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| 2015-04-09 16:33:20 | 1501 NORTHPOINT PARKWAY, SUITE #100 |
| | TRACKING #14100419 |
| | MASTER #14060978 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | NOTE: A SITE VISIT WAS PERFORMED 04/09/15 |
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| | PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 39 - EXISTING BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES |
| | THE TWO STAIR CASES LOCATED IN THE BUSINESS (OFFICE |
| | AREAS) OCCUPANCY WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETELY ENCLOSED |
| | TOP/BOTTOM BY A 1-HOUR FIRE RATING WITH FIRE RATED |
| | OPENINGS/DOORS PER NFPA 101 SECTION 39.3.1 PROTECTION |
| | OF VERTICAL OPENINGS. PER 39.3.1.1 VERTICAL OPENINGS |
| | SHALL BE ENCLOSED OR PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 8.6 (COMMUNICATING SPACE, ATRIUM, MEZZANINE OR |
| | CONVENIENCE OPENING). PER 39.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS (2) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED ON EVERY STORY. |
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| | THE STORAGE OCCUPANCY NEEDS TO BE SEPARATED |
| | (HORIZONTALLY, VERTICALLY, OR BOTH) FROM THE BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY BY A 1-HOUR FIRE RATING. PER SECTION 8.3.5.1, |
| | PENETRATIONS THROUGH A FIRE-RATED WALL ASSEMBLY SHALL |
| | BE PROTECTED BY A FIRESTOP SYSTEM OR DEVICE. |
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| | PROVIDE A PROPOSED STORAGE LAYOUT FOR THE LARGE |
| | WAREHOUSE SPACE. INDICATE WHAT, WHERE, HOW IT WILL ALL |
| | BE STORED. |
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| | 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. |
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| | THE NW CORRIDOR OF THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY CREATES A DEAD-END BECAUSE THE BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY IS NOT PERMITTED TO EXIT THROUGH THE STORAGE |
| | OCCUPANCY. |
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| | ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY LIGHTING NEEDED THROUGHOUT BOTH |
| | THE STORAGE AND BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. 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. |
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| | WEST STAIR: 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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| | WEST STAIR: HANDRAIL IS NOT CONTINUOUSLY GRASPABLE |
| | ALONG THE LOWER STAIR STRINGER. |
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| | EAST STAIR: 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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| | FIRE ALARM: THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS DATED, DOES NOT |
| | HAVE ANY CAPACITY FOR ADDING NEW DEVICES AND DOES NOT |
| | APPEAR TO MEET THE AUDIBLE/VISIBLE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA |
| | 72. SEVERAL COMMON/PUBLIC SPACES HAVE NO FIRE ALARM |
| | NOTIFICATION DEVICES. |
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| | NO ADA ACCESSIBILITY (ELEVATOR/LULA LIFT) TO THE SECOND |
| | FLOOR. |
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| | SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMITS NEEDED FOR FIRE ALARM AND |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER ALTERATIONS. |
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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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