| Date |
Text |
| 2013-03-18 11:40:59 | 1721 PALM BEACH LAKES BOULEVARD - 10 BUILDINGS IN MALL |
| | PERMIT #12100555 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | REVIEW #1 COMMENT TO BE ELIMINATED: |
| | FIRE ALARM: FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION SHALL BE |
| | ACCOMPLISHED WITH PRE-RECORDED VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR |
| | ALL MALL BUILDINGS. PROVIDE SPEAKER/STROBE APPLIANCES |
| | THROUGHOUT. |
| | (NOTE: THIS FIRE REVIEW COMMENT IS BEING RETRACTED DUE |
| | TO ADDITIONAL CODE RESEARCH, NFPA 101 INDICATES THAT |
| | VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS SHALL BE PERMITTED (NOT REQUIRED). |
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| | |
| | REVIEW #1 COMMENTS: |
| | SHEET C403 & C405: NO FIRE LANE CURBS OR SIGNS LOCATED |
| | ON PLAN FOR "H" BUILDINGS. INDICATE FIRE LANES ON BOTH |
| | FRONT AND REAR OF BUILDINGS. |
| | |
| | SHEET C602: FIRE HYDRANTS WILL NEED TO BE INSTALLED AND |
| | MAINTAINED WITH WORKING CLEARANCES OF 7'-6" TO THE |
| | FRONT/SIDES AND 4'-0" TO THE REAR. ANY PARKING SPACES |
| | LOCATED WITHIN THIS BUFFER ZONE WILL NEED TO BE |
| | INDICATED AS "NO PARKING" STALLS. |
| | |
| | SHEET C602: FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION FOR FUTURE |
| | BUILDING "PBA #5" SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN 150 FEET OF A |
| | FIRE HYDRANT. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS1: THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR SHOULD BE 30 SQ.FT. |
| | PER PERSON (IN LIEU OF 50 SQ.FT. PERSON) FOR MERCANTILE |
| | OCCUPANCIES WITH SALES AREAS ON THE STREET LEVEL. THIS |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR WILL RESULT IN A REVISED OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD OF 14,362 PERSONS FOR THE MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY AND |
| | AN OVERALL OCCUPANT LOAD OF 14,937 PERSONS. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS2 AND SEVERAL OTHER SHEETS: THE OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | FACTOR SHOULD BE 30 SQ.FT. PER PERSON (IN LIEU OF 50 |
| | SQ.FT. PERSON) FOR MERCANTILE OCCUPANCIES WITH SALES |
| | AREAS ON THE STREET LEVEL. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS2 AND SEVERAL OTHER SHEETS: IN BUILDINGS |
| | PROTECTED THROUGOUT BY AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM, |
| | DEAD-END CORRIDORS FOR BOTH MERCANTILE AND STORAGE |
| | OCCUPANCIES SHALL NOT EXCEED 20 FEET PER SECTION |
| | 36.2.5.2.1 AND SECTION 42.2.5 (NFPA 101 - W/ FLORIDA |
| | AMENDMENTS). |
| | |
| | SHEET LS2 AND SEVERAL OTHER SHEETS: STENCIL/PAINT REAR |
| | EXIT DOORS, "EXIT DOOR - DO NOT BLOCK." |
| | |
| | SHEET LS7: PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EXIT SIGNS IN LONG |
| | CORRIDORS. PER SECTION 7.10.1.5.2 (NFPA 101), SIGNS |
| | SHALL BE PLACED SUCH THAT NO POINT IN A CORRIDOR IS IN |
| | EXCESS OF THE RATED VIEWING DISTANCE OR 100 FEET, |
| | WHICHEVER IS LESS, FROM THE NEAREST SIGN. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS7: PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EXIT SIGN NEAR ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCY BATHROOMS. |
| | |
| | SHEET A507: FOR ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES (FOOD COURT) WITH |
| | AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR MORE PERSONS, PANIC HARDWARE |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED ON DOORS TO RELEASE THE LOCK/LATCH. |
| | NO OTHER LOCKS OR LATCHES ARE PERMITTED THAT WOULD NOT |
| | BE RELEASED BY THE PANIC HARDWARE. |
| | |
| | DOOR SCHEDULES: ANY DOORS FEATURING A THUMB-TURN STYLE |
| | LOCK SHALL ALSO BE EQUIPPED WITH A READILY |
| | DISTINGUISHABLE LOCK/UNLOCK INDICATOR. |
| | |
| | WALL DETAILS: EACH FIRE-RATED 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. |
| | |
| | WALL DETAILS: ALL EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS AND EXIT |
| | PASSAGEWAYS SHALL HAVE SIGNS OR STENCILING READING |
| | "EXIT CORRIDOR - NO STORAGE PERMITTED." 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. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
