Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 22011141
Permit Number 22011141
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2022-03-08 10:22:38WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 22011141
 ADD: 801 S. OLIVE AVE. # 714
 CONT: PALM BEACH CONSTRUCTION & ASSOCIATES
 TEL: 561-441-7493
 E-MAIL: LUIS@ [email protected]
  
 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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.
  
 2ND REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. MARCH 08TH/2022
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) 2ND REQUEST. TEST REPORTS ARE TO BE FOR A 6 INCH
 CONCRETE SLAB, NO DROPPED CEILINGS!!!
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE PERMIT APPLICATION AND FLOOR
 PLAN INDICATE THE SCOPE OF WORK IS TO INSTALL PVC PLANK
 FLOORING AND THE UNDERLAYMENT TO BE SUPER SIM 90.
 PLEASE PROVIDE THE PRODUCT TESTING REPORTS (3) FOR THE
 TESTING OF THE PROFLEX SUPER SIM 90 WITH PVC PLANK
 FLOORING. WE HAVE NOT SEEN PVC FLOORING.
 FLOOR INSULATION/ UNDERLAYMENT (FBC-B 2020) FOR TILE,
 STONE, MARBLE, VINYL (LYT/ LYP), 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:
  
 1A) 2ND REQUEST. THE SUBMITTED IIC TEST REPORT TO ASTM
 E-492. TEST REPORTS SHOULD BE FOR A 6-INCH CONCRETE
 SLAB, NO DROPPED CEILINGS!!! THE SUBMITTED TEST REPORT
 IS FOR A 6-INCH CONCRETE SLAB, BAR JOIST SYSTEM LOADED
 WITH INSULATION.
  
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 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.
  
 1B)2ND REQUEST. THE SUBMITTED STC TEST REPORT TO ASTM
 E-90. TEST REPORTS SHOULD BE FOR A 6 INCH CONCRETE
 SLAB, NO DROPPED CEILINGS!!! THE SUBMITTED TEST REPORT
 IS FOR A 6-INCH CONCRETE SLAB, BAR JOIST SYSTEM LOADED
 WITH INSULATION.
  
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 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.
  
 1C) 2ND REQUEST. THE IIC & STC REPORTS ARE FOR A
 PRODUCT ALTAMONTE SPRINGS FLOORING. THE FLAME SPREAD /
 SMOKE DEVELOPMENT TEST REPORT IS FOR A DIFFERENT
 PRODUCT THERMACORE, NOT THE SAME PRODUCT.
  
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. 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.
  
 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.
  
 LVT & LPT LUXURY VINYL TILE. FLOOR FINISH
 CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 804.2
 CLASSIFICATION AND 804.3 TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF
 THE 2020 FBC-B. 804.2 & 804.3/ ASTM E648 OR NFPA 253
  
 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.
  
 PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS
 REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT
 REVIEW CYCLE.
  
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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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