| Date |
Text |
| 2007-11-20 08:58:16 | REVIEW: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2001 W/ 2003 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | NFPA 37-94 |
| | |
| | 1. P-1A AND P-1B: INSTALLATIONS OF ABOVE GROUND FUEL |
| | TANKS IN EXCESS OF 550 GALLONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | APPROVED BY THE PALM BEACH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF |
| | ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. PLANS SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY DERM PRIOR TO BEING REVIEWED |
| | FOR CODE COMPLIANCE AND MADE PART OF THE PERMIT RECORD. |
| | FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT DERM AT |
| | 561-233-2400 OR VISIT |
| | HTTP://WWW.CO.PALM-BEACH.FL.US/ERM/INDEX.ASP. |
| | |
| | 2. P-1A AND P-1B: FUEL STORAGE FOR STATIONARY |
| | COMBUSTION ENGINES SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 37-94 IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC, M 915.1. THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS |
| | WHICH ARE SHOWN ON PLANS ARE IN VIOLATION OF NFPA 37-94 |
| | SEC. 6-3.2.3.1: |
| | |
| | A) UNENCLOSED DAY TANKS (I.E., TANKS NOT IN A ROOM BY |
| | THEMSELVES) WHICH ARE USED FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES SHALL |
| | NOT EXCEED 660 GALLONS. |
| | B) TWO OR MORE TANKS WITH AN AGGREGATE CAPACITY MORE |
| | THAN 660 GALLONS SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED TO ONE ENGINE. |
| | C) THE AGGREGATE CAPACITY OF ALL UNENCLOSED DAY AND |
| | SUPPLY TANKS IN A BUILDING SHALL NOT EXCEED 1,320 |
| | GALLONS. |
| | D) DAY AND SUPPLY TANKS WITH INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES |
| | LARGER THAN 660 GALLONS OR THOSE TANKS WHICH CAUSE THE |
| | AGGREGATE CAPACITY TO EXCEED 1,320 GALLONS IN A |
| | BUILDING SHALL BE ENCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC. |
| | 6-3.5. ROOMS CONTAINING ONLY TANKS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED |
| | OF WALLS, FLOOR AND TOP HAVING A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING |
| | OF NOT LESS THAN 3 HOURS WITH THE WALLS BONDED TO THE |
| | FLOOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 6-3.5.1. PLEASE SEE THIS |
| | SECTION FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. |
| | |
| | 3. IF THE 1500 GALLON DAY TANK IS ENCLOSED IN A 3-HOUR |
| | ROOM AS REQUIRED BY 6-3.2.3.1 AND 6-3.5, THEN THE |
| | AGGREGATE TOTAL OF THE SUPPLY TANKS FOR THE GENERATOR |
| | AND THE FIRE PUMP WILL BE LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM |
| | AGGREGATE 1,320 GALLONS ALLOWED FOR UNENCLOSED TANKS |
| | AND NO ADDITIONAL 3-HOUR ENCLOSURES WILL BE REQUIRED BY |
| | THIS SECTION. |
| | |
| | 4. PLEASE VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH SECTIONS 6-4 THROUGH |
| | 6-8 REGARDING FUEL FLOW CONTROL, FILLING, PIPING AND |
| | TRANSFER OF LIQUID FUEL TO ENGINES. |
| | |
| | NOTE: A SEPARATE FUEL PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR FUEL |
| | STORAGE SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
