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2007-05-10 13:39:19 | ---------------DENIED----------------- |
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| FBC 2001 CODE FAMILY |
| FBC 2001 CH. 1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM |
| BEACH |
| NFPA 90A-99 |
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| 1. M-2: PLAN SHOWS FIRE DAMPER IN WALL BETWEEN FRONT |
| DESK OFFICE AND REGISTRATION. THIS WALL IS NOT SHOWN TO |
| BE RATED ON ARCHITECTURAL PLAN (A-1.1B). PLEASE |
| COORDINATE PLANS. FIRE DAMPERS SHALL BE INSTALLED PER |
| MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND IN LOCATIONS LISTED IN |
| FBC,M 607.1.2. |
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| 2. M-2: CLOSET FOR AHU-5 IS DESIGNATED AS 'STORAGE' ON |
| ARCHITECTURAL PLANS (A-1.1B). THIS ROOM IS A PLENUM AND |
| SHOULD BE DESIGNATED AS A MECHANICAL CLOSET OR |
| MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ROOM PER FBC,M 602.1. PLENUMS |
| SHALL NOT BE USED FOR OCCUPANCY OR STORAGE PER NFPA 90A |
| SEC 2-3.10.2. |
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| 3. M-2: TWO 10" ROUND DRYER EXHAUST DUCTS ARE |
| PENETRATING A WALL DESIGNATED AS "W3" WHICH IF FIRE |
| RATED ACCORDING TO THE WALL SCHEDULE ON PG A-8. DOES |
| THIS WALL REQUIRE A RATING? IF SO, PLEASE SHOW HOW |
| OPENINGS ARE TO BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC,M |
| 607.1.2 & 607.1.3. IF NOT, PLEASE HAVE WALL DESIGNATION |
| CHANGED TO A NON-RATED ASSEMBLY. |
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| 4. M-4: MECHANICAL ROOM WHERE OUTSIDE AIR AND EXHAUST |
| AIR SHAFT IS LOCATED SHOWS AN EXTRA WALL WHICH IS NOT |
| ON ARCITECTURAL PLAN (A-2.1A). PLEASE COORDINATE |
| DRAWINGS. ALSO, THERE IS A 10X8 DUCT PENETRATING THE |
| WALL BETWEEN 'MECHANICAL' AND 'VENDING'. THIS WALL |
| APPEARS TO REQUIRE A RATING, ALTHOUGH THE WALL TYPE IS |
| NOT SHOWN ON ARCHITECTURAL PLANS. A FIRE DAMPER IS |
| REQUIRED AT THIS LOCATION PER FBC,M 607.1.2. |
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| 5. M-5: PLEASE SHOW SIZE OF DUCT FROM THE CORRIDOR TO |
| RISER IN EAST STORAGE ROOM. |
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| 6. M-5 PLEASE SEE COMMENT #4, EXCEPT THE WALL IN |
| 'MECHANICAL' IS MISSING ON THIS SHEET, BUT SHOWN ON |
| ARCHITECTURAL (A3.1A). WHAT IS THIS WALL TYPE? ALSO, |
| SAME FIRE DAMPER AS ABOVE IS REQUIRED. |
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| 7. M-5: 10X8 EXHAUST DUCT IS PENETRATING A RATED WALL |
| BETWEEN ROOMS 315 AND 317. A FIRE DAMPER IS REQUIRED |
| PER FBC,M 607.1.2. |
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| 8. M-9: FIRE DAMPER EXCEPTION AS STATED IN DETAIL #3 |
| ONLY APPLIES IF DUCT IS ABOVE A CEILING PER FBC,M |
| 607.1.3(3)(4). |
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| 9. THIS JOB HAS BEEN DECLARED A THRESHOLD BUILDING. AS |
| SUCH, THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH REQUIRES 3 COPIES OF |
| PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW. ONLY |
| TWO COPIES OF MECHANICAL REVISIONS WERE SUBMITTED. |
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| REVIEWED BY: |
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| RONALD J REGUEIRO |
| 561.805.6719 |
| [email protected] |