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2021-12-01 14:52:48 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT:21100941 |
| ADD: 403 S. SAPODILLA AVE. # 806 |
| CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED/ HAEZ CONSTRUCTION & |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| TEL: 786-560-6813 |
| 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. DEC. 01/2021 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) HAEZ CONSTRUCTION & ARCHITECTURE IS NOT CURRENTLY |
| LICENSED WITH: |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION. |
| 2300 N. JOG RD. # 2W01-2W14 |
| WEST PALM BEACH,, FL. |
| 561-233-5525/5530 |
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| 2) FLOOR PLAN MISSING THE QUALIFIER SIGNATURE. |
| 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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| 3) THE FLOOR PLANS ARE SILENT AS TO THE TYPE OF BACKER |
| BOARD FOR TILE. 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 MANUFACTURER?S |
| 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 MANUFACTURE?S |
| RECOMMENDATIONS. |
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| 4) 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. |
| 5) BOTH FLOOR PLANS THE MASTER BATH AND GUEST BATH |
| STATE NEW FLOOR TILE. 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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| 5A) 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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| 5B) 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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| 5C) 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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| 6) THE VALUE OF THE PERMIT IS EXTREMELY UNDERVALUED. |
| 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. |
| IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE |
| CLAIMED VALUATION OF BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, |
| ELECTRICAL, GAS, MECHANICAL, OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS |
| APPEARS TO BE UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE |
| PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, |
| VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL |
| REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND |
| SYSTEMS SHALL BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE |
| STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR |
| FINISHES, MARKETING COST, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; |
| EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE. VALUATION REFERENCES MAY |
| INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED DATA OF NATIONAL |
| CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES (MARSHALL-SWIFT, |
| MEANS, ETC.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR LOCATION AS |
| PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS. |
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| 7) 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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| 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 |
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