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2021-12-07 15:19:35 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 21110157 |
| ADD: 1401 CLARE AVE. # 700 |
| CONT: TIDAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP |
| TEL: 954-459-0814 |
| 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: TUES. NOV. 07TH/ 2021 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) A0.00 THE COVERSHEET: |
| 1A) APPLICABLE CODES DOES NOT SHOW THE 2020 FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE 7TH EDITION. 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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| 1B) SCOPE OF WORK INDICATES THIS TENANT SPACE TO BE A |
| LEVEL 2 ALTERATION. THE MASTERPLAN 16090639 SHOULD THIS |
| TENANT LOCATION AS A A3 EXERCISE/ GYM. THAT WOULD MAKE |
| THIS PERMIT A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRING A |
| CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. |
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| 1C) THE PROJECT DATA DOES NOT LIST THE BUILDING |
| CLASSIFICATION PER TABLE 506.2 OR TABLE 601OF THE 2020 |
| FBC-BUILDING CODE. |
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| 2) LIFE SAFETY PLAN: |
| 2A) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN IS TAKING A OCCUPANT LOAD |
| FACTOR OF 1/7 NET S. F. PLEASE REFER TO THE 2020 |
| FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 1004.5 FOR TABLES AND CHAIRS |
| THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR IS TO BE TAKEN AT 15 NET. |
| PLEASE UPDATE PLANS. 1621/15= 108.06 ALWAYS ROUND UP TO |
| 109 OCCUPANTS. |
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| 2B) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN IS MISSING THE EXIT LIGHTS, |
| DIRECTIONAL EXIT LIGHTS EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS THE |
| SYMBOL LEGEND HAS THEM IN THEIR LIST, PER 1013.1 HERE |
| REQUIRED. |
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| 2C) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN INDICATES WITH THE OCCUPANT |
| LOAD 2 REQUIRED EXITS. WHAT THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT |
| SHOW ARE 2 ACCESSIBLE EXITS. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY |
| CODE SECTION 207.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| SECTION 1003.2.13 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE |
| (2000 EDITION AND 2001 SUPPLEMENT) OR SECTION 1007 OF |
| THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2003 EDITION). |
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| 2003 IBC-B 1007.1 WHERE MORE THAN ONE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| IS REQUIRED BY SECTIONS 1014.1 OR 1018.1 FROM ANY |
| ACCESSIBLE SPACE, EACH ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE SPACE |
| SHALL BE SERVED BY NOT LESS THAN TWO MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| 2D) THE EGRESS DOORS ARE NOT LABELED ON EITHER THE LIFE |
| SAFETY PLAN OR A1.01 FLOOR PLAN. THE EXIT PASSAGEWAY |
| THAT LEADS TO THIS TENANT SPACE IS SHOWN AS A SINGLE |
| OUTSWING DOOR ON BOTH THE LS-1 PLAN AND A1.01. WHEREAS |
| THE INTERIOR DEMO PERMIT (21091014) OF THIS SPACE SHOWS |
| 2 OUTSWING DOORS AS WELL AS 16090639 MASTER PLANS. |
| DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS |
| REQUIRED. |
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| 2E) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN DOES NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH |
| SECTION 1018.2, 1029.12.1 AND 1029.12.1.1. |
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| 2F) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR THE SITE PLAN PROVIDE |
| WHERE THE BACK PROPERTY LINE IS LOCATED OR THE BACK |
| EXIT HOW FAR THE PROPERTY LINE AND SIDE PROPERTY LINE |
| ARE LOCATED AND COMPLIANCE WITH PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| WITH THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE FOR SECTIONS 1028.4 AND |
| 1028.5. PLEASE PROVIDE A SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY TO SEE |
| DISTANCES TO THE PROPERTY LINES. |
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| 3) SHEET A1.01: |
| 3A) THE FLOOR PLAN INDICATES 90 INTERIOR SEATS AND 60 |
| OUTSIDE SEASONAL SEATS OR A TOTAL OF 150 SEATS. THE |
| FLOOR PLAN SHOWS 4 ACCESSIBLE SEATS. THE 2020 FLORIDA |
| ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 226.1 WHERE DINING SURFACES |
| ARE PROVIDED FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR DRINK, AT |
| LEAST 5 PERCENT (150 X 0.05= 7.5 SEATS ALWAYS ROUND UP |
| OR 8 ACCESSIBLE SEATS) OF THE SEATING SPACES AND |
| STANDING SPACES AT THE DINING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH 902. |
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| 3B) THERE ARE NO ACCESSIBLE SEATS LOCATED AT THE BAR. |
| 226.2 DISPERSION. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES |
| REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 902 SHALL BE DISPERSED |
| THROUGHOUT THE SPACE OR FACILITY CONTAINING DINING |
| SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES. |
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| 3B)(1) 206.2.5 206.2.5 RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS. IN |
| RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS, AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL |
| BE PROVIDED TO ALL DINING AREAS, BARS, INCLUDING RAISED |
| OR SUNKEN DINING AREAS, AND OUTDOOR DINING AREAS. |
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| 3B)(2) 902.1. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY 902.1 GENERAL. |
| DINING SURFACES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BARS, |
| TABLES, LUNCH COUNTERS, AND BOOTHS. |
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| 3C)(1) 902.2 CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR |
| SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD |
| APPROACH SHALL BE PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE |
| COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| 3C)(2) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND |
| WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| 4) SHEET A3.00 THE ENLARGED RESTROOM FLOOR PLAN AND |
| ELEVATIONS: |
| 4A) BOTH DETAILS A & C BOTH SOW THE GRAB RAILS |
| DIMENSIONED FROM FINISH FLOOR TO CENTERLINE OF THE GRAB |
| BAR, NOT THE TOP OF THE GRASPING SURFACE. 2020 |
| FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB |
| BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL |
| POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE |
| THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING |
| SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE. |
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| 4B) DETAILS A & B BOTH SHOW A FRAMED MIRROR. DETAIL A |
| SHOWS THE DIMENSION OF 40 INCHES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE |
| MIRROR FRAME NOT THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE. 603.3 MIRRORS. |
| 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. MIRRORS LOCATED ABOVE |
| LAVATORIES OR COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE |
| BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTING SURFACE 40 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| 4C) NEITHER DETAIL A NOR B SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 220 |
| FBC-ACCESS. CODE SECTION 606.5 EXPOSED PIPES AND |
| SURFACES. WATER SUPPLY & DRAINPIPES UNDER LAVATORIES |
| AND SINKS SHALL BE INSULATED OR OTHERWISE CONFIGURED TO |
| PROTECT AGAINST CONTACT. |
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| 4D) DETAIL C IS MISSING DIMENSIONS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE |
| WITH TOILET PAPER DISPENSERS. 604.7. THE TOILET PAPER |
| DISPENSER SHALL COMPLY WITH 309.4 AND SHALL BE 7 INCHES |
| MINIMUM TO 9 INCHES MAXIMUM IN FRONT OF THE WATER |
| CLOSET MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE DISPENSER. |
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| 5) SHEET A0.01 21 AND 22 STATE THE USE OF MOISTURE |
| RESISTANT BOARD, OR SIMILAR SURFACES. 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"(SIMILAR SURFACES). CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| SHALL BE SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, |
| NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN |
| DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS |
| CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND |
| REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| 6) 2020 FBC-B 1210.2.2. WALLS & PARTITIONS. THIS |
| COMMENT IS A RESULT OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| INTERPRETATION ON 06/2020. IN BATHROOMS, RESTROOMS & |
| SERVICE SINK AREAS EPOXY PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED |
| A SMOOTH HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
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| 6A) 1210.2.2 WALLS & PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 FEET OF |
| SERVICE SINKS, URINALS, AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL HAVE A |
| SMOOTH, HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT OF NOT |
| LESS THAN 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FOR STRUCTURAL |
| ELEMENTS, THE MATERIAL USED IN SUCH WALLS SHALL BE OF A |
| TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MOISTURE. |
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| 6B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| 6C) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| 7) IMPACT FEES - DIGITAL SUBMITTALS: PLANS WILL BE |
| REVIEWED BY THE PBC IMPACT FEE OFFICE DIGITALLY VIA |
| PROJECT DOX UPON NOTIFICATION BY THIS OFFICE. |
| NOTIFICATION MAY OCCUR WHEN PLANS ARE NEAREST FINAL |
| FORM. YOU MAY COORDINATE WITH THE IMPACT FEE OFFICE AT |
| (561) 233-5025 OR SIMPLY UPLOAD THE MUNICIPAL IMPACT |
| FEE QUESTIONNAIRE FORM TO YOUR PROJECT AND NAME THE |
| FILE MUNICIPAL IMPACT FEE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE FORM CAN |
| BE FOUND AT: HTTP://DISCOVER.PBCGOV.ORG/PZB/ADMINISTRAT |
| ION/PDF/IMPACTFEES/FORMS/QUESTIONNAIRE.PDF UPON |
| APPROVAL AND FEE PAYMENT, PLEASE UPLOAD THE RECEIPT TO |
| YOUR PROJECT OR EMAIL IT TO: [email protected]. |
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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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