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| 2023-01-03 11:46:05 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22061010 |
| | ADD: 701 S OLIVE AVE. # 109 |
| | CONT: SCALTEC USA, CORP |
| | TEL: 954-553-0354 |
| | 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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| | 3RD REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. JAN.03RD/2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE COVERSHEET BUILDING DATA: |
| | 1A) COMPLIED. |
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| | 1B)3RD REQUEST. THE COVERSHEET STILL STATES A MULTI USE |
| | RESIDENCE. PLEASE SHOW WHERE THE RESIDENCE BEDROOM, |
| | BATH AND KITCHEN ARE LOCATED AND WHERE NOT MORE THAN 50 |
| | % OF THE AREA IS THE WORK AREA, PROVIDE EACH AREA IN |
| | SQUARE FEET FOR LIVE LOFT AND WORK AREA. IF THIS DOES |
| | NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT, THEN A ONE HOUR FIRE |
| | PARTITION WALL PER SECTION 420.2 OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE WILL BE REQUIRED. OTHERWISE AS SHOWN |
| | THIS IS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY PER 304.1, FBC-BUILDING |
| | CODE. |
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| | 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. OCCUPANCY TYPE IS LISTED AS A |
| | RESIDENTIAL LIVE/ WORK LOFT AND REFERENCES FBC-310.4. |
| | PLEASE ALSO REFER TO THE CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | LIVE/WORK LOFTS FOUND IN SECTION 419 OF THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE. REVIEW 419.1.1(2) WHERE THE |
| | NONRESIDENTIAL AREA IS PERMITTED TO B NOT MORE THAN 50 |
| | PERCENT OF THE AREA OF LIVE WORK UNIT. THE PROPOSED |
| | FLOOR PLAN NOR MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN SHOW WHERE THE |
| | LIVING QUARTERS ARE. |
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| | 1C) 3RD REVIEW. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | CODE SECTION 419.9. WHERE THE NONRESIDENTIAL AREA OF |
| | THE LIVE/WORK UNIT IS REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE BY THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBILITY, THE PLUMBING |
| | FIXTURES SPECIFIED BY CHAPTER 29 SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE. |
| | PLEASE SHOW A BLOW-UP FLOOR PLAN OF THE 1ST FLOOR |
| | RESTROOM WITH DIMENSIONS, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTIONS: |
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| | 606 LAVATORIES AND SINKS> 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTION 606.3 HEIGHT. LAVATORIES AND SINKS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED WITH THE FRONT OF THE HIGHER OF THE RIM OR |
| | COUNTER SURFACE 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | 606.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING |
| | WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, AND KNEE |
| | AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED, |
| | SEE EXCEPTIONS ALSO, BUT SHOW THE REQUIRED CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE ON THE FLOOR PLAN. |
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| | 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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| | CLEARANCES AT WATER CLOSETS. 604.3 CLEARANCE. |
| | CLEARANCES AROUND THE WATER CLOSETS AND IN TOILET |
| | COMPARTMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH 604.3. |
| | 604.3.1. SIZE. CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE |
| | 60 INCHES MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM THE SIDE |
| | WALL AND 56 INCHES MINIMUM PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL. NOTE THE MINIMUM BACK WALL MEASUREMENT SHOULD BE |
| | 7-FOOT 1 INCH (FINISHES MAY ENCROACH) ON THE FINISH |
| | DIMENSION!!! |
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| | 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. MIRRORS NOT LOCATED ABOVE LAVATORIES OR |
| | COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE OF |
| | THE REFLECTING SURFACE 35 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE |
| | FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| | GRAB BARS/ RESTROOMS. 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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| | 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.5.1 THE SIDE |
| | WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 42 INCHES LONG MINIMUM, LOCATED |
| | 12 INCHES MAXIMUM FROM THE REAR WALL AND EXTENDING 54 |
| | INCHES MINIMUM FROM THE REAR WALL. |
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| | 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.5.2 REAR WALL. |
| | THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 36 INCHES LONG MINIMUM |
| | AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE WATER CLOSET 12 |
| | INCHES MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND 24 INCHES MINIMUM ON THE |
| | OTHER SIDE. |
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| | 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. |
| | THE OUTLET OF THE DISPENSER SHALL BE 15 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | AND 48 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR AND SHALL |
| | NOT BE LOCATED BEHIND THE GRAB BARS. |
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| | 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.3.1 & FIGURE |
| | 604.3.1 CLEARANCE AT WATER CLOSETS. THE 2020 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 604.3.1 & FIGURE 604.3.1 |
| | CLEARANCE AT WATER CLOSETS AND OVERLAP IN SECTION |
| | 604.3.2. |
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| | TOILET ROOM DOORS. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE FIGURE |
| | 604.8.1.6 SHOWS AN OUTSWING DOOR. PLEASE REVIEW SECTION |
| | 603.2.3. DOORS SHALL NOT SWING INTO THE CLEAR FLOOR |
| | SPACE OR CLEARANCES REQUIRED FOR ANY FIXTURE. DOORS |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO SWING INTO THE REQUIRED TURNING |
| | SPACE. PLEASE SEE EXCEPTION 2. WHERE TOILET ROOMS ARE |
| | FOR INDIVIDUAL USE AND A CLEAR FLOORS SPACE COMPLYING |
| | WITH 305.3 IS PROVIDED WITHIN THE ROOM BEYOND THE ARC |
| | OF THE DOOR SWING. WHAT IS MISSING IS THE REQUIRED |
| | 30X48 INCH CLEAR FLOOR SPACE BEYOND THE ARC OF THE |
| | DOOR. USUALLY AT A 45% ANGLE TO THE DOOR ENTRANCE. |
| | 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN & MEZZANINE |
| | PLAN, 419.1.1(3) THE NON-RESIDENTIAL AREA FUNCTION |
| | SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE 1ST FLOOR ONLY OF THE LIVE WORK |
| | UNIT. |
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| | 1D) 3RD REQUEST. FOR THIS TO BE A LIVE/ WORK UNIT WHERE |
| | IS THE KITCHEN AND WHERE ARE THE SLEEPING QUARTERS |
| | NETHER IS SHOWN ON THE PLANS, THE PROPOSED USE APPEARS |
| | TO BE A CHANGE OF USE, TO A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. THERE |
| | IS A BUSINESS LICENSE TO YIGTALP LLC FOR A HAIRDRESSER, |
| | PLEASE UPDATE PLANS FOR A HAIR SALON. |
| | |
| | 2) 2ND REQUEST. 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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| | 2A) 2ND REQUEST. 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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| | 2B) 2ND REQUEST. 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC |
| | TOILET WALLS SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| | 3) ***** NOTICE ONLY ***** 4X FEE / NOTICE!!!!! FLORIDA |
| | STATUTE 553.80(2)(B) |
| | WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS??? |
| | DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN |
| | ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS |
| | REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO |
| | CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY |
| | NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| | A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| | PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. |
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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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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