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| 2017-10-12 10:33:44 | 2701 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD |
| | PERMIT #17100342 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | THE PLANS INDICATE THE ADDRESS OF THE PROJECT IS |
| | OKEECHOBEE ROAD AND THE PERMIT APPLICATION INDICATES |
| | THE ADDRESS IS OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD. PLEASE COORDINATE |
| | THE CORRECT ADDRESS. |
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| | LOFT SPACE RESULTS IN A COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL WITH |
| | TRAVEL DISTANCES EXCEEDING THOSE LIMITS PERMITTED BY |
| | THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. BELOW ARE THE OPTIONS |
| | PERMITTED BY THE FFPC: |
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| | 38.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 38.2.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 38.2.4.2 |
| | THROUGH 38.2.4.6: |
| | (1) THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.4. |
| | (2) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | ON EVERY STORY. |
| | (3) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE |
| | ACCESSIBLE FROM EVERY PART OF EVERY STORY. |
| | 38.2.4.2 EXIT ACCESS, AS REQUIRED BY 38.2.4.1(3), SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO INCLUDE A SINGLE EXIT ACCESS PATH FOR |
| | THE DISTANCES PERMITTED AS COMMON PATHS OF TRAVEL BY |
| | 38.2.5.3. |
| | 38.2.4.3 A SINGLE EXIT SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR A ROOM OR |
| | AREA WITH A TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD OF LESS THAN 100 |
| | PERSONS, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA |
| | ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE EXIT SHALL DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT |
| | THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE FOR THE BUILDING. |
| | (2) THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FROM ANY POINT, |
| | INCLUDING TRAVEL WITHIN THE EXIT, SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 |
| | FT (30 M). |
| | (3) THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF TRAVEL SPECIFIED IN |
| | 38.2.4.3(2) SHALL BE ON THE SAME STORY, OR, IF |
| | TRAVERSING OF STAIRS IS NECESSARY, SUCH STAIRS SHALL |
| | NOT EXCEED 15 FT (4570 MM) IN HEIGHT, AND BOTH OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING ALSO SHALL APPLY: |
| | (A) INTERIOR STAIRS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH COMPLETE |
| | ENCLOSURES TO SEPARATE THEM FROM ANY OTHER PART OF THE |
| | BUILDING, WITH NO DOOR OPENINGS THEREIN. |
| | (B) A SINGLE OUTSIDE STAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.2 |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO SERVE ALL STORIES PERMITTED |
| | WITHIN THE 15 FT (4570 MM) VERTICAL TRAVEL LIMITATION. |
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| | 38.2.4.4 ANY BUSINESS OCCUPANCY THREE OR FEWER STORIES |
| | IN HEIGHT, AND NOT EXCEEDING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 30 |
| | PEOPLE PER STORY, SHALL BE PERMITTED A SINGLE SEPARATE |
| | EXIT TO EACH STORY, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE EXIT SHALL DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE. |
| | (2) THE TOTAL TRAVEL DISTANCE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE |
| | BUILDING SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 FT (30 M). |
| | (3) INTERIOR EXIT STAIRS SHALL BE ENCLOSED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH 7.1.3.2, AND BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING ALSO |
| | SHALL APPLY: |
| | (A) THE STAIR SHALL SERVE AS AN EXIT FROM NO OTHER |
| | STORIES. |
| | (B) A SINGLE OUTSIDE STAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.2 |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO SERVICE ALL STORIES. |
| | |
| | 38.2.4.5 A SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | FROM A MEZZANINE WITHIN A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY, PROVIDED |
| | THAT THE COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL DOES NOT EXCEED 75 FT |
| | (23 M), OR 100 FT (30 M) IF PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH 9.7.1.1(1). |
| | |
| | 38.2.4.6 A SINGLE EXIT SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR A |
| | SINGLE-TENANT SPACE OR BUILDING TWO OR FEWER STORIES IN |
| | HEIGHT, PROVIDED THAT BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA |
| | ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH 9.7.1.1(1). |
| | (2) THE TOTAL TRAVEL TO THE OUTSIDE DOES NOT EXCEED 100 |
| | FT (30 M). |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
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