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Plan Review Notes For Permit 22061262
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2023-01-17 14:58:54WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 22061262
 ADD: 1911 N TAMARIND AVE
 CONT: BELACRIS CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 305-244-0277
 E-MAIL: [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. JAN. 17TH/ 2023
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) 2ND REVIEW. SEE ADDRESSING COMMENT, NOT ADDRESSED.
 PLEASE ADDRESS THE ADDRESSING CONCERNS BEING THIS
 PROPERTY IS A CORNER PROPERTY WITH MULTIPLE PROPOSED
 TENANTS AND USES. 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO
 THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION
 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY
 TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK
 PROPOSED
  
 2) COMPLIED. NEW COMMENT. SHEET A-1.0 CONSTRUCTION TYPE
 IS STATED AS CONSTRUCTION TYPEIIIA.THE PLAN STATES THE
 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS HAS BEEN TREATED TO HAVE AT LEAST
 1 HOUR RATING. WITHOUT HAVING THE SPECIFICATION FOR THE
 FIRE RATING PRODUCT AND AT WHAT RATE PER GALLON OR RATE
 OF 100 SQ. FT. THE PRODUCT IS TO BE APPLIED, AND THE
 FIRE RESISTANT PRODUCT NOT BEING APPLIED IN THE
 PRESENCES OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BUILDING
 DEPARTMENT, THIS WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED UNDER THIS
 PERMIT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE INSPECTORS. PLEASE NOTE
 TABLE 601 ROOF CONSTRUCTION REQUIRES ALL PLYWOOD ROOF
 SHEATHING AND TRUSSES WILL REQUIRE THE FIRE RESISTANCE
 TREATMENT SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE IS LISTED IIIA.
 PLEASE IDENTIFY IF THE ROOF FRAMING IS TRUSSES OR HAND
 FRAMED ROOF JOIST WHERE BEARING WALLS WILL ALSO BE A
 CONCERN, TABLE 602 ALSO REQUIRES 1 HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE
 RATING FOR BEARING WALLS. PLEASE NOTE THE NEW EXTERIOR
 WALLS WILL REQUIRE A 2 HOUR FIRE RATING AS SHOWN IN
 THELIFE SAFETY PLAN. PLEASE NOTE THE COMMON 8X8X16 INCH
 CONCRETE BLOCK DOES NOT CARRY A 2 HOUR FIRE RATING,
 APPROXIMAETLY A 1 ?? HR RATING. TABLE 722.3.2 PROVIDES
 THE MINIMUM EQUIVALENT THICKNESS OF BLOCK AND FOR THE
 TYPE OF AGGREGATE USED.
  
 3) SEMI-COMPLIED. SHEET A-1.0 LIST THE DIFFERENT TYPE
 OF OCCUPANCIES, GROUP R3, GROUP R-1 TRANSIENT, AND
 MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY. THE FLOOR PLAN A-2.0 DOES NOT
 INDICATE WHICH AREAS ARE COSIDERED R3 AND R1 TRANSIENT.
 PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 310.5 RESIDENTIAL GROUP R-3.
 BOARDING HOUSES TRANSIENT WITH 10 OR FEWER OCCUPANTS.
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THERE IS NO EXISTING FLOOR PLAN
 SHEET A-2.0 SHOWS THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN WITH THE
 PROPOSED BEDROOMS 3 & 4 WHAT WERE THESE AREAS
 PREVIOUSLY USED AS? WITH THE NEW PROPOSED USE, THE
 PROPERTY LINE IS LISTED AS 2FEET 2 INCHES. THE 2020
 FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 602 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING
 REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTERIOR WALLS BASED ON DISTANCE &
 TABLE 705.8 MAXIMUM AREA OF EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS
 BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE AND DEGREE OF OPENING
 PROTECTION. THIS SAME WALL THE SURVEY SHOWS
 APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, WHY THE
 DISCREPANCY?
  
  
 4A) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A-2.0 SHOWS ON THE WEST OF THE
 BUILDING BETWEEN 8 TO 9 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE,
 THE WEST WALL 5 TO 6 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. THE
 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 602 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING
 REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTERIOR WALLS BASED ON DISTANCE &
 TABLE 705.8 MAXIMUM AREA OF EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS
 BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE AND DEGREE OF OPENING
 PROTECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE THE % OF OPENINGS VERSES
 WALL AREA. NOTE THE WEST WALL IS NOT SHOWN ON SHEET
 A-3.0 ELEVATIONS.
  
 4B) SHEET A-2.0 SHOWS A NEW SWING BREAK AWAY WINDOW
 PLEASE PROVIDE THE PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THIS TYPE
 WINDOW WITH LARGE MISSILE IMPACT RESISTANCE ESTING.
 COMPONENTS & CLADDING. PLEASE SUBMIT THE COMPONENTS AND
 CLADDING PRODUCT APPROVALS. 2020 FBC-B 1609.1.2
 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS &
 CLADDING.
  
 5) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A-2.0 PLEASE SHOW FOR THE
 PROPOSED BEDROOM NUMBER THREE THE NEW LOCATION FOR THE
 EGRESS WINDOW IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE
 1030.2 & 1030.3.
  
 6A) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A-2.0 PLEASE PROVIDE OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PROPOSED 3 BEDROOMS? 2020
 FBC-BUILDING CODE 310.3 R-1, 310.4 R-2, 310.5 R-3 OR
 310.6 R-4.
  
 6B) 2ND REQUEST. DEPENDING ON OCCUPANCY TYPE THERE
 MAYBE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY. ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. 107.2.1.
  
 7A) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A-2.0 THE PROPOSED 3 BEDROOM
 SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 420.4 SEPARATION WALLS
 (RESIDENTIAL/ MERCANTILE) AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN
 708.4. SHOW FOR BLOCK OR FOR WOOD BEARING WALL, THIS
 WALL IT WOULD APPEAR IS BLOCK. PLEASE NOTE THE COMMON
 8X8X16 INCH CONCRETE BLOCK DOES NOT CARRY A 2 HOUR FIRE
 RATING, APPROXIMAETLY A 1 ?? HR RATING. TABLE 722.3.2
 PROVIDES THE MINIMUM EQUIVALENT THICKNESS OF BLOCK AND
 FOR THE TYPE OF AGGREGATE USED.
 7B) PROVIDE THE UL OR GYPSUM ASSOCIATION LISTING NUMBER
 FOR THE FIRE PARTITION SEE 708.3 FIRE RESISTANCE
 RATING.
  
 8A) SHEET A-2.0 FLOOR PLAN THE EXISTING FRONT PORCH AT
 4-BEDROOM UNIT INDICATES NEW GWB (GYPSUM WALL BOARD)
 BUILDOUT OVER EXISTING STRUCTURAL COLUMN. GYPSUM WALL
 BOARD IS USED FOR INTERIOR WALLS AND CEILINGS. GYPSUM
 SHEATHING IS FOR EXTERIOR USE WITH A STUCCO OR SIMILAR
 FINISH PRODUCT. PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE FRAMING SINCE
 THIS IS AN EXTERIOR ELEMENT, 170 VULT WIND SPEED.
  
 8B) 2ND REQUEST. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-BUILDING
 SECTION 420.6 FIRE & SMOKE ALARMS.
  
 9) COMPLIED.
  
 10) SHEET LIFE SAFETY PLAN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LIVE/
 WORK UNIT (BEDROOM 2) THAT WILL NEED SHOW COMPLIANCE
 WITH THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 419. SHEET
 A-2.0 SHOWS A 2ND OFFICE, DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. 2020
 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. CONSTRUCTION
 DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE
 LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND
 SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND
 REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 10A) 2ND REQUEST. SHOW AREA LIMITATIONS IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH 419.1.1 LIMITATIONS. 410.1.1.2 THE NONRESIDENTIAL
 AREAIS PERMITED TO BE NOT MORE THAN 50 PER CENT OF
 THEAREA OF EACH LIVE WORK UNIT.
 10A) (1) LIVE WORK LOFT. 419.9 LIVE WORK LOFT,
 PLUMBING. WHERE THE NONRESIDENTIAL AREA OF THE LIVE/
 WORK LOFT UNIT IS REQUIRED TO BE ACCESIBLE (BATHROOM)
 BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, ACCESSIBLITY, THE
 PLUMBING FIXTURES SPECIFED BBY THE CHAPTER 29 SHALL BE
 ACCESSIBLE.
 10A)(2) LIVE/ WORK LOFT. 419.5 FIRE ALARM, FIRE
 PROTECTION.
  
 10A)(3) LIVE / WORK LOFT, 419.2. OCCUPANCIES. LIVE/
 WORK LOFTS ARE CONSIDERED A R2 OCCUPANCY AND NEED TO
 MEET THE OCCUPANCY SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN
 420.
 10A)(4) IF THIS UNIT IS TO BE CONSIDERED A LIVE / WORK
 LOFT THEN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING SECTION
 1030.1- 1030.5.1. ARE REQUIRED.
  
 10B) 2ND REQUEST. THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS 3 EGRESSES TO
 THE COMMERCIAL AREA ACCESSIBLE BY THE PUBLIC. AT LEAST
 ONE ENTRANCE NEEDS TO BE A ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE LEVEL
 WITH THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. 2020
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 207.1 MEANS OF EGRESS
 SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1003.2.13 OF THE
 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2000 EDITION AND 2001
 SUPPLEMENT) OR SECTION 1007 OF THE INTERNATIONAL
 BUILDING CODE (2003 EDITION).
  
 2003 IBC-B 1007.1 WHERE MORE THAN ONE MEANS OF EGRESS
 IS REQUIRED BY SECTIONS 1014.1 OR 1018.1 FROM ANY
 ACCESSIBLE SPACE, EACH ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE SPACE
 SHALL BE SERVED BY NOT LESS THAN TWO MEANS OF EGRESS.
 NEW BUILDINGS ONLY, SEE EXCEPTIONS IN EXISTING
 BUILDINGS.
  
 10C) 2ND REQUEST. THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS A POWDER ROOM
 WITH A LAV AND WATER CLOSET, DOES NOT MEET SECTION
 CLEARANCES AT WATER CLOSETS. 604.3 CLEARANCE.
 CLEARANCES AROUND THE WATER CLOSETS AND IN TOILET
 COMPARTMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH 604.3. THE FLOOR PLAN
 SHOWS THE WIDTH OF THE RESTROOM AS 6 FEET 3 INCHES,
 MINIMUM WIDTH FINISH WALL IS 7 FEET 1 INCH.
 2ND REQUEST. 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.
  
 10D) COMPLIED.
  
 10E) 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.
 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.
  
 10F) 2ND REQUEST. THE FLOOR PLAN FOR THE LIVE/ WORK
 UNIT NEEDS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 420 FIRE & SMOKE
 ALARMS.
  
 10G) 2ND REQUEST. SHEET A-2.0 THE LIVE/ WORK UNIT
 BEDROOM # 2 DOES NOT HAVE AT LEAST ONE EMERGENCY ESCAPE
 AND RESCUE OPENING, 2020 FBC-BUILDING SECTION 1030.1 &
 1030.2.
  
 11) 2ND REQUEST. ARIEL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY SHOWS IN
 THE MIDDLE OF THE LIVE WORK UNIT WHAT APPEARS A BEARING
 WALL ABOVE THE ROOF LINE PARALLEL WITH STATE ST. THERE
 IS NO MENTION OF WHERE THIS WALL IS IN THE FLOOR PLAN,
 ALREADY REMODELED? 107.2.1. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS
 REQUIRED.
  
 12) 2ND REQUEST SHEETS A-3.0 & A-4.0 BOTH SHOW EXTERIOR
 ELEVATIONS AND NEW EXTERIOR OPENINGS, WINDOWS AND
 DOORS. THERE IS NO WIND DESIGN CRITERIA. 2020 FBC-B
 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN CRITERIA.
 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATED TO WIND LOADS SHALL
 BE SHOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WIND LOADS GOVERN THE
 DESIGN OF THE LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE
 STRUCTURE:
  
 12.1. ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, VULT, (3-SECOND
 GUST), MILES PER HOUR AND NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED,
 VASD, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 1609.3.1.
  
 12.2. RISK CATEGORY.
  
 12.3. WIND EXPOSURE. APPLICABLE WIND DIRECTION IF MORE
 THAN ONE WIND EXPOSURE IS UTILIZED. TABLE 1609.7.2.
 HEIGHT AND EXPOSURE. ASCE 7-16 TABLE 30.3.1.
  
 12.4. APPLICABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENT.
  
 12.5. DESIGN WIND PRESSURES TO BE USED FOR EXTERIOR
 COMPONENTS AND CLADDING MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED
 BY THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLE FOR
 THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE, PSF.
  
 12.6. TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR HEIGHT &
 EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE
 BUILDING. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1. 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED
 CONVERSION VULT TO VASD.
  
 13) . 2ND REQUEST. PLEASE SUBMIT THE COMPONENTS AND
 CLADDING PRODUCT APPROVALS. 2020 FBC-B 1609.1.2
 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS, 1609.6.4.4.1 COMPONENTS &
 CLADDING. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G20-3.005, RULE 9N-3 NOV. 01/
 2010 (31) SUB-CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR CONSTRUCTION
 SYSTEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE PRODUCT APPROVALS:
 (31)(A) EXTERIOR DOORS
 (B) WINDOWS
  
 14) 2ND REQUEST. W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS.
 THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND
 APPROVED IN WRITING (SHOP DRAWING STAMP OF APPROVAL) BY
 THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR
 JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
  
 15A) NEW COMMENT. SHEET A-3.0 ELEVATIONS SHOWS THE
 NORTH ELEVATION TO THE LEFT OF THE BUILDING PEOPLE ARE
 WALKIN ON THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK ELEVATION 0???-0???. THE
 NEWDOORS IN HE EXISTING OPENINGS SHOW A DOOR STOOP
 APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES IN HEIGHT NONE OF THE DOORWAYS
 INTO ANY OF THE OFFICES OR LIVE/ WORK LOFT ARE
 ACCESSIBLE. GOOGLE MAPS SHOW THE DOORWAYS ELEVATED
 APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES ABOVE THE SIDEWALK. 2020
 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 207.1 MEANS OF EGRESS
 SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1003.2.13 OF THE
 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (2000 EDITION AND 2001
 SUPPLEMENT) OR SECTION 1007 OF THE INTERNATIONAL
 BUILDING CODE (2003 EDITION). 2020 FBC-ACCESS. CODE
 CHANGES IN LEVEL 303.2 AND 303.3. WHERE CHANGES IN
 LEVEL ARE PERMITTED IN THE FLOOR OR GROUND SURFACES,
 THEY SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 303. SEE 303.1 & 303.2.
  
 15B) NEW COMMENT. 2020 ACCESS. CODE 404.2.3. CLEAR
 WIDTH & SIZE OF DOORS, 2020 FBC-B 1010.1.1. WHERE THIS
 SECTION REQUIRES A MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH OF 32 INCHES OR
 A 34 INCH DOOR MINIMUM. THE MINIMUM SIZE OF A SWING
 DOORS IS MEASURED CLEAR OPENING OF THE DOORWAY WITH THE
 SWINGING DOORS SHALL BE MEASURED BETWEEN THE FACE OF
 THE DOOR AND THE STOP, WITH THE DOOR OPEN 90 DEGREES.
  
 15C) NEW COMMENT. SHEET A-2.0 DOOR E102 & DOOR E103
 SWING OUT OVER THE PROPERTY LINE. SEE THE 2020
 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 3202.2 DOORS SHALL NOT OPEN
 OR PROJECT INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
  
 16) 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.
  
  
 MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM
 PART-TIME/ SEMI-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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