Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 22121136
Permit Number 22121136
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2023-01-18 14:08:13WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 22121136
 ADD: 255 EVERNIA ST. # 307
 CONT: RAFFEY DEVELOPMENT
 TEL: 561-662-6265
 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.
  
 1ST REVIEW
 DATE: WED. JAN. 18TH/ 2023
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE CONTRACTOR STATE PROPOSED NEW WOOD FLOORING OVER
 EXISTING TILE FLOOR. THERE WAS A PERMIT PULLED IN
 06040424 FOR ?? INCH CORK UNDERLAYMENT W/ TILE
 FLOORING. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THERE WAS NEVER ANY
 INSPECTIONS CALLED IN TO VERIFY THE UNDERLAYMENT.
  
 FLOOR INSULATION/ UNDERLAYMENT (FBC-B 2020) FOR TILE,
 STONE, MARBLE, VINYL (LYT/ LYP), LAMINATE FLOORING AND
 WOOD FLOORING ALL NEED TO HAVE HAD THE SOUND
 UNDERLAYMENT TESTED FLOOR ASSEMBLIES TO THE FOLLOWING
 STANDARDS AND MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED UNDER EACH
 OF THE STANDARDS FOR A 6-INCH CONCRETE FLOOR ASSEMBLY/
 NO DROPPED CEILING:
 PLEASE PROVIDE ALL THREE TEST REPORTS FOR TYPE I AND OR
 TYPE II BUILDINGS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH:
 1A) FBC-B 2020 1207.3 STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND.
 FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN DWELLING UNITS OR
 BETWEEN A DWELLING UNIT AND A PUBLIC OR SERVICE AREA
 WITHIN THE STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE AN IMPACT INSULATION
 CLASS (IIC) RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD
 TESTED) WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E-492.
  
 1B) FBC-B 2020 1207.2 AIR-BORNE SOUND. WALLS,
 PARTITIONS AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING
 DWELLING UNITS FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM PUBLIC OR
 SERVICE AREAS SHALL HAVE A SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS
 (STC) OF NOT LESS THAN 50 (45 IF FIELD TESTED) FOR
 AIR-BORNE NOISE WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E
 90.
  
 1C) FLAME SPREAD- FBC-B 2020 603.1. EXCEPTION 2. (TILE
 & MARBLE) INSULATION INSTALLED BETWEEN A FINISHED FLOOR
 AND SOLID DECKING WITHOUT INTERVENING AIRSPACE SHALL BE
 ALLOWED TO HAVE A FLAME SPREAD INDEX OF NOT MORE THAN
 200.
 FLAME SPREAD INDEX. A COMPARATIVE MEASURE, EXPRESSED AS
 A DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER, DERIVED FROM VISUAL
 MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPREAD OF FLAME VERSUS TIME FOR A
 MATERIAL TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 84 OR UL 723.
 OR
 C2) FBC-B 804.4.4.1 SOFT FLOOR FINISHES (LVT/ LPT OR
 LAMINATED OR ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING) WITHIN TENANT
 SPACE. INTERIOR FLOOR COVERING MATERIALS SHALL COMPLY
 WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COC FF-1 ???PILL TEST???
 (CPSC 16 CFR PART 1630) OR WITH ASTM D2859.
  
 2) FAIR HOUSINGACT DESIGN MANUAL
 P. 7.34 IF THERE IS ONLY ONE BATHROOM, THE BUILDER MAY
 FOLLOW THE SPECIFICATIONS A OR B. HOWEVER. WHILE NOT
 REQUIRED BY THE GUIDELINES, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
 SPECIFICATION B WHICH IS THE HIGHER LEVEL OF
 ACCESSIBILITY, BE USED.
 PAGE. 7.35
 SPECIFICATION A. IF SPECIFICATION A IS USED IT APPLIES
 TO ALL BATHROOMS, AND ALL FIXTURES IN THOSE BATHROOMS
 MUST BE USABLE.
 SPECIFICATION B. IF SPECIFICATION BIS USED, IT APPLIES
 TO ONE BATHROOM, AND ONLY ONE OF EACH TYPE OF FIXTURES
 MUST BE USABLE; ADDITIONAL BATHROOMS IN THE UNIT ARE
 EXEMPT ONLY FROM MANEUVERING AND CLEAR FLOOR SPACE
 REQUIREMENTS AT FIXTURES.
  
  
 FAIR HOUSING GUIDELINES. FAIR HOUSING ACT DESIGN AND
 CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, A COVERED MULTIFAMILY DWELLING SHALL BE DEEMED
 TO BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED FOR FIRST OCCUPANCY ON
 OR BEFORE MARCH 13, 1991, IF THEY ARE OCCUPIED BY THAT
 DATE OR IF THE LAST BUILDING PERMIT OR RENEWAL THEREOF
 FOR THE COVERED MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS IS ISSUED BY A
 STATE, COUNTY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON OR BEFORE JANUARY
 13, 1990.
 FAIR HOUSING LETTER AS AN ALTERNATE METHOD. SEE LETTER:
  
  
  
 PROJECT ADDRESS: ______________________________________
 _____________________
 PERMIT NUMBER: ________________________
 THE OWNER AND DESIGNER OF RECORD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
 PROPOSED BATHROOM DESIGN DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES. THE OWNER
 AGREES TO REVERT THE UNIT BACK TO COMPLIANCE AT TIME OF
 SALE IF SO REQUESTED BY THE BUYER.
  
 SIGNATURE OF DESIGNER: ______________________________
 PRINTED NAME OF DESIGNER: ___________________________
  
 SIGNATURE OF OWNER: ________________________________
 PRINTED NAME OF OWNER: _____________________________
 NOTARY FOR OWNER???S SIGNATURE:
 STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
 THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE ME
 THIS _____ DAY OF ________, 20__ BY
 ___________________________ WHO IS PERSONALLY KNOWN TO
 ME OR WHO HAS PRODUCED: ___________________________ AS
 IDENTIFICATION AND WHO DID / DID NOT TAKE AN OATH.
 NOTARY SIGNATURE ___________________________________
 NOTARY PRINTED NAME ________________________________
  
 3) PROVIDE BACKING MATERIAL FOR SHOWER WALLS.
 3A) 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.
  
 3B) TUB ENCLOSURE WALLS AND OR SHOWER WALLS. TUB
 ENCLOSURE WALLS AND OR SHOWER WALLS WHICH ARE ALSO
 TENANT SEPARATION WALL, CORRIDOR WALLS WHICH WILL ALSO
 NEED TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 420.2 SEPARATION
 WALLS AND FIRE PARTITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 708 OF THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE.
  
 4) 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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