| Date |
Text |
| 2023-06-13 15:57:13 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 23040315 7TH FLOOR COMMON CORRIDORS & |
| | RESTROOMS |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 23040316 14TH FLOOR COMMON CORRIDORS & |
| | RESTROOMS |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT 23050908 16TH FLOOR COMMON CORRIDORS & |
| | RESTROOMS |
| | ADD: 250 S AUSTRALIAN AVE. |
| | CONT: TBD/ TO BE DETERMINED |
| | TEL: |
| | 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: TUES. JUNE 13TH/ 2023 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | 1) NORMALLY WE REVIEW EXISTING BUILDINGS UNDER THE 2020 |
| | FBC-EXISTING BUILDING CODE. WHAT IS MISSING IS THE SAME |
| | ELEMENT, WHICH IS IN COMMON TO ALL 3 PERMITS, COMMON |
| | AREA CORRIDORS IN A HIGHRISE BUILDING THAT DO NOT SHOW |
| | A ELEVATOR LOBBY AND OR ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE |
| | CODE. |
| | |
| | THE 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE LEVEL TWO ALTERATIONS |
| | ADDRESSES THE ISSUE WITH SECTION 803.2.2 WHEN WORK ON |
| | ANY FLOOR PLATE EXCEEDS 50 % OF THE FLOOR AREA. THIS IS |
| | ONE OF THE FEW TIMES THE CODE ADDRESSES WORK BEYOND THE |
| | TENANT SPACE. PLEASE ALSO REVIEW IN THE 2020 EXISTING |
| | BUILDING CODE SECTION 701.2 CONFORMANCE. AN EXISTING |
| | BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL NOT BE ALTERED SUCH |
| | THAT THE BUILDING BECOMES LESS SAFE OR ENERGY EFFICIENT |
| | THAN ITS EXISTING CONDITION. |
| | |
| | THE 1982 & 1985 STANDARD BUILDING CODES (YEAR BUILT |
| | 1987), CO-ED., BUILT UNDER THE 1982 CODE PROBABLY OR |
| | 1985. BOTH CODES THE 1982 & 1985 STATE IN SECTION IN |
| | SECTION 506.6.2 ALL ROOMS AND ENCLOSURES SHALL HAVE AT |
| | LEAST ONE REQUIRED EXIT ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT TRAVEL |
| | THROUGH THE ELEVATOR LOBBY. EXIT STAIRWAYS, CHUTES, |
| | JANITOR CLOSETS, GUEST ROOMS, SERVICE ROOMS, ETC., |
| | SHALL NOT OPEN INTO THE ELEVATOR LOBBY. |
| | |
| | THE 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE ELEVATOR LOBBIES AND |
| | HOISTWAY PROTECTION IS FOUND IN SECTION 3006. SECTION |
| | 3006.3 GIVE 4 WAYS OF HOISTWAY PROTECTION. IF THE 4TH |
| | ALTERNATIVE ELEVATOR HOISTWAY SHALL BE PRESSURIZED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 909.22. SEE 2020 FBC-BUILDING |
| | CODE SECTION3006.4. ELEVATOR LOBBIES SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | WITH AT LEAST ONE MEANS OF EGRESS COMPLYING WITH |
| | CHAPTER 10AND OTHER PROVISIONS IN THIS CODE. EGRESS |
| | THROUGH AN ELEVATOR LOBBY SHALL BE PERMITTED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ITEM 1 OF SECTION 1016.2. |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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