| Date |
Text |
| 2014-01-22 15:21:45 | 8151 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD |
| | PERMIT #13121076 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | GENERAL: NO CIVIL DRAWINGS SUBMITTED SHOWING PAVING, |
| | FIRE LANE MARKINGS, WATER UTILITIES, FIRE HYDRANT |
| | LOCATIONS, FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS, ETC. |
| | |
| | GENERAL: PER SECTION 18.2.3.5.3 (NFPA 1), FIRE LANES |
| | SHALL BE MARKED WITH FREESTANDING SIGNS READING, "FIRE |
| | LANE - NO PARKING BY ORDER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT." |
| | SIGNS SHALL BE 12" X 18" WITH A WHITE BACKGROUND AND |
| | RED LETTERS AND SHALL BE A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN FEET IN |
| | HEIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN. SIGNS SHALL BE WITHIN |
| | SIGHT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND BE SPACED A MAXIMUM OF 60 |
| | FEET APART. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | GENERAL: 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. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS1.1 & LS1.2: STAIR #1 APPEARS TO BE A |
| | COMBINATION OF A "COMMUNICATING SPACE" AND A |
| | "CONVENIENCE OPENING"; HOWEVER, THE DESIGN DOES NOT |
| | CONFORM TO ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EITHER DESIGN. FOR |
| | INSTANCE A CONVENIECE OPENING IS NOT PERMITTED TO SERVE |
| | AS A MEANS OF EGRESS (DRAWING SHOWS EXIT SIGNS |
| | UTILIZING THIS STAIR) AND A COMMUNICATING SPACE IS |
| | REQUIRED TO BE OPEN AND UNOBSTRUCTED SUCH THAT A FIRE |
| | IN ANY PART OF THE SPACE WILL BE OBVIOUS TO THE |
| | OCCUPANTS. THE TOP OF THE STAIR/CONVENIENCE OPENING IS |
| | ENCLOSED THEREFORE OCCUPANTS ON THE SECOND FLOOR WOULD |
| | NOT SEE, FEEL OR SMELL THE EFFECTS OF FIRE UNTIL THEY |
| | OPENED THE DOOR...THIS DESIGN COULD ALSO RESULT IN VAST |
| | AMOUNTS OF TOXIC SMOKE COMPILING AT THE TOP OF THE |
| | EGRESS STAIR. PLEASE CLARIFY THE INTENT OF STAIR #1 BY |
| | READING NFPA 101 SECTIONS 8.6.6 (COMMUNICATING SPACE) |
| | AND 8.6.8 (CONVENIENCE OPENINGS). |
| | |
| | SHEET LS1.1: PROVIDE FIRE SPRINKLER DRAFT STOPS AROUND |
| | FLOOR OPENING OF STAIR #1. DRAFT STOPS SHALL BE |
| | NON-COMBUSTIBLE AND AT LEAST 18-INCHES DEEP. SPRINKLERS |
| | SHALL FORM A WATER CURTAIN (6 FOOT SPACING) AROUND THE |
| | FLOOR OPENING. |
| | |
| | SHEET A3.1: 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. |
| | |
| | SHEET FS0.1: NO WATER FLOW DATA SHOWN ON THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | SHEET FS0.1: PROVIDE CLOSELY SPACED SPRINKLERS/WATER |
| | CURTAIN AROUND THE FLOOR OPENING FOR STAIR #1. |
| | |
| | SHEET FS0.1: STORAGE, MECHANICAL, LABORATORIES AND |
| | KITCHEN SPACES SHOULD NOT BE CLASSIFIED AS LIGHT |
| | HAZARD. |
| | |
| | SHEET E3.1: COULD NOT LOCATE ANY SMOKE DETECTORS TO |
| | RELEASE THE MAGNETIC DOOR HOLDERS. |
| | |
| | SHEET E3.1: PROVIDE A FIRE ALARM MICROPHONE (NEAR THE |
| | ANNUNCIATOR PANEL) TO ALLOW VOICE MESSAGING. |
| | |
| | SHEET E3.2: A SMOKE DETECTOR SHOULD NOT BE LOCATED AT |
| | THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR HOISTWAY. |
| | |
| | SHEET E4.1: PLANS INDICATE SECURITY CAMERAS LOCATED IN |
| | THE EXIT STAIRS. ONLY EQUIPMENT ESSENTIAL TO THE |
| | FUNCTION OF THE STAIRS ARE PERMITTED WITHIN THE EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURE. |
| | |
| | SHEET E5.3: 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. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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