| Date |
Text |
| 2015-07-23 13:44:30 | 705 NORTH OLIVE AVENUE |
| | PERMIT #15061008 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | RESPONSE COMMENT: OCCUPANTS UTILIZING THE TRASH CHUTE |
| | ADJACENT TO STAIR #5 REQUIRE ACCESS TO TWO EXITS AT ALL |
| | TIMES. THE LOCATION OF THE THIS CARD READER REQUIRES |
| | THE OCCUPANTS TO HAVE A KEY OR TOOL TO ACCESS THE |
| | SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS. EGRESS FROM THE RESIDENTIAL |
| | APARTMENTS THROUGH THE PARKING GARAGE (STORAGE |
| | OCCUPANCY) IS NOT PERMITTED. |
| | ORIGINAL COMMENT: THE CARD READERS AND EQUIPMENT |
| | LOCATED ADJACENT TO STAIR #5 DOOR (NORTH CENTRAL) WILL |
| | NEED TO BE REMOVED OR RELOCATED TO THE PARKING GARAGE |
| | DOOR (TYPICAL LEVEL 2 AND HIGHER) TO ALLOW FREE EGRESS |
| | AT ALL TIMES TO AT LEAST TWO STAIRS. |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENT: THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL LIFE SAFETY |
| | DESIGN INDICATED THAT THE EXIT STAIRS WERE TO BE |
| | ACCESS-CONTROLLED (LOCKED) FROM THE NON-EGRESS SIDE AT |
| | THE LOWEST FLOOR ONLY; ALL OTHER LEVELS WOULD BE FREE |
| | EGRESS AND FREE RE-ENTRY BACK ONTO THE FLOORS. THE |
| | LOCATION OF CARD READERS COMBINED WITH STAIRWELL DOORS |
| | WITHOUT DOOR HARDWARE FROM THE STAIR ENCLOSURE POSES |
| | CHALLENGES. INDICATE HOW COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA 101 |
| | SECTION 7.2.1.5.7 WILL BE OBTAINED: |
| | |
| | EVERY DOOR ASSEMBLY IN A STAIR ENCLOSURE SERVING MORE |
| | THAN FOUR STORIES SHALL MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CONDITIONS: |
| | (1) RE-ENTRY FROM THE STAIR ENCLOSURE TO THE INTERIOR |
| | OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL TIMES AT ALL |
| | LEVELS |
| | (2) AN AUTOMATIC RELEASE THAT IS ACTUATED WITH THE |
| | INITIATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED TO UNLOCK ALL STAIR ENCLOSURE DOOR ASSEMBLIES |
| | TO ALLOW RE-ENTRY. |
| | (3) SELECTED RE-ENTRY SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 7.2.1.5.7.1. |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.5.7.1 DOOR ASSEMBLIES ON STAIR ENCLOSURES SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH HARDWARE THAT PREVENTS |
| | RE-ENTRY INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, PROVIDED |
| | THAT THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN TWO LEVELS WHERE IT IS |
| | POSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE STAIR ENCLOSURE TO ACCESS ANOTHER |
| | EXIT. |
| | (2) THERE SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN FOUR STORIES |
| | INTERVENING BETWEEN STORIES WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE TO |
| | LEAVE THE STAIR ENCLOSURE TO ACCESS ANOTHER EXIT. |
| | (3) RE-ENTRY SHALL BE POSSIBLE ON THE TOP STORY OR |
| | NEXT-TO-TOP STORY SERVED BY THE STAIR ENCLOSURE, AND |
| | SUCH STORY SHALL ALLOW ACCESS TO ANOTHER EXIT. |
| | (4) DOOR ASSEMBLIES ALLOWING RE-ENTRY SHALL BE |
| | IDENTIFIED AS SUCH ON THE STAIR SIDE OF THE DOOR LEAF. |
| | (5) DOOR ASSEMBLIES NOT ALLOWING RE-ENTRY SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH A SIGN ON THE STAIR SIDE INDICATING THE |
| | LOCATION OF THE NEAREST DOOR OPENING, IN EACH DIRECTION |
| | OF TRAVEL, THAT ALLOWS RE-ENTRY OR EXIT. |
| | |
| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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