| Date |
Text |
| 2016-08-31 13:16:55 | 501 FERN STREET #101 |
| | PERMIT #16071099 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | RESPONSE COMMENT: SHEET A.1 INDICATES AN INCORRECT |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 30 SQUARE FEET PER PERSON. |
| | REFER TO NFPA 101 TABLE 7.3.1.2 FOR CORRECT LOAD |
| | FACTORS. THE CALCULATED OCCUPANT LOAD AFFECTS THE |
| | REMAININGL REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | REPEAT COMMENT: 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. |
| | |
| | REPEAT COMMENTS: |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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