Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 23011061
Permit Number 23011061
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2023-02-01 14:48:09WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 23011061
 ADD: 1801 N FLAGLER DR # 703
 CONT: REGIONS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & CONSTRUCTION
 TEL: 561-291-9881
 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. FEB. 01/2023
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) THE VALUE OF THE PERMIT APPLICATION IS LESS THAN ??
 THE CALCULATED VALUE. IT APPEARS THE VALUE OF 900 SQ.
 FT. THAT YOU DID NOT INCLUDE THE LABOR PER YOUR
 CONTRACT, @ $150/ HR. FOR LABOR. OUR CALCULATED VALUE
 IS
 900 X $11.58 / SQ. FT. = $10,422.00 DOLLARS.
 FLOORING VALUATION. THE PERMIT VERIFICATION OF VALUE
 COULD NOT OCCUR THIS REVIEW SINCE THE SQ. FT. AREA AND
 FLOOR PRODUCT NOR UNDERLAYMENT WERE NOT PROVIDED. 109.3
 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE
 BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE CLAIMED VALUATION OF BUILDING OR
 ALTERATION APPEARS TO BE UNDERESTIMATED ON THE
 APPLICATION, THE PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. FOR PERMITTING
 PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDING OR ALTERATION THE TOTAL
 REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF THE ALTERATION SHALL
 BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE THE
 DEMOLITION, DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS, FLOOR FLASH PATCH,
 UNDERLAYMENT COST AND LABOR, THE FLOOR FINISH COST OF
 MATERIALS AND LABOR PLUS, OVERHEAD AND PROFIT.
 VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED
 DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES
 (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS
 FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE
 CONGRESS.
  
 2) THE PERMIT APPLICATION DESCRIPTION OF WORK STATES
 INSTALLATION OF LAMINATE FLOORING, WHISPER MAT CS IS
 TESTED FOR TILE & MARBLE. 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:
  
 2A) 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.
  
 2B) 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.
  
 2C) 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
 2C) 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.
 LVT & LPT LUXURY VINYL TILE. FLOOR FINISH
 CLASSIFICATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 804.2
 CLASSIFICATION AND 804.3 TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF
 THE 2020 FBC-B. 804.2 & 804.3/ ASTM E648 OR NFPA 253.
  
 3) 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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