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| 2022-10-31 14:19:48 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22071147 |
| | ADD: 250 S AUSTRALIAN BLVD # 11TH FLOOR COMMON CORRIDOR |
| | & RESTROOMS |
| | CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
| | TEL: |
| | 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: MON. OCT. 31/ 2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | 1) SHEET LS101 BUILDING DESCRIPTION LIST 18 STORIES, |
| | TYPE I-A, FULLY FIRE SPRINKLERED, FIRE ALARM TO BE |
| | RETROFITTED. MISSING ELEVATOR LOBBIES AND OR |
| | EXCEPTIONS. |
| | 1A) ELEVATOR LOBBY REQUIRED. FBC-B 403.5.4 SMOKEPROOF |
| | ENCLOSURES. |
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| | 1B) EXISTING BUILDING CODE, LEVEL II ALTERATION. |
| | 803.2.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SHAFT AND FLOOR OPENING ENCLOSURE |
| | REQUIREMENTS. WHERE THE WORK AREA ON ANY FLOOR EXCEEDS |
| | 50 PERCENT OF THAT FLOOR AREA, THE ENCLOSURE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 803.2 SHALL APPLY TO VERTICAL |
| | OPENINGS OTHER THAN STAIRWAYS THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR. |
| | EXCEPTION: VERTICAL OPENINGS LOCATED IN TENANT SPACES |
| | THAT ARE ENTIRELY OUTSIDE THE WORK AREA. |
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| | 1C) FBC-B 1016.2 EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES. |
| | EGRESS THROUGH INTERVENING SPACES SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THIS SECTION. |
| | 1.EXIT ACCESS THROUGH AN ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBY IS |
| | PERMITTED. ACCESS TO NOT LESS THAN ONE OF THE REQUIRED |
| | EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHOUT TRAVEL THROUGH THE |
| | ENCLOSED ELEVATOR LOBBIES REQUIRED BY SECTION 3006. |
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| | 1D) FBC-B 403.5.4 SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURES. EVERY REQUIRED |
| | INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY SERVING FLOORS MORE THAN 75 FEET |
| | (22 860 MM) ABOVE THE LOWEST LEVEL OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | VEHICLE ACCESS SHALL BE A SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 909.20 AND 1023.11. |
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| | 2) SHEET A101 THE CORRIDOR DOOR LEADING TO THE WOMENS |
| | RESTROOM DOES NOT MEET THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY CODE |
| | SECTION CODE 404.2.4.1 SWINGING DOORS. SWINGING DOORS |
| | AND GATES SHALL HAVE MANEUVERING CLEARANCES COMPLYING |
| | WITH TABLE 404.2.4.1 & FIGURE.404.2.4.1 (A). THIS DOOR |
| | IS AN EXISTING DOOR AND WOULD NEED TO COMPLY, UNDER |
| | DISPROPORTION CAST RULE. |
| | 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO |
| | PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED |
| | AREA WILL BE DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL |
| | ALTERATION WHEN THE COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE |
| | ALTERATION( UP TO $51,697.00 DOLLARS) TO THE PRIMARY |
| | FUNCTION AREA. COST THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS EXPENDITURES |
| | REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL MAY |
| | INCLUDE: (I) COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESSIBLE ROUT TO THE |
| | ALTERED AREA; (II) COST ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING |
| | RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS INSTALLING GRAB BARS, |
| | ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR |
| | INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH |
| | AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, |
| | INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT |
| | TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COST ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. |
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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. |
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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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| | 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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