| 2021-12-17 15:46:10 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
| | |
| | 1) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, |
| | HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS PER F.A.C. 61G AS |
| | REQUIRED PRIOR TO SHOP DRAWINGS. |
| | |
| | PER FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 61G15-32.004, |
| | FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE |
| | POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE WATER SUPPLY, A LIST OF |
| | APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT, |
| | CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR |
| | AREA, SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TYPE, DESIGN DENSITIES, WATER |
| | SUPPLY DATA (FIRE PUMP DATA, HYDRANT FLOW TEST DATA) |
| | AND ANY PERFORMANCE BASED INFORMATION SUCH AS |
| | PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | 61G15-30.003 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGINEERING |
| | DOCUMENTS. |
| | |
| | (1) ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS ARE PREPARED IN THE COURSE OF |
| | PERFORMING ENGINEERING SERVICES. WHEN PREPARED FOR |
| | INCLUSION WITH AN APPLICATION FOR A GENERAL BUILDING |
| | PERMIT, THE DOCUMENTS SHALL MEET ALL ENGINEER?S |
| | RESPONSIBILITY RULES, SET FORTH IN CHAPTERS 61G15-31, |
| | 61G15-32, 61G15-33, AND 61G15-34, F.A.C., AND BE OF |
| | SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND |
| | EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT |
| | WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE, ADOPTED IN SECTION 553.73, F.S., AND APPLICABLE |
| | LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED |
| | BY THE AHJ. THE DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE: |
| | (A) INFORMATION THAT PROVIDES MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS |
| | REQUIRED FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM THAT IS A |
| | RESULT OF ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND |
| | EXPERIENCE. |
| | (B) LIST FEDERAL, STATE, MUNICIPAL, AND COUNTY |
| | STANDARDS, CODES, ORDINANCES, LAWS, AND RULES, WITH |
| | THEIR EFFECTIVE DATES, THAT THE ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS |
| | ARE INTENDED TO CONFORM TO. |
| | (C) INFORMATION, AS DETERMINED BY THE ENGINEER OF |
| | RECORD, NEEDED FOR THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF |
| | THE SYSTEM. |
| | (D) LIST ENGINEERING DESIGN CRITERIA; REFERENCE PROJECT |
| | SPECIFIC STUDIES, REPORTS, AND DELEGATED ENGINEERING |
| | DOCUMENTS. |
| | (E) IDENTIFY CLEARLY ELEMENTS OF THE DESIGN THAT VARY |
| | FROM THE GOVERNING STANDARDS AND DEPICT/IDENTIFY THE |
| | ALTERNATE METHOD USED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | STATED PURPOSE OF THESE RESPONSIBILITY RULES. |
| | (2) ENGINEERS SHALL LEGIBLY INDICATE THEIR NAME AND |
| | BUSINESS ADDRESS, ON ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. ENGINEERING |
| | DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE ISSUED FOR PRELIMINARY OR |
| | CONCEPTUAL USE, SHALL CLEARLY NOTE THE INTENDED PURPOSE |
| | OF SUCH DOCUMENTS. |
| | (3) WHEN ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT ARE SHOWN ON AN |
| | ENGINEERING DOCUMENT ONLY FOR INFORMATION OR |
| | CLARIFICATION AND THE ENGINEER DOES NOT INTEND TO |
| | ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ELEMENTS, THE ENGINEER |
| | SHALL CLEARLY NOTE ON THE DOCUMENTS THE EXTENT OF HIS |
| | RESPONSIBILITY. |
| | (4) ENGINEERING DRAWINGS SHALL BE LEGIBLE AND CLEARLY |
| | DEFINE AND DELINEATE THE WORK IN THE PROJECT. THEY MUST |
| | ALSO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 61G15-23, F.A.C., SEALS. |
| | (5) ENGINEERS SHALL CLEARLY NOTE ON ANY PRELIMINARY |
| | ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS THAT SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE NOT IN |
| | FINAL FORM, BUT ARE BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE PUBLIC |
| | AGENCY TO RECEIVE AGENCY REVIEWS, COMMENTS AND |
| | INTERPRETATIONS. THE DOCUMENTS MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BE |
| | REVISED BY THE ENGINEER TO REFLECT RESOLUTION OF ISSUES |
| | WITH THE PUBLIC AGENCY PRIOR TO FINAL ACTION BY THE |
| | AGENCY. CHANGES, REVISIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO A |
| | PROJECT MAY PROMPT ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT SUBMITTAL FOR |
| | AGENCY APPROVAL ACTION ON THE SAME PROJECT. |
| | SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.033(2), 471.008 FS. LAW |
| | IMPLEMENTED 471.033(1)(G), 471.025(3) FS. HISTORY?NEW |
| | 1-26-93, FORMERLY 21H-30.003, AMENDED 11-13-08. |
| | |
| | |
| | 61G15-32.004 DESIGN OF WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION |
| | SYSTEMS. |
| | (1) WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS INCLUDE, BUT |
| | ARE NOT LIMITED TO, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS OF WET, |
| | DRY, FINE WATER SPRAY (MIST), MANUAL, AND DELUGE VALVE |
| | CONTROLLED TYPES, PUMPING SYSTEMS, STANDPIPES, FIRE |
| | WATER MAINS AND DEDICATED FIRE PROTECTION WATER |
| | SOURCES. |
| | (2) TO ENSURE MINIMUM DESIGN QUALITY IN FIRE PROTECTION |
| | SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS, SAID DOCUMENTS SHALL |
| | INCLUDE AS A MINIMUM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WHEN |
| | APPLICABLE: |
| | (A) THE POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION WATER |
| | SUPPLY AS DEFINED BY 633.021(18) F.S. |
| | (B) APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARD TO BE APPLIED, OR IN THE |
| | CASE WHERE NO SUCH STANDARD EXISTS, THE ENGINEERING |
| | STUDY, JUDGMENTS, AND/OR PERFORMANCE BASED ANALYSIS AND |
| | CONCLUSIONS. |
| | (C) CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR |
| | AREA. |
| | (D) DESIGN APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDES SYSTEM TYPE, |
| | DENSITIES, DEVICE TEMPERATURE RATING, AND SPACING FOR |
| | EACH SEPARATE 42 HAZARD OCCUPANCY. |
| | (E) |
| | CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER SUPPLY TO BE USED, SUCH AS |
| | MAIN SIZE AND LOCATION, WHETHER IT IS DEAD-END OR |
| | CIRCULATING; AND IF DEAD-END, THE DISTANCE TO THE |
| | NEAREST CIRCULATING MAIN, AS WELL AS ITS MINIMUM |
| | DURATION AND RELIABILITY FOR THE MOST HYDRAULICALLY |
| | DEMANDING DESIGN AREA. |
| | (F) WHEN PRIVATE OR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES ARE USED, THE |
| | FLOW TEST DATA, INCLUDING DATE AND TIME OF TEST, WHO |
| | CONDUCTED TEST OR SUPPLIED INFORMATION, TEST ELEVATION, |
| | STATIC GAUGE PRESSURE AT NO FLOW, FLOW RATE WITH |
| | RESIDUAL GAUGE PRESSURE, HYDRANT BUTT COEFFICIENT, AND |
| | LOCATION OF TEST IN RELATION TO THE HYDRAULIC POINT OF |
| | SERVICE. |
| | (G) VALVING AND ALARM REQUIREMENTS TO MINIMIZE |
| | POTENTIAL FOR IMPAIRMENTS AND UNRECOGNIZED FLOW OF |
| | WATER. |
| | (H) MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION (MIC). THE ENGINEER OF |
| | RECORD SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY WATER |
| | SUPPLIES THAT COULD LEAD TO MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION |
| | (MIC). SUCH EFFORTS MAY CONSIST OF DISCUSSIONS WITH THE |
| | LOCAL WATER PURVEYOR AND/OR FIRE OFFICIAL, FAMILIARITY |
| | WITH CONDITIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA, OR LABORATORY |
| | TESTING OF WATER SUPPLIES. WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FOUND |
| | THAT MAY RESULT IN MIC CONTAMINATION OF THE FIRE |
| | PROTECTION PIPING, THE ENGINEER SHALL DESIGN CORRECTIVE |
| | MEASURES. |
| | (I) BACKFLOW PREVENTION AND METERING SPECIFICATIONS AND |
| | DETAILS TO MEET LOCAL WATER PURVEYOR REQUIREMENTS |
| | INCLUDING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PRESSURE DROP. |
| | (J) QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS OF ALL YARD |
| | AND INTERIOR FIRE PROTECTION COMPONENTS. |
| | (3) CONTRACTOR SUBMITTALS WHICH DEVIATE FROM THE ABOVE |
| | MINIMUM DESIGN PARAMETERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED MATERIAL |
| | DEVIATIONS AND REQUIRE SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINEERING |
| | APPROVAL AND DOCUMENTATION. |
| | (4) IN THE EVENT THE ENGINEER OF RECORD PROVIDES MORE |
| | INFORMATION AND DIRECTION THAN IS ESTABLISHED ABOVE, HE |
| | OR SHE SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TECHNICAL |
| | ACCURACY OF THE WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE |
| | CODES, STANDARDS, AND SOUND ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES. |
| | SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.008, 471.033(2), FS |
| | LAW IMPLEMENTED 471.005(7), 471.033(2), FS |
| | HISTORY?NEW 5-19-93, FORMERLY 21H-32.004, AMENDED |
| | 4-2-2000, 6-26-01, 7-12-05 |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IN |
| | NARRATIVE OR PLAN DRAWINGS WITH THIS MASTER. |
| | |
| | |
| | 2) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, |
| | HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS PER F.A.C. 61G AS |
| | REQUIRED PRIOR TO SHOP DRAWINGS. |
| | |
| | 61G15-32.003 COMMON REQUIREMENTS TO ALL FIRE PROTECTION |
| | ENGINEERING |
| | DOCUMENTS. |
| | (1) THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL PROVIDE THE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS TO BE USED |
| | IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM LAYOUT |
| | DOCUMENTS AND TO INDICATE THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE |
| | WORK, AND TO DESCRIBE, DETAIL, DIMENSION, LABEL AND |
| | DEFINE THE FIRE PROTECTION COMPONENTS, SYSTEM(S), |
| | MATERIALS, ASSEMBLIES, EQUIPMENT AND ITS STRUCTURAL AND |
| | UTILITY SUPPORT SYSTEM(S), INSOFAR AS THEY INVOLVE THE |
| | SAFEGUARDING OF LIFE, HEALTH OR PROPERTY. |
| | (2) THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL SPECIFY THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE |
| | ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND |
| | COMPONENTS, WHICH SHALL BE BASED UPON APPLICABLE CODES |
| | AND STANDARDS, WHERE AVAILABLE. |
| | (3) THE OCCUPANCY OF THE AREA OR DESCRIPTION OF A |
| | SPECIFIC HAZARD BEING PROTECTED BY THE FIRE PROTECTION |
| | SYSTEM(S) SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM |
| | ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. |
| | (4) THE APPLICABLE CODE AND STANDARD TO BE USED IN THE |
| | PREPARATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM LAYOUT |
| | DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM |
| | ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. WHEN CODES AND STANDARDS ARE NOT |
| | AVAILABLE OR APPLICABLE, AND SAID LAYOUT DOCUMENTS ARE |
| | TO BE BASED ON ENGINEERING JUDGMENT, ANY REASONS AND |
| | ASSUMPTIONS MADE TO DEVELOP THE FIRE PROTECTION CONCEPT |
| | SHALL BE IDENTIFIED ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM |
| | ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. |
| | (5) STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND STRUCTURAL OPENINGS REQUIRED |
| | BY THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE |
| | FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS AND SHALL |
| | BE REFERENCED ON STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. |
| | (6) WHEN LAYOUT DOCUMENTS CONTAIN MATERIAL DEVIATION |
| | FROM THE ENGINEER OF RECORD'S FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM |
| | ENGINEERING DOCUMENT, SUCH LAYOUT DOCUMENTS ARE NOT |
| | COMPLIANT UNLESS THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY REVISED |
| | ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS MADE AND SEALED BY THE ENGINEER |
| | OF RECORD FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM. |
| | (7) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVATION CONTROL SYSTEMS, |
| | SEQUENCE, OPERATING PARAMETERS, INTERLOCKS, SAFETY |
| | RELATED DEVICES, INDICATORS AND ALARMS, SHALL BE SHOWN |
| | ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS, |
| | UNLESS SHOWN ON OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS. |
| | (8) ANY INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE ENGINEER |
| | OF RECORD TO ASSIST THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION |
| | IN UNDERSTANDING THE OWNER?S INTENDED USE AND PROPOSED |
| | PROTECTION OF THE BUILDING OR FACILITY AND TO PROVIDE |
| | SUFFICIENT DIRECTION TO THE INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR OR |
| | OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING THE LAYOUT OF THE |
| | SYSTEM(S), SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE FIRE PROTECTION |
| | SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. |
| | SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.008, 471.033(2), FS |
| | LAW IMPLEMENTED 471.005(7), 471.033(2), FS |
| | HISTORY?NEW 5-19-93, FORMERLY 21H-32.003, AMENDED |
| | 4-2-2000, 6-26-01 |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IN |
| | NARRATIVE OR PLAN DRAWINGS WITH THIS MASTER. |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 3) ON THE LIFE SAFETY SHEET THERE IS A INDICATION OF A |
| | CENTER DIVIDING WALL THAT IS PROPOSED TO BE A 1 HOUR |
| | RATED FIRE SEPARATION WALL. |
| | |
| | THE GROUND FLOOR SHEET INDICATES THAT WALL AS W4. |
| | |
| | THERE IS NO CLEARLY DEFINED SHEET/CALL-OUT FOR A W4 |
| | WALL AND THE ASSOCATIED LISTED 1 HOUR FIRE RATING |
| | DESIGN. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE OR INDICATE WHERE THAT |
| | CALL-OUT IS LOCATED. |
| | |
| | |
| | 4) THE GROUND FLOOR PLAN INDICATES AN OPEN OFFICE AREA |
| | WITH A W3A SEPARATION WALL FROM THE WAREHOUSE. |
| | |
| | THERE IS NO CLEARLY DEFINED SHEET/CALL-OUT FOR A W4 |
| | WALL AND THE ASSOCATIED LISTED 1 HOUR FIRE RATING |
| | DESIGN. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE OR INDICATE WHERE THAT |
| | CALL-OUT IS LOCATED. |
| | |
| | |
| | 4A) THE GROUND FLOOR PLAN INDICATES AN OPEN OFFICE AREA |
| | WITH A W3A SEPARATION WALL FROM THE WAREHOUSE. |
| | |
| | THIS WALL IS NOT IINDICATED AS HAVING A RATING. |
| | |
| | AS THIS OPEN OFFICE APPEARS TO BE GREATER THAN |
| | ACCESSORY/INCIDENTAL. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 101 CH 6 |
| | |
| | 6.1.14.4.3 THE FIRE BARRIER MINIMUM FIRE RESISTANCE |
| | RATING SPECIFIED IN |
| | TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(A) AND TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(B) SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE |
| | REDUCED BY 1 HOUR, BUT IN NO CASE SHALL IT BE REDUCED |
| | TO LESS THAN 1 HOUR, |
| | WHERE THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.7.1.1(1) AND |
| | SUPERVISED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 9.7.2, UNLESS PROHIBITED BY THE DOUBLE-DAGGER |
| | FOOTNOTE ENTRIES |
| | IN THE TABLES. |
| | |
| | ADDITIONALLY |
| | |
| | 6.2 HAZARD OF CONTENTS |
| | 6.2.1 GENERAL. |
| | 6.2.1.1 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CODE, THE HAZARD OF |
| | CONTENTS SHALL BE |
| | THE RELATIVE DANGER OF THE START AND SPREAD OF FIRE, |
| | THE DANGER OF SMOKE |
| | OR GASES GENERATED, AND THE DANGER OF EXPLOSION OR |
| | OTHER OCCURRENCE |
| | POTENTIALLY ENDANGERING THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF THE |
| | OCCUPANTS OF THE |
| | BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. |
| | |
| | SO THE WAREHOUSE SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM THE OPEN |
| | OFFICE AREA BY A LEAST 1 HOUR RATED FIRE SEPARATION |
| | WALL, WITH ANY DOOR/WINDOW IN THAT WALL CARRYING THE |
| | SAME RATING. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE A DETAILED |
| | NARRATIVE WITH SPECIFIC CODE REFERENCES WHY IS SHOULD |
| | NOT. |
| | |
| | |
| | 5) SHEET C 2.3 INDICATES UNDERGROUND FIRE LINES/FDC |
| | LINES. |
| | |
| | ALL FIRE LINE UNDERGROUND/FDC LINES SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND SHOP DRAWINGS IN COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH NFPA 24. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. |
| | |
| | |
| | 5A) SHEET C 2.3 INDICATES A SINGLE DDCV FOR BOTH |
| | DOMESTIC & FIRE LINES. |
| | |
| | THE UTILITES DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY REQUIRES THAT THE |
| | FIRE LINE BE UNDER ITS OWN SEPARATE METER AND DDCV. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW WITH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT FOR |
| | CONFIRMATION AND CORRECT. |
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| | 6) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
| | |
| | |
| | 7) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
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| | |
| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
| | |