Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 22120561
Permit Number 22120561
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2023-02-21 13:46:12WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 22120561
 ADD: 915 N. RAILROAD AVE.
 CONT: HEDRICK BROTHERS CONSTRRUCTION
 TEL: 561-308-2954
 E-MAIL: [email protected]
  
 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH
 AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION
  
 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.
  
 2ND REVIEW
 DATE: TUES. FEB. 21ST/2023
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) SHEET T100 TITLE SHEET:
 1A) COMLIED. SHEET S102.
  
 1B) NOTE ONLY. 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.
  
 1C) BUILDING PROVISO: DEFERRED SUBMITTALS:
 COMPONENTS & CLADDING.
 (A) EXTERIOR DOORS, MULLIONS & ROOF HATCHES.
 (B) WINDOWS & MULLIONS
 (C) PANEL WALLS: CURTAINWALL, STOREFRONTS, WALL
 LOUVERS, EFIS SYSTEMS,
 (D) ROOFING PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES, LIGHTWEIGHT
 CONCRETE INSULATION, ROOF TOP VENTILATORS
 (E) PRE-ENGINEERED ROOFTOP A/C STANDS
 STAIR & ELEVATOR SHOP DRAWINGS
 ROOF ACCESS LADDER SHOP DRAWINGS
 FRONT CANOPY SHOP DRAWINGS
 STEEL SHOP DRAWINGS
  
 1D) BUILDING PROVISO: 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.
  
 1E) BUILDING PROVISO: 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,
 SILL HEIGTH, 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.
  
  
 2) REQUIRED BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE. SHEET S001 GENERAL
 NOTES: GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. PLEASE
 PROVIDE THE ENGINEERING REPORT LISTED BY UNIVERSAL
 ENGINEERING SCIENCES, DATED FEB. 07TH, 2022. 2020
 FBC-BUILDING 1803.5.2 QUESTIONABLE SOIL.
  
 3) SHEET S002 GENERAL NOTES:
 3A) BUILDING PROVISO: WELDING. WELDED OR BOLTED
 CONNECTIONS. THIS BUILDING CONTAINS EITHER BOLTED AND
 OR WELDED CONNECTIONS. THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO
 PROVIDE WELD PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR
 PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THE REFERENCED STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR
 FIELD WIELDING, ON THE JOB-SITE WIELDING. THIRD PARTY
 CERTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED.
 THE OWNER MAY JUST HIRE A 3RD PARTY ENGINEERING FIRM TO
 COMPLETE AND APPROVE THE FORMER INSPECTIONS. REPORTS
 SUBMITTED TO BUILDING INSPECTOR AT TIME OF FRAMING
 INSPECTION.
 2020 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING
 1. WELD PROCEDURES SPECIFICATIONS
 2. QUALIFICATIONS OF WELDING PERSONAL
 2017 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING.
 IF FURTHER CLARIFICATION AND OR QUESTIONS IS REQUIRED,
 PLEASE CONTACT THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR RICHARD
 BRUNELLE AT 561-805-6670.
  
 3B) COMPLIED.
  
 4) SHEET A101:
 4A) SEMI -COMPLIED. WITH THE CREATION OF 2 VESTIBULES
 THE LOBBY VESTIBULE HAS A INSWING DOOR THERE IS A EXIT
 LIGHT SHOWN FROM 1ST FLOOR FUTURE TENANT 105. THIS
 PROPOSE SPACE IS TO BE A RESTAURANT AND THE OCCUPANT
 LOAD SHOWN TO GO THROUGH THIS DOOR IS 206. 2020
 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION 1010.1.2.1. OCCUPANT LOADS 50
 OR MORE REQUIRE THE DOOR TO SWING IN THE EXIT TRAVEL.
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS TWO
 OUTSWING DOORS, IT APPEARS THAT THEY SWING OUT OVER THE
 PROPERTY LINE AND INTO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. SEE SECTION
 3202.2 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE. SEE SURVEY IT APPEARS
 THE PROPERTY LINE IS THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
  
 4B) COMPLIED.
  
 5) 2ND REQUEST. THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN DOES NOT PROVIDE
 WHAT THE EGRESS CAPACITY FACTOR, YOU ARE USING FOR THE
 STAIRS AND DOORWAYS. SHEET A601 SHOWS THE ENTRY DOOR
 102A TO BE 2 FEET 11 ?? INCHES WIDE, THE CLEAR WIDTH
 WOULD BE 33.5 INCHES. 33.5 INCHES/ 0.2= 167 OCCUPANTS
 THROUGH THAT DOOR. SEE 1ST ROUND COMMENT.
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. SHEET LS101 & LS102 THE 3 FEET
 WIDE EXIT DOORS ARE TAKING A CLEAR WIDTH OF 35 INCHES
 OR 178 OCCUPANTS. 2020 ACCESS. CODE 404.2.3. CLEAR
 WIDTH & SIZE OF DOORS, 2020 FBC-B 1010.1.1. 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. 34INCHES/ 0.20= 170 OCCUPANTS NOT
 THE 178. PLEASE ADDRESS CLEAR WIDTH OF ALL EGRESS
 DOORS.
  
  
  
 6) 2ND REVIEW. UNRESOLVED. IT IS TRUE YOUR CONCERNS ARE
 WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINES, E-MAILS HAVE
 BEEN SENT TO ENGINEERING TO SEE IF THERE IS FUTURE
 PLANS IN THE WORKS FOR FURTHER STREET SCAPE WORK.
 WITH SPEAKING WITH THE CITY SURVEYOR TO DATE ONLY WATER
 AND SEWER PLANS WERE SUBMITTED NO CIVIL FOR THE NORA
 PROJECT.
 SHEET A401 FRONT ELEVATION. THE FRONT ELEVATION SHOWS
 THE CITY SIDEWALK RAMPED UP TO MEET YOUR NEW FINISH
 FLOOR LEVEL, IT APPEARS THE CITY SIDEWALK IS RAISED AN
 ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES AT THE NEW DOORWAYS, PLEASE PROVIDE
 WHY THIS OCCURS WITH A NEW CONSTRUCTION ON THE EAST AND
 WEST WALLS? 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.
  
 7) SHEET A301:
 7A) SEMI-COMPLIED. THE SHEET A301 NOR A302 NOR THE
 STRUCTURAL SHEETS SHOW THE SIZE OF THE ROOF HATCH NOR
 THE REQUIRED FRAMING DIMENSIONS REQUIRED FOR THE LAYOUT
 OF JOIST AND ANY ADDITIONAL FRAMING REQUIRED TO ANCHOR
 THE ROOF HATCH TOO.
  
 1ST ROUND COMMENTS. THE ROOF PLAN SHOWS THE USE OF A
 ROOF HATCH AND DETAIL TO GAIN ACCESS ONTO THE ROOF. THE
 ROOF HATCH SHOWS A CLEAR OPENING OF 3X3=9 SQ. FT.
 PLEASE REVIEW IN THE 2020 FBC-BUILD CODE SECTION
 1011.12.2 ROOF ACCESS THE EXCEPTION, THE ROOF HATCH
 SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 16 SQ. FT. IN AREA AND HAVING A
 MINIMUM DIMENSION OF 2 FEET. 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.
  
 7B) 2ND REQUEST. REVISION 1 PROVIDES THE LOCATIONS BUT
 NOT THE MINIMUM REQUIRED SIZE DEPENDING ON THE ANNUAL
 RAINFALL AND SIZING ACCORDING TO THE FBC-PLUMBING CODE
 CHAPTER 11.
 1ST ROUND OF COMMENTS. ROOF OVERFLOW SCUPPERS ARE SHOWN
 DETAIL GIVEN 5/A-303 BUT NEITHER PROVIDE THE MINIMUM
 WIDTH AND HEIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1503.4.1 THE SIZING
 AND INSTALLATION OF THE SECONDARY OVERFLOW IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-PLUMBING CODE CHAPTER 11.
  
 8) SHEET A502:
 8A) BUILDING PROVISO: BEFORE FLOOR REMOVAL STARTS.
 SHEET A502. NOTE STATES THE GC SHALL HIRE A LICENSED
 SHORING ENGINEER TO TEMPORARY SUPPORT THE EXISTING WALL
 OF 905/ AND 915. SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH BOTH SECTIONS
 1803.5.7 & 1804.2.1. THE UNDERPINNING SEQUENCE OF
 INSTALLATION SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. 2020
 FBC-BUILDING.
  
 8B) 2ND REVIEW. 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION
 107.2.1.
 DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN
 THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF
 MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY
 WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE
 SPECIFIC TO THE TECHNICAL CODES "CODE SECTIONS SHALL
 NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR THE TERM
 "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR
 SPECIFIC INFORMATION".
 1ST REVIEW. THE ELEVATOR SECTION SHOWS THE USE OF
 UNDERGROUND HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION
 3011.1.1-3011.1.3.
  
 8C) COMPLIED. NOT APPLICABLE NO MACHINE ROOM.
  
 9) DEFERRED SUBMITTAL: LIQUID APPLIED FLASHING DOORS
 AND WINDOWS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD
 BEFORE SUBMITTAL TO THE BUILDING DIVISION.
  
 10) DEFERRED SUBMITTALS A/C STANDS.
  
 11) 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.
  
  
 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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