| Date |
Text |
| 2013-01-10 14:07:03 | 4431 EMBARCADERO DRIVE |
| | PERMIT #13010221 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | ****CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM BUSINESS TO |
| | EDUCATIONAL**** |
| | |
| | DESIGN SHALL CONFORM TO THE 2010 EDITION OF THE FLORIDA |
| | FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH CONTAINS THE 2009 EDITION OF |
| | BOTH NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWING ALL OCCUPANCY TYPES, |
| | OCCUPANT LOADS, FIRE RATED WALLS, EXIT SIGNS, EXIT |
| | ILLUMINATION, EMERGENCY LIGHTING, TRAVEL DISTANCES, |
| | COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL ETC. |
| | |
| | EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 6 FEET IN |
| | WIDTH AND SHALL HAVE A 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING. |
| | |
| | THE BUILDING IS FUNCTIONING AS A MULTIUSE OCCUPANCY. |
| | INDICATE IF THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED FOR MIXED USE |
| | (NON-SEPARATED) OR SEPARATED USE PER SECTION 6.1.14.2.1 |
| | OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2009. |
| | |
| | EVERY ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY ROOM NOT HAVING FIXED SEATS |
| | SHALL HAVE THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE ROOM POSTED IN A |
| | CONSPICUOUS PLACE NEAR THE MAIN EXIT FROM THE ROOM. |
| | SIGNS SHALL BE DURABLE AND INDICATE THE NUMBER OF |
| | OCCUPANTS PERMITTED FOR EACH ROOM. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. EXTINGUISHERS |
| | SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM RATING OF 2A:10BC AND SHALL BE |
| | TAGGED BY A LICENSED FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY. TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCE TO EXTINGUISHERS SHALL NOT EXCEED 75 FEET. |
| | |
| | ENGINEERED FIRE ALARM CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE |
| | REQUIRED FOR A GENERAL BUILDING PERMIT. AFTER THE |
| | BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED, THE SUBCONTRACTORS CAN |
| | THEN SUBMIT SHOP DRAWINGS (CONFORMING TO THE ENGINEERED |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS) FOR A SUB-PERMIT. |
| | |
| | SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | MODIFICATION OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | ANY AREA (STORAGE) HAVING A DEGREE OF HAZARD GREATER |
| | THAN NORMAL TO THE GENERAL OCCUPANCY (EDUCATIONAL) OF |
| | THE BUILDING, SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM NON-STORAGE AREAS |
| | WITH A 1-HOUR FIRE-RATED BARRIER. DOORS SHALL BE SELF |
| | CLOSING, POSITIVE LATCHING, AND FIRE-RATED FOR AT LEAST |
| | 45-MINUTES PER SECTION 8.7 OF NFPA 101. |
| | |
| | EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A MINIMUM |
| | OF 1? HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF NORMAL LIGHTING. |
| | EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO |
| | PROVIDE INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT LESS THAN AN |
| | AVERAGE OF 1 FT-CANDLE AND, AT ANY POINT, NOT LESS THAN |
| | 0.1 FT-CANDLE, MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF EGRESS AT |
| | FLOOR LEVEL. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE AN EXTERIOR KEY SAFE TO ALLOW EMERGENCY |
| | RESPONDERS NON-FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING DURING |
| | NON-BUSINESS HOURS. A KEY SAFE CAN BE ORDERED FROM |
| | WWW.KNOXBOX.COM. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS WITH |
| | EXIT SIGNS. |
| | |
| | |
| | FOR EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES 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. |
| | |
| | DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED READILY FROM THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. LOCKS, |
| | IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A KEY, TOOL, |
| | OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE. |
| | |
| | INDICATE IF THE DOORS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH ANY |
| | LOCK/LATCH. IF THE DOORS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A |
| | LOCK/LATCH, INDICATE HOW THE LOCK/LATCH WILL BE |
| | RELEASED FROM THE EGRESS SIDE OF THE DOOR. |
| | |
| | THE LOCK/LATCH RELEASING MECHANISM ON ALL DOORS SHALL |
| | OPEN THE DOOR WITH NOT MORE THAN ONE RELEASING |
| | OPERATION. THE RELEASING MECHANISM SHALL HAVE AN |
| | OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION THAT IS READILY OPERATED |
| | UNDER ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS. THE RELEASING DEVICE |
| | SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED WITH ONE HAND AND |
| | SHOULD NOT REQUIRE TIGHT GRASPING, TIGHT PINCHING OR |
| | TWISTING OF THE WRIST TO OPERATE PER SECTION 7.2.1.5.9 |
| | OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2009. |
| | |
| | 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. REFERENCE SECTION 8.3.2.4 OF FLORIDA FIRE |
| | PREVENTION CODE - NFPA 101. |
| | |
| | PENETRATIONS THROUGH A FIRE-RATED WALL ASSEMBLY SHALL |
| | BE PROTECTED BY A FIRESTOP SYSTEM OR DEVICE. |
| | |
| | INDICATE IF ANY COOKING IS PLANNED AT THIS LOCATION. |
| | COOKING OPERATIONS SHALL BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH NFPA 96. |
| | |
| | ARTWORK AND TEACHING MATERIALS ATTACHED TO THE WALLS |
| | SHALL NOT EXCEED 20 PERCENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL WALL |
| | AREA. |
| | |
| | AN EMERGENCY PLAN TO BE DEVELOPED AND POSTED IN |
| | BUILDING PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. |
| | |
| | EMERGENCY EGRESS DRILLS SHALL BE CONDUCTED MONTHLY. ALL |
| | DRILLS SHALL BE SOUNDED ON THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | DUE TO THE LACK OF PLAN INFORMATION, A THOROUGH AND |
| | COMPLETE FIRE REVIEW CANNOT BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
| | |
