Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13010089
Permit Number 13010089
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2013-05-16 15:17:372119 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY
 PERMIT #13010089
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 GENERAL: HANDRAILS ARE REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
 STAIR. HANDRAIL CROSS SECTION SHALL HAVE A DIAMETER OF
 NOT LESS THAN 1.25 INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN 2 INCHES.
  
 SHEET LS-1: STAIR ENCLOSURE DOOR #10 OBSTRUCTS THE
 EGRESS PATH OF OCCUPANTS UTILIZING DOOR #11.
  
 SHEET A-4: PER SECTION 10.12.1.2 (NFPA 1), PROVIDE
 BUILDING ADDRESS VISIBLE FROM THE STREET ON EAST
 ELEVATION. NUMBERS SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING
 AND BE AT LEAST SIX-INCHES IN HEIGHT WITH 1-INCH STROKE
 AND SHALL CONTRAST THE BACKGROUND.
  
 SPRINKLER DRAWINGS: DRAWINGS REQUIRE ENGINEER'S
 SIGN/SEAL. FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE MONITORED BY
 AN APPROVED SUPERVISING STATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA
 72.
  
 SPRINKLER DRAWINGS: INDICATE THE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
 THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO BRING THE EXISTING PIPE
 SCHEDULE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA 13. NOTE: PER NFPA
 25 SECTION 5.3.1.1.1, WHERE SPRINKLERS HAVE BEEN IN
 SERVICE FOR 50 YEARS, THEY SHALL BE REPLACED OR
 REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES FROM ONE OR MORE SAMPLE AREAS
 SHALL BE TESTED. TEST PROCEDURES SHALL BE REPEATED AT
 10-YEAR INTERVALS. WHERE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION,
 SAMPLE SPRINKLERS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO A RECOGNIZED
 TESTING LABORATORY ACCEPTABLE TO THE AUTHORITY HAVING
 JURISDICTION FOR FIELD SERVICE TESTING.
  
 ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS: PROVIDE ENGINEERED LAYOUT OF
 ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGNS AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
 EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A MINIMUM
 OF 1-1/2 HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF NORMAL
 LIGHTING. EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE
 ARRANGED TO PROVIDE INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT
 LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 1 FT-CANDLE AND, AT ANY POINT,
 NOT LESS THAN 0.1 FT-CANDLE, MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF
 EGRESS AT FLOOR LEVEL.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 805-6730


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