| Date |
Text |
| 2013-06-05 13:08:26 | 313 DATURA STREET |
| | PERMIT #13050713 |
| | 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.) |
| | |
| | GENERAL: PER SECTION 10.12.1.2 (NFPA 1), PROVIDE |
| | BUILDING ADDRESS VISIBLE FROM THE STREET. NUMBERS SHALL |
| | BE ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING AND BE AT LEAST SIX-INCHES |
| | IN HEIGHT WITH 1-INCH STROKE AND SHALL CONTRAST THE |
| | BACKGROUND. |
| | |
| | GENERAL: 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. |
| | |
| | GENERAL - ELEVATOR RECALL: PER SECTION 9.4.3.2, ALL |
| | EXISTING ELEVATORS HAVING A TRAVEL DISTANCE OF 25 FEET |
| | OR MORE ABOVE OR BELOW THE LEVEL THAT BEST SERVES THE |
| | NEEDS OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR FIRE-FIGHTING OR |
| | RESCUE PURPOSES SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE FIGHTERS. |
| | EMERGENCY OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME A17.3, SAFETY |
| | CODE FOR EXISTING ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS-01: 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. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS-01 - EXISTING STAIR #1: PER SECTION 7.2.2.5.3, |
| | ENCLOSED, USABLE SPACES WITHIN EXIT ENCLOSURES SHALL BE |
| | PROHIBITED, INCLUDING UNDER STAIRS, UNLESS THE SPACE |
| | UNDER THE STAIRS MEETS THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: |
| | (1) THE SPACE SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE STAIR |
| | ENCLOSURE BY THE SAME FIRE RESISTANCE AS THE EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURE. |
| | (2) ENTRANCE TO THE ENCLOSED, USABLE SPACE SHALL NOT BE |
| | FROM WITHIN THE STAIR ENCLOSURE. |
| | (3) THE SPACE IS NOT USED FOR THE STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE |
| | OR OTHERWISE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS-02: EXISTING STAIR #1 (SECOND FLOOR) INDICATES |
| | OCCUPANTS FROM THE THIRD FLOOR MUST EXIT THE PROTECTED |
| | STAIR ENCLOSURE AND THEN RE-ENTER THE PROTECTED STAIR |
| | ENCLOSURE TO EXIT THE BUILDING. SECTION 7.1.3.2.2 |
| | REQUIRES AN EXIT ENCLOSURE TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS |
| | PROTECTED PATH OF TRAVEL TO AN EXIT DISCHARGE. THIS |
| | APPLIES TO NEW AND EXISTING CONDITIONS PER NFPA 1 |
| | SECTIONS 14.3.2 AND 1.3.1. |
| | |
| | GENERAL: PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT |
| | DOORS WITH EXIT SIGNS. |
| | |
| | GENERAL: PER SECTION 8.3.2.4, EACH FIRE BARRIER SHALL |
| | BE PERMANENTLY IDENTIFIED WITH SIGNS OR STENCILING |
| | READING FIRE 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. |
| | |
| | SHEET E1.1-1.3: PROVIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTING FOR EXTERIOR |
| | STAIRS AND EXTERIOR ROOF EGRESS PATH LEADING TO THE |
| | EXIT DISCHARGE (ALLEY). EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED FOR A MINIMUM OF .5 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. |
| | |
| | SHEET FA-1: NO FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES |
| | PROVIDED IN TOILET #118, TOILET #112, TOILET #113, |
| | OFFICE SPACE #111, OR CORRIDOR #103. |
| | |
| | SHEET FA-1: FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE FULLY |
| | ADDRESSABLE. |
| | |
| | ELECTRICAL: PLANS DO NOT INDICATE THE METHOD (HEAT |
| | DETECTOR/FLOW SWITCH WITHOUT TIME DELAY) USED TO SHUNT |
| | TRIP POWER TO THE ELEVATOR IN THE EVENT AN AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER ACTIVATES IN THE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM. |
| | |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER: THE RETAIL (MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY) |
| | SHOULD BE DESIGN FOR ORDINARY HAZARD GROUP 1 OR GROUP 2 |
| | IN LIEU OF THE LIGHT HAZARD DESIGNATION INDICATED ON |
| | THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER: PROVIDE CURRENT HYDRANT FLOW TEST |
| | INFORMATION ON THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER: REGULAR STANDARD SPRAY SPRINKLERS ARE |
| | NO LONGER AN ACCEPTABLE METHOD FOR PROTECTING GLAZING |
| | TO ACHEIVE A 1-HOUR FIRE RATED SEPARATION. CURRENTLY, |
| | ONLY TYCO "WINDOW SPRINKLERS" ARE LISTED TO ACHIEVE A |
| | ONE-HOUR OR TWO-HOUR FIRE RATED EQUIVALENT FOR |
| | PROTECTING GLAZING ASSEMBLIES. |
| | |
| | TYCO WINDOW SPRINKLERS: IF THE DESIGN INTENT IS TO USE |
| | TYCO WINDOW SPRINKLERS (IN LIEU OF FIRE-RATED GLASS) TO |
| | ACHIEVE A FIRE RATED SEPARATION, THE SPRINKLERS MUST BE |
| | INSTALLED ACCORDING TO THE UL LISTING DATA AND SHALL |
| | WET THE ENTIRE GLAZING SURFACE. SPRINKLERS CANNOT BE |
| | USED TO PROTECT OPERABLE DOORS OR WINDOWS. THE WINDOW |
| | SPRINKLERS DO NOT ALLOW HORIZONTAL WINDOW MULLIONS AND |
| | REQUIRE THE GLASS CURTAIN WALL TO BE ATTACHED TO A |
| | THREE FOOT HIGH PONY WALL TO KEEP COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS |
| | AT LEAST TWO INCHES AWAY FROM THE GLAZING. PAY SPECIAL |
| | ATTENTION TO THE GLAZING ASSEMBLY AS THE SPRINKLER |
| | POSITIONING VARIES FOR BUTT-GLAZED INSTALLATIONS |
| | COMPARED TO VERTICAL MULLION INSTALLATIONS. VERTICAL |
| | MULLIONS SHALL BE OF A DEPTH THAT PREVENTS COLD |
| | SOLDERING OF ADJACENT SPRINKLERS. THE SPRINKLER DESIGN |
| | SHOULD INDICATE WHICH WINDOW SPRINKLER MODEL WILL BE |
| | USED (HORIZONTAL SIDEWALL OR PENDENT VERTICAL |
| | SIDEWALL). |
| | |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER: CONFIRM THE EXISTING ATTACHED STORAGE |
| | BUILDING (INDICATED AS NIC) IS PROTECTED BY THE |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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