| Date |
Text |
| 2014-09-03 16:05:40 | 8100 (8225) IBIS BOULEVARD |
| | PERMIT #14050097 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | FOR THE ORIGINAL COMMENTS (X3) I OFFER THE FOLLOWING |
| | RESPONSE AND POSSIBLE SOLUTION: |
| | A MONUMENTAL STAIR/CONVENIENCE OPENING IS REQUIRED TO |
| | BE SEPARATED FROM CORRIDORS ON EITHER FLOOR LEVEL PER |
| | SECTION 8.6.8.2(3). THE OPENING IS NOT SEPARATED FROM |
| | THE CORRIDORS (GALLERY #224 & #252). ADDITIONALLY, EXIT |
| | SIGNAGE HAS BEEN ADDED IN ELEVATOR LOBBY #104 ROUTING |
| | OCCUPANTS THROUGH THE CONVENIENCE OPENING, PASSED THE |
| | OPEN STAIR, INTO A MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY (GOLF SHOP). |
| | PER SECTION 8.6.8.2(5), OPENINGS ARE NOT PERMITTED BE |
| | PART OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS (IN THIS CASE EXIT ACCESS). |
| | WHILE OCCUPANTS DO NOT NEED TO TRAVERSE THE OPEN STAIR |
| | FOR EGRESS PURPOSES, THEY WILL, ESPECIALLY WHEN FACED |
| | WITH A STRESSFUL SITUATION. SINCE THIS STAIR IS OPEN ON |
| | TOP AND ENCLOSED ON BOTTOM, A FIRE SITUATION COULD |
| | RESULT IN "COLD SMOKE" ACCUMULATION IN THIS STAIR...THE |
| | SAME STAIR OCCUPANTS ARE BEING DIRECTED TO FOR EXIT |
| | ACCESS. NO DOOR TAG PROVIDED FOR DOUBLE EXIT ACCESS |
| | DOORS LOCATED BETWEEN MONUMENTAL STAIR #111 AND GOLF |
| | SHOP. PROVIDING EXIT ACCESS THROUGH THESE DOORS WOULD |
| | APPEAR TO CAUSE A CONFLICT WITH TRYING TO SECURE/LOCK |
| | THESE DOORS FROM THE GOLF SHOP SIDE TO PREVENT THEFT. |
| | |
| | A POSSIBLE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO RELOCATE THE BOTTOM |
| | STAIR ENCLOSURE AND DOOR TO COLUMN INTERSECTION |
| | F/10-11. THIS WAY THE OPENING WOULD BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | THE CORRIDOR, AND OCCUPANTS WOULDN'T GET ENTICED INTO |
| | USING THE OPEN STAIR FOR EGRESS. THE ONLY ISSUE WOULD |
| | BE INSTALLING PASSAGE DOOR HARDWARE ON THE EXIT ACCESS |
| | DOORS LEADING THROUGH THE GOLF SHOP. |
| | |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENTS: |
| | SHEET AE104: MONUMENTAL STAIR #209 APPEARS TO BE |
| | FUNCTIONING AS A "CONVENIENCE OPENING" PER NFPA 101 |
| | SECTION 8.6.8; HOWEVER, REQUIREMENT #3 REQUIRES THAT |
| | SUCH OPENINGS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM CORRIDORS. |
| | |
| | SHEET AE101: CULTURAL CLASS #125 (71 PERSONS) HAS TWO |
| | EXIT ACCESS DOORS THAT HAVE APPROPRIATE SEPARATION; |
| | HOWEVER, BOTH DOORS LEAD TO THE SAME CORRIDOR GALLERY |
| | #102 WHEREBY ONE FIRE EVENT COULD COMPROMISE BOTH |
| | DOORS. PER SECTION 12.2.5.1.2 THE COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL |
| | IS LIMITED TO 75 FEET FOR 50 OR LESS OCCUPANTS AND 20 |
| | FEET FOR 51 OR MORE OCCUPANTS. THE EXIT ACCESS DOORS |
| | SHALL BE ARRANGED FOR OCCUPANTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO AT |
| | LEAST TWO EXITS BY SEPARATE WAYS OF TRAVEL PER SECTION |
| | 7.5.1.1.1. |
| | |
| | SHEET AE101: LOUNGE #110 THE COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL IS |
| | 135 FEET. PER SECTION 12.2.5.1.2 THE COMMON PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL IS LIMITED TO 75 FEET FOR 50 OR LESS OCCUPANTS |
| | AND 20 FEET FOR 51 OR MORE OCCUPANTS. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
