| Date |
Text |
| 2015-10-30 08:44:25 | 4395 EASLEY DRIVE - DEWATERING BUILDING |
| | PERMIT #15060563 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT: THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE |
| | (FFPC) MAY BE STRICTER ON THIS ISSUE COMPARED TO THE |
| | FBC. THE FFPC ONLY ALLOWS 21-INCHES BETWEEN GUARDRAILS |
| | FOR STAIRS DIRECTLY ACCESSING INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, NOT |
| | EXIT STAIRS COMMON TO ALL BUILDING OCCUPANTS PER NFPA |
| | 101 SECTION 40.2.2.3.1. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: SHEET A-DEW-16: EXTERIOR STAIR - OPEN |
| | GUARDS SHALL PROHIBIT THE PASSAGE OF A 4-INCH DIAMETER |
| | SPHERE UP TO A HEIGHT OF 34-INCHES. THE TRIANGULAR |
| | OPENINGS FORMED BY THE RISER, TREAD AND BOTTOM ELEMENT |
| | OF THE GUARDRAIL SHALL PROHIBIT THE PASSAGE OF A 6-INCH |
| | DIAMETER SPHERE. |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT: STANDPIPES AND HOSE VALVES ARE |
| | REQUIRED IN EXIT STAIRWAYS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY |
| | ARE OPEN OR ENCLOSED PER THE FFPC, FBC AND NFPA 14. PER |
| | FBC SECTION 905.4 LOCATION OF CLASS I STANDPIPE HOSE |
| | CONNECTIONS - CLASS I STANDPIPE HOSE CONNECTIONS SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: |
| | 1. IN EVERY REQUIRED STAIRWAY, A HOSE CONNECTION SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED FOR EACH FLOOR LEVEL ABOVE OR BELOW GRADE. |
| | HOSE CONNECTIONS SHALL BE LOCATED AT AN INTERMEDIATE |
| | FLOOR LEVEL LANDING BETWEEN FLOORS, UNLESS OTHERWISE |
| | APPROVED BY THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL. NFPA 14 SECTION 7.4 |
| | NUMBER OF STANDPIPES. SEPARATE STANDPIPES SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED |
| | IN EACH REQUIRED EXIT STAIRWAY. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: SHEET FP-DEW-04: NO STANDPIPE AND |
| | HOSE VALVES PROVIDED FOR THE EXTERIOR STAIR OR ON THE |
| | ROOF AS REQUIRED PER NFPA 14. |
| | |
| | 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 |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
