| Date |
Text |
| 2016-10-26 10:25:33 | PERMIT #16100611 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | 1) THE ENGINEERED FIRE ALARM AND FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED DO NOT MATCH THE |
| | BUILDING DRAWINGS. SHOP DRAWINGS APPEAR TO BE OLDER AND |
| | DO NOT INCLUDE THE SAME DETAILS. PLEASE CORRECT AND |
| | RESUBMIT. |
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| | 2) ALL PARKING STRUCTURES SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 88A, |
| | PARKING STRUCTURES AND NFPA 101, THE LIFE SAFETY CODE, |
| | INCLUDING MORE SPECIFICALLY, CHAPTER 42 STORAGE |
| | OCCUPANCIES (PARKING STRUCTURES). THIS STANDARD SHALL |
| | COVER THE CONSTRUCTION AND PROTECTION OF, AS WELL AS |
| | THE CONTROL OF THE HAZARDS IN, OPEN AND ENCLOSED |
| | PARKING STRUCTURES. |
| | |
| | 3) PER NFPA 88A, SECTION 5.3.2: ALL ENCLOSED PARKING |
| | STRUCTURES SHALL BE VENTILATED BY A MECHANICAL SYSTEM |
| | CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A MINIMUM OF 1FT3/MIN PER FT2 OF |
| | FLOOR AREA. MECHANICAL VENTILATING SYSTEMS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 90A. DUCTWORK SHALL |
| | BE CONSTRUCTED OF NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. |
| | |
| | 5) PLEASE PROVIDE AND/OR EXPLAIN THE MEANS OF CARBON |
| | MONOXIDE PROTECTION TO UNITS ATTACHED TO AND ABOVE THE |
| | PARKING GARAGES, IN THE ENGINEERED DRAWINGS. |
| | |
| | 6) THE BUILDING ADDRESS SHALL BE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM |
| | ALL ACCESS ROADWAYS, INCLUDING DURING CONSTRUCTION. |
| | ADDRESS NUMBERS SHALL CONTRAST WITH THEIR BACKGROUND |
| | AND SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN SIX (6) INCHES IN HEIGHT |
| | WITH A ONE (1) INCH STROKE FOR ALL BUILDINGS. |
| | |
| | 7) SMOKE ALARMS ARE REQUIRED IN EVERY SLEEPING ROOM AND |
| | OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEPING ROOMS AND IN ALL LEVELS OF THE |
| | DWELLING UNITS. THESE DETECTORS SHALL BE HARD WIRED AND |
| | SHALL BE INTERCONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER. |
| | |
| | 8) FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION DEVICES DO NOT APPEAR TO BE |
| | PLACED IN THE LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN AREA. PLEASE REVIEW |
| | AND CORRECT AS NEEDED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA 72 |
| | AND NFPA 101 REQUIREMENTS. |
| | |
| | 9) BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE NOTIFICATION DEVICES IN |
| | THE CORRIDORS, THE REQUIRED DECIBEL LEVELS IN THE |
| | GARAGE MAY NOT BE MET. |
| | |
| | 10) ALL ELEVATORS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A REGION 7 |
| | KEYWAY SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | 11) ANY BUILDING THAT IS MORE THAN THREE STORIES HIGH |
| | OR IN WHICH THE VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM |
| | TERMINAL LANDING AND THE TOP TERMINAL LANDING EXCEEDS |
| | 25 FEET MUST BE CONSTRUCTED TO CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE |
| | PASSENGER ELEVATOR THAT IS OPERATIONAL AND WILL |
| | ACCOMMODATE AN AMBULANCE STRETCHER 76 INCHES LONG AND |
| | 24 INCHES WIDE IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION. |
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| | SUE ELLEN CALDERON |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 804-4751 |
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