| Date |
Text |
| 2015-08-13 09:04:47 | PERMIT #15050261 - 838 ADAMS STREET (66 UNITS) |
| | PERMIT #15050262 - 1851 DIVISION AVENUE (29 UNITS) |
| | PERMIT #15050263 - 1807 DIVISION AVENUE (25 UNITS) |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | RESPONSE COMMENT: DESIGN TEAM INDICATED, "MEP ENGINEER |
| | HAS ANSWERED IN A SEPARATE LETTER"; HOWEVER, THIS |
| | LETTER IS NOT LOCATED IN THE RESUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS FOR |
| | THE 2ND REVIEW. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES PLANS |
| | AND PERMITS FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION RELATED TRAILERS AND |
| | MODULAR BUILDINGS. ADDITIONALLY 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. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT: DESIGN TEAM INDICATED, "MEP ENGINEER |
| | HAS ANSWERED IN A SEPARATE LETTER"; HOWEVER, THIS |
| | LETTER IS NOT LOCATED IN THE RESUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS FOR |
| | THE 2ND REVIEW. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - 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. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - REVIEW COMMENT NOT ADDRESSED; |
| | REVISED PLANS NOT SUBMITTED. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET PM-1: PER SECTION 18.2.3.5.3 |
| | (NFPA 1), FIRE LANES SHALL BE MARKED WITH FREESTANDING |
| | SIGNS READING, "FIRE LANE - NO PARKING BY ORDER OF THE |
| | FIRE DEPARTMENT." SIGNS SHALL BE 12" X 18" WITH A WHITE |
| | BACKGROUND AND RED LETTERS AND SHALL BE A MAXIMUM OF |
| | SEVEN FEET IN HEIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN. SIGNS |
| | SHALL BE WITHIN SIGHT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND BE SPACED |
| | A MAXIMUM OF 60 FEET APART. FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS |
| | ROADS SHALL HAVE A SURFACE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE FIRE |
| | APPARATUS WEIGHING AT LEAST 36 TONS. ACCESS ROADS SHALL |
| | HAVE AN UNOBSTRUCTED WIDTH OF NOT LESS THAN 20 FEET AND |
| | AN UNOBSTRUCTED VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF NOT LESS THAN 13 |
| | FEET 6 INCHES. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - REVIEW COMMENT NOT ADDRESSED; |
| | REVISED PLANS NOT SUBMITTED. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET WS-1: FIRE MAINS SUPPLYING TWO |
| | OR MORE FIRE HYDRANTS WILL NEED TO BE LOOPED AND WILL |
| | NOT BE PERMITTED TO TERMINATE AT A DEAD END BLOWOFF |
| | CAP. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - REVIEW COMMENT NOT ADDRESSED; |
| | REVISED PLANS NOT SUBMITTED. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET WS-1: THE FIRELINE BACKFLOW |
| | PREVENTERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 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 |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - ONLY ONE EXIT SIGN ADDED. DUAL |
| | SIGNAGE IS NEEDED FOR EXIT TRAVEL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS TO |
| | TWO SEPARATE EXITS. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET E2.01A & SHEET E2.01B: PROVIDE |
| | TWO ADDITIONAL EXIT SIGNS IN THE EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR |
| | NEAR COLUMN INTERSECTION B.1/1.2. TYPICAL ALL LEVELS. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - ONLY ONE EXIT SIGN ADDED. DUAL |
| | SIGNAGE IS NEEDED FOR EXIT TRAVEL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS TO |
| | TWO SEPARATE EXITS. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET E2.07: PROVIDE TWO ADDITIONAL |
| | EXIT SIGNS IN THE EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR NEAR COLUMN |
| | INTERSECTION A.4/8.1. TYPICAL ALL LEVELS. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT - REVIEW COMMENT NOT ADDRESSED; |
| | REVISED PLANS NOT SUBMITTED. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET E2.12: PROVIDE TWO ADDITIONAL |
| | EXIT SIGNS IN THE EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR NEAR COLUMN |
| | INTERSECTION A.4/8.1. TYPICAL ALL LEVELS. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT: SHEET FP2.04 NOW INCLUDES A STATEMENT |
| | THAT SPRINKLERS ARE BEING REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL |
| | JURISDICTION. THIS IS AN INCORRECT STATEMENT; |
| | COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED ROOF SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS |
| | REQUIRED BY NFPA 13 SECTION 8.15. SHEET FP2.05 HAS NOT |
| | BEEN CORRECTED AT ALL. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET FP2.04 & FP2.05: PLAN |
| | INDICATES NO SPRINKLER PROTECTION FOR THE |
| | NON-ACCESSIBLE TRUSS SPACE; CONTRARY TO NFPA 13 SECTION |
| | 8.15. INDICATE A CODE REFERENCE PERMITTING THIS |
| | COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACE FROM BEING PROTECTED BY |
| | FIRE SPRINKLERS. |
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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 |
