| Date |
Text |
| 2014-01-22 11:30:59 | 815 UPLAND ROAD |
| | PERMIT #13100124 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | GENERAL: 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. |
| | |
| | SHEET A-4, STAIR DETAIL: COMBINATION STAIR |
| | GUARD/HANDRAIL IS ONLY 34-INCHES ABOVE THE STAIR TREAD. |
| | GUARDS, AT LEAST 42-INCHES TALL (MEASURED FROM THE |
| | LEADING EDGE OF THE STAIR TREAD), SHALL BE PROVIDED AT |
| | THE OPEN SIDES OF MEANS OF EGRESS (STAIRS, MEZZANINE, |
| | ETC.) THAT EXCEED 30-INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS-1: PLANS ONLY SHOW ONE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM |
| | THE DWELLING UNITS (INTERNAL EXIT STAIR); HOWEVER, TWO |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS ARE REQUIRED PER NFPA 101 SECTION |
| | 31.2.4.1. ESCAPE/RESUCE WINDOWS CAN BE USED AS A SECOND |
| | MEANS OF ESCAPE IS SO DESIRED AND MUST BE SHOWN ON THE |
| | PLANS AND MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| | (1) SUCH WINDOWS SHALL BE OPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE |
| | WITHOUT THE USE OF TOOLS AND SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR |
| | OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN 20-INCHES IN WIDTH, 24-INCHES |
| | IN HEIGHT, AND 5.7 SQ.FT. IN AREA. |
| | (2) THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN |
| | 44-INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| | (3) THE CLEAR OPENING SHALL ALLOW A RECTANGULAR SOLID, |
| | WITH A WIDTH AND HEIGHT THAT PROVIDES NOT LESS THAN THE |
| | REQUIRED 5.7 SQ.FT. OPENING AND A DEPTH OF NOT LESS |
| | THAN 20-INCHES TO PASS FULLY THROUGH THE OPENING. |
| | (4) WINDOWS MUST NOT BE LOCATED MORE THAN 20 FEET FROM |
| | THE GROUND LEVEL. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS-1: THE EXISTING INTERNAL CORRIDORS RESULT IN A |
| | DEAD-END CORRIDOR EXCEEDING 50 FEET AND A COMMON PATH |
| | OF TRAVEL EXCEEDING 35 FEET WHICH IS PROHIBITED IN |
| | EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDINGS PER NFPA 101 SECTION |
| | 31.2.5.3.1 AND SECTION 31.2.5.4. REALIZING THE EXISTING |
| | FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS CANNOT BE READILY REMEDIED, I |
| | PROPOSE INSTALLING COMBINATION SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE |
| | DETECTORS (TIED INTO THE EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM) |
| | THROUGHOUT THE TWO CORRIDORS AND BASEMENT LAUNDRY AREA. |
| | THESE ADDITIONAL DETECTION DEVICES WILL PROVIDE |
| | OCCUPANTS WITH EARLY WARNING SHOULD A FIRE OCCUR. |
| | |
| | FIRE ALARM - ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE NEEDED: A PERMANENT, |
| | WEATHERPROOF SIGN SHALL BE PROVIDED AT EACH MANUAL FIRE |
| | ALARM PULL BOX READING "LOCAL ALARM ONLY - IN CASE OF |
| | FIRE CALL 911" .THE LETTERING AND NUMBERS ON APPROVED |
| | SIGNS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF 1/2-INCH, WITH A |
| | MINIMUM 1/8-INCH STROKE WIDTH, AND SHALL BE WHITE IN |
| | COLOR ON RED BACKGROUND LOCATED NO HIGHER THAN 4-INCHES |
| | DIRECTLY ABOVE THE MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX. |
| | |
| | FIRE ALARM: A COMBINATION VISUAL AND AUDIBLE |
| | NOTIFICATION DEVICE IS NEEDED ON THE OUTSIDE WALL |
| | (ADDRESS SIDE). |
| | |
| | FIRE ALARM: THE EXISTING FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL |
| | APPEARS TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL AS WAS OBSERVED ON A FIELD |
| | INSPECTION (01/21/14). PROVIDE DRAWING NOTE INDICATING, |
| | "FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL REMAIN ACTIVE DURING |
| | DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION ACTIVITIES. IN THE EVENT A |
| | FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM IS OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN |
| | 4-HOURS IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD, THE BUILDING SHALL BE |
| | PLACED UNDER A FIRE WATCH. ALL FIRE WATCH REQUESTS MUST |
| | BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL ([email protected]) OR IN WRITING |
| | (FAX: 561-804-4774) AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE |
| | FIRE MARSHAL LOCATED AT 500 NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY." |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
