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2023-01-03 09:27:06 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 22100872 |
| ADD: 540 NORTHWOOD RD. |
| CONT: TEKTONICA INDUSTRIES INC |
| TEL: 561-745-2858 |
| 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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| 2) 2ND REVIEW |
| DATE: TUES. JAN. 03RD/ 2023 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) 2ND REVIEW. SHEET A.1. THIS REVIEW S NEW ADA |
| RESTROOM HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND A NEW STORAGE CLOSET |
| NEXT TO THE BACK EXIT. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MANEUVERING |
| CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE NEW STORAGE CLOSET & REAR EXIT. |
| ACCESS. CODE 404.2.4 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. DOORS. |
| MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORS AND GATES SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH 404.2.4. MANEUVERING CLEARANCES SHALL |
| EXTEND THE FULL WIDTH OF THE DOORWAY AND THE REQUIRED |
| LATCH SIDE FOR SIDE CLEARANCE. |
| 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE STATED VALUE OF THE WORK |
| COVERED UNDER THIS PERMIT IS $16,000.00 DOLLARS IN |
| VALUE. THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET A.2, PLEASE PROVIDE WHERE |
| YOU WILL SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 |
| FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 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% ($3,200.00 DOLLARS) OF THE COST OF |
| THE ALTERATION 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 |
| ENLARGING DOOR OPENINGS, 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. PLEASE PROVIDE ON THE |
| CONTRACTORS LETTERHEAD WHERE AND WHAT AREAS ARE GOING |
| TO BE MODIFIED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE LIST ITEMS AND COST |
| BREAK DOWN UP TO THE DISPROPORTIONATE COST OF $3,200.00 |
| DOLLARS. |
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| 2) NEW COMMENT. SHEET A.1 SCOPE OF WORK NOTE STATES: NO |
| PLUMBING BEYOND CONNECTING NEW SINK TO EXISTING STUB |
| OUT, THE RESTROOM SHOWS A TOTAL NEW LAYOUT OF THE |
| WATERCLOSET AND LAV AND REMOVAL OF SHOWER. NEW |
| UNDERGROUND PLUMBING AND VENTING IS REQUIRED. 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. |
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| 3) NEW COMMENT. SHEET A2 THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET SHOWS |
| ELEVATIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY BUT NOT FOR WALL FINISHES |
| IN THE NEW ADA RESTROOM AND COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION |
| 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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| 3A) 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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| 3B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
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| 3C) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
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| 3D) 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 (MR BOARD) SHALL NOT BE USED FOR |
| SHOWER & TUB ENCLOSURES BUT CAN BE USED FOR BACKING |
| BOARD FOR A BASE FOR TILE IN WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT |
| WALLS WHEN INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GA-216 OR ASTM |
| C840 AND THE MANUFACTURE???S RECOMMENDATIONS. |
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| 4) ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: SHEET A.1 HAS A LIST OF |
| ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSORY SCHEDULE: |
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| 4A) BOTH BACK AND SIDEBARS INDICATE TO BE MEASURED FROM |
| FLOOR TO CENTERLINE OF GRAB BAR. SHEET A.2 ELEVATION |
| VIEW OF RESTROOM SHOW THE GRAB BAR MEASURED CENTERLINE |
| TO FINISH FLOOR. 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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| 4B) SHEET A.1 THE TOILET PAPER HOLDER STATES THE |
| CORRECT DISTANCE FROM THE FRONT OF WATER CLOSET WHEREAS |
| SHEET A.2 SHOWS THE TOILET PAPER HOLDER MEASURED FROM |
| THE BACK WALL TO THE CENTER LINE OF PAPER HOLDER, |
| DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. 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. |
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| 5) 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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