| Date |
Text |
| 2013-04-06 13:21:05 | 6300 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY - SUITES 101 & 102 |
| | PERMIT #13020613 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | REPEAT COMMENT: UPDATE THE CODE LIST TO REFERENCE THE |
| | 2010 EDITION OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH |
| | CONTAINS THE 2009 EDITION OF BOTH NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 |
| | WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS. |
| | |
| | REPEAT COMMENT: PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED |
| | EXIT DOORS WITH EXIT SIGNS. |
| | |
| | REPEAT COMMENT: 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 2007. |
| | |
| | REPEAT COMMENT: DOORS SERVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50 OR |
| | MORE PERSONS SHALL SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | |
| | REPEAT COMMENT: THE CORRECT OCCUPANCY TYPE NEEDS TO BE |
| | DETERMINED BEFORE A THOROUGH AND COMPLETE PLAN REVIEW |
| | CAN BE PERFORMED. THE PLANS INDICATE A BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY; HOWEVER, AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY IS MORE |
| | APPROPRIATE. THE FIRE CODE DEFINES AN ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCY AS AN OCCUPANCY USED FOR THE GATHERING OF 50 |
| | OR MORE PERSONS FOR DELIBERATION, WORSHIP, |
| | ENTERTAINMENT, EATING, DRINKING OR SIMILAR USAGE. |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENT: SHEET A-1 INDICATES AN EXERCISE AREA OF |
| | 490 SQ.FT.; HOWEVER, THE SCALED MEASUREMENT INDICATES |
| | AN AREA OF 800 SQ.FT. (25 FT. X 32 FT.). USING AN |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 15 SQ.FT. PER PERSON (EXERCISE |
| | ROOM WITHOUT EQUIPMENT PER TABLE 7.3.1.2 NFPA 101) |
| | RESULTS IN AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 54 PERSONS. |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENT: 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. |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENT: SHEET A-1, THE "HALL AREA" APPEARS TO BE A |
| | LARGE OPEN AREA THAT IS NOT DESIGNATED AS ANY |
| | PARTICULAR USE OR OCCUPANT LOAD. MORE INFORMATION (USE, |
| | FURNITURE, ETC.) NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENT: SHEET A-1, A 1-HOUR FIRE-RATED CEILING |
| | BARRIER IS NEEDED FOR THE STORAGE/WATER HEATER AREA |
| | LOCATED BENEATH THE CONCRETE STAIRS. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
