| Date |
Text |
| 2018-06-25 16:01:28 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO: |
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| | THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED |
| | AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE |
| | PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE |
| | INSPECTION. |
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| | 1) A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS REQUIRED AND IS INDICATED ON |
| | SHEET E 1. THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | APPLICABLE CODE, INCLUDING NFPA 72. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 31, EXISTING APARTMENT |
| | OCCUPANCIES. |
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| | 31.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. |
| | 31.3.4.1 GENERAL. |
| | 31.3.4.1.1 APARTMENT BUILDINGS FOUR OR MORE STORIES IN |
| | HEIGHT OR WITH |
| | MORE THAN 11 DWELLING UNITS, OTHER THAN THOSE MEETING |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF 31.3.4.1.2, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 9.6, EXCEPT AS MODIFIED BY 31.3.4.2 |
| | THROUGH 31.3.4.5. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 9, BUILDING SERVICE AND FIRE |
| | PROTECTION EQUIPMENT |
| | |
| | 9.6 FIRE DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. |
| | 9.6.1* GENERAL. |
| | 9.6.1.1 THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 9.6 SHALL APPLY ONLY |
| | WHERE |
| | SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED BY ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE |
| | OR WHERE |
| | SUPERVISION OF A NEW FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR NEW FIRE |
| | ALARM |
| | SYSTEM IS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
| | 9.6.1.2 FIRE DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| | SYSTEMS |
| | INSTALLED TO MAKE USE OF AN ALTERNATIVE PERMITTED BY |
| | THIS CODE |
| | SHALL BE CONSIDERED REQUIRED SYSTEMS AND SHALL MEET THE |
| | PROVISIONS |
| | OF THIS CODE APPLICABLE TO REQUIRED SYSTEMS. |
| | 9.6.1.3 FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS REQUIRED BY THIS CODE SHALL |
| | BE INSTALLED, |
| | TESTED, AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | APPLICABLE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 70, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, AND |
| | NFPA |
| | 72, NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE, UNLESS IT |
| | IS AN |
| | APPROVED EXISTING INSTALLATION, WHICH SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE |
| | CONTINUED IN USE. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 72, CHAPTER 8, |
| | |
| | 18.4.5 SLEEPING AREA REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 18.4.5.1* WHERE AUDIBLE APPLIANCES ARE INSTALLED TO |
| | PROVIDE |
| | SIGNALS FOR SLEEPING AREAS, THEY SHALL HAVE A SOUND |
| | LEVEL OF AT |
| | LEAST 15 DB ABOVE THE AVERAGE AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL OR 5 |
| | DB |
| | ABOVE THE MAXIMUM SOUND LEVEL HAVING A DURATION OF AT |
| | LEAST |
| | 60 SECONDS OR A SOUND LEVEL OF AT LEAST 75 DBA, |
| | WHICHEVER IS |
| | GREATER, MEASURED AT THE PILLOW LEVEL IN THE AREA |
| | REQUIRED TO BE |
| | SERVED BY THE SYSTEM USING THE A-WEIGHTED SCALE (DBA). |
| | 18.4.5.2 IF ANY BARRIER, SUCH AS A DOOR, CURTAIN, OR |
| | RETRACTABLE |
| | PARTITION, IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE NOTIFICATION |
| | APPLIANCE AND |
| | THE PILLOW, THE SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL SHALL BE MEASURED |
| | WITH THE |
| | BARRIER PLACED BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE AND THE PILLOW. |
| | 18.4.5.3* EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014, AUDIBLE APPLIANCES |
| | PROVIDED |
| | FOR THE SLEEPING AREAS TO AWAKEN OCCUPANTS SHALL |
| | PRODUCE A LOW |
| | FREQUENCY ALARM SIGNAL THAT COMPLIES WITH THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) THE ALARM SIGNAL SHALL BE A SQUARE WAVE OR PROVIDE |
| | EQUIVALENT |
| | AWAKENING ABILITY. |
| | (2) THE WAVE SHALL HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY OF 520 |
| | HZ |
| | ? 10 PERCENT. |
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| | |
| | 2) FIRE ALARM SHOP DRAWING SHALL BE SUBMITTED UNDER |
| | SEPARATE PERMIT FORE APPROVAL PRIOR TO ANY WORK BEEING |
| | DONE. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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