| Date |
Text |
| 2016-07-26 13:41:44 | 525 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD - #1500 |
| | PERMIT #16070942 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | SHEET A-101.00: THIS FLOOR MAY BE A STAIRWELL RE-ENTRY |
| | FLOOR. PLEASE VERIFY WHAT FLOORS ARE RE-ENTRY FLOORS. |
| | OCCUPANTS ENTERING ONTO THE 15TH FLOOR VIA STAIR A WILL |
| | NOT HAVE FREE ACCESS TO STAIR B IN EVENT OF AN |
| | EMERGENCY. THIS BUILDING WAS PREVIOUSLY SETUP WITH |
| | SELECTIVE STAIRWELL RE-ENTRY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA |
| | 101 SECTION 7.2.1.5.8.1 WHEREBY: |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | SHEET A-101.00: HORIZONTAL SLIDING EGRESS DOORS |
| | (#15-012, #15-074 AND #15-081) SERVE AN EGRESS CAPACITY |
| | IN EXCESS OF 10 PERSONS AND REQUIRE THE DOORS TO BE |
| | SIDE SWINGING PER NFPA 101 SECTION 7.2.1.4. |
| | |
| | SHEET A-101.00: HALLWAY DOORS (#15-007 AND #15-016) ARE |
| | TROUBLESOME AS THEY SERVE EGRESS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS |
| | WITH OCCUPANT LOADS EXCEEDING 50 PERSONS. WITHOUT |
| | DOUBLE DOORS AT THESE LOCATIONS, THIS ARRANGEMENT DOES |
| | NOT APPEAR TO WORK. DOORS SHALL SWING IN THE DIRECTION |
| | OF EGRESS PER NFPA 101 SECTION 7.2.1.4.2. |
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| | SHEET A-102.00: THE MAJORITY OF THE LOBBY AND CORRIDOR |
| | CARD READERS WITH MAGNETIC LOCKS PROHIBIT OCCUPANTS |
| | FROM REACHING A SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS WITHOUT A |
| | TOOL OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE. ONE EXAMPLE IS WAITING AREA |
| | #15-009 WHICH CANNOT ACCESS STAIR B WITHOUT USING AN |
| | ACCESS CARD. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
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