| Date |
Text |
| 2017-03-09 15:10:34 | 2300 PRESIDENTIAL WAY - CONSTRUCTION TRAILER COMPOUND |
| | PERMIT #17030022 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | NO ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | PROVIDE A LEGIBLE AND DETAILED SITE PLAN. THE CURRENT |
| | PLAN IS OVERLAID AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO READ AND |
| | UNDERSTAND EXACT TRAILER LOCATIONS. |
| | |
| | THE PLANS INDICATE ONE TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN WILL BE USED |
| | FOR ALL THREE TRAILER COMPOUNDS. CONFIRM THIS IS |
| | ACCURATE. |
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| | NO PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS PROVIDED. EXTINGUISHERS |
| | SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM RATING OF 2A:10BC AND SHALL BE |
| | TAGGED BY A LICENSED FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY. TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCE TO EXTINGUISHERS SHALL NOT EXCEED 75 FEET. |
| | |
| | NO STAIR, HANDRAIL, OR GUARDRAIL DETAILS SUBMITTED. |
| | |
| | EACH TRAILER INDICATES A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EXIT; |
| | HOWEVER, NO EXIST DISCHARGE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | PLANS INDICATE AN ADA RAMP; HOWEVER, THESE RAMPS CANNOT |
| | BE LOCATED ON THE SITE PLAN. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 241 SECTION 4.2.2: DETACHMENT BETWEEN |
| | TEMPORARY STRUCTURES, ADEQUATE TEMPORARY FIXED FIRE |
| | PROTECTION SYSTEMS, AND PORTABLE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION. |
| | |
| | THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH REQUIRES CONSTRUCTION |
| | TRAILERS LARGER THAN A SINGLE "DOUBLE WIDE" (OR TWO |
| | "SINGLE WIDE") TO EITHER BE PROTECTED BY AN AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR COMPLY WITH THE SEPARATION |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 241. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION |
| | TRAILERS OR MODULAR BUILDINGS WILL REQUIRE A PERMIT AND |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
| | PER NFPA 241- STANDARD FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSTRUCTION, |
| | ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS, SECTION 4.2: |
| | TEMPORARY OFFICES, TRAILERS, AND OTHER FACILITIES OF |
| | COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION OR HOUSING COMBUSTIBLE |
| | CONTENTS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT BUILDINGS, |
| | TRAILERS OR STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 4.2.1. |
| | PER TABLE 4.2.1: |
| | 1) 20 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 30 FEET |
| | 2) 30 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 35 FEET |
| | 3) 40 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 40 FEET |
| | 4) 50 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 45 FEET |
| | 5) 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 50 FEET |
| | 6) GREATER THAN 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE |
| | SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 60 FEET |
| | **A 75 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SEPARATION DISTANCES SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO BE APPLIED, PROVIDED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS USED IN THE EXPOSING STRUCTURE. |
| | |
| | DEAD-END FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS IN EXCESS OF 150 |
| | FEET IN LENGTH SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH APPROVED |
| | PROVISIONS FOR THE FIRE APPARATUS TO TURN AROUND. PER |
| | SECTION 18.2.3.4.1.1 (NFPA 1), FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS |
| | ROADS SHALL HAVE A SURFACE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE FIRE |
| | APPARATUS WEIGHING AT LEAST 36 TONS. ACCESS ROADS SHALL |
| | HAVE AN UNOBSTRUCTED WIDTH OF NOT LESS THAN 20 FEET AND |
| | AN UNOBSTRUCTED VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF NOT LESS THAN 13 |
| | FEET 6 INCHES. |
| | |
| | PLANS DO NOT INDICATE ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRE HYDRANTS |
| | TO PROTECT THE TRAILER COMPOUND. |
| | |
| | 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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