Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13070205
Permit Number 13070205
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2013-07-27 11:04:426801 NORTH JOG ROAD - #7 CONSTRUCTION TRAILER
 PERMIT #13070205
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 STAIRS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 36 INCHES IN WIDTH. STAIR
 RISERS SHALL BE BETWEEN 4 INCHES AND 7 INCHES IN
 HEIGHT. STAIRS SHALL BE SLIP RESISTANT AND HAVE A
 MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH OF 11 INCHES AND PREVENT THE
 ACCUMULATION OF WATER. GUARDS, AT LEAST 42-INCHES TALL,
 SHALL BE PROVIDED AT THE OPEN SIDES OF MEANS OF EGRESS
 (STAIRS, MEZZANINE, ETC.) THAT EXCEED 30-INCHES ABOVE
 THE FLOOR. OPEN GUARDS SHALL PROHIBIT THE PASSAGE OF A
 4-INCH DIAMETER SPHERE UP TO A HEIGHT OF 34-INCHES. THE
 TRIANGULAR OPENINGS FORMED BY THE RISER, TREAD AND
 BOTTOM ELEMENT OF THE GUARDRAIL SHALL PROHIBIT THE
 PASSAGE OF A 6-INCH DIAMETER SPHERE. HANDRAILS ARE
 REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STAIR. HANDRAILS SHALL BE
 LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN 38
 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE TREAD, MEASURED
 VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE RAIL FROM THE LEADING EDGE
 OF THE TREAD. HANDRAIL ENDS SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE
 WALL OR FLOOR OR SHALL TERMINATE AT NEWEL POSTS.
 HANDRAIL CROSS SECTION SHALL HAVE A DIAMETER OF NOT
 LESS THAN 1.25 INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN 2 INCHES.
  
 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.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 805-6730
  


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