| Date |
Text |
| 2013-09-20 13:23:48 | 300 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD |
| | PERMIT #13081230 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | 1. 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. |
| | 2. PLEASE SPECIFY IF BUILDING IS SEPARATED OR |
| | NON-SEPARATED USE. |
| | 3. PROVIDE AN EXTERIOR KEY SAFE TO ALLOW EMERGENCY |
| | RESPONDERS NON-FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING DURING |
| | NON-BUSINESS HOURS. A KEY SAFE CAN BE ORDERED FROM |
| | WWW.KNOXBOX.COM. |
| | 4. PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWING ALL OCCUPANCY |
| | TYPES, OCCUPANT LOADS, FIRE RATED WALLS, EXIT SIGNS, |
| | EMERGENCY LIGHTING, TRAVEL DISTANCES, COMMON PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL ETC. |
| | 5. PROVIDE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. EXTINGUISHERS |
| | SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM RATING OF 2A:10BC AND SHALL BE |
| | TAGGED BY A LICENSED FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY. TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCE TO EXTINGUISHERS SHALL NOT EXCEED 75 FEET. |
| | 6. TACTILE SIGNAGE IS NEEDED FOR EXIT DOORS. |
| | 7. 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. |
| | 8. INCLUDE DOMESTIC DEMAND IN HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS |
| | FOR AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. |
| | 9. THE FIFTH FLOOR APPEARS TO BE A GATHERING AREA WHICH |
| | MAY RESULT IN AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY IN WHICH TWO EXITS |
| | ARE REQUIRED. |
| | 10.PROVIDE DOOR TAGS ON THE FLOOR PLAN THAT COORESPOND |
| | WITH THE DOOR SCHEDULE. |
| | 11.THE DOOR FOR ELECTRICAL ROOM 109 IS EXPOSED TO THE |
| | EXTERIOR STAIR AND SHOULD BE RATED. |
| | 12. THE DOORS TO TRANSOM 111 AND ELECTRICAL ROOM 110 |
| | ARE EXPOSED TO THE EXIT DISCHARGE AND SHOULD BE RATED. |
| | 13. PROVIDE FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION FOR ROOFTOP AND |
| | PATIO AREAS. |
| | 14. PROVIDE LOW ELEVATION EXIT SIGNAGE AND LIGHTING FOR |
| | ROOFTOP AND PATIO AREAS. |
| | 15. SHEET E.2.1 - KEYED NOTES ARE NOT VISIBLE |
| | 16. SHEET E.2.1 - PLAN INDICATES FIRE ALARM SPEAKER. IS |
| | THIS FOR VOICE OR HORN EVACUATION? |
| | 17. SHEETS E.0.1 /E.2.1 - CONFLICT OF SYMBOL |
| | REPRESENTATION. SHEETS INDICATE VISUAL SIGNALING UNIT |
| | WALL MOUNTED (NO AUDIBLE) |
| | 18. SHEET E.2.2 - INDICATES KEYED NOTE "8" COMPLETELY |
| | DIFFERENT SYMBOL REPRESENTATION FOR FIRE ALARM |
| | NOTIFICATION - UNIT B |
| | 19. ADD SMOKE ALARM IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE BEDROOM |
| | ADJACENT TO THE SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM - UNIT A |
| | 20. E.3.1 - PER LOCAL AMENDMENTS, DUCT DETECTORS SHALL |
| | INITIATE A GENERAL FIRE ALARM CONDITION |
| | 21. THE BUILDING IS TO BE PROTECTED BY NFPA 13 SYSTEM. |
| | A 13-R SYSTEM IS NOT APPLICABLE AS THE BUILDING EXCEEDS |
| | FOUR STORIES IN HEIGHT. |
| | 22. STANDPIPE IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE ROUTED THROUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL ROOM 109 |
| | 23. FP.1.1 - NE STAIR - CONFIRM 6" STANDPIPE AND FIRE |
| | DEPARTMENT VALVE TO NO IMPEDE THE PATH OF EGRESS TO |
| | EXTERIOR DOOR. |
| | 24. PROVIDE 2HR RATED VERTICAL SHAFT FOR STANDPIPE |
| | SERVING THE EXTERIOR STAIR. |
| | 25. STANDPIPE AND HOSE VALVE FOR EXTERIOR STAIR SHOULD |
| | BE EXTENDED TO THE ROOF. |
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| | LAUREN PHILMORE |
| | FIRE INSPECTOR II / INVESTIGATOR I |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 804-4783 |
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