Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16070183
Permit Number 16070183
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-07-14 13:18:21518 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY
 PERMIT #16070183
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
 NOTE: UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL FIRE/LIFE SAFETY
 REVIEW COMMENTS REFERENCE NFPA 101-THE LIFE SAFETY CODE
 (2012 EDITION WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS.)
  
 GENERARL: THE BUILDING IS FUNCTIONING AS A MULTIUSE
 OCCUPANCY. INDICATE IF THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED FOR
 MIXED USE (NON-SEPARATED) OR SEPARATED USE PER SECTION
 6.1.14.2.1 OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2012. FOR
 NON-SEPARATED MIXED USE OCCUPANCIES, THE MOST STRINGENT
 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OCCUPANCY
 SHALL APPLY TO THE BUILDING.
  
 GENERAL: PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWING ALL
 OCCUPANCY TYPES, OCCUPANT LOADS, FIRE RATED WALLS,
 EXITS, EXIT SIGNS, EMERGENCY LIGHTING, TRAVEL
 DISTANCES, COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL ETC.
  
 GENERAL: PROVIDE A DETAILED SITE.
  
 GENERAL: PROVIDE AN EXTERIOR KEY SAFE TO ALLOW
 EMERGENCY RESPONDERS NON-FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO THE
 BUILDING DURING NON-BUSINESS HOURS. A KEY SAFE CAN BE
 ORDERED FROM WWW.KNOXBOX.COM.
  
 GENERAL: STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT FRAME FLOOR/ROOF TRUSS
 CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITH A SIGN AFFIXED TO
 THE BUILDING. THE SIGN SHALL FEATURE A MALTESE CROSS
 8-INCHES WIDE AND 8-INCHES TALL AND BE OF A BRIGHT RED
 REFLECTIVE COLOR AND BEAR THE APPROPRIATE LETTER R/F/RF
 DESIGNATION PER FLORIDA STATUTE 633.027 AND FLORIDA
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 69A-60.0081.
  
 GENERAL: PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT
 DOORS WITH EXIT SIGNS.
  
 GENERAL: PER NPFA 1 SECTION 8.3.2.4, EACH FIRE BARRIER
 SHALL BE PERMANENTLY IDENTIFIED WITH SIGNS OR
 STENCILING READING FIRE BARRIER-PROTECT ALL OPENINGS.
 CHARACTERS SHALL BE AT LEAST 4-INCHES IN HEIGHT AND
 HALF-INCH IN WIDTH. IDENTIFICATION SHALL BE SPACED NOT
 MORE THAN 15 FEET ON CENTER.
  
 GENERAL: PER SECTION 7.2.2.6.3 THE OUTSIDE STAIRS MAY
 NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM FIRE EXPOSURE DEPENDING UPON
 OPENING PROTECTIVES AND SPRINKLER PROTECTION OF
 ADJACENT BUILDING.
  
 GENERARL: NO STAIR OR HANDRAIL DETAILS SUBMITTED.
 HANDRAILS ARE REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STAIR.
 HANDRAILS SHALL BE LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES AND
 NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE TREAD,
 MEASURED VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE RAIL FROM THE
 LEADING EDGE OF THE TREAD. HANDRAIL ENDS SHALL BE
 RETURNED TO THE WALL OR FLOOR OR SHALL TERMINATE AT
 NEWEL POSTS. HANDRAIL CROSS SECTION SHALL HAVE A
 DIAMETER OF NOT LESS THAN 1.25 INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN
 2 INCHES. STAIR RISERS SHALL BE BETWEEN 4 INCHES AND 7
 INCHES IN HEIGHT. STAIRS SHALL BE SLIP RESISTANT AND
 HAVE A MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH OF 11 INCHES AND PREVENT THE
 ACCUMULATION OF WATER.
  
 SHEET A-001: PROJECT DATA INDICATES THIS BUILDING IS
 NOT PROTECTED BY AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS. ALL NEW
 APARTMENTS REQUIRE THE ENTIRE BUILDING TO BE PROTECTED
 THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER SECTION 30.3.5. PER SECTION
 43.8.1.2, AN ADDITION SHALL NOT CREATE OR EXTEND ANY
 NONCONFORMITY WITH REGARD TO FIRE SAFETY OR THE MEANS
 OF EGRESS IN THE EXISTING BUILDING FOR WHICH THE
 ADDITION IS CONSTRUCTED. FOR ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL
 BUILDING PERMIT, SECTION 105.3.1.2(2) OF THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE REQUIRES SEALED FIRE PROTECTION
 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE DESIGN OR ALTERATION OF
 50 OR MORE AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS. PER FLORIDA
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 61G15-32.004, FIRE
 PROTECTION ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE
 POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE WATER SUPPLY, A LIST OF
 APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT,
 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR
 AREA, SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TYPE, DESIGN DENSITIES, WATER
 SUPPLY DATA (FIRE PUMP DATA, HYDRANT FLOW TEST DATA)
 AND ANY PERFORMANCE BASED INFORMATION SUCH AS
 PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS.
  
 SHEET A-103: NO DOOR SCHEDULE PROVIDED. PER SECTION
 30.3.6.2.1 DOORS THAT OPEN ONTO EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS
 SHALL HAVE NOT LESS THAN A 20-MINUTE FIRE PROTECTION
 RATING AND SHALL BE SELF CLOSING AND SELF LATCHING.
  
 SHEET E1.1 & E1.2: NO INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR STAIR
 LIGHTING PROVIDED. PER SECTION 7.8.1.3 THE FLOORS AND
 OTHER WALKING SURFACES WITHIN AN EXIT AND WITHIN THE
 PORTIONS OF THE EXIT ACCESS AND EXIT DISCHARGE
 DESIGNATED SHALL BE ILLUMINATED AS FOLLOWS:
 (1) DURING CONDITIONS OF STAIR USE, THE MINIMUM
 ILLUMINATION FOR STAIRS SHALL BE AT LEAST 10 FT-CANDLE
 (108 LUX), MEASURED AT THE WALKING SURFACES.
  
 A THOROUGH AND COMPLETE PLAN REVIEW CANNOT BE COMPLETED
 AT THIS TIME DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED ON
 THE PLANS. ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE
 GENERATED DURING PLAN RESUBMISSION.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
  
  


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