Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 08010588
Permit Number 08010588
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2008-04-01 12:01:50*****DENIED*****
  
  
 01. THE COMPLETE ADDRESS SHALL BE IN THE TITLE BLOCK OF
 EACH SUBMITTED PLAN SHEET.BE ADVISED THAT THERE IS A
 DISTINCTION BETWEEN NORTH FLAGLER AND SOUTH FLAGLER
 DRIVE.
  
 02.STRUCTURES UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR
 DEMOLITION OPERATIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 241.
  
 03.COMBUSTIBLE WASTE MATERIALS, DUST, AND DEBRIS
 SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE SITE AT THE END OF EACH SHIFT
 OR MORE FREQUENTLY AS NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION.
  
 04.NFPA 101, LIFE SAFETY CODE, 2003 EDITION SHALL BE
 REFERENCED.
  
 05.BE ADVISED THAT THIS SCOPE OF WORK WILL REQUIRE A
 CONVERSION FROM THAT A OF RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY.LIST
 THE OCCUPANCY TYPE FOR THIS PROJECT ( NEW DAY-CARE, NEW
 RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND CARE - SMALL FACILITY, LARGE
 FACILITY, ETC.) AS PER NFPA 101 - 2003 EDITION.
  
 06.IF THE OCCUPANCY IS OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL,
 ADDRESS NUMBERS (AS PER WEST PALM BEACH CODE) SHALL BE
 NO LESS THAN 6" IN HEIGHT AND NO LESS THAN 1" IN
 STROKE.DISPLAY/SHOW THE ADDRESS NUMBER ON THE
 APPROPIATE EXTERIOR ELEVATION WHICH FRONTS NORTH
 FLAGLER DRIVE.
  
 07.A SECONDARY MEANS OF ESCAPE SHALL BE REQUIRED IN
 SLEEPING ROOMS AND LIVING AREAS IN FACILITIES WITHOUT A
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM.AN OUTSIDE WINDOW OR DOOR PROVIDING
 A CLEAR OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN 5.7 SQ.FT. WITH THE
 WIDTH NOT LESS THAN 20" AND THE HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN
 24".THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN
 44" ABOVE THE FLOOR.
  
 08.EVERY CLOSET DOOR LATCH SHALL BE READILY OPENED
 FROM THE INSIDE.
  
 09.SPECIFY THE INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISH
 MATERIALS IN TERMS OF CLASS A, CLASS B, OR CLASS C.
 SPECIFY INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH IN TERMS OF CLASS I OR
 CLASS II.
  
 10.A MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WITH OCCUPANT
 NOTIFICATION, SHALL BE PROVIDED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT
 DELAY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72, NATIONAL FIRE ALARM
 CODE, 2002 EDITION.
  
 11.IN CONVERSIONS, SPRINKLERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED
 IN SMALL BOARD AND CARE HOMES, SERVING EIGHT OR FEWER
 RESIDENTS, WHEN ALL OCCUPANTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO AS A
 GROUP TO MOVE RELIABLY TO A POINT OF SAFETY WITHIN 3
 MINUTES.PLEASE ADVISE AS TO THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS
 PROJECTED.
  
 12.THE WALL BETWEEN THE GARAGE/LAUNDRY AREA (MORE
 HAZARDOUS AREA) WHICH ABUTS BEDROOM #3 SHALL HAVE A
 FIRE RESISITIVE RATING OF AT LEAST 1 HOUR.
  
 13.THE SEPARATION WALLS OF THE SLEEPING ROOMS SHALL
 BE CAPABLE OF RESISTING FIRE FOR AT LEAST 1/2 HOUR.
  
 14.SLEEPING ROOM DOORS SHALL BE SUBSTANTIAL DOORS,
 SUCH AS THOSE OF 1 3/4-IN THICK, SOLID BONDED WOOD CORE
 CONSTRUCTION OR OF OTHER CONSTRUCTION OF EQUAL OR
 GREATER STABILITY AND FIRE INTEGRITY.
  
 15.DOORS SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:(1)
 DOORS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH LATCHES OR OTHER
 MECHANISMS SUITABLE FOR KEEPING THE DOORS CLOSED;(2)
 NO DOOR SHALL BE ARRANGED TO PREVENT THE OCCUPANT FROM
 CLOSING THE DOOR;(3) DOORS SHALL BE SELF-CLOSING OR
 AUTOMATIC-CLOSING UNLESS THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED
 THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
  
 16.APPROVED SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE PROVIDED AND
 INSTALLED IN ALL LIVING AREAS, EACH SLEEPING ROOM, BUT
 EXCLUDING CRAWL SPACES AND UNFINISHED ATTICS.
  
 17.NO STOVE OR COMBUSTION HEATER SHALL BE LOCATED TO
 BLOCK ESCAPE IN CASE OF FIRE CAUSED BY THE MALFUNCTION
 OF THE STOVE OR HEATER.
  
  
 TO EXPEDITE THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS, INCLUDE A RESPONSE
 LETTER INDICATING WHERE ON THE PLAN EACH COMMENT WAS
 ADDRESSED
  
  
 CAPT. MICHAEL A. WILLIAMS
 FIRE PLAN REVIEW
 561-805-6722


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