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| 2014-01-28 11:58:41 | 2500 METROCENTRE BOULEVARD - #1 |
| | PERMIT #14010860 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | DAY-CARE DESIGN SHALL CONFORM TO THE 2010 EDITION OF |
| | THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH CONTAINS THE |
| | 2009 EDITION OF BOTH NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 WITH FLORIDA |
| | AMENDMENTS. |
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| | DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY WILL NEED TO BE FIRE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT OCCUPANCIES WITH A 2-HOUR FIRE BARRIER. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWING ALL OCCUPANCY TYPES, |
| | OCCUPANT LOADS, FIRE RATED BARRIERS, EXIT SIGNS, |
| | EMERGENCY LIGHTING, TRAVEL DISTANCES, COMMON PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL ETC. |
| | |
| | THE BUILDING IS FUNCTIONING AS A MULTIUSE OCCUPANCY |
| | (DAY-CARE, EDUCATIONAL (PRE-SCHOOL), BUSINESS). |
| | INDICATE IF THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED FOR MIXED USE |
| | (NON-SEPARATED) OR SEPARATED USE PER SECTION 6.1.14.2.1 |
| | OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2009. FOR NON-SEPARATED |
| | MIXED USE OCCUPANCIES, THE MOST STRINGENT FIRE AND LIFE |
| | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL APPLY TO |
| | THE BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A MINIMUM |
| | OF 1.5 HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF NORMAL |
| | LIGHTING. EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE |
| | ARRANGED TO PROVIDE INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT |
| | LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 1 FT-CANDLE AND, AT ANY POINT, |
| | NOT LESS THAN 0.1 FT-CANDLE, MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF |
| | EGRESS AT FLOOR LEVEL. |
| | |
| | EVERY ROOM OR SPACE NORMALLY SUBJECT TO CLIENT |
| | OCCUPANCY, OTHER THAN BATHROOMS, SHALL HAVE NOT LESS |
| | THAN ONE OUTSIDE WINDOW FOR EMERGENCY RESCUE THAT |
| | COMPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING, UNLESS THE BUILDING IS |
| | PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR WHERE THE ROOM OR SPACE |
| | HAS A DOOR LEADING DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE |
| | BUILDING |
| | |
| | (1) SUCH WINDOWS SHALL BE OPENABLE FROM THE INSIDE |
| | WITHOUT THE USE OF TOOLS AND SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR |
| | OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN 20 IN. (510 MM) IN WIDTH, 24 |
| | IN. (610 MM) IN HEIGHT, AND 5.7 FT2 (0.5 M2) IN AREA. |
| | (2) THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN 44 |
| | IN. (1120 MM) 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 FT2 (0.5M2) OPENING AND A DEPTH OF NOT |
| | LESS THAN 20 IN. (510 MM), TO PASS FULLY THROUGH THE |
| | OPENING. |
| | |
| | ANY DOOR IN A REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FROM AN AREA |
| | HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR MORE PERSONS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE PROVIDED WITH A LATCH OR LOCK ONLY IF |
| | THE LATCH OR LOCK IS PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT |
| | HARDWARE. |
| | |
| | EVERY CLOSET DOOR LATCH SHALL BE SUCH THAT CLIENTS CAN |
| | OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CLOSET. |
| | |
| | EVERY BATHROOM DOOR LOCK SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ALLOW |
| | OPENING OF THE LOCKED DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE BY AN |
| | OPENING DEVICE THAT SHALL BE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE |
| | STAFF. |
| | |
| | INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISH MATERIALS SHALL BE |
| | CLASS A IN STAIRWAYS, CORRIDORS, AND LOBBIES; IN ALL |
| | OTHER OCCUPIED AREAS, INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISH |
| | SHALL BE CLASS A OR CLASS B. |
| | |
| | DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES, OTHER THAN DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES |
| | HOUSED IN ONE ROOM HAVING AT LEAST ONE DOOR OPENING |
| | DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT GRADE PLANE OR TO AN |
| | EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS BALCONY, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. INITIATION OF THE REQUIRED FIRE |
| | ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE BY MANUAL MEANS AND BY OPERATION |
| | OF ANY REQUIRED SMOKE DETECTORS AND REQUIRED SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | A SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN DAY-CARE |
| | OCCUPANCIES, OTHER THAN THOSE HOUSED IN ONE ROOM HAVING |
| | AT LEAST ONE DOOR OPENING DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT |
| | GRADE PLANE OR TO AN EXTERIOR |
| | EXIT ACCESS BALCONY AND SUCH SYSTEM SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:(1) DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | ON EACH STORY IN FRONT OF THE DOORS TO THE STAIRWAYS |
| | AND IN THE CORRIDORS OF ALL FLOORS OCCUPIED BY THE |
| | DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY. (2) DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| | LOUNGES, RECREATION AREAS, AND SLEEPING ROOMS IN THE |
| | DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY. |
| | |
| | PROTECTIVE COVERS FOR ALL ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLES SHALL |
| | BE INSTALLED IN ALL AREAS OCCUPIED BY CLIENTS. |
| | |
| | EMERGENCY PLANS SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | EMERGENCY EGRESS AND RELOCATION DRILLS SHALL BE |
| | CONDUCTED AS FOLLOWS: (1) NOT LESS THAN ONE EMERGENCY |
| | EGRESS AND RELOCATION DRILL SHALL BE CONDUCTED EVERY |
| | MONTH THE FACILITY IS IN SESSION, UNLESS BOTH OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: (A) IN CLIMATES WHERE THE |
| | WEATHER IS SEVERE, THE MONTHLY EMERGENCY EGRESS AND |
| | RELOCATION DRILLS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE DEFERRED. |
| | (B) THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF EMERGENCY EGRESS AND |
| | RELOCATION DRILLS SHALL BE CONDUCTED, AND NOT LESS THAN |
| | FOUR SHALL BE CONDUCTED BEFORE THE DRILLS ARE DEFERRED. |
| | (2) ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING SHALL PARTICIPATE IN |
| | THE DRILL. (3) ONE ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY EGRESS AND |
| | RELOCATION DRILL, OTHER THAN FOR DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES |
| | THAT ARE OPEN ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS, SHALL BE REQUIRED |
| | WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF OPERATION. |
| | |
| | FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED MONTHLY |
| | BY A TRAINED SENIOR MEMBER OF THE STAFF, AFTER WHICH A |
| | COPY OF THE LATEST INSPECTION REPORT SHALL BE POSTED IN |
| | A CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN THE DAY-CARE FACILITY. IT SHALL |
| | BE THE DUTY OF SITE ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS TO |
| | INSPECT ALL EXIT FACILITIES DAILY TO ENSURE THAT ALL |
| | STAIRWAYS, DOORS, AND OTHER EXITS ARE IN PROPER |
| | CONDITION. OPEN PLAN BUILDINGS SHALL REQUIRE EXTRA |
| | SURVEILLANCE TO ENSURE THAT EXIT PATHS ARE MAINTAINED |
| | CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTION AND ARE OBVIOUS. |
| | |
| | DOORS SHALL BE INSPECTED AND TESTED ANNUALLY AND A |
| | WRITTEN RECORD SHALL BE SIGNED AND KEPT FOR INSPECTION |
| | BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. |
| | |
| | ARTWORK AND TEACHING MATERIALS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | ATTACHED DIRECTLY TO THE WALLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | FOLLOWING: (1) THE ARTWORK AND TEACHING MATERIALS SHALL |
| | NOT EXCEED 20 PERCENT OF THE WALL AREA IN A BUILDING |
| | THAT IS NOT PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM (2) THE ARTWORK |
| | AND TEACHING MATERIALS SHALL NOT EXCEED 50 PERCENT OF |
| | THE WALL AREA IN A BUILDING THAT IS PROTECTED |
| | THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM. |
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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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