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2022-12-20 16:20:37 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 22110022 |
| ADD: 971 VILLAGE BLVD. |
| CONT: ANDERSON-MOORE CONSTRUCTION |
| TEL: 561-348-4805 |
| 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: TUES. DEC. 20TH/2022 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
| 1) SHEET A-4: |
| 1A) DETAILS 2 & 3 TYPICAL EXAM ROOMS ALL SHOW BASE |
| CABINETRY AT 36 INCHES TO TOP OF COUNTER. PLEASE REVIEW |
| THE 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTIONS: 902.1. WORK |
| SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY |
| 902.1 GENERAL. EXAMPLES OF WORK SURFACES INCLUDE |
| WRITING SURFACES, STUDY CARRELS, STUDENT LABORATORY |
| STATIONS, BABY CHANGING AND OTHER TABLES OR FIXTURES |
| FOR PERSONAL GROOMING, COUPON COUNTERS, AND WHERE |
| COVERED BY THE ADA SCOPING PROVISIONS, EMPLOYEE |
| WORKSTATIONS. |
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| 902.2 CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH |
| SHALL BE PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING |
| WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 |
| INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| 1B) DETAIL 4 IS SHOWN AS COFFEE 101 COUNTERTOP & SINK |
| ARE AT 36 INCHES IN HEIGHT. 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. |
| 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 |
| INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| 2) SHEET A-5: |
| 2A) DETAIL 1, 3 & 5 ARE ALL AT 36 INCHES IN HEIGHT. |
| 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 |
| INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| FLOOR OR GROUND. |
| 2B) MA???S ROOM 135 ALL CABINETRY TO TOP OF COUNTERTOP |
| ARE 3FEET 6 INCHES. 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF WORK |
| SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
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| 3) SHEET A6. FINISH SCHEDULE RESTROOMS 111, 112, & 125 |
| ALL STATE THE WALLS 1 /WT-2 WHICH INDICATES TILE BUT IN |
| THE REMARKS COLUMN BLANK AS TO WHICH WALL. 2020 |
| FBC-BUILDING 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. |
| 4A) SHEET A1 NOR SHEET A6 SHOW A SERVICE SINK. 2020 |
| FBC-BUILDING TABLE 2902.1 REQUIRE A SERVICE SINK AND |
| THE WALLS OF THE SERVICE SINK WILL NEED TO SHOW |
| COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 1210.2.2. 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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| 4B) 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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| 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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