Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13050055
Permit Number 13050055
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2013-05-06 13:51:192744 HILLSBORO ROAD
 PERMIT #13050055
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 NOTE: ALL FIRE REVIEW COMMENTS REFERENCING NFPA 101
 REFER TO NFPA 101-THE LIFE SAFETY CODE (2009 EDITION
 WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS.)
  
 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.
  
 THE PLANS INDICATE SEPARATED USE; HOWEVER, SEVERAL
 AREAS ARE NOT SEPARATED WITH FIRE BARRIERS. FOR
 EXAMPLE, THE FABRICATION AREAS (INDUSTRIAL USE) ARE NOT
 SEPARATED FROM THE STORAGE AREAS (STORAGE USE). ANOTHER
 EXAMPLE, BREAK ROOM #129 (ASSEMBLY USE) IS NOT
 SEPARATED FROM THE SEWING ROOM (INDUSTRIAL USE).
 ADEQUATE HOURLY FIRE SEPARATION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(A) AND (B).
  
 SEVERAL OCCUPANCIES SHOW EXIT ACCESS THROUGH AN
 ADJACENT OCCUPANCIES. PER SECTION 6.1.14.1.2, WHERE
 EXIT ACCESS FROM AN OCCUPANCY TRAVERSES ANOTHER
 OCCUPANCY, THE MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY SHALL BE TREATED AS A
 MIXED (NON-SEPARATED) OCCUPANCY.
  
 PROVIDE AN OCCUPANT LOAD CALCULATION FOR ALL AREAS
 UTILIZING THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTORS IN TABLE 7.3.1.2.
  
 THE COVER PAGE INDICATES THE BUILDING IS NOT PROTECTED
 BY AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS; HOWEVER, SHEET A-5 INDICATES A
 TRAVEL DISTANCE OF 200 FEET FOR A BUILDING WITH
 SPRINKLER PROTECTION.
  
 THE PLANS SHOW LIMITED EMERGENCY LIGHTING. EMERGENCY
 ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A MINIMUM OF 1-1/2
 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.
  
 PLANS SHOW RACK STORAGE. INDICATE THE STORAGE HEIGHT OF
 COMBUSTIBLES, THE COMMODITIES TO BE STORED, THE STORAGE
 ARRANGEMENT (SINGLE ROW RACK, DOUBLE ROW RACK, PALLETS,
 ETC.)
  
 NONE OF THE DOORS ON THE DOOR SCHEDULE ARE INDICATED AS
 HAVING A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING. ALSO, THE DOOR
 SCHEDULE INDICATES "SECURITY HARDWARE"; PLEASE INDICATE
 WHAT TYPE OF HARDWARE THIS IS.
  
 AT THIS TIME A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH PLAN REVIEW CANNOT
 BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE PLAN DESIGN COMBINING MULTIUSE
 (SEPARATED USE) AND MIXED USE (NON-SEPARATED USE)
 OCCUPANCIES.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 805-6730
  


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