| Date |
Text |
| 2013-07-03 11:03:16 | 2823 NORTH AUSTRALIAN AVENUE - BUILDING #2 |
| | PERMIT #13060815 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | *****CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM BUSINESS TO |
| | EDUCATIONAL***** |
| | |
| | THE SCOPE OF WORK APPEARS TO BE A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | FROM BUSINESS (ADULT OUTPATIENT CLINIC) TO AN |
| | EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCY OF TRAINING AND SKILLS |
| | DEVELOPMENT OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AGE |
| | CHILDREN. NFPA 101 - THE LIFE SAFETY CODE DEFINES |
| | EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCY AS AN OCCUPANCY USED FOR |
| | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES THROUGH THE TWELFTH GRADE BY SIX |
| | OR MORE PERSONS FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS PER DAY OR MORE |
| | THAN 12 HOURS PER WEEK. WHEREAS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY IS |
| | DEFINED AS AN OCCUPANCY USED FOR THE TRANSACTION OF |
| | BUSINESS OTHER THAN MERCANTILE. |
| | |
| | CORRIDOR WALLS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO FORM SMOKE |
| | PARTITIONS IN A FULLY SPRINKLERED BUILDING PER SECTION |
| | 14.3.6(2)(A) OF NFPA 101. |
| | |
| | FOR EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF |
| | 100 OR MORE PERSONS (50 PERSONS PER THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE), PANIC/FIRE EXIT 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. |
| | |
| | THE CENTRAL STAIR IS INDICATED AS "NOT A RQUIRED EXIT." |
| | IF THIS STAIR WILL NOT BE UTILIZED AS AN EXIT, THE |
| | STAIR DOORS SHALL BE PERMANENTLY AND OBVIOUSLY |
| | IDENTIFIED WITH SIGNAGE INDICATING "NO EXIT." |
| | |
| | PROVIDE A PLAN SHOWING THE EXIT DISCHARGE FOR STAIR #2 |
| | AND #3. |
| | |
| | ARTWORK AND TEACHING MATERIALS ATTACHED TO THE WALLS |
| | SHALL NOT EXCEED 50 PERCENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL WALL |
| | AREA. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
| | |
