| Date |
Text |
| 2012-02-14 11:28:02 | 200 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | PERMIT #11120544 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | I. GENERAL |
| | REPEAT: ENGINEERED FIRE ALARM AND FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR A GENERAL |
| | BUILDING PERMIT. AFTER THE BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN |
| | ISSUED, THE SUBCONTRACTORS CAN THEN SUBMIT SHOP |
| | DRAWINGS (CONFORMING TO THE ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS) FOR A SUB-PERMIT. SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMITS |
| | ARE REQUIRED FOR THE MODIFICATION OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | REPEAT: NO OTHER LOCKS OR LATCHES ARE PERMITTED THAT |
| | WOULD NOT BE RELEASED BY THE PANIC HARDWARE. AS A |
| | SUBSTITUTE FOR PANIC HARDWARE, THE MAIN ENTRANCE, AND |
| | MAIN ENTRANCE ONLY, IS PERMITTED TO HAVE AN INTERIOR |
| | KEYED DOOR LOCK (AND NO LATCH) WITH A READILY VISIBLE |
| | SIGN STATING THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THE |
| | BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. SIGN LETTERS SHALL BE AT LEAST 1 |
| | INCH IN HEIGHT. NOTE: SHEET A13 - FOUR DOORS INDICATE |
| | THE USE OF A KEYED DEADBOLT LOCK IN ADDITION TO THE |
| | PANIC HARDWARE. |
| | |
| | REPEAT: PENETRATIONS INTO THE PROTECTED STAIR |
| | ENCLOSURES ARE LIMITED TO EQUIPMENT ESSENTIAL TO THE |
| | FUNCTION OF THE STAIR. SHEET P3 INDICATES WATER LINES |
| | RUNNING THROUGH THE EXISTING STAIR ENCLOSURE. |
| | |
| | NEW: ALL NEW ELEVATORS SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE |
| | FIGHTER'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME |
| | A17.1. |
| | |
| | NEW: SHEET M1 & M2 - DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL BE |
| | CONNECTED TO THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AND GENERATE A |
| | GENERAL ALARM CONDITION. |
| | |
| | II. BASEMENT |
| | NEW: THE LIFE SAFETY CODE REQUIRES TWO BASEMENT EXITS |
| | EVEN THOUGH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE MAY ONLY REQUIRE |
| | ONE EXIT. |
| | |
| | REPEAT: BASEMENT STAIR #113 DOOR SHOULD HAVE A 1-HOUR |
| | FIRE RATING IN LIEU OF 45-MINUTES PER TABLE 8.3.4.2 |
| | (NFPA 101). |
| | |
| | NEW: BASEMENT STAIR #113 DOOR INDICATES IT IS HELD OPEN |
| | BY MAGNETS AND RELEASED BY THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS LOCATED PER NFPA 72 SHALL ALSO AUTOMATICALLY |
| | CLOSE THE DOOR PER SECTION7.2.1.8.2 (NFPA 101). |
| | |
| | NEW: PROVIDE A ONE-HOUR FIRE SEPARATION BETWEEN |
| | EXISTING STAIR AND ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT ROOM. (ORIGINAL: |
| | OPENINGS INTO A STAIR ENCLOSURE ARE LIMITED TO NORMALLY |
| | OCCUPIED SPACES; HOWEVER, SECTION 7.1.3.2.1[8][B] (NFPA |
| | 101) PERMITS MECHANICAL ROOMS PROVIDED THE SPACE DOES |
| | NOT CONTAIN FUEL-FIRE EQUIPMENT OR STORAGE OF |
| | COMBUSTIBLES. NO EXEMPTION IS MADE FOR ELECTRICAL |
| | ROOMS.) |
| | |
| | REPEAT: FOR STAIR #113, THE ENTIRE AREA ON THE LEVEL OF |
| | DISCHARGE SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM AREAS BELOW BY A |
| | 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING PER SECTION 7.7.2.6 (NFPA |
| | 101). |
| | |
| | III. SECOND FLOOR |
| | THE REVISED FLOOR PLAN SENT IN THE EMAIL APPEARS TO BE |
| | AN ACCEPTABLE LAYOUT THAT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR ALL |
| | PLAN REVIEWERS TO REVIEW. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
