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| 2015-04-14 17:04:09 | 901 45TH STREET |
| | PERMIT #14120580 |
| | 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) CHAPTER 28 - NEW |
| | HOTELS & DORMITORIES. FOR NON-SEPARATED MIXED USE |
| | OCCUPANCIES, THE MOST STRINGENT FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL APPLY TO THE |
| | BUILDING. |
| | |
| | *****PROVISO: SUMBMIT REVISED PLANS ADDRESSING |
| | COMMENTS***** |
| | |
| | SUBMIT REVISED CIVIL PLANS BASED UPON TELEPHONE |
| | CONVERSATIONS (LOOP FIRE MAINS, RELOCATE FIRE HYDRANTS, |
| | MARK FIRE LANE WITH SIGNAGE). |
| | |
| | SHEET LS1.0 & A1.0: THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWS THE |
| | CROSS CORRIDOR FIRE BARRIER AT THE RESIDENTAL DORMS AS |
| | BEING A 1-HOUR FIRE BARRIER; HOWEVER, THE OVERALL FLOOR |
| | PLAN DRAWING INDICATES THIS WALL TO BE A 2-HOUR FIRE |
| | BARRIER AND POSSIBLY INTENDED TO BE A HORIZONTAL EXIT. |
| | IF THIS IS TO BE A HORIZONTAL EXIT THEN PER SECTION |
| | 7.2.4.3.4: |
| | WHERE FIRE BARRIERS SERVING HORIZONTAL EXITS, TERMINATE |
| | AT OUTSIDE WALLS, AND THE OUTSIDE WALLS ARE AT AN ANGLE |
| | OF LESS THAN 180 DEGREES FOR A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET ON |
| | EACH SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL EXIT, THE OUTSIDE WALLS |
| | SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING, |
| | WITH OPENING PROTECTIVES HAVING A MINIMUM 3/4-HOUR FIRE |
| | PROTECTION RATING, FOR A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET ON EACH |
| | SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL EXIT. IF A HORIZONTAL IS NOT |
| | INTENDED TO BE USED, THEN THE FOLLOWING APPLIES: |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - FIRE RATED CORRIDORS #308 & #412 |
| | HAVE A SECONDARY EXIT THAT DOES NOT LEAD DIRECTLY TO AN |
| | EXIT AND REQUIRES OCCUPANTS TO LEAVE THE PROTECTED |
| | CORRIDOR TO SEEK A SECONDARY EXIT. OCCUPANTS TRAVEL |
| | PASSED A NON-RATED GUEST LAUNDRY (#154), JANITOR CLOSET |
| | (#153) DINING (#157) AND EVEN AN ADJACENT NON-RATED |
| | CORRIDOR (#144). PER SECTION7.5.1.2, CORRIDORS SHALL |
| | PROVIDE EXIT ACCESS WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH ANY |
| | INTERVENING ROOMS OTHER THAN CORRIDORS, LOBBIES, AND |
| | OTHER SPACES PERMITTED TO BE OPEN TO THE CORRIDOR. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET LS1.0: EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS |
| | IN THE DORM AREA LEAD DIRECTLY TO ONLY 1 EXIT. PER |
| | 7.5.1.1.1 FIRE RATED EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS SHALL |
| | PROVIDE ACCESS TO TWO EXITS BY SEPARATE WAYS OF TRAVEL. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - KITCHEN #111 IS OPEN TO EXIT ACCESS |
| | CORRIDOR #200. THIS IS AN EXISTING FIRE CODE VIOLATION |
| | THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF |
| | THE CORRIDOR. PER SECTION 29.3.6.1.3 (EXISTING |
| | DORMITORIES- CORRIDORS) BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT |
| | BY AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM, NO FIRE |
| | RESISTANCE RATING SHALL BE REQUIRED, BUT THE WALLS AND |
| | ALL OPENINGS THEREIN SHALL RESIST THE PASSAGE OF SMOKE. |
| | DOORS THAT OPEN ONTO EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS SHALL BE |
| | SELF-CLOSING AND SELF-LATCHING. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET A1.0: EXISTING KITCHEN #111 IS |
| | OPEN TO EXISTING FIRE RATED EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR #200 |
| | AND NEW CORRIDOR #129. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - VERIFY ALL DOOR FIRE PROTECTION |
| | RATINGS AND HARDWARE. DOOR SCHEDULE DOES NOT APPEAR TO |
| | BE UPDATED. FOR EXAMPLE DOOR #157 DOES NOT INDICATE |
| | PANIC HARDWARE. DOOR #308A AND #412A DO NOT INDICATE A |
| | FIRE EXIT HARDWARE OR A DOOR RATING OF 90-MINUTES IF |
| | LOCATED IN A 2-HOUR FIRE BARRIER. DOOR #147 AND #159 DO |
| | NOT HAVE A FIRE RATING. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET A-6.0: FOR NEW AND EXISTING |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR |
| | MORE PERSONS (50 PERSONS PER THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE), PANIC HARDWARE SHALL BE PROVIDED ON DOORS TO |
| | RELEASE THE LOCK/LATCH. NO OTHER LOCKS OR LATCHES ARE |
| | PERMITTED THAT WOULD NOT BE RELEASED BY THE PANIC |
| | HARDWARE. AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PANIC HARDWARE, THE MAIN |
| | ENTRANCE IS PERMITTED TO HAVE AN INTERIOR KEYED DOOR |
| | LOCK (AND NO LATCH) WITH A READILY VISIBLE SIGN STATING |
| | THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THE BUILDING IS |
| | OCCUPIED. SIGN LETTERS SHALL BE AT LEAST 1 INCH IN |
| | HEIGHT. KEYED LOCK TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AN "OPEN/LOCKED" |
| | INDICATOR WINDOW (SUCH AS ADAMS RITE 4089 OR SIMILAR). |
| | A THUMB TURN STYLE LOCK IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE |
| | SUBSTITUTED FOR A KEYED LOCK. PROVIDE A DOOR SCHEDULE |
| | FOR THE EXISTING BUILDING AS THESE DOORS MAY REQUIRE |
| | PANIC/FIRE EXIT HARDWARE DUE TO THE INCREASED BUILDING |
| | OCCUPANCY. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - ARE THE EXISTING HORN-STROBE DEVICES |
| | TO BE CHANGED OUT FOR SPEAKER-STROBE DEVICES? |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET FA1.1:THIS BUILDING MAY CREATE |
| | A NON-CONFORMITY WHEREBY ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD EXCEEDING 300 PERSONS REQUIRE A VOICE |
| | EVACUATION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - ENGINEERED FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR A GENERAL |
| | BUILDING PERMIT. AFTER THE BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN |
| | ISSUED, THE SUBCONTRACTORS CAN THEN SUBMIT SHOP |
| | DRAWINGS (CONFORMING TO THE ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS) FOR A SUB-PERMIT. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - FIRE PROTECTION: FOR ISSUANCE OF A |
| | GENERAL BUILDING PERMIT, SECTION 105.3.1.2(2) OF THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE REQUIRES SEALED FIRE PROTECTION |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE DESIGN OR ALTERATION OF |
| | 50 OR MORE AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS. PER FLORIDA |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 61G15-32.004, FIRE |
| | PROTECTION ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE |
| | POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE WATER SUPPLY, A LIST OF |
| | APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT, |
| | CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR |
| | AREA, SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TYPE, DESIGN DENSITIES, WATER |
| | SUPPLY DATA (FIRE PUMP DATA, HYDRANT FLOW TEST DATA) |
| | AND ANY PERFORMANCE BASED INFORMATION SUCH AS |
| | PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE GENERATED WHEN |
| | PLANS ARE RESUBMITTED. |
| | |
| | NOTE: SUB-PERMITS ARE NEEDED FOR FIRE SPRINKLER, FIRE |
| | ALARM, UNDERGROUND FIRE LINES/HYDRANTS ETC. |
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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 |
