| 2015-05-14 11:43:47 | 901 45TH STREET - QUANTUM HOUSE |
| | PERMIT #15050144 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | THE QUANTUM HOUSE IS FUNCTIONING AS A DORMITORY |
| | OCCUPANCY (NON HOTEL/MOTEL OCCUPANCY); THEREFORE, |
| | SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS REQUIRED IN THE SMALL CLOSEST |
| | AND RECOMMENDED IN THE BATHROOMS. PER NFPA 13 SECTION |
| | 8.15.8.2 "CLOSETS AND PANTRIES. SPRINKLERS ARE NOT |
| | REQUIRED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS, LINEN CLOSETS, AND |
| | PANTRIES WITHIN DWELLING UNITS IN HOTELS AND MOTELS |
| | WHERE THE AREA OF THE SPACE DOES NOT EXCEED 24 SQ.FT, |
| | THE LEAST DIMENSION DOES NOT EXCEED 3 FEET, AND THE |
| | WALLS AND CEILINGS ARE SURFACED WITH NONCOMBUSTIBLE OR |
| | LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS." THE ADDITIONAL |
| | SPRINKLERS MAY AFFECT THE ORIGINAL HYDRAULIC |
| | CALCULATIONS. |
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| | NOTE: THE 2013 EDITION OF THE STANDARD REQUIRES |
| | SPRINKLERS IN DORMITORY BATHROOMS. SECTION 8.15.8.1.1 |
| | SPRINKLERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED IN BATHROOMS THAT ARE |
| | LOCATED WITHIN DWELLING UNITS OF HOTELS AND MOTELS, |
| | THAT DO NOT EXCEED 55 SQ.FT. IN AREA, AND THAT HAVE |
| | WALLS AND CEILINGS OF NONCOMBUSTIBLE OR |
| | LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS WITH A 15-MINUTE THERMAL |
| | BARRIER RATING, INCLUDING THE WALLS AND CEILINGS BEHIND |
| | ANY SHOWER ENCLOSURE OR TUB. |
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| | SPRINKLER PROTECTION MISSING IN OFFICE #142 CLOSET. |
| | |
| | JANITOR #122A AND STORAGE #118A INDICATE SPRINKLERS |
| | LOCATED MORE THAN 7'-6" FROM WALLS. THESE ROOMS ARE |
| | CONSIDERED ORDINARY HAZARD THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE |
| | "SMALL ROOM" RULES. |
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| | REMOTE AREA #1 INDICATES USE OF THE AREA/DENSITY |
| | METHOD; HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL CALCULATION USED APPEARS TO |
| | BE THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD. HOW CAN NODE #303 BE AT A |
| | HIGHER FLOW AND PRESSURE WHEN IT IS DOWNSTREAM OF NODE |
| | #302? NODE #303 IS INDICATED AS BEING CONNECTED TO NODE |
| | #15 AND BYPASSING NODE #9? |
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| | REMOTE AREA #3 INDICATES USE OF THE AREA/DENSITY |
| | METHOD; HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL CALCULATION USED APPEARS TO |
| | BE THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD FOR CORRIDORS. ALSO THE |
| | CALCULATION SHOWS SPRINKLERS WITH A K-FACTOR OF 8.0 |
| | WHICH THE PLANS INDICATE AS ATTIC SPRINKLERS. HOW IS |
| | THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD BEING USED FOR THE ATTIC SPACE? |
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| | THE SPRINKLERS PROTECTING THE ATTIC SPACES APPEAR TO BE |
| | LOCATED BELOW A CEILING/ROOF WITH A SLOPE EXCEEDING 2 |
| | IN 12. SUBMIT A HYDRAULIC CALCULATION UTILIZING AN AREA |
| | INCREASE OF 30% PER SECTION. |
| | |
| | REMOTE AREAS: CLEARLY INDICATE WHAT HYDRAULIC METHOD IS |
| | BEING UTILIZED FOR EACH REMOTE AREA (AREA DENSITY, |
| | QUICK RESPONSE REDUCTION, ROOM DESIGN METHOD, ETC.) AND |
| | INDICATE THE LOCATION (ABOVE CEILING/BELOW CEILING). |
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| | JIM WALKER/WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 804-4783 |
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