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2022-10-31 13:10:42 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 22080683 |
| ADD: 3905 WASHINGTON RD. CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| 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. 31ST/ 2022 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
| 1) THE PERMIT APPLICATION AND FLOOR PLAN BOTH STATE |
| LARGE FAMILY DAYCARE. THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY HAS TO BE |
| DETERMINED. THE DESIGNER OF THE FLOOR PLAN HAS NOT |
| GIVEN US AN OCCUPANT LOAD. IN THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| CODE TABLE 1004.5 HAS AN OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 35 SQ. |
| FT./ OCCUPANT. |
| BEDROOM # 1 11X12 = 132 SQ FT/ 35 = 4 OCCUPANTS. |
| BEDROOM # 2 11X12 = 132 SQ FT / 35= 4 OCCUPANTS |
| LIVING ROOM & DINING ROOM |
| 278.76 SQ FT /35 SQ FT = 8 OCCUPANTS |
| TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD 16 OCCUPANTS. |
| PLEASE PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF CHILDREN BY AGE AND HOW |
| MANY IN EACH AGE GROUP. |
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| 2020 FBC-B SECTION 466.10 DAY CARE HOMES ARE NOT MORE |
| THAN 12 CLIENTS WHO RECEIVE CARE, MAINTENANCE AND |
| SUPERVISION BY OTHERS NOT BY RELATIVES FOR LESS THAN 24 |
| HOURS PER DAY. NOT A DAY CARE HOME. |
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| 1A) 2020 FBC-B SECTION 308.3.3. SIX TO 16 PERSONS |
| RECEIVING CUSTODIAL CARE. A FACILITY HOUSING NOT FEWER |
| THAN 6 AND NOT MORE THAN 16 PERSONS RECEIVING CUSTODIAL |
| CARE SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS GROUP R-4. |
| FBC-BUILDING 308.3.2. CONDITION 2. WHERE ANY PERSONS |
| (INFANTS & TODDLERS) RECEIVING CUSTODIAL CARE WHO |
| REQUIRE LIMITED VERBAL OR PHYSICAL ASSISTANCE WHILE |
| RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION TO COMPLETE |
| BUILDING EVACUATION. |
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| 2020 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1004.1 FIRE PROTECTION |
| REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION 1012 SHALL APPLY WHERE A |
| BUILDING OR PORTIONS THERE OF UNDERGO CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR WHERE THERE IS A CHANGE OF |
| OCCUPANCY WITHIN A SPACE WHERE THERE IS A DIFFERENT |
| FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT IN CHAPTER |
| 9 OF THE FBC-BUILDING. |
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| 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE 903.2.8.3 GROUP R-4 CONDITION 2. |
| AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH SECTION 903.1.2 (NFPA 13R SPRINKLER SYSTEM) SHALL |
| BE PERMITTED IN GROUP R4 CONDITION 2 OCCUPANCIES. |
| ATTICS SHALL BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| 903.2.8.3.1 OR 903.2.8.3.2. |
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| 1B) PLEASE SHOW LOCATIONS OF PORTABLE FIRE |
| EXTINGUISHERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE |
| SECTION 906.1 WHERE REQUIRED. |
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| 1C) 2020 FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE 1004.1 FIRE |
| PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION 1012 SHALL |
| APPLY WHERE A BUILDING OR PORTIONS THERE OF UNDERGO |
| CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OR WHERE THERE IS A |
| CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY WITHIN A SPACE WHERE THERE IS A |
| DIFFERENT FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT |
| IN CHAPTER 9 OF THE FBC-BUILDING. (FIRE ALARM). |
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| 2020 FBC-BUILDING 907.2.10. FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS AND |
| SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN GROUP R-4 |
| OCCUPANCIES AS REQUIRED IN SECTIONS 907.2.10.1 THROUGH |
| 907.2.10.3. |
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| 1D) IF THERE ARE ANY KINDERGARTEN OR PRE-KINDERGARTEN |
| CHILDREN THEN REQUIREMENTS FROM THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| CHAPTER 453 WILL BE ALSO ENFORCE. |
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| 1E) FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 65C-22.002 CHILD CARE |
| STANDARDS. |
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| 2) 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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