Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16090150
Permit Number 16090150
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-09-16 09:56:11THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
  
 1) THERE APPEARS TO BE A/C DUCT WORK PASSING TROUGH
 FIRE RATED WALLS.
  
 PER THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE NFPA 1 AND 101,
 5TH EDITION:
  
 CHAPTER 8 FEATURES OF FIRE PROTECTION
  
 8.3.5.7 OPENINGS FOR AIR-HANDLING DUCTWORK. OPENINGS IN
 FIRE BARRIERS FOR AIR-HANDLING DUCTWORK OR AIR MOVEMENT
 SHALL BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.2.1.
  
 8.5.5.5 ACCESS AND IDENTIFICATION. ACCESS TO THE
 DAMPERS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR INSPECTION, TESTING, AND
 MAINTENANCE. THE ACCESS OPENINGS SHALL NOT REDUCE THE
 FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF THE FIRE BARRIER ASSEMBLY.
  
 9.2 HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING.
  
 9.2.1 AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, VENTILATING DUCTWORK,
 AND RELATED EQUIPMENT. AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING,
 VENTILATING DUCTWORK, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT SHALL BE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 90A, STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION
 OF AIR-CONDITIONING AND
 VENTILATING SYSTEMS, OR NFPA 90B, STANDARD FOR THE
 INSTALLATION OF WARM AIR HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING
 SYSTEMS, AS APPLICABLE, UNLESS SUCH INSTALLATIONS ARE
 APPROVED EXISTING INSTALLATIONS, WHICH SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO BE CONTINUED IN SERVICE.
  
  
  
 2) ENSURE THE FIRE RATED WALL IS IDENTIFIED AS
 REQUIRED.
  
 8.3.2.4 EACH NEW FIRE WALL, FIRE BARRIER, FIRE
 PARTITION, SMOKE BARRIER, SMOKE PARTITION, OR ANY OTHER
 NEW WALL REQUIRED TO HAVE PROTECTED OPENINGS SHALL BE
 PERMANENTLY IDENTIFIED WITH SIGNS OR STENCILING ABOVE
 ANY DECORATIVE CEILING AND IN CONCEALED SPACES WITH THE
 WORDING, ?FIRE AND SMOKE BARRIER ? PROTECT ALL
 OPENINGS,? OR SIMILAR LANGUAGE. SUCH SIGNS OR
 STENCILING SHALL BE IN 4 INCH HIGH LETTERS, ? INCH
 STROKE, AND NOT MORE THAN 15 FEET ON-CENTER.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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