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| 2016-12-02 15:11:07 | 518 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY |
| | PERMIT #16070183 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | THE PROPOSED TWO-FLOOR REHABILITATION OF THIS BUILDING |
| | IS EXTENSIVE AND INCLUDES NEW ROOF MEMBRANES/CAPS, |
| | WINDOW INFILL AND REPLACEMENT, STRUCTURAL WALL INFILL |
| | AND REMOVAL, NEW EXIT DOORS, NEW FIRE RATED FLOOR |
| | ASSEMBLY, ETC. IN MY OPINION, THIS SCOPE OF WORK |
| | EXCEEDS 50% OF THE AREA OF THE BUILDING AND THEREFORE |
| | WOULD REQUIRE SPRINKLERS TO PROTECT THE ENTIRE SECOND |
| | FLOOR SEEING THAT ALL NEW APARTMENTS REQUIRE THE ENTIRE |
| | BUILDING TO BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER SECTION |
| | 30.3.5. ADDITIONALLY, THE NEWLY CREATED APARTMENT WILL |
| | NOW SHARE EGRESS WITH THE EXISTING APARTMENTS. I |
| | BELIEVE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS SUPPORT MY OPINION: |
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| | NFPA 101 SECTION 43.5.2.3 WHERE THE TOTAL AREA OF ALL |
| | THE REHABILITATION WORK AREAS INCLUDED IN A |
| | MODIFICATION EXCEEDS 50 PERCENT OF THE AREA OF THE |
| | BUILDING, THE WORK SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS A |
| | RECONSTRUCTION AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF SECTION 43.6 FOR THE APPLICABLE OCCUPANCY, UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN 43.5.2.4. |
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| | NFPA 101 SECTION 43.6.4.1 IN A BUILDING WITH |
| | REHABILITATION WORK AREAS INVOLVING OVER 50 PERCENT OF |
| | THE AGGREGATE BUILDING AREA, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE HIGHEST FLOOR |
| | CONTAINING A REHABILITATION WORK AREA AND ON ALL FLOORS |
| | BELOW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER |
| | SECTIONS OF THIS CODE APPLICABLE TO NEW CONSTRUCTION |
| | FOR THE OCCUPANCY. |
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| | NFPA 101 SECTION 43.8.3 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. IN |
| | OTHER THAN ONE- AND TWOFAMILY DWELLINGS, EXISTING |
| | COMPARTMENT AREAS WITHOUT AN APPROVED SEPARATION FROM |
| | THE ADDITION SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WHERE THE COMBINED AREAS |
| | WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED BY THE PROVISIONS |
| | APPLICABLE TO NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR THE OCCUPANCY. |
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| | NFPA 101 TABLE 30.3.2.1.1 REQUIRES THE SECOND FLOOR |
| | WASHER/DRYER LAUNDRY TO BE PROTECTED BY AUTOMATIC FIRE |
| | SPRINKLERS OR BE SEPARATED FROM THE CORRIDOR WITH A |
| | 1-HOUR FIRE BARRIER. |
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| | THE NEWLY CREATED ENCLOSED EXIT STAIR IS NOT INCLUDED |
| | IN THE MEPF DESIGN SHOWING LIGHTING, EMERGENCY |
| | LIGHTING, FIRE SPRINKLERS ETC. |
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| | THE FIRST FLOOR GROCERY/CONVENIENCE STORE LACKS |
| | BUILDOUT DETAIL. IS THIS SPACE INTENDED TO BE A SHELL |
| | SPACE WITHOUT OCCUPANCY? |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
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