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2022-03-08 10:22:38 | WEST 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] |
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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 08TH/2022 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 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: |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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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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