| Date |
Text |
| 2015-03-18 13:01:25 | 312 23RD STREET |
| | PERMIT #14120431 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | NOTE: UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL FIRE/LIFE SAFETY |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS REFERENCE NFPA 101-THE LIFE SAFETY CODE |
| | (2009 EDITION WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS.) |
| | |
| | NOTE: COULD NOT LOCATE WRITTEN CIVIL RESPONSES TO FIRE |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | REPEAT COMMENT - CIVIL: PROVIDE PROJECT FIRE FLOW |
| | CALCULATIONS PER NFPA 1 SECTION 18.4. |
| | |
| | REPEAT COMMENT - SHEET C2: PROVIDE DRAWING NOTE |
| | INDICATING (PER NFPA 241 SECTION 8.7.2.3) WHERE |
| | UNDERGROUND WATER MAINS AND HYDRANTS ARE TO BE |
| | PROVIDED, THEY SHALL BE INSTALLED, COMPLETED, AND IN |
| | SERVICE PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION WORK. |
| | |
| | REPEAT COMMENT - SHEET C2: PER NFPA 24 SECTION 6.2.1, |
| | ALL CONNECTIONS TO PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS FOR FIRE |
| | PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE ARRANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SO THAT THEY CAN BE ISOLATED: |
| | (1)A POST INDICATOR VALVE INSTALLED NOT LESS THAN 40 |
| | FEET FROM THE BUILDING. |
| | (A) FOR BUILDINGS LESS THAN 40 FEET IN HEIGHT, A POST |
| | INDICATOR VALVE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED |
| | CLOSER THAN 40 FEET BUT AT LEAST AS FAR FROM THE |
| | BUILDING AS THE HEIGHT OF THE WALL FACING THE POST |
| | INDICATOR VALVE. |
| | (2) A WALL POST INDICATOR VALVE |
| | (3) AN INDICATING VALVE IN A PIT, INSTALLED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.4 |
| | (4) A BACKFLOW PREVENTER WITH AT LEAST ONE INDICATING |
| | VALVE NOT LESS THAN 40 FEET FROM THE BUILDING. |
| | (A) FOR BUILDINGS LESS THAN 40 FEET IN HEIGHT, A |
| | BACKFLOW PREVENTER WITH AT LEAST ONE INDICATING VALVE |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED CLOSER THAN 40 FEET |
| | BUT AT LEAST AS FAR FROM THE BUILDING AS THE HEIGHT OF |
| | THE WALL FACING THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER. |
| | (5) CONTROL VALVES INSTALLED IN A FIRE-RATED ROOM |
| | ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR |
| | (6) CONTROL VALVES IN A FIRE-RATED STAIR ENCLOSURE |
| | ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR AS PERMITTED BY THE |
| | AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION |
| | |
| | SHEET C8: EXTENDING AN EXISTING 8-INCH DEAD-END MAIN TO |
| | SUPPLY A 2ND FIRE HYDRANT IS NOT SUPPORTED. PIPING |
| | SHOULD BE LOOPED OR GRIDDED WHEN A SECOND HYDRANT IS |
| | ADDED TO A MAIN. |
| | |
| | SHEET C8: THE NEW FIRE HYDRANT TO BE INSTALLED AT THE |
| | CORNER OF PONCE DELEON AVENUE AND PICADILLY STREET |
| | CREATES A SITUATION WHERE A LARGE PORTION OF THE NEW |
| | BUILDING IS LOCATED MORE THAN 250 FEET FROM A FIRE |
| | HYDRANT AND THE HYDRANT SPACING (850 FEET) EXCEEDS 500 |
| | FEET BETWEEN HYDRANTS ALONG PONCE DELEON AVENUE |
| | (REFERENCE FFPC NFPA 1 - TABLE I.3). |
| | |
| | REPEAT COMMENT - SHEET A1.00: REMOVE CODE REFERENCE |
| | "INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE 2006 EDITION." |
| | |
| | SHEET A1.02: THE SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS FROM THE POOL |
| | DECK AREA ROUTES OCCUPANTS BACK THROUGH THE BUILDING. |
| | THIS DOOR WILL NEED PANIC HARDWARE AND WILL NOT BE |
| | ALLOWED TO BE LOCKED FROM THE INTERIOR WHICH MAY AFFECT |
| | THE SECURITY OF THE BUILDING. |
| | |
| | **RESPONSE COMMENT - SHEET A2.00: SECTION 7.2.4.3.3 |
| | REQUIRES EXITS, OTHER THAN HORIZONTAL EXITS, TO |
| | DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE. STAIR #1 DISCHARGES |
| | INTO A 2-HOUR CORRIDOR THAT NEEDS TO BE TREATED AS AN |
| | EXIT PASSAGEWAY AND SHALL CONFORM TO THE GENERAL |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 7.1; WHEREBY, OPENINGS INTO THE |
| | EXIT ENCLOSURE SHALL BE LIMITED TO DOOR ASSEMBLIES FROM |
| | NORMALLY OCCUPIED SPACES. THIS WILL AFFECT THE BIKE |
| | STORAGE ROOM. ADDITIONALLY, PER SECTION 7.1.3.2.1(9) |
| | PENETRATIONS INTO, AND OPENINGS THROUGH, AN EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY SHALL BE LIMITED TO: FIRE-RATED DOOR |
| | ASSEMBLIES, ELECTRICAL CONDUIT SERVING THE EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURE, DUCTWORK AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR |
| | INDEPENDENT STAIR PRESSURIZATION, WATER OR STEAM PIPING |
| | NECESSARY FOR THE HEATING OR COOLING OF THE EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURE, SPRINKLER PIPING, STANDPIPES, AND |
| | PENETRATIONS FOR FIRE ALARM CIRCUITS, WHERE THE |
| | CIRCUITS ARE INSTALLED IN METAL CONDUIT AND THE |
| | PENETRATIONS ARE PROTECTED BY A LISTED ASSEMBLY. THIS |
| | MAY AFFECT THE ELEVATOR AND THE BIKE STORAGE ROOM. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET A2.00: STAIR 1 DISCHARGES INTO |
| | A CORRIDOR; HOWEVER, THIS SPACE INDICATES BIKE STORAGE. |
| | STORAGE IN THIS CORRIDOR WILL ALWAYS BE AN ISSUE THAT |
| | WILL NOT BE MANAGEABLE WITH JUST SIGNAGE OR |
| | SUPERVISION. ALSO 7.2.4.3.3 INDICATES ALL REQUIRED |
| | EXITS, OTHER THAN HORIZONTAL EXITS, SHALL DISCHARGE |
| | DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE. |
| | |
| | SHEET A3.40: STORAGE ROOM WALL ADJACENT TO SAIR |
| | #1/CORRIDOR DOES NOT INDICATE A 2-HOUR FIRE BARRIER. |
| | |
| | THERE APPEARS TO BE 2 UPLOADED DRAWINGS THAT ARE BOTH |
| | DESIGNATED AS SHEET A3.41. DRAWING SEQUENCE #016 AND |
| | #023A ARE BOTH THE SAME DRAWING. |
| | |
| | SHEET A3.41: THE DOOR SWING (STOREFRONT DOOR #SF7) IS |
| | AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND CONFLICTS WITH THE LIFE |
| | SAFETY PLAN. THIS DOOR WILL NEED PANIC HARDWARE AND |
| | WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE LOCKED FROM THE INTERIOR |
| | WHICHL MAY AFFECT THE SECURITY OF THE BUILDING. |
| | |
| | SHEET A3.41: POOL GATE/DOOR #106 NEEDS TO BE EQUIPPED |
| | WITH PANIC HARDWARE. |
| | |
| | SHEET A3.41: STOREFRONT EXIT DOOR #SF4 NEEDS TO BE |
| | EQUIPPED WITH PANIC HARDWARE. |
| | |
| | SHEET A3.41: VERIFY FIRE RATING OF ALL DOORS; TOO MANY |
| | DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE DOOR RATINGS AND THE WALL |
| | RATINGS SHOWN ON THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN. FOR EXAMPLE, |
| | MAINTENANCE AND ELECTRICAL ROOM DOORS #203 AND MAIL |
| | CENTER DOORS #201 AND #202 ALL INDICATE A 45-MINUTE |
| | FIRE RATING; HOWEVER, THE DOOR IS LOCATED IN A 3-HOUR |
| | FIRE WALL. REFER TO DOOR SCHEDULE ON SHEET A3.01. |
| | |
| | SHEET A3.41: PARKING GARAGE DOOR #201 OPENING INTO |
| | CORRIDOR #130 NEEDS TO BE MARKED/PAINTED OR PROTECTED |
| | BY BOLLARDS TO PREVENT THE DOOR SWING FROM HARMING |
| | OCCUPANTS EXITING FROM EXIT STAIR #1. |
| | |
| | SHEET E4.01: MAG LOCK DOORS: PER SECTION 7.2.1.6.2, |
| | ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED |
| | THAT ALL SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | 1. A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | ARRANGED TO DETECT AN OCCUPANT APPROACHING DOORS THAT |
| | ARE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON |
| | DETECTION OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT OR LOSS OF POWER |
| | TO THE SENSOR. |
| | 2. LOSS OF POWER TO THE PART OF THE ACCESS CONTROL |
| | SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE DOORS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK |
| | THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 3. THE DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE |
| | LOCATED VERTICALLY 40 TO 48 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND |
| | WITHIN 60 INCHES HORIZONTALLY OF THE SECURED DOORS. |
| | 4. THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS |
| | PUSH TO EXIT. |
| | 5. WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN DIRECT INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE LOCK, |
| | INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRONICS, |
| | AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS THAN |
| | 30 SECONDS. |
| | 6. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | 7. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM OR AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | |
| | VERTICAL STANDPIPE RISERS SUPPLYING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | VALVES ARE REQUIRED TO BE LOCATED IN A 2-HOUR FIRE |
| | BARRIER/SHAFT PER NFPA 14 SECTION 6.1.2.2. |
| | |
| | DISCLAIMER: FBC SECTION 105.4.1 PERMIT INTENT: A PERMIT |
| | ISSUED SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO BE A LICENSE TO PROCEED |
| | WITH THE WORK AND NOT AS AUTHORITY TO VIOLATE, CANCEL, |
| | ALTER OR SET ASIDE ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE |
| | TECHNICAL CODES, NOR SHALL ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT PREVENT |
| | THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FROM THEREAFTER REQUIRING A |
| | CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN PLANS, CONSTRUCTION OR |
| | VIOLATIONS OF THIS CODE. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
