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| 2016-12-22 14:50:48 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE PREVIOUS FIRE |
| | COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE APPLICABLE RESPONSES TO THE PREVIOUS |
| | FIRE COMMENTS. |
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| | 1) SHEET AO 32 - THE 2 DOORS OF THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND |
| | THE DOOR TO THE POOL EQUIPMENTROOM SWING INTO THE EXIT |
| | CORRIDOR - |
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| | PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | 7.2.1.4.3 DOOR LEAF ENCROACHMENT |
| | 7.2.1.4.3.1 DURING ITS SWING, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS SHALL LEAVE NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE |
| | REQUIRED WIDTH OF AN AISLE, A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, |
| | OR A LANDING UNOBSTRUCTED AND SHALL NOT PROJECT NOT |
| | MORE THAN 7 IN. INTO THE REQUIRED WIDTH OF AN AISLE, A |
| | CORRIDOR, A PASSAGE WAY, OR A LANDING, WHEN FULLY OPEN, |
| | UNLESS BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE DOOR OPENING PROVIDES ACCESS TO A STAIR IN AN |
| | EXISTING BUILDING. |
| | (2) THE DOOR OPENING MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS THAT LIMITS |
| | PROJECTION TO NOT MORE THAN 7 IN. INTO THE REQUIRED |
| | WIDTH OF THE STAIR LANDING WHEN THE DOOR LEAF IS FULLY |
| | OPEN. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY. |
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| | 2) SHEET AO 32 - A NOTE IS INDICATED STATING FOR A |
| | STAIR WIDER THAN 44" "THE FOLLOWING FORMULA WAS |
| | PROVIDED BY THE WEST PALM BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT". |
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| | I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE CONTACT FOR THE FIRE DEPARMTNAT |
| | AND I DO NOT RECALL PROVIDING THIS FORMULA; HOWEVER, IT |
| | CAN BE USED PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, 7.3.3.2. |
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| | HOWEVER, THE SUM OF THE CALCULATION PROVIDED APPEARS TO |
| | BE INCORRECT. 60-44/.218 + 146.7 = 220; NOT 495 WHICH |
| | IS INDICATED AND INCORRECT |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY. |
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| | 3) SHEET AO 32 & ALL A2'S - THE FRONT DOORS TO ALL |
| | UNITS ON EACH LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHEET INDICATE IT WITHIN |
| | IN AN 1 HOUR ORANGE WALL. THE DOOR SCHEDULE SHEET |
| | INDICATE THOSE DOORS AS U01A AND HAVE NO FIRE RATING. |
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| | WHICH IS CORRECT ? |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| | 4) SHEET AO 32 - THE LOBBY LEVEL EXIT CAPACITY LOADS |
| | ARE DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW AND THE FRONT LOBBY DOOR |
| | APPEARS TO BE TOO SMALL. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED EXIT LOAD CALCULATION FROM |
| | EACH OCCUPANY AREA THAT EQUALS 89 AT THE FRONT DOOR. MY |
| | CALCULATIONS INDICATE NEARLY MORE AT THE FRONT DOOR.100 |
| | @ THE LOBBY, 27 @ THE LOBBY LOUNGE, 6 @ THE GUEST |
| | SUITES, 185 @ COMBO # 2 STAIR,(48 FROM BELOW 137 ABOVE) |
| | = 318. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW, CORRECT OR JUSTIFY. |
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| | 5) SHEET AO 32 - UNDER THE GENERAL NOTES # 6 IT |
| | INDICATES FOR STAIRWAY # 3 NO REENTRY FOR LEVELS 23, |
| | 24, 25. PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7 APPEARS TO BE IN |
| | CONFLICT WITH REQUIRERMENT (3). |
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| | 7.2.1.5.8.1 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 ALL OF 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. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY. |
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| | 6) SHEET FP 201 - FIRE CODE REFERENCES REMIAN |
| | INCORRECT. PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | CURRENT FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 5TH EDITION AND |
| | ALL APPLICABLE CODES REFERENCES CONTAINED WITHIN IT. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT - 1, 10, 13, 14, 20, 37, 88A |
| | & 101. |
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| | 7) SHEET A5 27, AO 32 & A2 01 - THE DIMENSIONS OF THE |
| | EAST OUTSIDE STAIR ARE NOT INDICATED AND CAN NOT BE |
| | CONFIMRED TO MEET THE EGRESS REQUIREMENTS. I WAS UNABLE |
| | TO IDENTIFY ANY SHEET WITH THE DIMENSIONS. |
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| | PLEASE CORRECT OR PROVIDE THE REFERNECED SHEET |
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| | 8) SHEET A2 51A - A FIREPLACE IS INDICATED IN THE |
| | LOUNGE 2; HOWEVER, NO FUEL SOURCE OR VENTING COULD BE |
| | IDENTIFIED. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT AND/OR IDENTIFY THE SHEET. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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