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Plan Review Notes For Permit 17041276
Permit Number 17041276
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2017-05-04 14:59:59THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) SHEET A 1 - THERE ARE REFERENCES TO ANY CURRENT
 EDITIONS OF THE NFPA 1 & 101.
  
 THE PROPOSED PROJECT SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 5TH EDITION OF FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE INCLUDING
 THE 2012 EDITION OF NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 AND ALL OTHER
 APPLICABLE CODES OR STANDARDS.
  
 PLEASE CORRECT.
  
  
 2) A LIFE SAFETY REVIEW SHEET WAS NOT PROVIDED
 INDICATING COMPLIANCE WITH ANY LIFE SAFETY OCCUPANCY
 CHAPTER OF NFPA 101. IT APPEARS THAT THE OCCUPANCY MAY
 BE CHAPTER IS NFPA 101, CHAPTER 30, NEW APARTMENT
 BUILDINGS. CHAPTER 32 RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND CARE, OR
 CHAPTER 26 LODGING AND ROOMING HOUSES.
  
 IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE SLEEPING AREAS
 PER BEDROOM.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS AS TO THE USE AND
 FUNCTION OF THESE APARTMENTS AND THE APPLICABLE NFPA
 101 OCCUPANCY CHAPTER AND ALL LIFE SAFETY FEATURES
 REQUIREMENTS OF THAT CHAPTER.
  
  
  
 3) SHEET A 3 - THE IS AN AREA INDICATED AS CASUAL
 ROOM/GUEST ROOM THAT APPEARS TO BE AN ASSEMBLY
 SPACE/OCCUPANCY.
  
 THERE IS NO INDICATION OF COMPLAINCE WITH THE ASSEMBLY
 OCCPANCY CODE.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND COORECT ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
 APPLICABLE NFPA 101 REQUIREMENTS.
  
  
  
 4) SHEET A 3 - A DOOR/GATE, # 11, IS INDICATED IN THE
 PATH OF EXIT TRAVEL. BUT NO DETAIL PROVIDED AS TO THE
 EXIT HARDWARE IN COMPLINACE WITH NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7,
 MEANS OF EGRESS.
  
 30.2.2.2 DOORS.
 30.2.2.2.1 DOORS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1 SHALL BE
 PERMITTED.
 30.2.2.2.2 DOOR-LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 30.2.2.2.2.1, 30.2.2.2.2.2, 30.2.2.2.2.3, OR
 30.2.2.2.2.4.
 30.2.2.2.2.1* NO DOOR IN ANY MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE
 LOCKED AGAINST EGRESS WHEN THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED.
  
 7.2.1.4 SWING AND FORCE TO OPEN.
 7.2.1.4.1* SWINGING-TYPE DOOR ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENT. ANY
 DOOR ASSEMBLY IN A MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE OF THE
 SIDE-HINGED OR PIVOTED-SWINGING TYPE, AND SHALL BE
 INSTALLED TO BE CAPABLE OF SWINGING FROM ANYPOSITION TO
 THE FULL REQUIRED WIDTH OF THE OPENING IN WHICH IT IS
 INSTALLED, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
 (1) DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN DWELLING UNITS, AS PROVIDED IN
 CHAPTER 24, SHALL BE PERMITTED.
 (2) DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND CARE
 OCCUPANCIES, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS 32 AND 33, SHALL
 BE PERMITTED.
 (3) WHERE PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43,
 HORIZONTAL-SLIDING OR VERTICAL-ROLLING SECURITY GRILLES
 OR DOOR ASSEMBLIES THAT ARE PART OF THE REQUIRED MEANS
 OF EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET:
 (A) SUCH GRILLES OR DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL REMAIN
 SECURED IN THE FULLY OPEN POSITION DURING THE PERIOD OF
 OCCUPANCY BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
 (B) ON OR ADJACENT TO THE GRILLE OR DOOR OPENING, THERE
 SHALL BE A READILY VISIBLE, DURABLE SIGN IN LETTERS NOT
 LESS THAN 1 IN. (25 MM) HIGH ON A CONTRASTING
 BACKGROUND THAT READS AS FOLLOWS: THIS DOOR TO REMAIN
 OPEN WHEN THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED.
 (C) DOOR LEAVES OR GRILLES SHALL NOT BE BROUGHT TO THE
 CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE SPACE IS OCCUPIED.
 (D) DOOR LEAVES OR GRILLES SHALL BE OPERABLE FROM
 WITHIN THE SPACE WITHOUT THE USE OF ANY SPECIAL
 KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT.
 (E) WHERE TWO OR MORE MEANS OF EGRESS ARE REQUIRED, NOT
 MORE THAN HALF OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE EQUIPPED
 WITH HORIZONTAL-SLIDING OR VERTICAL-ROLLING GRILLES OR
 DOOR ASSEMBLIES.
  
 7.2.1.5 LOCKS, LATCHES, AND ALARM DEVICES.
 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED
 READILY FROM THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS
 OCCUPIED.
 7.2.1.5.2* THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.1.5.1 SHALL NOT APPLY
 TO DOOR LEAVES OF LISTED FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES AFTER
 EXPOSURE TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 LISTING, BASED ON LABORATORY FIRE TEST PROCEDURES.
 7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE
 OF A KEY, A TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR
 OPERATION FROM THE EGRESS SIDE.
  
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS.
  
  
  
  
 5) SHEET A 3 & 5 - STAIRS, HARDRAILS AND RAILINGS ARE
 INDICATED; HOWEVER NO DETAILS ARE PROVIDED.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS
  
 7.2.2 STAIRS.
 7.2.2.1 GENERAL.
 7.2.2.1.1 STAIRS USED AS A COMPONENT IN THE MEANS OF
 EGRESS SHALL CONFORM TO THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF
 SECTION 7.1 AND TO THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF 7.2.2,
 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN 7.2.2.1.2.
  
 7.2.2.3 STAIR DETAILS.
 7.2.2.3.1 CONSTRUCTION.
 7.2.2.3.1.1 ALL STAIRS SERVING AS REQUIRED MEANS OF
 EGRESS SHALL BE OF PERMANENT FIXED CONSTRUCTION, UNLESS
 THEY ARE STAIRS SERVING SEATING THAT IS DESIGNED TO BE
 REPOSITIONED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTERS 12 AND 13.
  
 7.2.2.4 GUARDS AND HANDRAILS.
 7.2.2.4.1 HANDRAILS.
 7.2.2.4.1.1 STAIRS AND RAMPS SHALL HAVE HANDRAILS ON
 BOTH SIDES, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED IN 7.2.2.4.1.5
 OR 7.2.2.4.1.6.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS
  
  
  
 6) SEET A 6 & 7 - THERE ARE NO EXIT SIGNS IN ANY EXIT
 CORRIDOR OR ASSEMBLY AREAS.
  
 NFPA 101
  
 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL
 BE ILLUMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8.
  
 MARKING OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL HAVE
 SIGNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.10 IN ALL BUILDINGS
 REQUIRING MORE THAN ONE EXIT.
  
  
  
  
 7) ANY SHEETS - THE SUBMITTAL DOES NOT INDICATED EXITS
 LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY.
  
 DISCHARGE FROM EXITS. EXIT DISCHARGE SHALL COMPLY WITH
 SECTION 7.7.
  
 7.7 DISCHARGE FROM EXITS.
 7.7.1* EXIT TERMINATION. EXITS SHALL TERMINATE
 DIRECTLY, AT A PUBLIC WAY OR AT AN EXTERIOR EXIT
 DISCHARGE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.7.1.2 THROUGH
 7.7.1.4.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAIL INDICATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
  
  
  
 8) NO SHEET SUBMITTALS - THERE ARE NO FIRE SPRINKLER
 DOCUMENTS WITH THIS SUBMITTAL.
  
 30.3.5 EXTINGUISHMENT REQUIREMENTS.
 30.3.5.1 ALL BUILDINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY
 AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM
 INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 30.3.5.2.
  
 PER FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 61G15-32.004,
 FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE
 POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE WATER SUPPLY, A LIST OF
 APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT,
 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR
 AREA, SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TYPE, DESIGN DENSITIES, WATER
 SUPPLY DATA (FIRE PUMP DATA, HYDRANT FLOW TEST DATA)
 AND ANY PERFORMANCE BASED INFORMATION SUCH AS
 PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS.
  
 61G15-32.003 COMMON REQUIREMENTS TO ALL FIRE PROTECTION
 ENGINEERING
 DOCUMENTS.
 (1) THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS
 SHALL PROVIDE THE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS TO BE USED
 IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM LAYOUT
 DOCUMENTS AND TO INDICATE THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE
 WORK, AND TO DESCRIBE, DETAIL, DIMENSION, LABEL AND
 DEFINE THE FIRE PROTECTION COMPONENTS, SYSTEM(S),
 MATERIALS, ASSEMBLIES, EQUIPMENT AND ITS STRUCTURAL AND
 UTILITY SUPPORT SYSTEM(S), INSOFAR AS THEY INVOLVE THE
 SAFEGUARDING OF LIFE, HEALTH OR PROPERTY.
 (2) THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS
 SHALL SPECIFY THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
 ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND
 COMPONENTS, WHICH SHALL BE BASED UPON APPLICABLE CODES
 AND STANDARDS, WHERE AVAILABLE.
 (3) THE OCCUPANCY OF THE AREA OR DESCRIPTION OF A
 SPECIFIC HAZARD BEING PROTECTED BY THE FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEM(S) SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 (4) THE APPLICABLE CODE AND STANDARD TO BE USED IN THE
 PREPARATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM LAYOUT
 DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. WHEN CODES AND STANDARDS ARE NOT
 AVAILABLE OR APPLICABLE, AND SAID LAYOUT DOCUMENTS ARE
 TO BE BASED ON ENGINEERING JUDGMENT, ANY REASONS AND
 ASSUMPTIONS MADE TO DEVELOP THE FIRE PROTECTION CONCEPT
 SHALL BE IDENTIFIED ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 (5) STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND STRUCTURAL OPENINGS REQUIRED
 BY THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE
 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS AND SHALL
 BE REFERENCED ON STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 (6) WHEN LAYOUT DOCUMENTS CONTAIN MATERIAL DEVIATION
 FROM THE ENGINEER OF RECORD'S FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENT, SUCH LAYOUT DOCUMENTS ARE NOT
 COMPLIANT UNLESS THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY REVISED
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS MADE AND SEALED BY THE ENGINEER
 OF RECORD FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM.
 (7) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVATION CONTROL SYSTEMS,
 SEQUENCE, OPERATING PARAMETERS, INTERLOCKS, SAFETY
 RELATED DEVICES, INDICATORS AND ALARMS, SHALL BE SHOWN
 ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS,
 UNLESS SHOWN ON OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS.
 (8) ANY INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE ENGINEER
 OF RECORD TO ASSIST THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION
 IN UNDERSTANDING THE OWNER?S INTENDED USE AND PROPOSED
 PROTECTION OF THE BUILDING OR FACILITY AND TO PROVIDE
 SUFFICIENT DIRECTION TO THE INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR OR
 OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING THE LAYOUT OF THE
 SYSTEM(S), SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.008, 471.033(2), FS
 LAW IMPLEMENTED 471.005(7), 471.033(2), FS
 HISTORY?NEW 5-19-93, FORMERLY 21H-32.003, AMENDED
 4-2-2000, 6-26-01
  
 61G15-32.004 DESIGN OF WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEMS.
 (1) WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS INCLUDE, BUT
 ARE NOT LIMITED TO, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS OF WET,
 DRY, FINE WATER SPRAY (MIST), MANUAL, AND DELUGE VALVE
 CONTROLLED TYPES, PUMPING SYSTEMS, STANDPIPES, FIRE
 WATER MAINS AND DEDICATED FIRE PROTECTION WATER
 SOURCES.
 (2) TO ENSURE MINIMUM DESIGN QUALITY IN FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS, SAID DOCUMENTS SHALL
 INCLUDE AS A MINIMUM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WHEN
 APPLICABLE:
 (A) THE POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION WATER
 SUPPLY AS DEFINED BY 633.021(18) F.S.
 (B) APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARD TO BE APPLIED, OR IN THE
 CASE WHERE NO SUCH STANDARD EXISTS, THE ENGINEERING
 STUDY, JUDGMENTS, AND/OR PERFORMANCE BASED ANALYSIS AND
 CONCLUSIONS.
 (C) CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR
 AREA.
 (D) DESIGN APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDES SYSTEM TYPE,
 DENSITIES, DEVICE TEMPERATURE RATING, AND SPACING FOR
 EACH SEPARATE 42 HAZARD OCCUPANCY.
 (E) CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER SUPPLY TO BE USED, SUCH AS
 MAIN SIZE AND LOCATION, WHETHER IT IS DEAD-END OR
 CIRCULATING; AND IF DEAD-END, THE DISTANCE TO THE
 NEAREST CIRCULATING MAIN, AS WELL AS ITS MINIMUM
 DURATION AND RELIABILITY FOR THE MOST HYDRAULICALLY
 DEMANDING DESIGN AREA.
 (F) WHEN PRIVATE OR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES ARE USED, THE
 FLOW TEST DATA, INCLUDING DATE AND TIME OF TEST, WHO
 CONDUCTED TEST OR SUPPLIED INFORMATION, TEST ELEVATION,
 STATIC GAUGE PRESSURE AT NO FLOW, FLOW RATE WITH
 RESIDUAL GAUGE PRESSURE, HYDRANT BUTT COEFFICIENT, AND
 LOCATION OF TEST IN RELATION TO THE HYDRAULIC POINT OF
 SERVICE.
 (G) VALVING AND ALARM REQUIREMENTS TO MINIMIZE
 POTENTIAL FOR IMPAIRMENTS AND UNRECOGNIZED FLOW OF
 WATER.
 (H) MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION (MIC). THE ENGINEER OF
 RECORD SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY WATER
 SUPPLIES THAT COULD LEAD TO MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION
 (MIC). SUCH EFFORTS MAY CONSIST OF DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
 LOCAL WATER PURVEYOR AND/OR FIRE OFFICIAL, FAMILIARITY
 WITH CONDITIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA, OR LABORATORY
 TESTING OF WATER SUPPLIES. WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FOUND
 THAT MAY RESULT IN MIC CONTAMINATION OF THE FIRE
 PROTECTION PIPING, THE ENGINEER SHALL DESIGN CORRECTIVE
 MEASURES.
 (I) BACKFLOW PREVENTION AND METERING SPECIFICATIONS AND
 DETAILS TO MEET LOCAL WATER PURVEYOR REQUIREMENTS
 INCLUDING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PRESSURE DROP.
 (J) QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS OF ALL YARD
 AND INTERIOR FIRE PROTECTION COMPONENTS.
 (3) CONTRACTOR SUBMITTALS WHICH DEVIATE FROM THE ABOVE
 MINIMUM DESIGN PARAMETERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED MATERIAL
 DEVIATIONS AND REQUIRE SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINEERING
 APPROVAL AND DOCUMENTATION.
 (4) IN THE EVENT THE ENGINEER OF RECORD PROVIDES MORE
 INFORMATION AND DIRECTION THAN IS ESTABLISHED ABOVE, HE
 OR SHE SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TECHNICAL
 ACCURACY OF THE WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
 CODES, STANDARDS, AND SOUND ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES.
 SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.008, 471.033(2), FS
 LAW IMPLEMENTED 471.005(7), 471.033(2), FS
 HISTORY?NEW 5-19-93, FORMERLY 21H-32.004, AMENDED
 4-2-2000, 6-26-01, 7-12-05
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDES APPLICABLE SIGNED AND SEALED
 EOR PLAN SHEETS OR WRITTEN NARRATIVE DOCUMENT
 CONTAINING THE SAME INFO. SHOP DRAWINGS CAN THEN BE
 PRODUCED, PREPARED AND SUBITTED SEPARATELY BY A FIRE
 SPRINKLER CONTRACTOR.
  
  
  
 9) SHEET A 8 & 9 - LIGHTWEIGHT TRUSS FLOORS AND TRUSSES
 ARE INDICATED.
  
 PER FLORIDA 69A-60.0081; NOTICE SIGNAGE IS REQUIRED FOR
 STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT-FRAME TRUSS-TYPE CONSTRUCTION.
 ANY COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, OR ANY MULTIUNIT
 RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE OF THREE UNITS OR MORE WHICH USES
 HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL LIGHT-FRAME TRUSS-TYPE
 CONSTRUCTION IN ANY PORTION SHALL BE MARKED WITH A
 MALTESE CROSS SIGN MEASURING 8 INCHES HORIZONTALLY AND
 8 INCHES VERTICALLY, OF A BRIGHT RED REFLECTIVE COLOR.
 THE APPROVED SYMBOL SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN 24 INCHES TO
 THE LEFT OF THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR.
 1. STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT-FRAME TRUSS ROOFS SHALL BE
 MARKED WITH THE LETTER "R".
 2. STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT-FRAME TRUSS FLOOR SYSTEMS
 SHALL BE MARKED WITH THE LETTER "F".
 3. STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT-FRAME TRUSS FLOOR AND ROOF
 SYSTEMS SHALL BE MARKED WITH THE LETTERS "R/F".
  
  
  
 10) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
 11) THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO DO A
 COMPLETE REVIEW OF THE LIFE SAFETY FEATURES AND
 PROTECTION OF THIS PROJECT.
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE RE-SUBMITTAL
 OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  
  
2017-05-04 14:49:00 
  


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