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| 2012-11-30 10:07:39 | 250 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AVENUE - SUITE #200 |
| | PERMIT #12110332 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | LIFE SAFETY PLAN: NO EXIT SIGNAGE PROVIDED ON PLANS. |
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| | SHEET A1-0: THE ADJACENT TENANT SPACE APPEARS TO ONLY |
| | HAVE ACCESS TO ONE EXIT (EAST STAIR). |
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| | SHEET A1-0: SEVERAL EXIT ACCESS DOORS ARE EQUIPPED WITH |
| | KEYPADS THAT WILL PROHIBIT OCCUPANTS FROM FREE ACCESS |
| | TO A SECONDARY EXIT (WEST STAIR). DOORS REQUIRE FREE |
| | EGRESS OR MUST COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | SECTION 7.2.1.6.2 OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2009 |
| | ALLOWS ACCESS CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS PROVIDED THAT ALL |
| | SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | 1.A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | ARRANGED TO DETECT AN OCCUPANT APPROACHING DOORS THAT |
| | ARE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON |
| | DETECTION OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT OR LOSS OF POWER |
| | TO THE SENSOR. |
| | 2. LOSS OF POWER TO THE PART OF THE ACCESS CONTROL |
| | SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE DOORS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK |
| | THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 3. THE DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE |
| | LOCATED VERTICALLY 40 TO 48 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND |
| | WITHIN 60 INCHES HORIZONTALLY OF THE SECURED DOORS. |
| | 4. THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS |
| | PUSH TO EXIT. |
| | 5. WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN DIRECT INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE LOCK, |
| | INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRONICS, |
| | AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS THAN |
| | 30 SECONDS. |
| | 6. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | 7. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM OR AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
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| | SECTION 7.2.1.5.5 OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2009 |
| | ALLOWS ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED EGRESS DOOR ASSEMBLIES |
| | IF EQUIPPED WITH APPROVED LISTED HARDWARE THAT |
| | INCORPORATES A BUILT-IN SWITCH AND THE FOLLOWING FIVE |
| | CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | 1. THE HARDWARE FOR OCCUPANT RELEASE OF THE LOCK IS |
| | AFFIXED TO THE DOOR LEAF. |
| | 2. THE HARDWARE HAS AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION THAT |
| | IS READILY OPERATED IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 3. THE HARDWARE IS CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED WITH ONE |
| | HAND IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 4. OPERATION OF THE HARDWARE INTERRUPTS THE POWER |
| | SUPPLY DIRECTLY TO THE ELECTRIC LOCK AND UNLOCKS THE |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 5. LOSS OF POWER TO THE HARDWARE AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS |
| | THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | NOTE: THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF FOR MAGNETIC LOCKS WHEREBY AN OCCUPANT |
| | SENSOR AND PUSH TO EXIT BUTTON ARE NEEDED IN ON THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE. |
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| | SHEET E2-1: NO EXIT SIGNAGE PROVIDED ON PLANS. |
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| | SHEET FA0-1: PLANS INDICATE THE USE OF THE HORN-STROBE |
| | DEVICES; VERIFY EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS NOT |
| | EQUIPPED WITH SPEAKER-STROBE NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES. |
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| | SHEET FA2-1: PROVIDE FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION DEVICE IN |
| | BATHROOMS #218 & #219. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
| | [email protected] |
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