| Date |
Text |
| 2013-09-05 19:39:25 | 5829 CORPORATE WAY |
| | PERMIT #13090021 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | REFERENCE: NFPA 101 - CHAPTER 13 EXISTING ASSEMBLY & |
| | CHAPTER 15 EXISTING EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES |
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| | NOTE: UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL FIRE/LIFE SAFETY |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS REFERENCE NFPA 101-THE LIFE SAFETY CODE |
| | (2009 EDITION WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS.) |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED AND FUNCTIONING AS A MULTIUSE |
| | NON-SEPARATED OCCUPANCY (ASSEMBLY, EDUCATIONAL AND |
| | BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES) . FOR NON-SEPARATED MIXED USE |
| | OCCUPANCIES, THE MOST STRINGENT FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL APPLY TO THE |
| | BUILDING. PER SECTION 6.1.14.1.2, WHERE EXIT ACCESS |
| | FROM AN OCCUPANCY TRAVERSES ANOTHER OCCUPANCY, THE |
| | MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY SHALL BE TREATED AS A MIXED |
| | OCCUPANCY. CURRENTLY THE TWO LARGE ASSEMBLY ROOMS |
| | (MULTIPURPOSE AND CAFETERIA) HAVE EGRESS THAT TRAVERSES |
| | ANOTHER OCCUPANCY. PER SECTION 13.3.4, PROVIDE |
| | SPEAKER/STROBE NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES AS ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD EXCEEDING 300 |
| | OCCUPANTS SHALL RECEIVE FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION BY |
| | VISIBLE SIGNALS AND VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | EVERY ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY ROOM NOT HAVING FIXED SEATS |
| | SHALL HAVE THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE ROOM POSTED IN A |
| | CONSPICUOUS PLACE NEAR THE MAIN EXIT FROM THE ROOM. |
| | SIGNS SHALL BE DURABLE AND INDICATE THE NUMBER OF |
| | OCCUPANTS PERMITTED FOR EACH ROOM. |
| | |
| | EXISTING ENTRANCE LOBBY DOORS NOT EQUIPPED WITH PANIC |
| | HARDWARE. INDICATE ALL DOORS (NEW AND EXISTING) TO BE |
| | EQUIPPED WITH PANIC/FIRE EXIT HARDWARE. FOR ASSEMBLY |
| | AND EDUCATIONAL 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. |
| | |
| | EXISTING EXTERIOR EXIT DOOR FROM CAFETERIA WILL NEED A |
| | RAMP OR SIDEWALK AS THE CURRENT EXIT DISCHARGE HAS A |
| | STEP DOWN TO PAVERS SPACED ABOUT 2 FEET APART LEADING |
| | TO THE PARKING LOT. |
| | |
| | NO EMERGENCY LIGHTING PROVIDED FOR SECOND FLOOR |
| | CORRIDOR ADJACENT TO WOMENS' RESTROOM. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE A FURNITURE AND SEATING PLAN. |
| | |
| | PLANS INDICATE A KITCHEN. INDICATE WHAT COOKING |
| | EQUIPMENT IS INTENDED AND THE COOKING OPERATIONS THAT |
| | WILL BE PERFORMED. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS WITH |
| | EXIT SIGNS. |
| | |
| | PER SECTION 8.3.2.4, EACH FIRE BARRIER SHALL BE |
| | PERMANENTLY IDENTIFIED WITH SIGNS OR STENCILING READING |
| | FIRE BARRIER-PROTECT ALL OPENINGS. CHARACTERS SHALL BE |
| | AT LEAST 4-INCHES IN HEIGHT AND HALF-INCH IN WIDTH. |
| | IDENTIFICATION SHALL BE SPACED NOT MORE THAN 15 FEET ON |
| | CENTER. |
| | |
| | PER SECTION 8.3.5.1, PENETRATIONS THROUGH A FIRE-RATED |
| | WALL ASSEMBLY SHALL BE PROTECTED BY A FIRESTOP SYSTEM |
| | OR DEVICE. |
| | |
| | NO MECHANICAL PLANS SUBMITTED SHOWING FIRE DAMPERS. |
| | |
| | POST PERMANENT SIGNAGE IN THE STAIRS INDICATING "NO |
| | STORAGE PERMITTED BY ORDER OF THE FIRE MARSHAL." |
| | |
| | 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. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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