| Date |
Text |
| 2016-08-05 14:18:17 | 501 FERN STREET #101 |
| | PERMIT #16071099 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | THIS TENANT SPACE WILL NEED TO BE DESIGNED FOR THE |
| | GREATEST OCCUPANT LOAD POSSIBLE BASED UPON INTENDED |
| | USE. A REDUCTION IN OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THE SAKE OF |
| | DESIGNING THE LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS (MEANS OF EGRESS, |
| | FIRE ALARM, FIRE SPRINKLER, ETC. ) IS GENERALLY NOT |
| | ACCEPTED. PER NFPA 101 SECTION 12.1.7.1. THE OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD, IN NUMBER OF PERSONS FOR WHOM MEANS OF EGRESS AND |
| | OTHER PROVISIONS ARE REQUIRED, SHALL BE DETERMINED ON |
| | THE BASIS OF THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTORS OF TABLE 7.3.1.2 |
| | THAT ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE USE OF THE SPACE OR |
| | SHALL BE DETERMINED AS THE MAXIMUM PROBABLE POPULATION |
| | OF THE SPACE UNDER CONSIDERATION, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. |
| | THE PLANS CURRENTLY DO NOT INDICATE ANY TABLES OR |
| | CHAIRS TO JUSTIFY AN OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 15 SQ.FT. |
| | PER PERSON OR GREATER. |
| | |
| | THE MAIN ENTRANCE STAIR AND DOORS DO NOT APPEAR WIDE |
| | ENOUGH TO ACCOMODATE THE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD AS CALCULATED IN THE PREVIOUS COMMENT. PER NFPA |
| | 101 SECTION12.2.3.6.4 ACCESS TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE/EXIT |
| | SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) EACH LEVEL OF THE ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY SHALL HAVE |
| | ACCESS TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE/EXIT, AND SUCH ACCESS SHALL |
| | HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE TWO-THIRDS OF THE |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD OF SUCH LEVELS IN THE FOLLOWING ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCIES: |
| | (A) BARS WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT |
| | (B) DANCE HALLS |
| | (C) DISCOTHEQUES |
| | (D) NIGHTCLUBS |
| | (E) ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH FESTIVAL SEATING |
| | (2) IN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES, OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN |
| | 12.2.3.6.4(1), EACH LEVEL OF THE ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY |
| | SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE/EXIT, AND SUCH |
| | ACCESS SHALL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE ONE-HALF |
| | OF THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF SUCH LEVELS. |
| | |
| | INSUFFICIENT SECONDARY EXITS PROVIDED TO ACCOMODATE |
| | MAXIMUM POTENTIAL OCCUPANT LOAD. PER NFPA 101 SECTION |
| | 12.2.3.7 OTHER EXITS. EACH LEVEL OF AN ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCY SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE/EXIT |
| | AND SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ADDITIONAL EXITS OF A WIDTH |
| | TO ACCOMMODATE NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE TOTAL |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD SERVED BY THAT LEVEL. |
| | |
| | THE CURRENT FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FEATURES HORN-STROBE |
| | NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES AND THERE ARE AN INSUFFICIENT |
| | NUMBER OF DEVICES. ONCE THE ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY EXCEEDS |
| | 300 PERSONS, THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED |
| | TO INCLUDE VOICE EVACUATION CAPABILITIES WITH |
| | SPEAKER-STROBE NOTIFICATION DEVICES PER NFPA 101 |
| | SECTION 12.3.4.3.3. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 101 SECTION 12.3.3.3 INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING |
| | FINISH MATERIALS SHALL BE CLASS A OR CLASS B IN GENERAL |
| | ASSEMBLY AREAS HAVING OCCUPANT LOADS OF MORE THAN 300. |
| | |
| | EVERY ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY ROOM NOT HAVING FIXED SEATS |
| | SHALL HAVE THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE ROOM POSTED IN A |
| | CONSPICUOUS PLACE NEAR THE MAIN EXIT FROM THE ROOM. |
| | SIGNS SHALL BE DURABLE AND INDICATE THE NUMBER OF |
| | OCCUPANTS PERMITTED FOR EACH ROOM. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS WITH |
| | EXIT SIGNS. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE STAIR, RAMP, HANDRAIL AND GUARDRAIL DETAILS. |
| | |
| | INSUFFICIENT EMERGENCY LIGHTING EXISTS IN THIS TENANT |
| | SPACE. EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A |
| | MINIMUM OF 1.5 HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF NORMAL |
| | LIGHTING. EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE |
| | ARRANGED TO PROVIDE INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT |
| | LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 1 FT-CANDLE AND, AT ANY POINT, |
| | NOT LESS THAN 0.1 FT-CANDLE, MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF |
| | EGRESS AT FLOOR LEVEL. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 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. |
| | |
| | FOR EACH EVENT, A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT WILL BE NEEDED |
| | SHOWING THE EVENT TYPE, EVENT DATES, FURNITURE LAYOUT, |
| | # OF OCCUPANTS, INTERIOR FINISH MATERIALS, CROWD |
| | MANAGERS, ETC. A PLAN REVIEW AND FIRE INSPECTION WILL |
| | BE PERFORMED AT ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR EACH EVENT |
| | ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE EVENTS. PER NFPA 101 SECTION |
| | 12.7.6.1 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A |
| | MINIMUM OF ONE TRAINED CROWD MANAGER OR CROWD MANAGER |
| | SUPERVISOR. WHERE THE OCCUPANT LOAD EXCEEDS 250, |
| | ADDITIONAL TRAINED CROWD MANAGERS OR CROWD MANAGER |
| | SUPERVISORS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT A RATIO OF ONE CROWD |
| | MANAGER OR CROWD MANAGER SUPERVISOR FOR EVERY 250 |
| | OCCUPANTS. THE CROWD MANAGER SHALL RECEIVE APPROVED |
| | TRAINING IN CROWD MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
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