| Date |
Text |
| 2011-03-16 09:37:25 | 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE #1600 |
| | PERMIT #11030253 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | *****APPROVED WITH PROVISIONS***** |
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| | EACH NEW SMOKE OR FIRE-RATED WALL/PARTITION SHALL BE |
| | PERMANENTLY IDENTIFIED WITH SIGNS OR STENCILING READING |
| | FIRE/SMOKE BARRIER PROTECT ALL OPENINGS. CHARACTERS |
| | SHALL BE AT LEAST 4-INCHES IN HEIGHT AND HALF-INCH |
| | STROKE IN WIDTH. IDENTIFICATION SHALL BE SPACED NOT |
| | MORE THAN 15 FEET ON CENTER. REFERENCE SECTION 8.3.2.4 |
| | NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2007. |
| | |
| | THE FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHOWN ON SHEET |
| | A1.0 SHOULD BE SPEAKER STROBES TO MATCH THE ELECTRICAL |
| | DRAWINGS. |
| | |
| | SHEET A4.0 REFERENCES ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKS UNDER THE |
| | OPERATING HARDWARE SECTION. INDICATE ALL NEW OR |
| | EXISTING DOORS EQUIPPED WITH MAGNETIC LOCKS. ACCESS |
| | CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION |
| | 7.2.1.6.2 OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2007. INTERLOCK |
| | WITH THE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE NOTED |
| | ON THE LIFE SAFETY PLANS, FIRE ALARM PLANS AND ACCESS |
| | CONTROL PLANS. SECTION 7.2.1.6.2 OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA |
| | EDITION 2007 ALLOWS ACCESS CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS |
| | PROVIDED THAT ALL EIGHT 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. MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO |
| | UNLOCK THE DOORS. |
| | 8. 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. |
| | |
| | THE FURNITURE SHOWN ON SHEET A8.0 OBSTRUCTS THE PATH OF |
| | EGRESS AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | FIRE & LIFE SAFETY PLAN REVIEW |
