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2022-03-02 13:52:04 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 22021005 |
| ADD: 550 OKEECHOBEE BLVD # 1410 |
| CONT: PHILIP E JOHNSON INC. |
| TEL: 561-662-8656 |
| 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. MARCH 02/2022 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) SHEET 1.1; |
| 1A) GENERAL NOTES 1 INDICATES THE 2020 RESIDENTIAL |
| CODE, THE CODE REFERENCE SHOULD READ THE 2020 |
| FBC-BUILDING CODE & EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 107.2.1.2 |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED, DISCREPANCY. |
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| 1B) GENERAL NOTE # 6 STATES TUB & SHOWER AREAS TO HAVE |
| MR BOARD. 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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| 1B)(1) 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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| 1B)(2) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET |
| WALLS SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| 1B)(3) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS |
| AND PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
| 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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| 2) SHEET 1.1/ PROJECT DATA: |
| 2A) AGAIN THE CODE REFERENCE IS THE INDICATES THE 2020 |
| RESIDENTIAL CODE, THE CODE REFERENCE SHOULD READ THE |
| 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE & EXISTING BUILDING CODE. |
| 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED, DISCREPANCY. |
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| 2B) OCCUPANCY TYPE: SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING R-3. PLEASE |
| REVIEW THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 310.4 R-2 |
| OCCUPANCIES LONG TERM APARTMENTS, CONDOMINIUMS. |
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| 2C) CONSTRUCTION TYPE IS LISTED AS VB SINGLE STORY. |
| PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 20 STORY HIGHRISE BUILDING. SEE |
| THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 504.4. |
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| 3) CODE REFERENCES. AGAIN THE CODE REFERENCE IS THE |
| INDICATES THE 2020 RESIDENTIAL CODE, THE CODE REFERENCE |
| SHOULD READ THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE & EXISTING |
| BUILDING CODE. 107.2.1.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| REQUIRED, DISCREPANCY. |
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| 4) A TRANSMITTAL LETTER / NARRATIVE 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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