFLEX MSC-90 |
| WHISPER MAT OR EQUAL. PLEASE NAME THE MATERIAL TYPE OF |
| FLOOR FINISH. PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE NO PRODUCT TESTING |
| REPORTS FOR PROFLEX MSC-90, NO TESTING REPORTS. THE |
| OTHER ISSUE IS OR THE WORD EQUAL TOO. |
| 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. W.P.B. |
| ADMINISTRATIVE CODE/2020 DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS |
| SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR |
| OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE |
| QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL |
| CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO THE |
| TECHNICAL CODES "CODE SECTIONS SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A |
| WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR THE TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS |
| EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC |
| INFORMATION". |
| FLOOR INSULATION/ UNDERLAYMENT (FBC-B 2020) FOR TILE, |
| STONE, MARBLE, VINYL AND WOOD FLOORING ALL NEED TO HAVE |
| HAD THE SOUND UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO |
| THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AND MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS |
| LISTED UNDER EACH OF THE STANDARDS FOR A 6 INCH |
| CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/ NO DROPPED CEILING: |
| PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS FOR TYPE I AND OR |
| TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| 1A) FBC-B 2020 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND. |
| 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. |
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| 1B) FBC-B 2020 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS, |
| PARTITIONS AND 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. |
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| 1C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2020 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. |
| 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. |
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| FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS |
| A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL |
| MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A |
| MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723. |
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| 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. |
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| PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| REVIEW CYCLE. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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