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| 2014-10-16 15:19:42 | 1501 NORTHPOINT PARKWAY, SUITE #100 |
| | TRACKING #14100419 |
| | MASTER #14060978 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | DOES THIS PERMIT REVISION OF ADDING 2 MEZZANINES |
| | INCREASE THE PERMIT VALUE OF THE MASTER PERMIT |
| | #14060978? |
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| | NO ADDRESS PROVIDED ON PLANS. |
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| | PROVIDE A COMPLETE FLOOR PLAN SHOWING THE MEZZANINE IN |
| | RELATION TO THE MAIN FLOOR. INDICATE THE SIZE/SQUARE |
| | FOOTAGE OF THE MEZZANINES. |
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| | PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN INDICATING OCCUPANCY TYPE, |
| | OCCUPANT LOADS, COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL DISTANCES, TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCE TO EXITS, LIGHTING, EXIT SIGNS, EMERGENCY |
| | LIGHTING, ETC. |
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| | DESIGN SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 101 |
| | SECTION 8.6.9 FOR MEZZANINES. |
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| | THE AGGREGATE AREA OF MEZZANINES LOCATED WITHIN A ROOM, |
| | OTHER THAN THOSE LOCATED IN SPECIAL-PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL |
| | OCCUPANCIES, SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE-THIRD THE OPEN AREA |
| | OF THE ROOM IN WHICH THE MEZZANINES ARE LOCATED. |
| | ENCLOSED SPACE SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN A DETERMINATION |
| | OF THE SIZE OF THE ROOM IN WHICH THE MEZZANINE IS |
| | LOCATED. FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE ALLOWABLE |
| | MEZZANINE AREA, THE AGGREGATE AREA OF THE MEZZANINES |
| | SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE AREA OF THE ROOM. |
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| | ALL PORTIONS OF A MEZZANINE, OTHER THAN WALLS NOT MORE |
| | THAN 42-INCHES HIGH, COLUMNS, AND POSTS, SHALL BE OPEN |
| | TO AND UNOBSTRUCTED FROM THE ROOM IN WHICH THE |
| | MEZZANINE IS LOCATED, UNLESS THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE |
| | AGGREGATE AREA OF THE ENCLOSED SPACE DOES NOT EXCEED |
| | 10. A MEZZANINE HAVING TWO OR MORE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO OPEN INTO THE ROOM IN WHICH IT |
| | IS LOCATED IF NOT LESS THAN ONE OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | PROVIDES DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE ENCLOSED AREA TO AN |
| | EXIT AT THE MEZZANINE LEVEL. |
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| | GUARDS, AT LEAST 42-INCHES TALL, SHALL BE PROVIDED AT |
| | THE OPEN SIDES OF MEANS OF EGRESS (STAIRS, MEZZANINE, |
| | ETC.) THAT EXCEED 30-INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. OPEN |
| | GUARDS SHALL PROHIBIT THE PASSAGE OF A 4-INCH DIAMETER |
| | SPHERE UP TO A HEIGHT OF 34-INCHES. THE TRIANGULAR |
| | OPENINGS FORMED BY THE RISER, TREAD AND BOTTOM ELEMENT |
| | OF THE GUARDRAIL SHALL PROHIBIT THE PASSAGE OF A 6-INCH |
| | DIAMETER SPHERE. |
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| | HANDRAILS ARE REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STAIR. |
| | HANDRAILS SHALL BE LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES AND |
| | NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE TREAD, |
| | MEASURED VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE RAIL FROM THE |
| | LEADING EDGE OF THE TREAD. HANDRAIL ENDS SHALL BE |
| | RETURNED TO THE WALL OR FLOOR OR SHALL TERMINATE AT |
| | NEWEL POSTS. HANDRAIL CROSS SECTION SHALL HAVE A |
| | DIAMETER OF NOT LESS THAN 1.25 INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN |
| | 2 INCHES. |
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| | 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. |
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| | INDICATE IF THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED BY AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLERS OR A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. SEPARATE PLANS AND |
| | PERMITS WILL BE NEEDED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MEZZANINES. |
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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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