| Date |
Text |
| 2013-09-19 16:52:37 | 513 CLEMATIS STREET |
| | PERMIT #13080797 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | NOTE: THE SECOND FLOOR HAS BOTH AN INSIDE EGRESS STAIR |
| | AND AN EXTERIOR STAIR; HOWEVER, THE STAIRS ARE NOT |
| | SEPARATED BY AT LEAST 42 FEET (84 FOOT DIAGONAL/ 2 = 42 |
| | FEET [WORST CASE] OR 64 FOOT DIAGONAL/ 2 = 32 FEET |
| | [BEST CASE]) TO BE CONSIDERED TWO SEPARATE EXITS. NEW |
| | BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES ARE PERMITTED ONE EXIT PER NFPA |
| | 101 SECTION 38.2.4.3 A SINGLE EXIT SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | FOR A ROOM OR AREA WITH A TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD OF FEWER |
| | THAN 100 PERSONS WHEN A SINGLE OUTSIDE STAIR IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.2 IS INSTALLED AND WILL SERVE ALL |
| | FLOORS PERMITTED WITHIN THE 15 FEET VERTICAL TRAVEL |
| | LIMITATION. |
| | |
| | NONE OF THE DOORS AND WINDOWS ADJACENT TO THE EXTERIOR |
| | STAIRS ARE PROTECTED. PER NFPA 101 SECTION 7.2.2.6.3 |
| | "SEPARATION AND PROTECTION OF OUTSIDE STAIRS: OUTSIDE |
| | STAIRS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE |
| | BUILDING BY CONSTRUCTION WITH THE FIRE RESISTANCE |
| | RATING REQUIRED FOR ENCLOSED STAIRS WITH FIXED OR |
| | SELF-CLOSING OPENING PROTECTIVES." WALL CONSTRUCTION |
| | SHALL EXTEND AS FOLLOWS: (1) VERTICALLY FROM THE |
| | FINISHED GROUND LEVEL TO A POINT 10 FEET ABOVE THE |
| | TOPMOST LANDING OF THE STAIRS OR TO THE ROOFLINE, |
| | WHICHEVER IS LOWER (2) HORIZONTALLY FOR NOT LESS THAN |
| | 10 FEET. PER NFPA 101 SECTION 7.2.2.6.4 "PROTECTION OF |
| | OPENINGS: ALL OPENINGS BELOW AN OUTSIDE STAIR SHALL BE |
| | PROTECTED WITH AN ASSEMBLY HAVING A MINIMUM 45-MINUTE |
| | FIRE PROTECTION RATING." |
| | |
| | PLANS DO NOT INDICATE WHERE THE EXTERIOR STAIR |
| | DISCHARGES TO. PER NFPA 101 SECTION 7.7.1 EXITS SHALL |
| | DISCHARGE OR LEAD TO A STREET, ALLEY, PUBLIC WAY, ETC. |
| | |
| | PLANS DO NOT INDICATE IF ANY OF THE TENANT SPACES ARE |
| | FIRE SEPARATED. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
