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| 2015-02-10 07:21:43 | 906 GRANT STREET - BUILDING #2: 50 UNIT APARTMENT |
| | PERMIT #14120686 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | GENERAL: 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. |
| | |
| | GENERAL: PROVIDE DRAWING NOTE INDICATING ALL |
| | CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 241. TRASH AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS |
| | SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE SITE DAILY. SMOKING SHALL BE |
| | PROHIBITED EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED EXTERIOR AREAS. ALL |
| | OTHER DEMOLITION OR CONSTRUCTION AREAS SHALL HAVE "NO |
| | SMOKING" SIGNS POSTED. WHERE SMOKING IS PERMITTED, SAFE |
| | RECEPTACLES FOR SMOKING MATERIALS SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | GENERAL: INDICATE IF ANY TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION |
| | TRAILERS ARE INTEDED TO OCCUPY THE SITE: PER NFPA 241 |
| | SECTION 4.2.2: DETACHMENT BETWEEN TEMPORARY STRUCTURES, |
| | ADEQUATE TEMPORARY FIXED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, AND |
| | PORTABLE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY THE |
| | AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. |
| | PER NFPA 241- STANDARD FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSTRUCTION, |
| | ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS, SECTION 4.2: |
| | TEMPORARY OFFICES, TRAILERS, AND OTHER FACILITIES OF |
| | COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION OR HOUSING COMBUSTIBLE |
| | CONTENTS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT BUILDINGS, |
| | TRAILERS OR STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 4.2.1. |
| | PER TABLE 4.2.1: |
| | 1) 20 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 30 FEET |
| | 2) 30 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 35 FEET |
| | 3) 40 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 40 FEET |
| | 4) 50 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 45 FEET |
| | 5) 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 50 FEET |
| | 6) GREATER THAN 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE |
| | SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 60 FEET |
| | **A 75 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SEPARATION DISTANCES SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO BE APPLIED, PROVIDED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS USED IN THE EXPOSING STRUCTURE. |
| | |
| | SHEET PWS-1: BOTH FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS ARE |
| | LOCATED IN PARKING ISLANDS WITH PARKING SPACES ON BOTH |
| | SIDES. PER FFPC (NFPA 1) SECTION 18.3.4.2, FIRE |
| | HYDRANTS AND FIRE PROTECTION APPLIANCES SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH CLEARANCES OF 7'-6" TO THE FRONT AND |
| | SIDES OF THE APPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | SHEET PWS-1: 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 PWS-1: PROVIDE CHAIN WITH LOCK AND TAMPER |
| | SWITCHES FOR SUPERVISING THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER IN THE |
| | OPEN POSITION. PROVIDE LOCKING KNOX CAPS ON FIRE |
| | DEPARTMENT CONNECTION. |
| | |
| | SHEET LP-2: TWO GREEN BUTTONWOOD TREES ARE LOCATED IN |
| | THE PARKING ISLANDS HOUSING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | CONNECTIONS. PER FFPC (NFPA 1) SECTION 18.3.4.2, FIRE |
| | HYDRANTS AND FIRE PROTECTION APPLIANCES SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH CLEARANCES OF 7'-6" TO THE FRONT AND |
| | SIDES OF THE APPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | SHEET A-0.01: THE TURNING RADIUS APPEARS TO BE TOO |
| | SMALL TO ACCOMODATE A 47'-0" LONG LADDER TRUCK FOR THE |
| | PARKING LOT ACCESS ROAD DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE CLUBHOUSE |
| | (NOT THE DROP-OFF AREA). |
| | |
| | SHEET 1A-1.04 & 1A-9.01: THE CENTER STAIR APPEARS TO BE |
| | COMPLETELY ENCLOSED (WALLS AND ROOF) AND COULD RESULT |
| | IN AN ACCUMULATION OF SMOKE IN A FIRE EVENT. THE STAIR |
| | NEEDS TO BE OPEN OR WOULD NEED TO BE PROTECTED AS AN |
| | ENCLOSED STAIR WITH FIRE RATED CONSTRUCTION, PROTECTED |
| | OPENINGS/PENETRATIONS AND NOT BE OPEN TO OTHER |
| | COMBUSTIBLES SUCH AS THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CLOSET. |
| | |
| | SHEET 1A-1.04: CONFIRM THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CLOSET DOES |
| | NOT NEED A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING WITH PROTECTED |
| | OPENINGS. |
| | |
| | SHEET E.01: CONFIRM LIGHTING FIXTURE TYPE C PROVIDING |
| | STAIR ILLUMINATION ALSO PROVIDES EMERGENCY LIGHTING. |
| | |
| | SHEET E5.1: FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL APPEARS TO BE |
| | LOCATED BEHIND THE ELECTRICAL ROOM ENTRANCE DOOR. |
| | |
| | SHEET ER1.1A: COULD NOT LOCATE LIGHTING OR EMERGENCY |
| | LIGHTING IN THE CENTER STAIR ENCLOSURE ON THE ROOF |
| | LEVEL. |
| | |
| | SHEET FA0.1: FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE ADDRESSABLE. |
| | PROVIDE TAMPER SWITCHES FOR SUPERVISING THE BACKFLOW |
| | PREVENTER IN THE OPEN POSITION. |
| | |
| | SHEET FA1.1A: FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL APPEARS TO BE |
| | LOCATED BEHIND THE ELECTRICAL ROOM ENTRANCE DOOR. |
| | |
| | SHEET FA1.1A: COULD NOT LOCATE ANY MANUAL PULL STATIONS |
| | ON 1ST FLOOR. |
| | |
| | SHEET FA1.1A: NOTIFICATION MISSING FROM ACTIVITY ROOMS |
| | AND RESTROOMS. |
| | |
| | FIRE ALARM ROOF LEVEL: NO NOTIFICATION PROVIDED IN |
| | CENTER STAIR/ROOF LEVEL. |
| | |
| | SHEET FPS.1 & PWS-1: FIRE AND CIVIL DESIGN IS NOT AT |
| | ALL COORDINATED. PLANS ALSO SHOW AN FDC AT THE |
| | CLUBHOUSE; HOWEVER, THE CLUBHOUSE PERMIT DOES NOT |
| | INDICATE THIS BUILDING IS SPRINKLERED. |
| | |
| | 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. REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE AHJ SHALL NOT RELIEVE |
| | THE OWNER, CONTRACTOR, ETC. OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH CODE (NFPA 1, SECTION 1.14.4). |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
