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| 2015-03-06 10:05:34 | 906 GRANT STREET - BUILDING #2: 50 UNIT APARTMENT |
| | PERMIT #14120686 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | RESPONSE COMMENT: THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES |
| | (SHUTOFF VALVES) NEED TO BE LOCATED A SAFE DISTANCE |
| | FROM THE BUILDING TO AVOID FIREFIGHTER INJURIES DUE TO |
| | FALLING GLASS, COLLAPSING WALLS, FALLING DEBRIS, ETC. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: 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 |
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| | REPEAT COMMENT - 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. |
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| | 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). |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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