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| 2022-12-28 13:03:38 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 22110423 |
| | ADD: 2617 N AUSTRALIAN AVE. |
| | CONT: MASTER CONTRACTORS |
| | TEL: 561-712-8898 |
| | 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: WED. DEC. 28TH/ 2022 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | 1) COVERSHEET: |
| | 1A) OCCUPANT LOAD IS TAKEN AS 5,600 SQ. FT. @ 150= 37.3 |
| | ROUNDED DOWN TO 37. WHEN THERE IS A DECIMAL PORTION OF |
| | AN OCCUPANT IT IS ALWAYS ROUNDED UP THERE ARE NO PARTS |
| | OF A OCCUPANT. TABLE 1004.1.2 OF THE 2017 FBC-BUILDING, |
| | INTERPRETATION FROM THE BUILDING OFFICIALS OF FLORIDA |
| | INFORMAL INTERPRETATIONS. |
| | |
| | 1B) DESIGN WIND PRESSURES DOES NOT PROVIDE ALL OF THE |
| | WIND DESIGN CRITERIA, MISSING INFO: |
| | 1B)(1)IS THE DESIGN WIND PRESSURE IN VULT OR VASD |
| | 1B(2) RISK CATEGORY |
| | 1B)( C ) WIND EXPOSURE- 2020 FBC-BUILDING 1609.4.3. |
| | EXPOSURE CATEGORIES, EXPOSURE D. |
| | EXPOSURE D SHALL APPLY WHERE THE GROUND SURFACE |
| | ROUGHNESS, AS DEFINED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS |
| | D, PREVAILS IN THE UPWARD DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF |
| | AT LEAST 5,000 FEET OR 20 TIMES THE HEIGHT |
| | OF THE BUILDING, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. EXPOSURE SHALL |
| | ALSO APPLY WHERE THE GROUND SURFACE |
| | ROUGHNESS IMMEDIATELY UPWIND OF THE SITE IS B OR C , |
| | AND THE SITE IS WITHIN A DISTANCE OF 600 |
| | FEET OR 20 TIMES THE BUILDING HEIGHT, WHICHEVER IS |
| | GREATER, FROM AN EXPOSURE D CONDITION AS |
| | DEFINED IN THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE. |
| | |
| | 2) SHEET SP-2 PROPOSED SITE PLAN. |
| | 2A) INDICATES 53 PARKING SPACES. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2020 |
| | FBC-BUILDING CODE TABLE 208.2 BETWEEN 51 TO 75 SPACES |
| | REQUIRING 3 ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES. |
| | |
| | 2B) THE ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES DOESN???T INDICATE |
| | THE NEED TO COMPLY WITH: 502.4 ACCESS AISLE & PARKING |
| | SPACE SAME LEVEL/ 502.4, FLOOR AND GROUND SURFACES. |
| | PARKING SPACES AND THE ACCESS AISLES SERVING THEM SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH 302. ACCESS AISLES SHALL BE AT THE SAME |
| | LEVEL AS THE PARKING SPACES THEY SERVE. |
| | CHANGES IN LEVEL ARE NOT PERMITTED. EXCEPTION: SLOPES |
| | NOT GREATER THAN 1:48 SHALL BE PERMITTED. |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET A-1 CONSTRUCTION FLOOR PLAN. SHOWS NEW |
| | EXTERIOR DOOR OPENINGS AND DOORS. |
| | 3A) 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. 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) DOOR SIDELIGHT WINDOWS |
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| | 3B) 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. |
| | FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS ETC. |
| | |
| | 3C) IDENTIFY GLAZING/ MULLIONS. PLEASE IDENTIFY IN THE |
| | PRODUCT APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMITTING TO DESIGNER OF |
| | RECORD AND BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WITH GLAZING, PLEASE |
| | IDENTIFY THE OPENING WIDTH & HEIGHT, TYPE OF GLAZING, |
| | MULLION SIZE, LENGTH IF UNREINFORCED OR REINFORCED |
| | INFORMATION IF REQUIRED, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATE |
| | PRESSURES FOR EACH OPENING SIZE. 2020 FBC-B 1405.13.1 |
| | INSTALLATION. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED MANUFACTURER???S INSTRUCTIONS. |
| | FASTENER SIZE AND SPACING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN SUCH |
| | INSTRUCTIONS AND SHALL BE CALCULATED BASED ON MAXIMUM |
| | LOADS AND SPACING USED IN THE TESTS. |
| | |
| | 3D) THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS FROM THE NEW LOBBY THERE IS A |
| | SERIES OF EXISTING STAIRS THAT EITHER DROP OR ARE |
| | RAISED TO THE HOTEL AERA. THE FLOOR PLAN DOES NOT SHOW |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. |
| | PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 201.1.1 VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY & |
| | SECTION 408 FOR LULA LIFT, LIMITED USE LIMITED |
| | APPLICATION. |
| | |
| | 3E) WHEN LEAVING THE LOBBY AREA THE DOOR THAT LEADS |
| | INTO THE BREAKROOM DOES NOT HAVE MANEUVERING |
| | CLEARANCES. 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. |
| | |
| | 3F) THE DOOR BETWEEN THE HOTEL AREA AND STAFF TRAINING |
| | ROOM IS ALSO MISSING THE MANEUVERING CLEARANCES. THIS |
| | SAME DOOR IS INSET ONE FOOT WITHIN THE FACE OF THE |
| | WALL. PLEASE REVIEW 404.2.4.3 RECESSED DOORS AND FIGURE |
| | 404.2.4.3. |
| | |
| | 3G)(1) THE NEW BREAK ROOM SINK AND CABINETS WILL NEED |
| | TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 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. |
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| | 3G)(2) 606.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, |
| | AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED, SEE EXCEPTIONS ALSO, BUT SHOW THE REQUIRED |
| | CLEAR FLOOR SPACE ON THE FLOOR PLAN. |
| | |
| | 3H) THE DOOR LEADING INTO THE OFFICE IS A 2-FOOT 8-INCH |
| | DOOR OR 32-INCHES. 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. |
| | |
| | 3I) THE LOBBY RECEPTION DESK DOES NOT PROVIDE DETAILS |
| | FOR ACCESSIBILITY CODE COMPLIANCE, SECTION: |
| | 3I)(1) 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. |
| | |
| | 3I)(2) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND |
| | WORK SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| | MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
| | |
| | 3J) THE PLANS DO NOT PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH DRINKING |
| | FOUNTAINS. 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 211.2 MINIMUM |
| | NUMBER. NO FEWER THAN TWO DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED. ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.1 |
| | THROUGH 602.6 AND ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH 602.7. |
| | |
| | 3K) PROTRUDING OBJECTS 307.2 PROTRUSION LIMITS 307.2. |
| | OBJECTS WITH LEADING EDGES MORE THAN 27 INCHES AND NOT |
| | MORE THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR SHALL NOT PROTRUDE |
| | MORE THAN 4 INCHES HORIZONTALLY INTO THE CIRCULATION |
| | PATH. |
| | |
| | 3L) 602.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, |
| | AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | 3M) POUT OUTLETS/ DRINKING FOUNTAINS. 2017 ACCESS. |
| | CODE. SPOUT OUTLETS SHALL COMPLY WITH: |
| | 602.4 SPOUT HEIGHT. 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| | FLOOR OR GROUND FOR WHEELCHAIR BOUND INDIVIDUALS. |
| | 602.7 SPOUT HEIGHT FOR THE STANDING PERSONS SHALL BE |
| | BETWEEN 38 TO 43 INCHES ABOVE FINISH FLOOR. |
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| | 4) SHEET A-3 BATHROOM ACCESSIBILITY DETAILS: |
| | 4A) DETAIL 2 BACK GRAB BAR IS A GENERIC DETAIL BUT NOT |
| | ACCURATE WHEN THE SIDE WALL IS CONSIDERED. THE SIDE |
| | WALL IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE WATER CLOSET SO SHOWING THE |
| | DETAIL AS IS THE GRAB BAR COULD BE INSTALLED RIGHT IN |
| | THE CORNER OF THE ROOM, SECTION 604.5.2 |
| | |
| | 4B) DETAIL # 7 MIRROR. 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. |
| | |
| | 5) NEITHER SHEET A-3-BATHROOM DETAILS NOR A-4 DETAIL |
| | SHEET SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH BATHROOM WALL FINISHES. 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. |
| | |
| | |
| | 5A) 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. |
| | |
| | 5B) 2509.1. WET AREAS. SHOWERS AND PUBLIC TOILET WALLS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH 1210.2. |
| | |
| | 5C) 1210.2. FINISH MATERIALS. WALLS, BASE, FLOORS AND |
| | PARTITIONS IN TOILET AND BATHROOMS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | SECTIONS 1210.1 THROUGH 1210.4. |
| | |
| | 5D) 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. |
| | |
| | 6) 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. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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| 2022-12-28 10:13:36 | IN REVIEW. JW |
