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| 2018-10-18 12:05:03 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THE SUBMITTED PLAD SHEETS DOES NOT PROVIDE |
| | SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 2) PLEASE PROVIDE THE TYPE OF DAY-CARE BEING PROPOSED |
| | INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF PROPOSED CLIENTS AND AGES. |
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| | PER NFPA 1, OCCUPANCY FIRE SAFETY |
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| | 20.3 DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES. |
| | 20.3.1 APPLICATION. NEW AND EXISTING DAY-CARE |
| | OCCUPANCIES SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH SECTION 20.3 AND NFPA 101. |
| | 20.3.1.1 IN NEW DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES, WHERE A FACILITY |
| | HOUSES |
| | MORE THAN ONE AGE GROUP OR SELF-PRESERVATION |
| | CAPABILITY, THE |
| | STRICTEST REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ANY GROUP PRESENT |
| | SHALL APPLY |
| | THROUGHOUT THE DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING, AS |
| | APPROPRIATE TO |
| | A GIVEN AREA, UNLESS THE AREA HOUSING SUCH A GROUP IS |
| | MAINTAINED |
| | AS A SEPARATE FIRE AREA. |
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| | 20.3.1.4 GENERAL. OCCUPANCIES THAT INCLUDE PRESCHOOLS, |
| | KINDERGARTENS, AND OTHER SCHOOLS WHOSE PURPOSE IS |
| | PRIMARILY |
| | EDUCATIONAL FOR CHILDREN 24 MONTHS OF AGE OR OLDER, |
| | EVEN THOUGH |
| | THE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND SUCH SCHOOLS ARE OF PRESCHOOL |
| | AGE, SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 14 OR CHAPTER 15 |
| | OF NFPA |
| | 101, AS APPLICABLE. |
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| | 20.3.2.2* DOOR LATCHES. EVERY DOOR LATCH TO CLOSETS, |
| | STORAGE |
| | AREAS, KITCHENS, AND OTHER SIMILAR SPACES OR AREAS |
| | SHALL BE SUCH |
| | THAT CLIENTS CAN OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE SPACE OR |
| | AREA. [101: |
| | 16.2.2.2.4; 101: 17.2.2.2.4] |
| | 20.3.2.3 BATHROOM DOORS. EVERY BATHROOM DOOR LOCK SHALL |
| | BE |
| | DESIGNED TO ALLOW OPENING OF THE LOCKED DOOR FROM THE |
| | OUTSIDE BY |
| | AN OPENING DEVICE THAT SHALL BE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO |
| | THE STAFF. |
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| | 20.3.4 DAY-CARE HOMES. |
| | 20.3.4.1 CLASSIFICATION. |
| | 20.3.4.1.1 IN NEW DAY-CARE HOMES, THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | 20.3.4 SHALL |
| | APPLY TO DAY-CARE HOMES IN WHICH MORE THAN 3, BUT NOT |
| | MORE THAN 12, |
| | CLIENTS RECEIVE CARE, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPERVISION BY |
| | OTHER THAN THEIR |
| | RELATIVE(S) OR LEGAL GUARDIAN(S) FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS |
| | PER DAY, GENERALLY |
| | WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT. |
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| | 20.3.4.1.3 IN NEW DAY-CARE HOMES, WHERE A FACILITY |
| | HOUSES MORE THAN |
| | ONE AGE GROUP OR ONE SELF-PRESERVATION CAPABILITY, THE |
| | STRICTEST |
| | REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ANY GROUP PRESENT SHALL |
| | APPLY THROUGHOUT THE |
| | DAY-CARE HOME OR BUILDING, AS APPROPRIATE TO A GIVEN |
| | AREA, UNLESS THE |
| | AREA HOUSING SUCH A GROUP IS MAINTAINED AS A SEPARATE |
| | FIRE AREA. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 16, NEW DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES |
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| | 16.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 16.1.1* APPLICATION. |
| | 16.1.1.1 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY |
| | TO NEW |
| | BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS THEREOF USED AS DAY-CARE |
| | OCCUPANCIES. (SEE |
| | 1.3.1.) |
| | 16.1.1.2 ADMINISTRATION. THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION, SHALL APPLY. |
| | 16.1.1.3 GENERAL. THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 4, GENERAL, |
| | SHALL |
| | APPLY. |
| | 16.1.1.4 THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 16.1 THROUGH 16.5 |
| | AND |
| | SECTION 16.7 SHALL APPLY TO DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES IN |
| | WHICH MORE |
| | THAN 12 CLIENTS RECEIVE CARE, MAINTENANCE, AND |
| | SUPERVISION BY |
| | OTHER THAN THEIR RELATIVE(S) OR LEGAL GUARDIAN(S) FOR |
| | LESS THAN 24 |
| | HOURS PER DAY. |
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| | 16.6.1.4 CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY. |
| | 16.6.1.4.1 SUBCLASSIFICATION OF DAY-CARE HOMES. |
| | SUBCLASSIFICATION OF |
| | DAY-CARE HOMES SHALL COMPLY WITH 16.6.1.4.1.1 AND |
| | 16.6.1.4.1.2. |
| | 16.6.1.4.1.1 FAMILY DAY-CARE HOME. A FAMILY DAY-CARE |
| | HOME |
| | SHALL BE A DAY-CARE HOME IN WHICH MORE THAN THREE, BUT |
| | FEWER THAN |
| | SEVEN, CLIENTS RECEIVE CARE, MAINTENANCE, AND |
| | SUPERVISION BY OTHER |
| | THAN THEIR RELATIVE(S) OR LEGAL GUARDIAN(S) FOR LESS |
| | THAN 24 HOURS PER |
| | DAY, GENERALLY WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT. |
| | 16.6.1.4.1.2 GROUP DAY-CARE HOME. A GROUP DAY-CARE HOME |
| | SHALL |
| | BE A DAY-CARE HOME IN WHICH NOT LESS THAN 7, BUT NOT |
| | MORE THAN 12, |
| | CLIENTS RECEIVE CARE, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPERVISION BY |
| | OTHER THAN |
| | THEIR RELATIVE(S) OR LEGAL GUARDIAN(S) FOR LESS THAN 24 |
| | HOURS PER DAY, |
| | GENERALLY WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW THESE CODES AND ENSURE COMPLAINCE AND |
| | PROVIDE SUCH DETAILS ON THE RESUBMITTAL. |
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| | 3) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 16, NEW DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES |
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| | 16.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. |
| | 16.3.4.1 GENERAL. DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES, OTHER THAN |
| | DAY-CARE |
| | OCCUPANCIES HOUSED IN ONE ROOM HAVING AT LEAST ONE DOOR |
| | OPENING DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT GRADE PLANE OR TO AN |
| | EXTERIOR |
| | EXIT ACCESS BALCONY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.5.3, SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED |
| | WITH A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 9.6. |
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| | 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. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE PER THE REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 4) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 5) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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