Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16080543
Permit Number 16080543
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-08-26 15:23:452210 NORTH AUSTRALIAN AVENUE
 PERMIT #16080543
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 PER FFPC 101-32.3.2.3.3 THE WIDTH OF CORRIDORS SHALL BE
 SUFFICIENT FOR THE OCCUPANT LOAD SERVED BUT SHALL BE
 NOT LESS THAN 60-INCHES. THE PLANS STATE THE CORRIDORS
 ARE 60-INCHES WIDE; HOWEVER, THE SCALED PLANS INDICATE
 THE CORRIDORS ARE SMALLER.
  
 PER FFPC 101-33.3.3.2 LAUNDRY AND STORAGE ROOMS LARGER
 THAN 100 SQUARE FEET SHALL HAVE A 1-HOUR FIRE
 RESISTANCE RATING.
  
 PER FFPC 101-32.3.3.4.3 A FIRE ALARM ANNUNCIATOR PANEL,
 CONNECTED TO THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, SHALL BE PROVIDED
 AT A LOCATION READILY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE PRIMARY POINT
 OF ENTRY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL.
  
 PER FFPC 101-32.3.3.4.7 APPROVED SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE
 INSTALLED INSIDE EVERY SLEEPING ROOM, OUTSIDE EVERY
 SLEEPING AREA IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE
 BEDROOMS, AND ON ALL LEVELS WITHIN A RESIDENT UNIT.
  
 PER FFPC 101-32.3.3.4.8.1 CORRIDORS AND SPACES OPEN TO
 THE CORRIDORS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH SMOKE DETECTORS
 THAT COMPLY WITH NFPA 72, NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND
 SIGNALING CODE, AND ARE ARRANGED TO INITIATE AN ALARM
 THAT IS AUDIBLE IN ALL SLEEPING AREAS.
  
 PER FFPC 101-32.3.3.6.2 SLEEPING ROOMS SHALL BE
 SEPARATED FROM CORRIDORS, LIVING AREAS, AND KITCHENS BY
 SMOKE PARTITION WALLS HAVING A MINIMUM 30-MINUTE FIRE
 RESISTANCE RATING.
  
 PER FFPC 101-32.3.3.7 BUILDINGS SHALL BE SUBDIVIDED BY
 SMOKE BARRIERS. EVERY STORY SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO NOT
 LESS THAN TWO SMOKE COMPARTMENTS. SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL
 HAVE A MINIMUM 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING,
  
 PER FFPC 101-32.3.3.7.15 CROSS-CORRIDOR OPENINGS IN
 SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY A PAIR OF SWINGING
 DOORS OR A HORIZONTAL-SLIDING DOOR. VISION PANELS
 CONSISTING OF FIRE-RATED GLAZING OR WIRED GLASS PANELS
 IN APPROVED FRAMES SHALL BE PROVIDED IN EACH
 CROSS-CORRIDOR SWINGING DOOR AND IN EACH CROSS-CORRIDOR
 HORIZONTAL-SLIDING DOOR IN A SMOKE BARRIER.
  
 BUILDING IS PROTECTED WITH AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER
 SYSTEM. SPRINKLERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE QUICK RESPONSE OR
 RESIDENTIAL STYLE. PLEASE CONFIRM.
  
 WHAT TYPE OF DOOR SECURITY IS BEING PROPOSED?
  
 **FIRE INSPECTOR HAS FIELD VERIFIED THAT WORK HAS
 ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED WITHOUT A PERMIT. END UNITS ON
 FLOORS 5 AND 6 HAVE BEEN CONVERTED RESIDENTAL UNITS
 INTO LOUNGE TYPE ROOMS AND NURSE STATIONS. WHY AREN'T
 THESE CHANGES DOCUMENTED ON THE PLANS?**
  
 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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