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| 2013-06-15 11:21:50 | 1475 CENTERPARK BOULEVARD - SUITE #140 |
| | PERMIT #13060068 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | NOTE: UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL FIRE/LIFE SAFETY |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS REFERENCE NFPA 101-THE LIFE SAFETY CODE |
| | (2009 EDITION WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS.) |
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| | BREAK ROOM #110 APPEARS TO BE 775 SQ.FT. WHICH WOULD |
| | RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 52 PERSONS (775 SQ.FT. / |
| | 15 SQ.FT. PER PERSON) WHICH WOULD MAKE THIS AN ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCY. |
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| | BREAK ROOM #110: PER SECTION 7.2.1.4.2, DOORS SERVING |
| | AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50 OR MORE PERSONS SHALL SWING IN |
| | THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
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| | BREAK ROOM #110: PER SECTION 12.2.5.1.2, THE COMMON |
| | PATH OF TRAVEL FOR ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD OF MORE THAN 50 PERSONS IS LIMITED TO 20 |
| | FEET. |
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| | BREAK ROOM #110: WHILE THE TWO EXIT ACCESS DOORS ARE |
| | LOCATED MORE THAN 1/3 THE DISTANCE OF THE DIAGONAL OF |
| | THE ROOM, BOTH DOORS LEAD TO THE SAME CORRIDOR WHEREBY |
| | ONE FIRE EVENT COULD SACRIFICE BOTH EXIT ACCESS POINTS. |
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| | FOR ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 |
| | OR MORE PERSONS (50 PERSONS PER THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE), 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. AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PANIC HARDWARE, THE MAIN |
| | ENTRANCE IS PERMITTED TO HAVE AN INTERIOR KEYED DOOR |
| | LOCK (AND NO LATCH) WITH A READILY VISIBLE SIGN STATING |
| | THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THE BUILDING IS |
| | OCCUPIED. SIGN LETTERS SHALL BE AT LEAST 1 INCH IN |
| | HEIGHT. A THUMB TURN STYLE LOCK IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE |
| | SUBSTITUTED FOR A KEYED LOCK. |
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| | 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. |
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| | ASSEMBLY USE SPACES BREAK ROOM #110 (775 SQ.FT.) AND |
| | CONFERENCE ROOM #101 (286 SQ.FT.) HAVE A COMBINED AREA |
| | (1,061 SQ.FT.) THAT EXCEEDS 10% OF THE TENANT SPACE SO |
| | THESE AREAS CANNOT BE CONSIDERED ACCESSORY TO THE |
| | BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. FOR NON-SEPARATED MIXED USE |
| | OCCUPANCIES, THE MOST STRINGENT FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL APPLY TO THE |
| | BUILDING. PER SECTION NFPA 101 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. |
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| | UPDATE THE OCCUPANT LOAD AND CALCULATIONS TO SHOW 15 |
| | SQ.FT. PER PERSON FOR THE ASSEMBLY USE AREAS. |
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| | SHEET E2.1: THE SOUTH EXIT DOORS IS NOT MARKED WITH AN |
| | EXIT SIGN. |
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| | SHEET FA2.1: ANOTHER FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE |
| | APPEARS TO BE NEEDED AT THE SOUTHEAST AREA OF OPEN |
| | OFFICE #105. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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