Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 12040574
Permit Number 12040574
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2012-04-24 11:17:433308 45TH STREET - #100B
 PERMIT #12040574
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 INDICATE THE REASON FOR INSTALLING A FIRE RATED BARRIER
 TO DIVIDE THE WAREHOUSE SPACE.
  
 EACH NEW SMOKE OR FIRE-RATED WALL/BARRIER 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 IN
 WIDTH. IDENTIFICATION SHALL BE SPACED NOT MORE THAN 15
 FEET ON CENTER.
  
 PENETRATIONS THROUGH A FIRE-RATED WALL ASSEMBLY SHALL
 BE PROTECTED BY A FIRESTOP SYSTEM OR DEVICE. PROVIDE
 DETAILS FOR FIRE SEALANT AND FOR PROTECTING
 THROUGH-PENETRATIONS.
  
 THE TWO NEW DOORS INSTALLED ON SHEET 2 DO NOT HAVE EXIT
 SIGNS OR EMERGENCY LIGHTS. ARE THESE INTENDED TO BE
 USED AS EXIT DOORS?
  
 ONE OF THE NEW DOORS CREATES AN UNPROTECTED OPENING
 WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE ADJACENT BUILDING. CONFIRM THIS
 DOOR DOES NOT NEED TO HAVE A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING AND
 DOOR CLOSER.
  
 PROVIDE HANDRAIL DETAILS AS HANDRAILS ARE REQUIRED ON
 BOTH SIDES OF THE STAIR. HANDRAILS SHALL BE LOCATED NOT
 LESS THAN 34 INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES ABOVE
 THE SURFACE OF THE TREAD, MEASURED VERTICALLY TO THE
 TOP OF THE RAIL FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TREAD.
 HANDRAIL ENDS SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE WALL OR FLOOR OR
 SHALL TERMINATE AT NEWEL POSTS. HANDRAIL CROSS SECTION
 SHALL HAVE A DIAMETER OF NOT LESS THAN 1.25 INCHES AND
 NOT MORE THAN 2 INCHES.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
  


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