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2022-03-01 14:03:36 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT:21091150 |
| ADD: 651 OKEECHOBEE BLVD. # 1110 |
| CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
| TEL: 561-644-3503 |
| 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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| 2ND REVIEW |
| DATE: TUES. MARCH 01/2022 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) 2ND REVIEW. SHEET 02 IS SIGNED AND SEALED BY ENG. |
| GEORGE FREIJO BUT THE ORIGINAL SHEET 01 IS NOT SIGNED |
| AND SEALED BY A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, ONCE A DESIGN |
| PROFESSIONAL IS INVOLVED THEY TAKE OVER THE WHOLE |
| PROJECT BOTH SHEETS NEED THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL |
| ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE AND SEAL. |
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| 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. THE SUBMITTED FLOOR PLAN SHEET # 01 |
| WAS NOT DESIGNED BY A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, EITHER AN |
| ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER. SINCE THE FLOOR PLAN WAS NOT |
| DESIGNED BY A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL THE CONTRACTOR MUST |
| TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PLAN. CERTIFICATION BY |
| CONTRACTOR. 107.3.4.3. THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT |
| CREATED / DREW THE SET OF PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY |
| THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT |
| YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE |
| TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND PLANS DRAWN. |
| 107.3.4.3 CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. PLEASE NOTE THE |
| EXCEPTION TO ENGINEERED PLANS UNDER 471.003(H) |
| ELECTRICAL/ PLUMBING/ MECHANICAL, 481.229(1)(C) |
| (BUILDING) REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR FOR THAT TRADE THAT |
| WILL BE LICENSED IN THAT TRADE, WILL ALSO BE THE |
| CONTRACTOR THAT DESIGNS THE SYSTEM UNDER THAT TRADE. |
| THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / DREW THE SET |
| OF PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR |
| OF THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME |
| AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN |
| AND PLANS DRAWN. |
| FOR EACH TRADE THE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| DESIGN UNDER THE TRADE LICENSED IN MUST PRINT THEIR |
| NAME, SIGN THEIR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER, NOTE THESE |
| PLANS APPEAR TO BE DRAWN BY ONE INDUVIAL, THEY WOULD |
| HAVE TO BE LICENSED AS A BUILDING, ELECTRICAL AND |
| PLUMBING CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT ALL THESE TRADES UNDER |
| ONE SHEET. |
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| 2) 2ND REVIEW SHEET 01 NOT REVISED. 2020 FBC-B 2509.2 |
| BASE FOR TILE. MATERIALS USED AS A BASE FOR WALL TILE |
| IN TUB AND SHOWER AREAS AND WALLS AND CEILING PANELS IN |
| SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE OF MATERIALS LISTED IN TABLE |
| 2509.2 AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS |
| RECOMMENDATIONS. WATER RESISTANT GYPSUM BACKING BOARD |
| SHALL BE USED AS A BASE FOR TILE IN WATER CLOSET |
| COMPARTMENT WALLS WHEN INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| GA-216 OR ASTM C840 AND THE MANUFACTURERS |
| RECOMMENDATIONS. |
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| 3) 2ND REQUEST, SHEET 01 NOT REVISED. 2020 FBC-B |
| SHOWERS & TUBS 1210.3. SHOWER COMPARTMENTS AND BATHTUBS |
| WITH INSTALLED SHOWER HEADS SHALL BE FINISHED WITH A |
| NONABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 72 |
| INCHES ABOVE THE DRAIN INLET. |
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| 4-5) COMPLIED. |
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| 6) TUB ENCLOSURE WALLS AND OR SHOWER WALLS. TUB |
| ENCLOSURE WALLS AND OR SHOWER WALLS WHICH ARE ALSO |
| TENANT SEPARATION WALL WHICH WILL ALSO NEED TO SHOW |
| COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 420.2 SEPARATION WALLS AND FIRE |
| PARTITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 708 OF THE 2020 |
| FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| 7) 2ND REQUEST. THE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS FOR FLOOR |
| UNDERLAYMENT DOES NOT MATCH, (2) DOCUMENTS WERE |
| SUBMITTED FOR WHISPER MAT CS (FOR TILE AND OR MARBLE) |
| AND A 3RD DOCUMENT FOR WHISERPAD FOR LAMINATE FLOORING. |
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| 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. 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, NO DISCREPANCIES. |
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| THE FLOOR PLAN STATES TO REPLACE THE EXISTING FLOOR W/ |
| NEW TILE OVER THIN SET. FLOOR INSULATION/ UNDERLAYMENT |
| (FBC-B 2020) FOR TILE, STONE, MARBLE, VINYL LAMINATE |
| FLOORING 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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| 7A) 2ND REQUEST. 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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| 7B) 2ND REQUEST. 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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| 7C) 2ND REQUEST. 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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| 8) 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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| 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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