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Plan Review Notes

Notes

Date	Text
2013-11-20 13:40:13	4047 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD - SUITE #101
	PERMIT #13070890
	REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
	***NOTE: THIS IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM BUSINESS TO
	ASSEMBLY***

	MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR: DOORS SERVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF
	50 OR MORE PERSONS SHALL SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF
	EGRESS.

	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.

	PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY LIGHT FIXTURE NEAR THE
	REAR EXIT DOOR.

	WESLEY JOLIN
	FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
	OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
	WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
	[email protected]
	(561) 805-6730