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| 2022-05-18 13:13:09 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22050309 |
| | ADD: 1801 S FLAGLER DR. # 303 |
| | CONT: SAMUEL BLAKE |
| | TEL: 215-247-0911 |
| | 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. MAY 5/18/2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE SUBMITTED PLANS INDICATE THE PLANS WERE DRAWN BY |
| | SANDRA PUERTA ARCHITECT, THE PLANS ARE NOT SIGNED NOR |
| | SLED. 61G15-23.004 PROCEDURES FOR SIGNING AND SEALING |
| | ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED PLANS (DIGITAL SIGNATURES), |
| | SPECIFICATIONS, REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS, REQUIRE 3RD |
| | PARTY VERIFICATION. |
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| | 2) SHEET A-1 THE FLOOR PLAN: |
| | 2A) THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS 2 DOORS IN THE FIRE RATED |
| | CORRIDOR, ( E ) THE EXISTING ENTRY DOOR & DOOR # 2 TO |
| | THE A/C CLOSET IN THE CORRIDOR. THE EXISTING FRONT |
| | ENTRY DOOR IS NOT LISTED IN THE DOOR SCHEDULE AND DOOR |
| | # 2 ALSO DOES NOT SHOW A FIRE RATING. THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 1020.1 SHOWS A ? HR. FIRE |
| | RATING REQUIRED FOR A CORRIDOR WALL. TABLE 7.16.5 |
| | REQUIRES A 20-MINUTE RATED FIRE DOOR. |
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| | 2B) PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE 3 NOTES QUOTING CODE |
| | SECTIONS, THIS DOES NOT MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENT. 2020 |
| | WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. |
| | 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". |
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| | 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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| | 2B)(1) 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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| | 2B)(2) 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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| | 2B)(3) 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. |
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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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| | 2C) THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS A NEW TUB IN THE GUEST BATH |
| | BUT THERE IS NO NOTE AS TO THE WALLS SURROUNDING THE |
| | TUB. 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. |
| | 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. |
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| | 3) 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. |
| | |
| | PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| | REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT |
| | REVIEW CYCLE. |
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| | MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| | PART-TIME/ SEMI-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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