| 2013-08-22 10:43:11 | 2707 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD |
| | PERMIT #13080538 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE IF THIS IS RESTRICTED EGRESS |
| | OR FREE EGRESS. A FLOOR PLAN HAS BEEN PROVIDED BUT NONE |
| | OF THE SECURITY EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN |
| | INDICATED. |
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| | RESTRICTED EGRESS |
| | PER SECTION 7.2.1.6.2, ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS |
| | ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT ALL SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | 1. A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | ARRANGED TO DETECT AN OCCUPANT APPROACHING DOORS THAT |
| | ARE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON |
| | DETECTION OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT OR LOSS OF POWER |
| | TO THE SENSOR. |
| | 2. LOSS OF POWER TO THE PART OF THE ACCESS CONTROL |
| | SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE DOORS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK |
| | THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 3. THE DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE |
| | LOCATED VERTICALLY 40 TO 48 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND |
| | WITHIN 60 INCHES HORIZONTALLY OF THE SECURED DOORS. |
| | 4. THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS |
| | PUSH TO EXIT. |
| | 5. WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN DIRECT INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE LOCK, |
| | INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRONICS, |
| | AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS THAN |
| | 30 SECONDS. |
| | 6. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | 7. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM OR AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
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| | FREE EGRESS |
| | PER SECTION 7.2.1.5.5, ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED EGRESS |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLIES ARE PERMITTED IF EQUIPPED WITH APPROVED |
| | LISTED HARDWARE THAT INCORPORATES A BUILT-IN SWITCH AND |
| | THE FOLLOWING FIVE CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | 1. THE HARDWARE FOR OCCUPANT RELEASE OF THE LOCK IS |
| | AFFIXED TO THE DOOR LEAF. |
| | 2. THE HARDWARE HAS AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION THAT |
| | IS READILY OPERATED IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 3. THE HARDWARE IS CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED WITH ONE |
| | HAND IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 4. OPERATION OF THE HARDWARE INTERRUPTS THE POWER |
| | SUPPLY DIRECTLY TO THE ELECTRIC LOCK AND UNLOCKS THE |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 5. LOSS OF POWER TO THE HARDWARE AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS |
| | THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | NOTE: THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF FOR MAGNETIC LOCKS WHEREBY AN OCCUPANT |
| | SENSOR AND PUSH TO EXIT BUTTON ARE NEEDED IN ON THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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