| Date |
Text |
| 2012-11-30 15:39:51 | 6751 NORTH JOG ROAD |
| | PERMIT #12080469 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE - RESPONSE: UPON FURTHER CODE REVIEW, |
| | THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE REQUIRES (EVEN WHILE |
| | THE FBC MAY NOT) THE FOLLOWING WITHOUT EXCEPTION: |
| | NFPA 101 SECTION 7.2.4.3.1 "FIRE BARRIERS SEPARATING |
| | BUILDINGS OR AREAS BETWEEN WHICH THERE ARE HORIZONTAL |
| | EXITS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 2-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE |
| | RATING, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.2.4.4.1, AND |
| | SHALL |
| | PROVIDE A SEPARATION THAT IS CONTINUOUS TO THE FINISHED |
| | GROUND LEVEL." ALSO NFPA 101 SECTION 7.2.4.4 "BRIDGES |
| | SERVING HORIZONTAL EXITS BETWEEN BUILDINGS. THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF 7.2.4.4 SHALL APPLY TO BRIDGES SERVING |
| | HORIZONTAL EXITS BETWEEN BUILDINGS AND TO THE |
| | ASSOCIATED HORIZONTAL EXIT FIRE BARRIER. THE MINIMUM |
| | 2-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE-RATED BARRIER REQUIRED BY |
| | 7.2.4.3.1 SHALL EXTEND AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) VERTICALLY FROM THE GROUND TO A POINT 10 FEET ABOVE |
| | THE BRIDGE OR TO THE ROOFLINE, WHICHEVER IS LOWER |
| | (2) HORIZONTALLY FOR NOT LESS THAN 10 FEET TO EACH SIDE |
| | OF THE BRIDGE 7.2.4.4.2 ANY OPENING IN THE FIRE BARRIER |
| | ADDRESSED IN 7.2.4.4.1 SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH FIRE |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLIES OR FIXED FIRE WINDOW ASSEMBLIES HAVING |
| | A 3/4-HOUR FIRE PROTECTION RATING, UNLESS OTHERWISE |
| | PROVIDED IN 7.2.4.4.3." |
| | |
| | SHEET 710-A5-100 - NEW COMMENT: THE SOUTH LOBBY DOOR |
| | SWING WAS REVISED AND NOW THE SWING IS AGAINST THE FLOW |
| | OF EGRESS. |
| | |
| | SHEET 710-FP-100 - RESPONSE: THE EXCEPTION STATED IN |
| | FBC 1004.1.1 FOR REDUCING THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS NOT |
| | APPROVED BY THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: PROVIDE SPEAKER/STROBE NOTIFICATION |
| | APPLIANCES AS NEW ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD EXCEEDING 300 OCCUPANTS SHALL RECEIVE FIRE ALARM |
| | NOTIFICATION BY VISIBLE SIGNALS AND VOICE |
| | ANNOUNCEMENTS. REFERENCE SECTION 12.3.4.3.3 OF FLORIDA |
| | FIRE PREVENTION CODE - NFPA 101 |
| | |
| | SHEET 710-FP-100 - REPEAT COMMENT: PROVIDE A |
| | PRE-RECORDED FIRE ALARM EVACUATION MESSAGE NOTIFYING |
| | OCCUPANTS AN EMERGENCY HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE |
| | BUILDING, LOCATE THE NEAREST EXIT, AND EXIT THE |
| | BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT USE THE ELEVATOR. |
| | |
| | |
| | SHEET 710-FP-111 - RESPONSE: THE RESPONSE LETTER |
| | INDICATES HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS WERE SUBMITTED WITH |
| | THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL AND ALSO WITH THE RE-SUBMITTAL; |
| | HOWEVER, A FILE CONTAINING THESE CALCULATIONS CANNOT BE |
| | LOCATED. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: SUBMIT HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS FOR |
| | REVIEW. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
| | [email protected] |
