Date |
Text |
2021-11-04 14:00:00 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1 |
| WPB CCCM=WEST PALM BEACH CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL |
| MANUAL REVISED 2017 |
| FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2020 |
| 7TH EDITION |
| FBC ACC = FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| FBC EX = FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH |
| EDITION |
| FBC PL = FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| FAC= FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
| |
| 21091113 807 N FLAGLER DR |
| |
| 1ST REVIEW |
| |
| PLUMBING COMMENTS: DENIED |
| |
| A REVIEW OF MINIMUM PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS AS |
| REQUIRED BY FBC ACC IS PART OF THE PLUMBING REVIEW |
| PROCESS BUT IS TYPICALLY ADDRESSED ON THE ARCHITECTURAL |
| PLANS. ANY COMMENTS CONCERNING THESE REQUIREMENTS MUST |
| BE SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED PRIOR TO A PLUMBING REVIEW |
| APPROVAL. |
| |
| 1.PER FBC ACC 202.4.1 AND 202.4.2, PROVIDE |
| CONSIDERATION FOR UPGRADING DRINKING FOUNTAIN TO A |
| BI-LEVEL TO COMPLY WITH FBC ACC 602.4, 602.7 AND 307.2. |
| 202.4.1DISPROPORTIONATE COST. |
| ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF |
| TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA WILL BE DEEMED |
| DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE |
| COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION TO THE |
| PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COSTS THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS |
| EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF |
| TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING |
| AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE |
| ALTERED AREA; (II) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING |
| RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS, |
| ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR |
| INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COSTS |
| ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH |
| AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, |
| INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT |
| TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING |
| AN INACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. |
| 202.4.2ACCESSIBLE FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF |
| DISPROPORTIONALITY. |
| WHEN THE COST OF ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PATH |
| OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS |
| DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION, |
| THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE |
| EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING |
| DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS. IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE |
| ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE |
| ELEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE |
| FOLLOWING ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; (II) AN |
| ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; (III) AT LEAST |
| ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR A SINGLE UNISEX |
| RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; (V) ACCESSIBLE |
| DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL |
| ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND |
| ALARMS. |
| 202.4.3SERIES OF SMALLER ALTERATIONS. |
| THE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL |
| MAY NOT BE EVADED BY PERFORMING A SERIES OF SMALL |
| ALTERATIONS TO THE AREA SERVED BY A SINGLE PATH OF |
| TRAVEL IF THOSE ALTERATIONS COULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED |
| AS A SINGLE UNDERTAKING. |
| 202.4.3.1 |
| IF AN AREA CONTAINING A PRIMARY FUNCTION HAS BEEN |
| ALTERED WITHOUT PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL |
| TO THAT AREA, AND SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS OF THAT AREA, |
| OR A DIFFERENT AREA ON THE SAME PATH OF TRAVEL, ARE |
| UNDERTAKEN WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE ORIGINAL |
| ALTERATION, THE TOTAL COST OF ALTERATIONS TO THE |
| PRIMARY FUNCTION AREAS ON THAT PATH OF TRAVEL DURING |
| THE PRECEDING THREE YEAR PERIOD SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN |
| DETERMINING WHETHER THE COST OF MAKING THAT PATH OF |
| TRAVEL ACCESSIBLE IS DISPROPORTIONATE. |
| |
| 2.PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC ACC |
| CHAPTERS 2, 3 AND 6, PLAN AND ELEVATION DETAILS FOR NEW |
| TOILET ROOM(S) SHALL CLEARLY INDICATE THE FOLLOWING: |
| ?A) THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE POSITIONED WITH A WALL OR |
| PARTITION TO THE REAR AND TO ONE SIDE. THE CENTERLINE |
| OF THE WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 16 INCHES MINIMUM TO 18 |
| INCHES MAXIMUM FROM THE SIDE WALL OR PARTITION PER FBC |
| ACC 604.2 |
| ?B) CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 60 INCHES |
| MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE WALL AND |
| 56 INCHES MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR |
| WALL PER FBC ACC 604.3.1 |
| ?C) THE SIDE WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 42 INCHES LONG |
| MINIMUM, LOCATED 12 INCHES (305 MM) MAXIMUM FROM THE |
| REAR WALL TO CENTER OF WALL ATTACHMENT (SEE FBC ACC |
| FIGURE 604.5.1) AND EXTENDING 54 INCHES MINIMUM FROM |
| THE REAR WALL PER FBC ACC 604.5.1 |
| ?D) THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 INCHES LONG |
| MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE WATER |
| CLOSET 12 INCHES MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND 24 INCHES |
| MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE PER FBC ACC 604.5.2 |
| ?E) FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL BE HAND OPERATED OR AUTOMATIC. |
| HAND OPERATED FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL COMPLY WITH 309. |
| FLUSH CONTROLS SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE OPEN SIDE OF THE |
| WATER CLOSET PER FBC ACC 604.6 |
| ?F) TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND |
| SHALL BE 7 INCHES MINIMUM AND 9 INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT |
| OF THE WATER CLOSET MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE |
| DISPENSER. THE OUTLET OF THE DISPENSER SHALL BE 15 |
| INCHES MINIMUM AND 48 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| FLOOR AND SHALL NOT BE LOCATED BEHIND GRAB BARS PER FBC |
| ACC 604.8. |
| ?G) PER FBC ACC 609.4, GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| A HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES |
| MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP (NOT |
| THE CENTER) OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE, |
| ?H) SHOW TOE AND KNEE CLEARANCE FOR LAVATORY AS |
| REQUIRED BY FBC ACC 306.2 AND 306.3 |
| ?I) PROVIDE NOTE ?PER FBC 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND |
| SURFACES. WATER SUPPLY & DRAINPIPES UNDER LAVATORIES |
| AND SINKS SHALL BE INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO |
| PROTECT AGAINST CONTACT. |
| ?J) MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS |
| SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE |
| REFLECTING SURFACE 40 INCHES (1015 MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE |
| THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. MIRRORS NOT LOCATED ABOVE |
| LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE |
| BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING SURFACE 35 INCHES (890 |
| MM) MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND PER FBC |
| ACC 603.3. |
| |
| 3. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE FINISH DIMENSIONS FOR |
| THE TOILET ROOMS |
| |
| 4. MINIMUM FACILITIES; PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE THE |
| FOLLOWING: |
| ?A) THE OCCUPANCY AND OCCUPANCY LOAD FOR THE BUILDING |
| ?B) A MINIMUM FACILITY PLUMBING SCHEDULE SHOWING |
| COMPLIANCE WITH FBC PL TABLE 403.1; INDICATE MINIMUM |
| FIXTURES REQUIRED FOR THE STATED OCCUPANCY AND OCCUPANT |
| LOAD AND THE ACTUAL SUPPLIED AFTER COMPLETION OF NEW |
| WORK. |
| |
| 5. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, REVISE FINISH WALL SCHEDULE FOR |
| CUSTODIAL ROOM. REFER TO FBC PL 310.3 AND FBC 1210.2.2. |
| WALLS AND PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET (610 MM) OF SERVICE |
| SINKS, URINALS AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A SMOOTH, |
| HARD, NONABSORBENT SURFACE, TO A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS |
| THAN 4 FEET (1219 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR, AND EXCEPT FOR |
| STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, THE MATERIALS USED IN SUCH WALLS |
| SHALL BE OF A TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY |
| MOISTURE. PLEASE NOTE THAT FBC 1210.2.2 STIPULATES THAT |
| THE MATERIAL BE "HARD." THE INTENT OF THIS SECTION IS |
| THAT THE SURROUNDING MATERIAL SHOULD NOT BE OF A TYPE |
| THAT IS EASILY DAMAGED SUCH THAT THE MATERIAL COULD |
| BECOME ABSORBENT AND THUS, NOT READILY CLEANABLE AND |
| SANITIZED. PAINTED DRYWALL, EVEN WHERE COATED WITH |
| HIGHLY DURABLE PAINTS, DOES NOT MEET THE INTENT OF |
| SECTION 1210.2.2. THE TYPICAL MATERIALS USED FOR THIS |
| APPLICATION ARE CERAMIC TILE, FIBERGLASS REINFORCED |
| PLASTIC (FRP) PANELS, PHENOLIC PANELS, LAMINATED |
| PLASTIC PANELS, PAINTED STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL. |
| |
| 6. P-7.01: PLUMBING FIXTURE SCHEDULE; SEE THE FOLLOWING |
| ?A) REGARDING PLUMBING FIXTURE NOTE E; FLORIDA BUILDING |
| CODE 423.4.4 DOES NOT EXIST. SECTION 423 REFERS TO |
| CHILDRENS PLAY STRUCTURES, NOT PLUMBING FIXTURES. PER |
| WPB FBC 107.2.1, CLARIFY. |
| ?B) L-2 ADD TO REMARK ?PER FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| 606.4, HAND-OPERATED METERING FAUCETS SHALL REMAIN OPEN |
| FOR 10 SECONDS MINIMUM? |
| |
| 7. PER FBC PL 914.2, A CIRCUIT VENT CONNECTION SHALL BE |
| LOCATED BETWEEN THE TWO MOST UPSTREAM (CIRCUIT VENTED) |
| FIXTURE DRAINS (FLOOR DRAINS IN THIS CASE) ON THE |
| BRANCH SERVICING THE BOYS AND GIRLS RESTROOMS. |
| |
| 8. PER FBC PL 914.4, 914.4.1, PROVIDE A RELIEF VENT |
| DOWNSTREAM (DOWNSTREAM FROM WC-1 IN THE GIRLS RESTROOM) |
| OF THE CIRCUIT VENTED FIXTURES. |
| |
| 9. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, SHOW TRAPS FOR FLOOR DRAINS ON |
| THE SANITARY RISER TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC PL |
| 1002.1, |
| |
| 10. P-701, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TRAP SEAL PROTECTION |
| DEVICE SCHEDULES; SECONDARY PROTECTION IS TO BE APPLIED |
| TO ALL FLOOR DRAINS EXISTING AND NEW AND IN ADDITION, |
| PRIMARY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED ON NEW FLOOR DRAINS. PER |
| WPB FBC 107.2.1, INDICATE ON P-801/DETAIL 2 AND 5, THE |
| SECONDARY DEVICE. |
| |
| 11. P-701, PRIMARY TRAP SEAL PROTECTION DEVICE SCHEDULE |
| AND P-801/DETAIL 5 PROVIDE CONFLICTING DEVICES TO BE |
| USED. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, CLARIFY. |
| |
| 12. P-601 WATER RISER SHOWS ONE (1) WH-1 WALL HYDRANT |
| ON THE COLD WATER DISTRIBUTION. P-801/DETAIL 3 |
| INDICATES HOT WATER. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, CLARIFY. |
| |
| 13. THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SEEMS TO BE UNDER SIZED FOR |
| ACCOMMODATION OF FLUSHOMETER VALVES. PER WPB FBC |
| 107.2.1, PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR SIZING OF THE WATER |
| DISTRIBUTION AND SIZE ACCORDINGLY. PLEASE NOTE THAT |
| CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC PL APPENDIX E USING |
| TABLE 103.3(3) TABLE FOR ESTIMATING DEMAND-SUPPLY |
| SYSTEMS PREDOMINANTLY FOR FLUSHOMETER VALVES, TABLE |
| E103.3(2) LOAD VALUES ASSIGNED TO FIXTURES AND FIGURE |
| E103.3(3) FRICTION LOSS IN SMOOTH PIPE (TYPE L, ASTM |
| B88 COPPER TUBING) AND TABLE E103.3(6) ARE AN |
| ACCEPTABLE METHOD (SEE FBC PL 604.1). |
| |
| 14. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, SIZE ALL SEGMENTS OF THE WATER |
| DISTRIBUTION ON P-601 WATER RISER. |
| |
| 15. P-801/DETAIL 4: PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE ON |
| PIPE HANGER DETAIL A NOTE STATING, "HORIZONTAL PIPE |
| SHALL BE SUPPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC PL TABLE |
| 308.5." AND REMOVE REFERENCES TO UL/FM AND FIRE |
| SPRINKLER PIPE. PROVIDE HANGERS COMPATIBLE WITH THE |
| PLUMBING SYSTEMS. |
| |
| 16. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, NOTE THE DEVELOPED LENGTH OF |
| THE HOT WATER FROM THE SOURCE OF THE HOT WATER TO MS-1. |
| PLEASE SEE FBC PL 607.2. |
| THE DEVELOPED LENGTH OF HOT OR TEMPERED WATER PIPING, |
| FROM THE SOURCE OF HOT WATER TO THE FIXTURES THAT |
| REQUIRE HOT OR TEMPERED WATER, SHALL NOT EXCEED 50 FEET |
| (15 240 MM). RECIRCULATING SYSTEM PIPING AND |
| HEAT-TRACED PIPING SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE SOURCES OF |
| HOT OR TEMPERED WATER.? |
| |
| 17. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE SPECIFICATION FOR HOT |
| WATER PIPING INSULATION COMPLYING WITH FBC EC TABLE |
| C403.2.10. |
| |
| 18. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, SHOW ON P-601 WATER RISER |
| DIAGRAM, LOCATIONS AND PDI SIZES OF WATER HAMMER |
| ARRESTORS. |
| |
| 19. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE MATERIAL SPECIFICATION |
| FOR PLUMBING PIPING SYSTEMS. SUPPORTING DOCUMENT SGM |
| MEP IS INCOMPLETE. |
| |
| 20. PLEASE NOTE, ALL COMPONENTS IN THE DOMESTIC WATER |
| SYSTEM SHALL BE LEAD FREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC PL |
| 605.2 AND 605.2.1. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, PROVIDE NOTE ON |
| PLANS STATING THE SAME. |
| |
| 21. THE PLUMBING RISER DIAGRAMS INDICATE THE PROJECT IS |
| ON AN ELEVATED FLOOR. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, STATE THE |
| FLOOR LEVEL ON THE PLANS. |
| |
| 22. PER WPB FBC 107.2.1, INDICATE ANY FIRE RATED |
| STRUCTURE THE PIPING WILL BE PASSING THROUGH (FLOOR OR |
| WALL) AND PROVIDE FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES COMPLYING WITH |
| FBC CHAPTER 7. |
| |
| |
| END OF COMMENTS. |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. ALL PLANS TO BE SIGNED |
| AND SEALED BY THE DESIGNER AS REQUIRED BY FAC AND FS. |
| |
| |
| |
| JERALD SMITH |
| PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER PX928 |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| EMAIL [email protected] |
| MOBILE 561-246-0882 |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT I TYPICALLY WORK ON TUESDAYS AND |
| THURSDAYS |