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Text |
| 2015-08-13 10:37:29 | 705 NORTH OLIVE AVENUE |
| | PERMIT #15061008 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | ***UPDATE: PLANS HAVE BEEN PASSED WITH THE |
| | UNDERSTANDING THAT REVISED PLANS WILL BE SUBMITTED |
| | BASED UPON A MEETING HELD AT CITY HALL (08/13/15 @ 1600 |
| | HOURS) TO WHICH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND |
| | DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION TEAM REACHED A MUTUAL AGREEMENT TO |
| | RELOCATE THE ACCESS CONTROL HARDWARE TO THE PARKING |
| | GARAGE DOORS ADJACENT TO STAIR#5 AND PROVIDE SELECTIVE |
| | STAIRWELL RE-ENTRY (8TH, 7TH, AND 3RD FLOORS) WITH |
| | APPROPRIATE STAIRWELL SIGNAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA |
| | 101.*** |
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| | 2ND RESPONSE: THE ENGINEER'S RESPONSE INDICATES THE |
| | LOCKED CORRIDOR DOOR WILL UNLOCK WITH A FIRE ALARM. |
| | HAVING THE LOCKED CORRIDOR DOOR UNLOCK DURING A FIRE |
| | ALARM ONLY RESTRICTS EGRESS AND IS NOT COMPLIANT WITH |
| | NFPA 101. OCCUPANT ACCESS TO TWO EXITS IS REQUIRED AT |
| | ALL TIMES. |
| | 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. |
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| | 2ND RESPONSE: THE ENGINEER'S RESPONSE INDICATES THAT |
| | ALL STAIRWELL DOORS WILL UNLOCK DURING A FIRE ALARM |
| | (OPTION #2 BELOW); HOWEVER, THE LETTER ALSO INDICATES |
| | THAT THERE WILL BE SELECTIVE STAIRWELL RE-ENTRY (OPTION |
| | #3 BELOW) ON FLOORS 3 AND 6, WHICH IS NOT COMPLIANT |
| | WITH A RE-ETNRY NEEDED ON THE 7TH OR 8TH FLOOR. THE |
| | DESIGN NEEDS TO FULLY COMPLY WITH ONLY ONE OPTION, NOT |
| | PARTS OF TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS. |
| | 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. PER 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: |
| | (A) THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN TWO LEVELS WHERE IT IS |
| | POSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE STAIR ENCLOSURE TO ACCESS ANOTHER |
| | EXIT. |
| | (B) THERE SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN FOUR STORIES |
| | INTERVENING BETWEEN STORIES WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE TO |
| | LEAVE THE STAIR ENCLOSURE TO ACCESS ANOTHER EXIT. |
| | (C) 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. |
| | (D) DOOR ASSEMBLIES ALLOWING RE-ENTRY SHALL BE |
| | IDENTIFIED AS SUCH ON THE STAIR SIDE OF THE DOOR LEAF. |
| | (E) 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. |
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| | NOTE: THE REVISED PLANS INDICATE THE INSTALLATION OF |
| | MAGNETIC LOCKS ON 3RD AND 6TH FLOOR STAIRWELL FIRE |
| | DOORS. MAG LOCKS SHALL NOT PROTRUDE INTO THE REQUIRED |
| | EGRESS HEADROOM SPACE (6'-8" CLEARANCE NEEDED). FIRE |
| | RATED DOORS ARE REQUIRED TO BE POSITIVELY LATCHING. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
