| Date |
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| 2023-06-21 13:31:40 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 23050314 |
| | ADD: 807 BELVEDERE RD |
| | CONT: CLOSE PERMITS FAST INC |
| | TEL: 561-644-0302 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 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. JUNE 21ST/2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | 1) NOTE THERE ARE (7) EXPIRED PERMITS AT THIS LOCATION. |
| | PLEASE SEE ABOUT GETTING THE EXPIRED ON THIS PROPERTY |
| | CLEANED UP, DOES THE SCOPE OF WORK UNDER THIS PERMIT |
| | ENCOMPASS THE EXPIRED PERMIT WORK? |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 2A) THERE IS ALSO A 4X FEE ON GAS PIPING INTERIOR & |
| | EXTERIOR. NO GAS PERMIT OR GAS WORK SHOWN ON THE PLANS |
| | JUST THE EXPIRED GAS PERMIT 20090291 IS THERE GOING TO |
| | BE A GAS PERMIT APPLIED FOR, THERE MAYBE A HOLD PUT ON |
| | THIS PROPERTY FOR THE UNPERMITTED WORK!!!!!! |
| | CONFORMANCE. 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE, LEVEL-1 |
| | ALTERATION 701.2, LEVEL-2 ALTERATION 801.3, & LEVEL-3 |
| | ALTERATIONS 901.2COMPLIANCE. AN EXISTING BUILDING OR |
| | PORTION THEREOF SHALL NOT BE ALTERED SUCH THAT THE |
| | BUILDING BECOMES LESS SAFE THAN ITS EXISTING CONDITION. |
| | |
| | 2B) THE ORIGINAL BLDG. PERMIT 21030476 EXPIRED HAD A |
| | VALUE OF $30,000.00 DOLLARS. WHY IS THERE SUCH A |
| | DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICE FROM THE EXPIRED PERMIT TWICE |
| | THE VALUE TO THE SCOPE OF WORK SHOWN ON THIS PERMIT. |
| | 109.3 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION. |
| | IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE |
| | CLAIMED VALUATION OF BUILDING, ALTERATION, STRUCTURE, |
| | ELECTRICAL, GAS, MECHANICAL, OR PLUMBING SYSTEMS |
| | APPEARS TO BE UNDERESTIMATED ON THE APPLICATION, THE |
| | PERMIT SHALL BE DENIED. FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES, |
| | VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS SHALL BE TOTAL |
| | REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, VALUATION OF BUILDINGS AND |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE TO INCLUDE |
| | STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INTERIOR |
| | FINISHES, NORMAL SITE WORK (EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL FOR |
| | BUILDINGS), ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN FEES, MARKETING |
| | COST, 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.) WITH REGIONAL ADJUSTMENTS |
| | FOR LOCATION AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE |
| | CONGRESS. |
| | |
| | 3) THE SUBMITTED FLOOR PLAN IS DRAWN BY THE BUILDING |
| | CONTRACTOR SHOWING WORK UNDER BUILDING, PLUMBING, |
| | ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL, CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. |
| | 107.3.4.3. THE CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / |
| | DREW THE SET OF PLANS AND OR SCHEDULES WILL NEED TO |
| | IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF THE PLANS. PLEASE |
| | PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER FOR |
| | THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND PLANS AND OR |
| | SCHEDULES DRAWN. |
| | 107.3.4.3 CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR. PLEASE NOTE THE |
| | EXCEPTION TO ENGINEERED PLANS UNDER 471.003(H) |
| | ELECTRICAL/ PLUMBING/ MECHANICAL, 481.229(1)(C) |
| | REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR FOR THAT TRADE THAT WILL BE |
| | LICENSED IN THAT TRADE, WILL ALSO BE THE CONTRACTOR |
| | THAT DESIGNS THE SYSTEM UNDER THAT TRADE. THE |
| | CONTRACTOR (QUALIFIER) THAT CREATED / DREW THE SET OF |
| | PLANS WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE AUTHOR OF |
| | THE PLANS. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, SIGN YOUR NAME AND |
| | LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE TRADE YOU ARE LICENSED IN AND |
| | PLANS DRAWN. |
| | FOR EACH TRADE THE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| | DESIGN UNDER THE TRADE LICENSED IN MUST PRINT THEIR |
| | NAME, SIGN THEIR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER, NOTE THESE |
| | PLANS APPEAR TO BE DRAWN BY ONE INDUVIAL, THEY WOULD |
| | HAVE TO BE LICENSED AS A BUILDING, ELECTRICAL AND |
| | PLUMBING CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT ALL THESE TRADES UNDER |
| | ONE SHEET. THE PLANS INDICATE NO MECHANICAL WORK BUT |
| | SHOW IN THE HALLWAY A DROPPED CEILING. |
| | |
| | 4) THE PLANS STATE A DROP IN CEILING BUT THERE IS NO |
| | CEILING PLAN SHOWING THE LAYOUT OF CEILING NOR |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE 808.1.1, |
| | 808.1.1.1, OR 1208.2. |
| | |
| | 5) THE FLOOR PLAN SHOWS A SYMBOL A DOT AND A LARGER |
| | CIRCLE BUT NOT FOUND IN THE LEGEND. 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. |
| | |
| | 6) THE PLAN DOES NOT ADDRESS THE UNPERMITTED WORK, NOR |
| | DOES THE FLOOR PLAN PROVIDE ANY ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS. |
| | FOR INSTANCE, THE FRONT ENTRY IS NOT ACCESSIBLE, NOR |
| | THE RESTROOM. FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION: |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COST 202.4.1. PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU |
| | ARE TO MEET DISPROPORTIONATE COST. EITHER THE |
| | CONTRACTOR OR THE DESIGNER OF RECORD ON THEIR |
| | LETTERHEAD NEED TO SHOW HOW THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND UP |
| | TO THE 20% DISPROPORTIONATE FUNDS LISTED FOR EACH |
| | ELEMENT WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT AND IN THE |
| | ORDER LISTED IN SECTION 202.4.1 DISPROPORTIONATE COST |
| | OF THE 2020 ACCESSIBILITY CODE. |
| | |
| | 202.4.1. DISPROPORTIONATE COST. ALTERATIONS MADE TO |
| | PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED |
| | AREA WILL BE DEEMED DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL |
| | ALTERATION WHEN THE COST EXCEEDS 20% OF THE COST OF THE |
| | ALTERATION TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. COST THAT MAY |
| | BE COUNTED AS EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL MAY INCLUDE: (I) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE AND AN |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUT TO THE ALTERED AREA; (II) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE, SUCH AS |
| | ENLARGING DOOR OPENINGS, INSTALLING GRAB BARS, |
| | ENLARGING TOILET STALLS, INSULATING PIPES, OR |
| | INSTALLING ACCESSIBLE FAUCET CONTROLS; (III) COST |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES, SUCH |
| | AS RELOCATING THE TELEPHONE TO AN ACCESSIBLE HEIGHT, |
| | INSTALLING AMPLIFICATION DEVICES, OR INSTALLING A TEXT |
| | TELEPHONE (TTY); (IV) COST ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. |
| | |
| | 7) 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. |
| | |
| | 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] |
| | |
