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Plan Review Notes For Permit 18021046
Permit Number	18021046
Review Stop	FIRE
Sequence Number	1

Notes

Date	Text
2018-03-20 09:15:17	THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
	MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:


	1) SHEET CVR - THE PROPOSED PROJECT CHANGES A DUPLEX
	INTO A TRIPLEX CREATING A NEW APARTMENT BUILDING.

	PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 3, DEFINITIONS

	3.3.36.3* APARTMENT BUILDING. A BUILDING OR PORTION
	THEREOF
	CONTAINING THREE OR MORE DWELLING UNITS WITH
	INDEPENDENT
	COOKING AND BATHROOM FACILITIES. (SAF-RES)

	PLEASE CORRECT.


	2) SHEET CVR - THERE IS NO APPLICABLE REFERNECED FIRE
	CODE.

	THE PROPOSED PROJECT SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
	6TH EDITION OF FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION 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 A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE


	3) SHEET S 1 - A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS REQUIRED.

	PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 30, NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS.

	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.
	30.3.5.2 WHERE AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS
	INSTALLED, EITHER FOR
	TOTAL OR PARTIAL BUILDING COVERAGE, THE SYSTEM SHALL BE
	INSTALLED IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7, AS MODIFIED BY 30.3.5.3
	AND 30.3.5.4. IN
	BUILDINGS FOUR OR FEWER STORIES ABOVE GRADE PLANE,
	SYSTEMS IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R, STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION
	OF
	SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES,
	SHALL BE
	PERMITTED.

	PLEASE PROVIDE FOR THE REQUIREMENT AS WELL AS 61G
	DOCUMENTS PER FLORIDA STATUTE WITH THIS MASTER PERMIT.



	4) THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO BE
	SUPERVISED AND MONITORED.

	PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 9, FIRE PREOTECTIONS SYSTEMS.

	9.7.2 SUPERVISION.
	9.7.2.1* SUPERVISORY SIGNALS.
	9.7.2.1.1 WHERE SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
	ARE REQUIRED BY
	ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE, SUPERVISORY ATTACHMENTS
	SHALL BE INSTALLED
	AND MONITORED FOR INTEGRITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72,
	NATIONAL FIRE
	ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE, AND A DISTINCTIVE SUPERVISORY
	SIGNAL SHALL BE
	PROVIDED TO INDICATE A CONDITION THAT WOULD IMPAIR THE
	SATISFACTORY
	OPERATION OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
	9.7.2.1.2 SUPERVISORY SIGNALS SHALL SOUND AND SHALL BE
	DISPLAYED EITHER AT
	A LOCATION WITHIN THE PROTECTED BUILDING THAT IS
	CONSTANTLY ATTENDED BY
	QUALIFIED PERSONNEL OR AT AN APPROVED, REMOTELY LOCATED
	RECEIVING
	FACILITY.
	9.7.2.2 ALARM SIGNAL TRANSMISSION.
	9.7.2.2.1 WHERE SUPERVISION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER
	SYSTEMS IS REQUIRED
	BY ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE, WATERFLOW ALARMS SHALL
	BE TRANSMITTED
	TO AN APPROVED, PROPRIETARY ALARM-RECEIVING FACILITY, A
	REMOTE STATION, A
	CENTRAL STATION, OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

	PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE
	AS WELL AS SHOP DRAWING SUBMITTAL.



	5) SHEET S 1 - THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIAMOND SHAPED
	REFERNCES THAT DO NOT COINCIDE WITH ANY DRAWINGS OR
	SHEETS.

	PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE THEIR DRAWING REFERENCES.



	6) SHEET S 1 - THERE APPEARS TO BE 1 HOUR RATED WALLS
	THAT INTERSECT WITH BEARING WALLS. THE BEARING WALLS DO
	NOT HAVE ANY RATING INDICATED.

	30.3.7 SUBDIVISIONS OF BUILDING SPACES. BUILDINGS SHALL
	BE
	SUBDIVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 30.3.7.1 OR 30.3.7.2.
	30.3.7.1 IN BUILDINGS NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF
	30.3.7.2,
	DWELLING UNITS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY
	WALLS AND
	FLOORS CONSTRUCTED AS FIRE BARRIERS HAVING A MINIMUM
	1-HOUR FIRE
	RESISTANCE RATING.

	30.3.7.2 IN BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN
	APPROVED,
	SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM, DWELLING UNITS
	SHALL BE
	SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY WALLS AND FLOORS
	CONSTRUCTED AS FIRE
	BARRIERS HAVING A MINIMUM ?-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE
	RATING.

	PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT WITH APPLICABLE RATED
	CONSTRUCTION AND LISTING.



	7) SHEET S 1 - THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY RATING OF
	THE STAIRWELL EXIT ACCESS.

	30.3.6 CORRIDORS.
	30.3.6.1 WALLS. EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR WALLS SHALL COMPLY
	WITH
	30.3.6.1.1 OR 30.3.6.1.2.
	30.3.6.1.1 IN BUILDINGS NOT COMPLYING WITH 30.3.6.1.2,
	EXIT ACCESS
	CORRIDOR WALLS SHALL CONSIST OF FIRE BARRIERS IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH
	SECTION 8.3 THAT HAVE NOT LESS THAN A 1-HOUR FIRE
	RESISTANCE RATING.
	30.3.6.1.2 IN BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN
	APPROVED,
	SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
	WITH
	30.3.5.2, CORRIDOR WALLS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM ?-HOUR
	FIRE
	RESISTANCE RATING.

	PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.



	8) SHEET S 1 - THERE ARE NO REFERNECES TO ANY RATING
	FOR THE CEILING/FLOOR ASSEMBLY.

	30.3.7 SUBDIVISIONS OF BUILDING SPACES. BUILDINGS SHALL
	BE
	SUBDIVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 30.3.7.1 OR 30.3.7.2.
	30.3.7.1 IN BUILDINGS NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF
	30.3.7.2,
	DWELLING UNITS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY
	WALLS AND
	FLOORS CONSTRUCTED AS FIRE BARRIERS HAVING A MINIMUM
	1-HOUR FIRE
	RESISTANCE RATING.

	30.3.7.2 IN BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN
	APPROVED,
	SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM, DWELLING UNITS
	SHALL BE
	SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY WALLS AND FLOORS
	CONSTRUCTED AS FIRE
	BARRIERS HAVING A MINIMUM ?-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE
	RATING.

	PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.


	7) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
	REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
	ABOVE.



	8) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
	RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.


	PETER LEDUC
	FIRE MARSHAL
	561-804-4709
	[email protected]