Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18010936
Permit Number 18010936
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2018-01-29 13:47:34THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
  
 1) SHEET A 1 - THERE IS NO ADDRESS INDICATED WITHIN THE
 TITLE BLOCK OF ANY PAGE. AN ADDRESS IS REQUIRED TO
 ENSURE ACCURATE LOCATION IDENTIFICATION.
  
 ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE ADDRESS IS
 CORRECT, THERE IS NO MEDICAL WAY IN WEST PALM BEACH.
 THERE IS A MEDICAL CENTER WAY, PLEASE CLARIFY.
  
 PER NFPA 1:
  
 1.7.12 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
 1.7.12.1 THE AHJ SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE
 PLANS ANDSPECIFICATIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
 APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE AN ACCURATE ADDRESS.
  
  
  
 2) SHEET A 4 - THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY COMPLIANCE
 OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE.
  
 THE PROPOSED PROJECT SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 6TH EDITION OF FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTIO
 N CODE INCLUDING THE 2015 EDITION OF NFPA 1 AND NFPA
 101 AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE CODES OR STANDARDS.
 FIRE SPRINKLER WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF NFPA 13, 2013 EDITION.
 FIRE ALARM WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 NFPA 72, 2013 EDITION.
 CONSTRUCTION WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 NFPA 241, 2013 EDITION.
 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF NFPA 10, 2013 EDITION.
 ELECTRIC WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 70, 2014 EDITION.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE FOR THE REVIEW AND APPLICABLE NOTE OF
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
  
  
  
 3) SHEET A 4 - THERE IS AN INDICATION STATED THIS IS A
 GRUOP: INSTITUTIONAL I2. WHAT WAS THE OCCUPANCY
 PREVIOUSLY AND WHAT IS THE OCCUPANCY ACCORDING TO THE
 FFPC.
  
 PER NFPA 1:
 1.7.12.5 PLANS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE AHJ PRIOR TO
 THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY OF ANY EXISTING BUILDING.
  
 PER NFPA 101:
 6.1 CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY.
 6.1.1 GENERAL.
 6.1.1.1 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. THE OCCUPANCY OF A
 BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, OR PORTION OF A BUILDING OR
 STRUCTURE, SHALL BE CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 6.1.2
 THROUGH 6.1.13. OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL BE
 SUBJECT TO THE RULING OF THE AUTHORITY HAVING
 JURISDICTION WHERE THERE IS A QUESTION OF PROPER
 CLASSIFICATION IN ANY INDIVIDUAL CASE.
  
 ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL WINDOWS MEET THE
 REQUIREMENTS PER THE APPLICABLE FFPC OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS OF WHAT THIS OCCUPANCY'S
 ACTIVITIES AND THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION PER THE
 FFPC.
  
  
  
  
 4) SHEET A 2 - THERE IS A REAR EXIT INDICATED LEADING
 TO A FENCED-IN AREA WITH A GATE. THIS AREA IS NOT A
 PUBLIC WAY, BUT EXIT ACCESS. THE GATE APPEARS TO BE THE
 EXIT. DOES THIS GATE LEAD TO A PUBLIC WAY?
  
 PER NFPA 101:
  
 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.
 7.7.1.1 YARDS, COURTS, OPEN SPACES, OR OTHER PORTIONS
 OF THE EXIT DISCHARGE SHALL BE OF THE REQUIRED WIDTH
 AND SIZE TO PROVIDE ALL OCCUPANTS WITH A SAFE ACCESS TO
 A PUBLIC WAY.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE GATE AND ENTER THE GATE
 INTO THE DOOR SCHEDULE WITH THE APPLICABLE
 HARDWARE/LOACKING & LATCHING.
  
  
  
  
 5) SHEET A 2 - THE DOOR SCHEDULE INDICATED THE EXIT
 DOORS # 3 - FRONT AND REAR AS EXISITNG; HOWEVER, NO
 EXIT HARDWARE OF LOCKING TYPE IS INDICATED.
  
 PER NFPA 101
 7.2 MEANS OF EGRESS COMPONENTS.
 7.2.1 DOOR OPENINGS.
 7.2.1.1 GENERAL.
 7.2.1.1.1 A DOOR ASSEMBLY IN A MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL
 CONFORM TO THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 7.1 AND
 TO THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF 7.2.1.
  
 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.
 7.2.1.5.4 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 7.2.1.5.1 AND 7.2.1.5.3
 SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS 18
 THROUGH 23.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION AND AS
 REQUIRED BY THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TYPE OF # 3
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 6) SHEET A 2 - DOORS # 2 INDICATED IN THE EXIT PATH OF
 TRAVEL AT THE CENTER CORRIDOR AT THE INTAKE AND
 NURSE/MED ROOMS DO NOT HAVE THE DOOR HARDWARE NOTED.
  
 THESE DOORS CAN NOT BE LOCKED IN THE PATH OF EGRESS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE THE HARDWARE TYPE COMPLIANT WITH THE
 EGRESS CODE.
  
  
  
  
 7) SHEET A 4 - THERE IS AN INDICATION THA THE BUILDING
 IS FULLY SPRINKLER; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO IDICATIONS OF
 FIRE SPRINKLER WORK.
  
 PER NFPA 101
 9.7 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS.
 9.7.1 GENERAL.
 9.7.1.1* EACH AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM REQUIRED BY
 ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) NFPA 13, STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER
 SYSTEMS
 (2) NFPA 13D, STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND
 MANUFACTURED HOMES
 (3) NFPA 13R, STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES
  
 ALL WORK OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE DONE
 THROUGH SEPARATE SHOP DRAWINGS BY CERTIFIED LIFE SAFETY
 CONTRACTORS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND
 COMPLIANCE.
  
  
  
  
 8) SHEETS A 4 & E 1 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE
 ALARM WORK.
  
 PER NFPA 101
 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 ALARMSYSTEM IS REQUIRED BY THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE.
  
 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.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND
 COMPLIANCE.
  
  
  
  
 9) SHEET E 3 - AN EXIT PATH OF TRAVEL IS INDICATED ON
 SHEET A 4 LEADING FROM THE REAR CORRIDOR BY THE
 NURSE/MED DOOR # 2; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO EXIT SIGN IN
 THE REAR CORRIDOR LEADING IN THAT DIRECTION.
  
 PLEASE ADD AN EXIT SIGN IN THE REAR CORRIDOR AT THE
 DOOR # 2 AT THE NURSE/MED ROOM AND SMALL CORRIDOR.
  
  
  
 10) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ON
 ANY SHEET OF THE SUBMITTAL.
  
 PER NFPA 101
 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. PORTABLE FIRE
 EXTINGUISHERS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 9.9.
  
 9.9* PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. WHERE REQUIRED BY
 ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE, PORTABLE FIRE
 EXTINGUISHERS SHALL BE SELECTED, INSTALLED,INSPECTED,
 AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 10, STANDARD FOR
 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE LOCATIONS.
  
  
 11) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 12) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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