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Text |
| 2014-02-14 10:58:34 | 847 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD |
| | PERMIT #14011422 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | **A PERMIT FOR A CHANGE OF USE/OCCUPANCY IS NEEDED FROM |
| | FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL TO STORAGE AND MERCANTILE** |
| | |
| | THE PERMIT VALUE IS EXTREMELY LOW FOR THE WORK TO BE |
| | DONE IN THIS LOCATION. |
| | |
| | THE PLAN 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. |
| | |
| | THE BUILDING IS FUNCTIONING AS A MULTIUSE (MERCANTILE, |
| | STORAGE) OCCUPANCY. INDICATE IF THE BUILDING WILL BE |
| | 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 A LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWING ALL OCCUPANCY TYPES, |
| | OCCUPANT LOADS, EXIT DOORS, FIRE RATED WALLS, EXIT |
| | SIGNS, EMERGENCY LIGHTING, TRAVEL DISTANCES, COMMON |
| | PATH OF TRAVEL ETC. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | PER SECTION 8.7, ANY AREA (STORAGE) HAVING A DEGREE OF |
| | HAZARD GREATER THAN NORMAL TO THE GENERAL OCCUPANCY |
| | (MERCANTILE) OF THE BUILDING, SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | NON-STORAGE AREAS WITH A 1-HOUR FIRE-RATED BARRIER OR |
| | BE PROTECTED WITH AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. DOORS |
| | SHALL BE SELF CLOSING, POSITIVE LATCHING, AND |
| | FIRE-RATED FOR AT LEAST 45-MINUTES. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS WITH |
| | EXIT SIGNS. |
| | |
| | DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED READILY FROM THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. LOCKS, |
| | IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A KEY, TOOL, |
| | OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE. |
| | |
| | INDICATE IF THE DOORS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH ANY |
| | LOCK/LATCH. IF THE DOORS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A |
| | LOCK/LATCH, INDICATE HOW THE LOCK/LATCH WILL BE |
| | RELEASED FROM THE EGRESS SIDE OF THE DOOR. |
| | |
| | PER SECTION 7.2.1.5.9, THE LOCK/LATCH RELEASING |
| | MECHANISM ON ALL DOORS SHALL OPEN THE DOOR WITH NOT |
| | MORE THAN ONE RELEASING OPERATION. THE RELEASING |
| | MECHANISM SHALL HAVE AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION |
| | THAT IS READILY OPERATED UNDER ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS. |
| | THE RELEASING DEVICE SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF BEING |
| | OPERATED WITH ONE HAND AND SHOULD NOT REQUIRE TIGHT |
| | GRASPING, TIGHT PINCHING OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST TO |
| | OPERATE. THUMB-TURN LOCK TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AN |
| | ?OPEN/LOCKED? INDICATOR WINDOW (SUCH AS ADAMS RITE 4089 |
| | OR SIMILAR). |
| | |
| | PROVIDE A K-TYPE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND |
| | ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE IN KITCHEN AREA. |
| | |
| | DEEP FAT FRYERS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A SEPARATE |
| | HIGH-LIMIT CONTROL IN ADDITION TO THE ADJUSTABLE |
| | THERMOSTAT TO SHUT OFF FUEL OR ENERGY WHEN THE FAT |
| | TEMPERATURE REACHES 475F DEGREES AT 1-INCH BELOW THE |
| | SURFACE. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE AN 8? TALL STEEL BAFFLE OR PROVIDE 16? OF SPACE |
| | BETWEEN THE DEEP FAT FRYER AND SURFACE FLAMES OF THE |
| | ADJACENT EQUIPMENT. |
| | |
| | COOKING OPERATIONS PRODUCING SMOKE OR GREASE-LADEN |
| | VAPORS SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH AN AUTOMATIC |
| | WET-CHEMICAL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLIANT WITH |
| | UL-300. |
| | |
| | THE COOKING OVEN DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ENTIRELY LOCATED |
| | BENEATH THE CLASS 1 MECHANICAL EXHAUST HOOD. |
| | |
| | A THOROUGH AND COMPLETE PLAN REVIEW CANNOT BE COMPLETED |
| | AT THIS TIME DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED ON |
| | THE PLANS. ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE |
| | GENERATED DURING PLAN RESUBMISSION. |
| | |
| | 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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