| 2015-08-13 16:25:20 | 515 NORTH FLAGLER DRIVE - #400 |
| | PERMIT #15080424 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | PROVIDE A FLOOR PLAN SHOWING THE EXIT ACCESS ROUTES TO |
| | THE EXIT STAIRS. |
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| | 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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| | OR |
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| | PER SECTION 7.2.1.6.3, EACH ELEVATOR LANDING AND LOBBY |
| | SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO AT LEAST ON EXIT. EXIT ACCESS |
| | SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A KEY, TOOL, SPECIAL |
| | KNOWLEDGE, OR SPECIAL EFFORT. DOORS SEPARATING THE |
| | ELEVATOR LOBBY FROM THE EXIT ACCESS SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | TO BE ELECTRONICALLY LOCKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 7.2.1.6.3 ELEVATOR LOBBY EXIT ACCESS DOOR ASSEMBLIES |
| | LOCKING: DOOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING THE ELEVATOR LOBBY |
| | FROM THE EXIT ACCESS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | ELECTRONICALLY LOCKED, PROVIDED THAT ALL THE FOLLOWING |
| | CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH FOR RELEASING THE LOCK IS |
| | LISTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UL 294, STANDARD FOR ACCESS |
| | CONTROL SYSTEM UNITS |
| | (2) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY A FIRE |
| | ALARM SYSTEM |
| | (3) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM |
| | (4) WATERFLOW IN THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM REQUIRED BY |
| | 7.2.1.6.3(3) IS ARRANGED TO INITIATE THE BUILDING FIRE |
| | ALARM SYSTEM. |
| | (5) THE ELEVATOR LOBBY IS PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM |
| | (6) DETECTION OF SMOKE BY THE DETECTION SYSTEM REQUIRED |
| | BY 7.2.1.6.3(5) IS ARRANGED TO INITIATE THE BUILDING |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. |
| | (7) INITIATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM BY |
| | OTHER THAN MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES UNLOCKS THE ELEVATOR |
| | LOBBY DOOR ASSEMBLY. |
| | (8) LOSS OF POWER TO THE ELEVATOR LOBBY ELECTRONIC LOCK |
| | SYSTEM UNLOCKS THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR ASSEMBLIES. |
| | (9) THE ELEVATOR LOBBY ELECTRONIC LOCK SYSTEM IS NOT |
| | SUPPLIED WITH EMERGENCY OR STANDBY ELECTRICAL POWER. |
| | (10) ONCE UNLOCKED, THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR ASSEMBLIES |
| | REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | (11) WHERE THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR ASSEMBLIES REMAIN |
| | LATCHED AFTER BEING UNLOCKED, LATCH-RELEASING HARDWARE |
| | IS AFFIXED TO THE DOOR LEAVES. |
| | (12) A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IS PROVIDED FOR |
| | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR LOBBY AND A CENTRAL |
| | CONTROL POINT THAT IS CONSTANTLY STAFFED. |
| | (13) THE CENTRAL CONTROL POINT STAFF REQUIRED BY |
| | 7.2.1.6.3(12) IS CAPABLE, TRAINED, AND AUTHORIZED TO |
| | PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. |
| | (14) THE PROVISIONS OF DELAYED-EGRESS LOCKING SYSTEMS |
| | ARE NOT APPLIED TO THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR ASSEMBLIES. |
| | (15) THE PROVISIONS OF ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT APPLIED TO THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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