Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 23020018
Permit Number 23020018
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Date Text
2023-03-27 11:27:14PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS
  
 23020018
 512 CLEMATIS STREET
 5 STORY
 III-B CONSTRUCTION TYPE
 88 APARTMENTS
 MIXED USE
  
 1ST REVIEW: FBC SEVENTH EDITION (2020)
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 (561) 805-6714
 [email protected]
  
 DENIED BY BUILDING
 PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW:
  
 1) SUBMIT A SIGNED AND SEALED GEOTECHNICAL SOILS REPORT
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC 1801.2.
  
 2) THIS PROJECT IS A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THRESHOLD
 BUILDING / FL S. S. 553.71(7) "THRESHOLD BUILDING"
 MEANING ANY BUILDING WHICH IS GREATER THAN (3) STORIES
 OR 50 FT. IN HEIGHT, OR WHICH HAS AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION AS DEFINED IN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 WHICH EXCEEDS 5,000 SQ. FT. IN AREA AND AN OCCUPANT
 CONTENT OF GREATER THAN 500 PERSONS.
  
 A) FBC (CITY AMENDMENTS)110.8.1 THRESHOLD INSPECTION
 PLAN. THE ENFORCING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE A SPECIAL
 INSPECTOR TO PERFORM STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ON A
 THRESHOLD BUILDING PURSUANT TO A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION
 PLAN PREPARED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE STRUCTURAL
 INSPECTION PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCING
 AGENCY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR
 THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHOLD BUILDING. THE PURPOSE
 OF THE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN IS TO PROVIDE
 SPECIFIC INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES SO THAT
 THE BUILDING CAN BE ADEQUATELY INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE
 WITH THE PERMITTED DOCUMENTS.
  
 B) THRESHOLD INSPECTOR: WPB AMENDMENT 110.8.1 W.P.B.
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR THRESHOLD
 BUILDINGS A SPECIAL INSPECTOR AS REQUIRED BY 553.79(5)
 FLORIDA STATUTES TO THE MINIMUM INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY
 THIS CODE. THE THRESHOLD INSPECTION FORMS ARE REQUIRED
 TO BE FILED OUT BY ALL PARTIES WITH INTEREST, NOTARIZED
 AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE, AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED
 BEFORE PERMIT ISSUANCE WILL TAKE PLACE.
  
 C) THRESHOLD BLDG. REQUIRED STATEMENT: W.P.B. AMENDMENT
 110.8.4.4 ALL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING WHICH ARE REQUIRED
 TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER OF
 RECORD CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT, TO THE BEST OF THE
 ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE PLANS AND
 SPECIFICATIONS COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE MINIMUM
 BUILDING CODES AND THE APPLICABLE FIRE-SAFETY STANDARDS
 AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THIS SECTION AND CHAPTER 633 FLORIDA STATUTES.
  
 D) FOR THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME OF
 INSPECTION EXPERIENCE ON PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE RESUME
 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ALL CERTIFICATES AS SPECIFIED
 HEREIN. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR HIS DESIGNEE WILL
 REVIEW THE RESUME. AFTER THE RESUME IS REVIEWED, AN
 INTERVIEW WILL BE SCHEDULED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
 WILL AN INSPECTOR BE INTERVIEWED FOR WORK WITHOUT FIRST
 MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA.
  
 E) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PRODUCE A JOB SUMMARY OR HISTORY
 FOR THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION.
  
 F) NOTE: FOR DIGITAL PLANS, AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE,
 PLEASE E-MAIL THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN OF THE PERMIT BEING
 ISSUED, THE PERMIT LIBRARIAN WILL THEN E-MAIL YOU THE
 APPROVED AND BATCH STAMPED PLANS SO YOU MAY PRINT YOUR
 PLANS, TWO SETS OF PLANS WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED IN
 COLOR, (1) FOR THE THRESHOLD INSPECTOR, THE OTHER FOR
 THE MEP INSPECTORS OTHER PLANS YOU WISH TO PRINT MAYBE
 IN BLACK & WHITE.
  
 G) 110.8.4.3 ALL SHORING AND RESHORING PROCEDURES,
 PLANS AND DETAILS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT
 AGENCY FOR RECORDKEEPING. EACH SHORING AND RESHORING
 INSTALLATION SHALL BE SUPERVISED, INSPECTED AND
 CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SHORING
 DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTOR.
  
 H) PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH'S AUTOMATED
 TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS LINE (561) 805-6700 FOR ALL
 BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR AUDITING OF JOBSITE
 INSPECTIONS WITHOUT THIS THE PERMIT EXPIRES IN 6
 MONTHS, ABANDONMENT OF JOB, NO INSPECTION ACTIVITY.
  
 I) 110.8 THRESHOLD BUILDINGS, OPERATING GUIDELINES FOR
 THRESHOLD INSPECTORS #25. ASSURE THAT THE DESIGNER HAS
 REQUIRED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS ONE MATERIAL,
 APPROVED FOR FIRE STOPPING PENETRATIONS, FOR WALLS AND
 CEILINGS.
  
 J) PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL
 BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THE CURRENT (OCTOBER
 2018) GUIDELINES AND POLICIES FOR PROJECTS CONCERNING
 THRESHOLD/SPECIAL INSPECTORS AND RESIDENT INSPECTORS IF
 YOU NEED IT.
  
 3) SUBMIT A MANAGEMENT OF TRAFFIC (MOT) PLAN, INCLUDING
 PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS. FBC 3301
  
 4) SHOW HOW THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES WILL BE PROTECTED
 FROM DAMAGE DURING CONSTRUCTION PER FBC 3307.
  
 5) ON SHEET SP-1, THERE ARE SOME ERRORS. UNDER
 APPLICABLE CODES THE FBC EXISTING BUILDING IS LISTED
 AND THIS IS NEW CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE REMOVE. FBC
 107.2.1
  
 6) ON SHEET SP-1, THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE IS SPECIFIED AS
 IB. IT IS SPECIFIED AS TYPE IIIB ON THE OTHER SHEETS.
 PLEASE CORRECT. FBC 602.1
  
 7) ON SHEET ALS.0.1, THE FIRE RESISTANCE RATING IN
 TABLE 602 FOR 10' TO LESS THAN 30' FOR 3B CONSTRUCTION
 SHOULD BE 1 HOUR PER FBC TABLE 602.
  
 8) THE PRODUCT APPROVALS FOR THE ROOFING MATERIALS IS
 NOT SPECIFED IN THE LIST OF DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON
 SHEET ALS.0.1. FBC 107.3.4
  
 9) ON SHEET ALS.1.1, THE GROUND FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN
 HAS EXIT CORRIDORS 100 AND 103. THESE ARE EXIT
 PASSAGEWAYS PER THE DEFINITION IN CHAPTER 2 OF THE FBC
 AND ARE CONSIDERED EXTENSIONS OF THE EXIT STAIRWAYS.
 PLEASE LABEL THEM ACCORDINGLY AND ENSURE THAT THEY
 COMPLY WITH FBC SECTION 1024.
  
 10) PLEASE CLARIFY IF THE PARKING SPACES PROVIDED IN
 THE ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGE ARE FOR THE APARTMENTS OR
 THE BUSINESS AND MERCANTILE OCCUPANCIES. FBC 107.2.1
  
 11) THERE IS ONE REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE
 PROVIDED IN THE ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGE PER FBC
 ACCESSIBILITY TABLE 208.2. FBC ACCESSIBILITY 208.2.4
 REQUIRES AT LEAST ONE VAN ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE FOR
 EVERY SIX OR FRACTION OF SIX PARKING SPACES REQUIRED BY
 208.2 THAT COMPLIES WITH 502. SHOW THAT THE ONE
 ACCESSIBLE SPACE COMPLIES WITH FBC ACCESSIBILITY 502.
  
 12) SHOW ON THE PLANS THAT A VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF 98"
 (8' 2") WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE VAN PARKING SPACE AND
 ACCESS ISLE AND THE VEHICULAR ROUTE SERVING IT. FBC
 ACCESSIBILITY 502.5
  
 13) ON SHEET ALS.4.1, THE UNIT IN THE SOUTH EAST CORNER
 IS LABELED KITCHEN. PLEASE CORRECT. FBC 107.2.1
  
 14) ON SHEET ALS.4.1, LIFE SAFETY PLAN IS LABELED FIFTH
 FLOOR. IT SHOULD BE LABELED FOURTH AND FIFTH FLOOR. FBC
 107.2.1
  
 15) ON SHEET ALS.4.1, THE THREE UNITS IN THE NORTHEAST
 CORNER HAVE ONLY ONE MEANS OF EGRESS AND MUST PASS BY
 THE ELEVATORS TO GET TO THE EXIT STAIRWAY. FBC 1006
  
 16) SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 3002.4 ELEVATOR CAR TO
 ACCOMMODATE AMBULANCE STRETCHER. ANY BUILDING THAT IS
 MORE THAN THREE STORIES HIGH OR IN WHICH THE VERTICAL
 DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM TERMINAL LANDING AND THE
 TOP TERMINAL LANDING EXCEEDS 25 FEET (7620 MM), MUST BE
 CONSTRUCTED TO CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER ELEVATOR
 THAT IS OPERATIONAL FOR BUILDING OCCUPANTS AND FIRE
 DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY ACCESS TO ALL FLOORS. THE ELEVATOR
 CAR SHALL BE OF SUCH A SIZE AND ARRANGEMENT TO
 ACCOMMODATE AN AMBULANCE STRETCHER 24 INCHES BY 76
 INCHES (610 MM BY 1950 MM) WITH NOT LESS THAN 5-INCH
 (127 MM) RADIUS CORNERS, IN THE HORIZONTAL, OPEN
 POSITION AND SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
 SYMBOL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (STAR OF LIFE).
 THE SYMBOL SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 3 INCHES (76 MM) IN
 HEIGHT AND SHALL BE PLACED INSIDE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
 HOISTWAY DOOR FRAME.
  
 17) SHOW HOW THE SPA POOL WILL COMPLY WITH FBC
 ACCESSIBILITY SECTION 242.2 SWIMMING POOLS. AT LEAST
 TWO ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF ENTRY SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR
 SWIMMING POOLS. ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF ENTRY SHALL BE
 SWIMMING POOL LIFTS COMPLYING WITH 1009.2; SLOPED
 ENTRIES COMPLYING WITH 1009.3; TRANSFER WALLS COMPLYING
 WITH 1009.4; TRANSFER SYSTEMS COMPLYING WITH 1009.5;
 AND POOL STAIRS COMPLYING WITH 1009.6. AT LEAST ONE
 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF ENTRY PROVIDED SHALL COMPLY WITH
 1009.2 OR 1009.3.
 EXCEPTIONS:
 1. WHERE A SWIMMING POOL HAS LESS THAN 300 LINEAR FEET
 (91 M) OF SWIMMING POOL WALL, NO MORE THAN ONE
 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF ENTRY SHALL BE REQUIRED PROVIDED
 THAT THE ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF ENTRY IS A SWIMMING POOL
 LIFT COMPLYING WITH 1009.2 OR SLOPED ENTRY COMPLYING
 WITH 1009.3.
 2. WAVE ACTION POOLS, LEISURE RIVERS, SAND BOTTOM
 POOLS, AND OTHER POOLS WHERE USER ACCESS IS LIMITED TO
 ONE AREA SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE MORE THAN ONE
 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF ENTRY PROVIDED THAT THE ACCESSIBLE
 MEANS OF ENTRY IS A SWIMMING POOL LIFT COMPLYING WITH
 1009.2, A SLOPED ENTRY COMPLYING WITH 1009.3, OR A
 TRANSFER SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH 1009.5.
 3. CATCH POOLS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN
 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF ENTRY PROVIDED THAT THE CATCH POOL
 EDGE IS ON AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE.
  
 COMMUNITY POOLS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A PRIVATE
 RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY THAT DO NOT RECEIVE GOVERNMENTAL
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR SPONSORSHIP AND ARE LIMITED TO
 THE EXCLUSIVE OF RESIDENTS AND THEIR GUESTS ARE NOT
 COVERED BY THE ADA ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS,
 INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR POOL LIFTS OR SLOPED ENTRIES.
 IF A SWIMMING POOL LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR RENTAL OR USE IT IS
 REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH TITLE II OF THE ADA. SPECIFY ON
 THE PLANS THE FORMER OR SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE LATTER
 STATEMENTS. SEE DECLARATORY STATEMENT, DS 2013-011.
  
 18) SUBMIT A DETAILED COST BREAKDOWN FOR THIS PROJECT.
 THIS WILL PREVENT US FROM CHARGING YOU DOUBLE FOR ITEMS
 THAT REQUIRE SEPARATE PERMITS. BUILDING PERMIT
 VALUATION. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, VALUATION OF FBC
 109.3 BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL REPLACEMENT
 VALUE TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL, ELECTRIC, PLUMBING,
 MECHANICAL, INTERIOR FINISH, RELATIVE SITE WORK,
 ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING COSTS,
 OVERHEAD AND PROFIT; EXCLUDING ONLY LAND VALUE.
 VALUATION REFERENCES MAY INCLUDE THE LATEST PUBLISHED
 DATA OF NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS SERVICES
 (MARSHALL-SWIFT, MEANS, ETC.), AS PUBLISHED BY
 INTERNATIONAL CODE CONGRESS. FINAL BUILDING PERMIT
 VALUATION SHALL BE SET BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
  
 19) A. DEFERRED SUBMITTALS REQUESTED BY ARCHITECT, SEE
 FOLLOWING LIST (MAY NOT BE A COMPLETE LIST); DOCUMENTS
 SHOWING COMPLIANCE ARE TO BE REVIEWED BY DESIGNER OF
 RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL (ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER FOR
 PRODUCT APPROVALS AND OTHER SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS,
 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OF RECORD APPROVAL AND REVIEW IS
 REQUIRED FOR DELEGATED ENGINEERING). SUBMITTAL, REVIEW
 AND APPROVAL ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
  
 COMPONENT & CLADDING PRODUCT APPROVALS (COMPLY WITH
 PRESSURES SHOWN ON SHEET S0.0.5)
  
 COMPONENT & CLADDING PRODUCT APPROVALS REVIEWED BY
 DESIGNER OF RECORD ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING
 DIVISION, REVIEWED AND ISSUED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
 CONFIRM COMPLIANCE WITH PRESSURES SHOWN ON SHEET S0.0.5
 PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL. IF PRODUCT APPROVAL OFFERS OPTIONS,
 INDICATE OPTION PROPOSED, ESPECIALLY IF NOT ALL OPTIONS
 COMPLY WITH MINIMUM DESIGN PRESSURES.
  
 B. SEPARATE PERMITS (APPLICATIONS, PLANS, AND FEES) ARE
 REQUIRED FOR:
 LIGHT POLES/SITE LIGHTING
 FIRE ALARM
 FIRE SPRINKLER
 LOW VOLTAGE
 ACCESS
 LANDSCAPING
 IRRIGATION
 PARKING LOT
 SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS
 GENERATORS
 ALL OTHER ITEMS OTHER THAN BMEP
  
 C. AIPP COMPLIANCE REQUIRED; VERIFICATION REQUIRED
 PRIOR TO C.O.
  
 D. SHORING/RESHORE ENGINEERING IS REQUIRED TO BE
 SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DIVISION FOR REVIEW. THE
 ENGINEERING IS TO BE SUBMITTED, REVIEWED AND ISSUED
 PRIOR TO CONCRETE POUR.
  
 E. A CONSTRUCTION GUARD RAIL ENGINEERED DETAIL IS
 REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
  
 F. CONSTRUCTION HOURS - 7AM TO 7PM MON-FRI, 8AM TO 8PM
 SAT-SUN
  
 20) THE WEST ELEVATION ON SHEET A3.0.2 APPEARS TO SHOW
 WINDOWS WHERE OPENINGS ARE NOT PERMITTED PER FBC
 705.8.1. PLEASE CLARIFY.
  
 21) SHOW THE CALCULATIONS FOR THE ALLOWABLE AREA OF
 OPENINGS FOR EACH STORY OF THE SOUTH ELEVATION AS
 REQUIRED BY FBC 705.8.1. SHOW THE DISTANCE FROM THE
 WEST WALL TO THE CENTER OF THE ALLY ON THE PLANS.
  
 22) PROVIDE A FLOOR AREA BREAKDOWN BY OCCUPANCY TYPE
 FOR EACH FLOOR OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING. FBC 107.2.1 &
 503.1
  
 23) PLEASE SUBMIT A RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH
 OF THE REVIEW COMMENTS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. THE
 RESPONSES TO THESE COMMENTS MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
 COMMENTS.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


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