Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 23011451
Permit Number 23011451
Review Stop B
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2023-03-28 11:02:46WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION
 SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION
 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW
 W. P. B. PERMIT: 23011451
 ADD: 1805 N FLAGLER DR # 219
 CONT: PM BUILDERS
 TEL: 561-425-8525
 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. MARCH 28TH/2023
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) 2ND REQUEST. THE SHEET A1 DEMO PLAN NOTE # 7 STATES
 REMOVE EXISTING FLOORING AS SHOWN. SHEETA2 THE PROPOSED
 FLOOR PLAN. NOTE ON THE PLAN STATES NEW FLOOR MATERIAL
 PICKED BY OWNER. CONTRACTOR LETTER PROVIDES PORCELAIN
 PLANK TILE, BUT NOT REVIEWED BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD
 FOR AREVIEW. 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.
 3-22-2023 SUBMITTED TEST REPORT FOR PROFLEX MSC 90 8.0
 INCH SLAB, NO DROPPED CEILING. 1801-1805 N. FLAGLER DR.
 HAVE 7 INCH SLABS ( PERMIT 99040411) NOT 8 INCH SLABS,
 PROFLEX MSC 90 HAS NO TEST FOR 6 INCH SLABS , NOR FLAME
 SPREAD.
  
 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) 2ND REVIEW. 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) 2N REVIEW. 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) 2ND REVIEW. 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
 1C) 2ND REVIEW. 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.
  
 2) NEW COMMENT. SHEET A-2 TYPICAL DROPPED SOFFIT HAS
 NOT PROVIDED THE TYPE OF ANCHOR AND SPACING OF ANCHOR
 OR DEPTH OF ANCHOR TO THE CONCRETE DECK ABOVE THIS A
 GENERIC DETAIL AND STATES THE CONTRACTOR IS TO INSTALL
 METAL FRAMING AS PER GYPSUM CONSTRUCTION HANDBOOK THE
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL HAS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP, THIS MAY
 ALSO BE OUT OF THE INTERIOR DESIGNER LICENSE SCOPE. FS
 481.2131.
 THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR PIPES THAT PENETRATE FIRE RATED
 WALLS (2020 FBC-BUILDING 714.3) AND PENETRATIONS, FIRE
 RESISTANCE RATED ASSEMBLIES, (FBC-BUILD. 714.3.1.1).
 MEMBRANE PENETRATIONS (2020 FBC-BUILD. 714.3.2).
 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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