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| 2013-08-03 19:41:25 | 455 HIBISCUS STREET |
| | PERMIT #13070994 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | SHEET LS1_01: THE 90 SQ.FT. FIRE COMMAND ROOM #107 WILL |
| | NEED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 120 SQ.FT. OR LARGER TO |
| | ACCOMMODATE THE INCIDENT COMMAND STAFF, A WORK TABLE |
| | AND ALL THE STATUS INDICATORS. PER NFPA 1 SECTION |
| | 11.9.4 THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE EMERGENCY |
| | COMMAND CENTER: |
| | (1) THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION UNIT |
| | (2) A TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED |
| | ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM |
| | (3) SCHEMATIC BUILDING PLANS INDICATING THE TYPICAL |
| | FLOOR PLAN AND DETAILING THE BUILDING CORE MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, FIRE-FIGHTING |
| | EQUIPMENT, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS |
| | (4) WORK TABLE |
| | (5) IF APPLICABLE, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS |
| | FOR THE BUILDING |
| | (6) THE EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM UNIT |
| | (7) FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM ANNUNCIATOR UNIT |
| | (8) ANNUNCIATOR VISUALLY INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE |
| | ELEVATORS AND WHETHER THEY ARE OPERATIONAL |
| | (9) STATUS INDICATORS AND CONTROLS FOR AIR-HANDLING |
| | SYSTEMS |
| | (10) CONTROLS FOR UNLOCKING STAIRWAY DOORS |
| | SIMULTANEOUSLY |
| | (11) SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATERFLOW DETECTOR DISPLAY |
| | PANELS |
| | (12) EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER STATUS INDICATORS |
| | (13) FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS |
| | (14) GENERATOR SUPERVISION DEVICES AND MANUAL START AND |
| | TRANSFER FEATURES |
| | (15) PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, WHERE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED |
| | BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE |
| | (16) CONTROLS REQUIRED FOR SMOKE CONTROL |
| | |
| | SHEET LS1_01: WE ADVISE FOR THE FIRE PUMP ROOM TO BE |
| | LOCATED ADJACENT TO FIRE COMMAND ROOM #107 AND |
| | ACCESSIBLE FROM HIBISCUS STREET. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS1_01: THE MEETING ROOMS (#135, #136 & #137) |
| | INDICATE AN OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 7 SQ.FT. PER |
| | PERSON; HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS |
| | INDICATED AS EXITING THROUGH THE DOORS IS FIGURED USING |
| | AN OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 15 SQ.FT. PER PERSON. |
| | SEVERAL OF THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS DISCHARGE TO THE FENCED |
| | POOL AREA. WHEN USING THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 7 |
| | SQ.FT. PERSON THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 227 PERSONS (17, |
| | 15, 87, 60 AND 48 ) BEING ROUTED TO THE SWINGING GATE |
| | THAT HAS A CAPACITY OF 194 PERSONS. THIS DOES NOT |
| | INCLUDE ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS FROM THE POOL AREA EXITING |
| | THIS ROUTE. EGRESS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WIDE ENOUGH TO |
| | ACCOMODATE THE WORST CASE CAPACITY. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS01_02: 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. MIXED USED DESIGN SHALL |
| | CONFORM TO CHAPTER 28 (HOTELS) AND CHAPTER 30 |
| | (APARTMENTS). |
| | |
| | SHEET LS01_02: PER THE LIFE SAFETY CODE, WHERE GUEST |
| | ROOMS OR GUEST SUITES HAVE INDIVIDUAL COOKING |
| | FACILITIES, THE APPROPRIATE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS |
| | AS AN APARTMENT BUILDING. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS01_02: GUEST LAUNDRY #205 - PER NFPA 101 TABLE |
| | 28.3.2.2.2, LAUNDRY ROOMS LARGER THAN 100 SQ.FT. SHALL |
| | BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT AREAS WITH A 1-HOUR FIRE |
| | RATING AND AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS. |
| | |
| | SHEET C-9: HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WITH REQUIRED FIRE PUMPS |
| | SHALL BE SUPPLIED BY CONNECTIONS TO A MINIMUM OF TWO |
| | WATER MAINS LOCATED IN DIFFERENT STREETS. SEPARATE |
| | SUPPLY PIPING SHALL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN EACH CONNECTION |
| | TO THE WATER MAIN AND THE PUMPS. EACH CONNECTION AND |
| | THE SUPPLY PIPING BETWEEN THE CONNECTION AND THE PUMPS |
| | SHALL BE SIZED TO SUPPLY THE FLOW AND PRESSURE REQUIRED |
| | FOR THE PUMPS TO OPERATE. THE EXCEPTION INDICATES TWO |
| | CONNECTIONS TO THE SAME MAIN SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | PROVIDED THE MAIN IS VALVED SUCH THAT AN INTERRUPTION |
| | CAN BE ISOLATED SO THAT THE WATER SUPPLY WILL CONTINUE |
| | WITHOUT INTERRUPTION THROUGH AT LEAST ONE OF THE |
| | CONNECTIONS. |
| | |
| | SHEET C-11: HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH |
| | TWO FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS (FDC) REMOTELY LOCATED |
| | FROM EACHOTHER PER NFPA 14. FDCS SHALL BE LOCATED |
| | WITHIN 150 FEET OF A FIRE HYDRANT. |
| | |
| | GENERAL: PER SECTION 7.2.2.5.4 - STAIRWAY |
| | IDENTIFICATION: NEW ENCLOSED STAIRS SERVING THREE OR |
| | MORE STORIES AND EXISTING ENCLOSED STAIRS SERVING FIVE |
| | OR MORE STORIES SHALL COMPLY WITH (A) THROUGH (L). |
| | (A) THE STAIRS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH SPECIAL SIGNAGE |
| | WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE AT EACH FLOOR LANDING. |
| | (B) THE SIGNAGE SHALL INDICATE THE FLOOR LEVEL. |
| | (C) THE SIGNAGE SHALL INDICATE THE TERMINUS OF THE TOP |
| | AND BOTTOM OF THE STAIR ENCLOSURE. |
| | (D) THE SIGNAGE SHALL INDICATE THE IDENTIFICATION OF |
| | THE STAIR ENCLOSURE. |
| | (E) THE SIGNAGE SHALL INDICATE THE FLOOR LEVEL OF, AND |
| | THE DIRECTION TO, EXIT DISCHARGE. |
| | (F) THE SIGNAGE SHALL BE LOCATED INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE |
| | APPROXIMATELY 60-INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR LANDING IN A |
| | POSITION THAT IS VISIBLE WHEN THE DOOR IS IN THE OPEN |
| | OR CLOSED POSITION. |
| | (G) THE FLOOR LEVEL DESIGNATION SHALL ALSO BE TACTILE. |
| | (H) THE SIGNAGE SHALL BE PAINTED OR STENCILED ON THE |
| | WALL OR ON A SEPARATE SIGN SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE |
| | WALL. |
| | (I) THE STAIRWAY IDENTIFICATION LETTER SHALL BE LOCATED |
| | AT THE TOP OF THE SIGN IN MINIMUM 1-INCH HIGH |
| | LETTERING. |
| | (J) SIGNAGE THAT READS "NO ROOF ACCESS" AND IS LOCATED |
| | UNDER THE STAIRWAY IDENTIFICATION LETTER SHALL |
| | DESIGNATE STAIRWAYS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE ROOF ACCESS. |
| | LETTERING SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 1-INCH HIGH. |
| | (K) THE FLOOR LEVEL NUMBER SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE |
| | MIDDLE OF THE SIGN IN MINIMUM 5-INCH HIGH NUMBERS. |
| | MEZZANINE LEVELS SHALL HAVE THE LETTER "M" OR OTHER |
| | APPROPRIATE IDENTIFICATION LETTER PRECEDING THE FLOOR |
| | NUMBER, WHILE BASEMENT LEVELS SHALL HAVE THE LETTER "B" |
| | OR OTHER APPROPRIATE IDENTIFICATION LETTER PRECEDING |
| | THE FLOOR LEVEL NUMBER. |
| | (L) IDENTIFICATION OF THE LOWER AND UPPER TERMINUS OF |
| | THE STAIRWAY SHALL BE LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN |
| | IN MINIMUM 1-INCH HIGH LETTERS OR NUMBERS. |
| | |
| | SHEET A1_12: DOOR SCHEDULE INDICATES UNSPECIFIED |
| | HARDWARE GROUP 24 AND GROUP 27 FOR ENTRY LOBBY DOORS |
| | #100A AND #100B. IS PANIC HARDWARE INTENDED FOR THESE |
| | DOORS? |
| | |
| | RESIDENTIAL UNIT DOORS: DOORS THAT OPEN ONTO EXIT |
| | ACCESS CORRIDORS SHALL HAVE NOT LESS THAN A 20-MINUTE |
| | FIRE PROTECTION RATING AND SHALL BE SELF-CLOSING AND |
| | SELF-LATCHING PER NFPA 101 SECTION 30.3.6.2.3. |
| | |
| | SHEET P2.1: NO FLOOR DRAIN PROVIDED IN FIRE PUMP ROOM. |
| | |
| | SHEET E2_15: 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. |
| | |
| | SHEET E4_1: PROVIDE A PRE-RECORDED FIRE ALARM |
| | EVACUATION MESSAGE NOTIFYING OCCUPANTS AN EMERGENCY HAS |
| | BEEN REPORTED IN THE BUILDING, LOCATE THE NEAREST EXIT, |
| | AND EXIT THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT USE THE |
| | ELEVATOR. |
| | |
| | SHEET E4_2: NO FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES |
| | LOCATED IN GUEST LAUNDRY #205. |
| | |
| | ELEVATOR: CONFIRM ONE ELEVATOR WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A |
| | PROTECTED POWER SUPPLY AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE |
| | BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY PER NFPA |
| | 101 SECTION 28.5.3.2. "PROTECTED POWER SUPPLY MEANS A |
| | SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO |
| | ALLOW PROPER OPERATION OF THEELEVATOR AND ITS |
| | ASSOCIATED CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. THE |
| | POWER SUPPLY?S POINT OF ORIGIN, SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTION, |
| | TYPE AND SIZE OF OVERCURRENT PROTECTION, DEGREE OF |
| | ISOLATION FROM OTHER PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING |
| | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND DEGREE OF MECHANICAL PROTECTION |
| | SHOULD BE SUCH THAT IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE SUPPLY |
| | WOULD BE DISRUPTED AT ANY BUT THE ADVANCED STAGES OF |
| | BUILDING FIRE INVOLVEMENT OR BY STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE. |
| | APROTECTED POWER SUPPLY MIGHT CONSIST OF, AND SHOULD |
| | PROVIDE, NOT LESS THAN THE LEVEL OF RELIABILITY |
| | ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH |
| | SERVICE EQUIPMENT LOCATED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 230.72(B) AND 230.82(5) OF NFPA 70, NATIONAL |
| | ELECTRICAL CODE. THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IS NOT TO HAVE |
| | ANY OTHER CONNECTION TO THE BUILDING ELECTRICAL |
| | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. A PROTECTED POWER SUPPLY IS NOT |
| | REQUIRED TO INCORPORATE TWO SOURCES OF ENERGY OR |
| | AUTOMATIC TRANSFER CAPABILITY FROM A NORMAL TO AN |
| | EMERGENCY SOURCE; FOR EXAMPLE, AN ALTERNATE SET OF |
| | SERVICE CONDUCTORS." |
| | |
| | GENERAL: PROVIDE DRAWING NOTE INDICATING ALL |
| | CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 241. SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED |
| | EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED EXTERIOR AREAS. ALL OTHER |
| | DEMOLITION OR CONSTRUCTION AREAS SHALL HAVE "NO |
| | SMOKING" SIGNS POSTED. WHERE SMOKING IS PERMITTED, SAFE |
| | RECEPTACLES FOR SMOKING MATERIALS SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | FIRE PROTECTION: FOR ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL BUILDING |
| | PERMIT, SECTION 105.3.1.2(2) OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE REQUIRES SEALED FIRE PROTECTION CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS FOR THE DESIGN OR ALTERATION OF 50 OR MORE |
| | AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS (AND AUTOMATIC STANDPIPE |
| | SYSTEM). PER FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION |
| | 61G15-32.004, FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL INCLUDE THE POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE WATER |
| | SUPPLY, A LIST OF APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS APPLICABLE |
| | TO THE PROJECT, CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR |
| | EACH ROOM OR AREA, SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TYPE, STANDPIPE |
| | SYSTEMS, DESIGN DENSITIES, WATER SUPPLY DATA (FIRE PUMP |
| | DATA, HYDRANT FLOW TEST DATA) AND ANY PERFORMANCE BASED |
| | INFORMATION SUCH AS PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING OPERATING FEATURES (NFPA |
| | 101 SECTION 28.7) ON A DRAWING: |
| | |
| | (1) HOTEL EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION. |
| | (A) EMPLOYEES OF HOTELS SHALL BE INSTRUCTED AND DRILLED |
| | IN THE DUTIES THEY ARE TO PERFORM IN THE EVENT OF FIRE, |
| | PANIC, OR OTHER EMERGENCY. |
| | (B) DRILLS OF THE EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION SHALL BE HELD |
| | AT QUARTERLY INTERVALS AND SHALL COVER SUCH POINTS AS |
| | THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE AVAILABLE FIRST |
| | AID FIRE APPLIANCES, THE TESTING OF DEVICES TO ALERT |
| | GUESTS, AND A STUDY OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMERGENCY |
| | DUTIES. |
| | (C) EMERGENCY DUTIES. UPON DISCOVERY OF A FIRE, |
| | EMPLOYEES SHALL CARRY OUT THE FOLLOWING DUTIES: |
| | -ACTIVATION OF THE FACILITY FIRE PROTECTION SIGNALING |
| | SYSTEM |
| | - NOTIFICATION OF THE PUBLIC FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | - OTHER ACTION AS PREVIOUSLY INSTRUCTED |
| | |
| | (2) EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESIDENTS OR GUESTS. |
| | (A) A FLOOR DIAGRAM REFLECTING THE ACTUAL FLOOR |
| | ARRANGEMENT, EXIT LOCATIONS, AND ROOM IDENTIFICATION |
| | SHALL BE POSTED IN A LOCATION AND MANNER ACCEPTABLE TO |
| | THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION ON, OR IMMEDIATELY |
| | ADJACENT TO, EVERY GUEST ROOM DOOR IN HOTELS AND IN |
| | EVERY RESIDENT ROOM IN DORMITORIES. |
| | (B) FIRE SAFETY INFORMATION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ALLOW |
| | GUESTS TO MAKE THE DECISION TO EVACUATE TO THE OUTSIDE, |
| | TO EVACUATE TO AN AREA OF REFUGE, TO REMAIN IN PLACE, |
| | OR TO EMPLOY ANY COMBINATION OF THE THREE OPTIONS. |
| | |
| | (3) EMERGENCY PLANS SHALL BE PROVIDED. EMERGENCY PLANS |
| | SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (A) PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING OF EMERGENCIES |
| | (B) OCCUPANT AND STAFF RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES |
| | (C) EVACUATION PROCEDURES APPROPRIATE TO THE BUILDING, |
| | ITS OCCUPANCY, AND EMERGENCIES (SEE SECTION 4.3) |
| | (D) APPROPRIATENESS OF THE USE OF ELEVATORS |
| | (E) DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF FIRE DRILLS |
| | (F) TYPE AND COVERAGE OF BUILDING FIRE PROTECTION |
| | SYSTEMS |
| | (G) REQUIRED EMERGENCY PLANS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE |
| | AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION FOR REVIEW. |
| | (H) EMERGENCY PLANS SHALL BE REVIEWED AND UPDATED AS |
| | REQUIRED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
| | [email protected] |
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