| Date |
Text |
| 2013-01-17 10:23:44 | 3101 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD |
| | PERMIT #12090235 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | *****PROVISO - SUBMIT REVISION***** |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT: |
| | THE LIFE SAFETY CODE REQUIRES EACH OCCUPANCY CHAPTER TO |
| | BE REVIEWED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE MOST RESTRICTIVE |
| | REQUIREMENTS APPLYING WHEN THE SPACE IS MIXED USE. IN |
| | THIS CASE, THE MOST RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENT IS A HAZARD |
| | SEPARATION BETWEEN THE STORAGE AND BUSINESS AREAS. |
| | |
| | 6.1.14.3 MIXED OCCUPANCIES. |
| | 6.1.14.3.1 EACH PORTION OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE |
| | CLASSIFIED AS TO ITS USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 6.1. |
| | 6.1.14.3.2* THE BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MOST |
| | RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OCCUPANCIES INVOLVED, |
| | UNLESS SEPARATE SAFEGUARDS ARE APPROVED. |
| | |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT:THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN |
| | EXISTING FIRE BARRIER SEPARATING THE PARTS AREA |
| | (STORAGE OCCUPANCY) FROM THE BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. |
| | PROVIDE A FIRE BARRIER. ALL OPENINGS AND PENETRATIONS |
| | TO BE PROTECTED. |
| | |
| | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: NFPA 101 SECTION 39.3.2 - |
| | PROTECTION FROM HAZARDS: "HAZARDOUS AREAS INCLUDING, |
| | BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AREAS USED FOR GENERAL |
| | STORAGE...SHALL BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 8.7." |
| | |
| | NFPA 101 SECTION 8.7.1.1 "PROTECTION FROM ANY AREA |
| | HAVING A DEGREE OF HAZARD GREATER THAN THAT NORMAL TO |
| | THE GENERAL OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: |
| | (1) ENCLOSING THE AREA WITH A FIRE BARRIER WITHOUT |
| | WINDOWS THAT HAS A 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.3 |
| | (2) PROTECTING THE AREA WITH AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHING |
| | SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7 |
| | (3) APPLYING BOTH 8.7.1.1(1) AND (2) WHERE THE HAZARD |
| | IS SEVERE OR WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY CHAPTERS 11 |
| | THROUGH 43" |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | WPB FIRE RESCUE |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | (561) 805 - 6730 |
| | [email protected] |
