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| 2013-04-08 15:14:46 | 700 SOUTH ROSEMARY AVENUE - #104 |
| | PERMIT #13010720 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | RESPONSE COMMENT: THIS NOTE APPLIES TO CONSTRUCTION |
| | ACTIVITIES, NOT JUST DEMOLITION. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: SHEET A0.2: ALL CONSTRUCTION AND |
| | DEMOLITION WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | NFPA 241. TRASH AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS SHALL BE |
| | REMOVED FROM THE SITE DAILY. SMOKING SHALL BE |
| | PROHIBITED EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED EXTERIOR AREAS. ALL |
| | OTHER DEMOLITION OR CONSTRUCTION AREAS SHALL HAVE "NO |
| | SMOKING" SIGNS POSTED. WHERE SMOKING IS PERMITTED, SAFE |
| | RECEPTACLES FOR SMOKING MATERIALS SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT: PROVIDE NOTE ON DRAWING. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: SHEET A0.2: FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS |
| | SHALL REMAIN ACTIVE DURING DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION |
| | ACTIVITIES. IN THE EVENT A FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM IS |
| | OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 4-HOURS IN A 24-HOUR |
| | PERIOD, THE BUILDING SHALL BE PLACED UNDER A FIRE |
| | WATCH. ALL FIRE WATCH REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN |
| | WRITING (FAX: 561-804-4774) AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE |
| | OF THE FIRE MARSHAL LOCATED AT 500 NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT: ROLL-UP AEROBICS MATS ARE TOO EASILY |
| | REMOVED AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE "EQUIPMENT" IN MY |
| | OPINION. THIS ROOM SHOULD BE DESIGNED FOR THE WORST |
| | CASE SCENARIO OF 15 SQ.FT. PER PERSON. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: SHEET A2.2: AEROBICS ROOM #200 IS |
| | USING AN OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 50 SQ.FT. PER PERSON |
| | WHILE AN OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 15 SQ.FT. PER PERSON |
| | WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE AS THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO |
| | BE ANY EXERCISE EQUIPEMENT IS THIS ROOM. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT: ROLL-UP AEROBICS MATS ARE TOO EASILY |
| | REMOVED AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE "EQUIPMENT" IN MY |
| | OPINION. THIS ROOM SHOULD BE DESIGNED FOR THE WORST |
| | CASE SCENARIO OF 15 SQ.FT. PER PERSON. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: SHEET A2.3: IF THE AEROBICS ROOM |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD IS REFACTORED USING AN OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | FACTOR OF 15 SQ.FT. PER PERSON, THE OCCUPANT LOAD ON |
| | THE SECOND FLOOR IS APPROXIMATELY 500 PERSONS AND WOULD |
| | RESULT IN A NEEDED EGRESS WIDTH OF 100 INCHES. THERE |
| | APPEARS TO ONLY BE 72 INCHES OF EGRESS WIDTH PROVIDED |
| | WITH ENTRY INTO TWO EXISTING EXIT STAIR TOWERS. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT: DURING AN EMERGENCY, MANY OCCUPANTS |
| | WILL LEAVE THE SAME WAY THEY ENTERED (EMPHASIS |
| | APPLIED!) AS THIS IS MOST FAMILIAR TO THEM. THE |
| | PROPOSED EXITING SCHEME IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE FIRE |
| | DEPARTMENT AS THE SECOND FLOOR TWO REAR EXIT STAIRS |
| | WILL BE UNFAMILIAR TO OCCUPANTS AS MOST FITNESS PERSONS |
| | WILL ACCESS THE SECOND FLOOR VIA MONUMENTAL STAIR. WE |
| | WOULD SUPPORT CHANGING THE MONUMENTAL STAIR TO A |
| | FIRE-RATED EXIT STAIR WHEREBY IT IS ENCLOSED AT THE TOP |
| | AND BOTTOM OR BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL EXIT STAIR(S) AT |
| | THE WESTERN AREA OF THE BUILDING. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: SHEET A2.3: THE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | ARRANGEMENT FROM THE SECOND FLOOR IS OF GREAT CONCERN. |
| | THE OCCUPANTS NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE MAIN |
| | ENTRANCE/EXIT. IT IS UNCLEAR FROM THE PLANS IF ENTRY |
| | VESTIBULE #1 OR ENTRY VESTIBULE #2 (OR BOTH) ARE |
| | INTENDED TO BE THE MAIN ENTRANCE/EXIT. IN EITHER CASE, |
| | THE MAIN ROUTE OF ACCESS TO THE SECOND FLOOR IS BY |
| | MEANS OF AN UNPROTECTED, UNECLOSED MONUMENTAL STAIR. IN |
| | AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, MANY OCCUPANTS WILL RELY ON |
| | LEAVING THE BUILDING THE SAME WAY THEY ENTERED. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
