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Plan Review Notes For Permit 18100354
Permit Number 18100354
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2018-10-16 16:15:01THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) SHEET LS 110 & CS 1 - THERE IS A "YES" INDICATED
 WITHIN THE LIFE SAFETY SUMMARY & BLDG CODE TABLE ON THE
 FIRE SPRINKLER LINE.
  
 PLEASE CONFIRM THAT A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS PROPOSED
 FOR THIS STRUCTURE.
  
 THERE ARE NO FIRE SPRINKLER FAC 61G REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
 FOR THIS SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
  
  
 FIRE SPRINKLERS
 PER FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 61G15-32.004,
 FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE
 POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE WATER SUPPLY, A LIST OF
 APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT,
 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR
 AREA, SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TYPE, DESIGN DENSITIES, WATER
 SUPPLY DATA (FIRE PUMP DATA, HYDRANT FLOW TEST DATA)
 AND ANY PERFORMANCE BASED INFORMATION SUCH AS
 PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS.
  
 61G15-32.003 COMMON REQUIREMENTS TO ALL FIRE PROTECTION
 ENGINEERING
 DOCUMENTS.
 (1) THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS
 SHALL PROVIDE THE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS TO BE USED
 IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM LAYOUT
 DOCUMENTS AND TO INDICATE THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE
 WORK, AND TO DESCRIBE, DETAIL, DIMENSION, LABEL AND
 DEFINE THE FIRE PROTECTION COMPONENTS, SYSTEM(S),
 MATERIALS, ASSEMBLIES, EQUIPMENT AND ITS STRUCTURAL AND
 UTILITY SUPPORT SYSTEM(S), INSOFAR AS THEY INVOLVE THE
 SAFEGUARDING OF LIFE, HEALTH OR PROPERTY.
 (2) THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS
 SHALL SPECIFY THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
 ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND
 COMPONENTS, WHICH SHALL BE BASED UPON APPLICABLE CODES
 AND STANDARDS, WHERE AVAILABLE.
 (3) THE OCCUPANCY OF THE AREA OR DESCRIPTION OF A
 SPECIFIC HAZARD BEING PROTECTED BY THE FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEM(S) SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 (4) THE APPLICABLE CODE AND STANDARD TO BE USED IN THE
 PREPARATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM LAYOUT
 DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. WHEN CODES AND STANDARDS ARE NOT
 AVAILABLE OR APPLICABLE, AND SAID LAYOUT DOCUMENTS ARE
 TO BE BASED ON ENGINEERING JUDGMENT, ANY REASONS AND
 ASSUMPTIONS MADE TO DEVELOP THE FIRE PROTECTION CONCEPT
 SHALL BE IDENTIFIED ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 (5) STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND STRUCTURAL OPENINGS REQUIRED
 BY THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE
 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS AND SHALL
 BE REFERENCED ON STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 (6) WHEN LAYOUT DOCUMENTS CONTAIN MATERIAL DEVIATION
 FROM THE ENGINEER OF RECORD'S FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENT, SUCH LAYOUT DOCUMENTS ARE NOT
 COMPLIANT UNLESS THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY REVISED
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS MADE AND SEALED BY THE ENGINEER
 OF RECORD FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM.
 (7) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVATION CONTROL SYSTEMS,
 SEQUENCE, OPERATING PARAMETERS, INTERLOCKS, SAFETY
 RELATED DEVICES, INDICATORS AND ALARMS, SHALL BE SHOWN
 ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS,
 UNLESS SHOWN ON OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS.
 (8) ANY INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE ENGINEER
 OF RECORD TO ASSIST THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION
 IN UNDERSTANDING THE OWNER?S INTENDED USE AND PROPOSED
 PROTECTION OF THE BUILDING OR FACILITY AND TO PROVIDE
 SUFFICIENT DIRECTION TO THE INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR OR
 OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING THE LAYOUT OF THE
 SYSTEM(S), SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.008, 471.033(2), FS
 LAW IMPLEMENTED 471.005(7), 471.033(2), FS
 HISTORY?NEW 5-19-93, FORMERLY 21H-32.003, AMENDED
 4-2-2000, 6-26-01
  
 61G15-32.004 DESIGN OF WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEMS.
 (1) WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS INCLUDE, BUT
 ARE NOT LIMITED TO, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS OF WET,
 DRY, FINE WATER SPRAY (MIST), MANUAL, AND DELUGE VALVE
 CONTROLLED TYPES, PUMPING SYSTEMS, STANDPIPES, FIRE
 WATER MAINS AND DEDICATED FIRE PROTECTION WATER
 SOURCES.
 (2) TO ENSURE MINIMUM DESIGN QUALITY IN FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS, SAID DOCUMENTS SHALL
 INCLUDE AS A MINIMUM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WHEN
 APPLICABLE:
 (A) THE POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION WATER
 SUPPLY AS DEFINED BY 633.021(18) F.S.
 (B) APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARD TO BE APPLIED, OR IN THE
 CASE WHERE NO SUCH STANDARD EXISTS, THE ENGINEERING
 STUDY, JUDGMENTS, AND/OR PERFORMANCE BASED ANALYSIS AND
 CONCLUSIONS.
 (C) CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR
 AREA.
 (D) DESIGN APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDES SYSTEM TYPE,
 DENSITIES, DEVICE TEMPERATURE RATING, AND SPACING FOR
 EACH SEPARATE 42 HAZARD OCCUPANCY.
 (E) CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER SUPPLY TO BE USED, SUCH AS
 MAIN SIZE AND LOCATION, WHETHER IT IS DEAD-END OR
 CIRCULATING; AND IF DEAD-END, THE DISTANCE TO THE
 NEAREST CIRCULATING MAIN, AS WELL AS ITS MINIMUM
 DURATION AND RELIABILITY FOR THE MOST HYDRAULICALLY
 DEMANDING DESIGN AREA.
 (F) WHEN PRIVATE OR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES ARE USED, THE
 FLOW TEST DATA, INCLUDING DATE AND TIME OF TEST, WHO
 CONDUCTED TEST OR SUPPLIED INFORMATION, TEST ELEVATION,
 STATIC GAUGE PRESSURE AT NO FLOW, FLOW RATE WITH
 RESIDUAL GAUGE PRESSURE, HYDRANT BUTT COEFFICIENT, AND
 LOCATION OF TEST IN RELATION TO THE HYDRAULIC POINT OF
 SERVICE.
 (G) VALVING AND ALARM REQUIREMENTS TO MINIMIZE
 POTENTIAL FOR IMPAIRMENTS AND UNRECOGNIZED FLOW OF
 WATER.
 (H) MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION (MIC). THE ENGINEER OF
 RECORD SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY WATER
 SUPPLIES THAT COULD LEAD TO MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION
 (MIC). SUCH EFFORTS MAY CONSIST OF DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
 LOCAL WATER PURVEYOR AND/OR FIRE OFFICIAL, FAMILIARITY
 WITH CONDITIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA, OR LABORATORY
 TESTING OF WATER SUPPLIES. WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FOUND
 THAT MAY RESULT IN MIC CONTAMINATION OF THE FIRE
 PROTECTION PIPING, THE ENGINEER SHALL DESIGN CORRECTIVE
 MEASURES.
 (I) BACKFLOW PREVENTION AND METERING SPECIFICATIONS AND
 DETAILS TO MEET LOCAL WATER PURVEYOR REQUIREMENTS
 INCLUDING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PRESSURE DROP.
 (J) QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS OF ALL YARD
 AND INTERIOR FIRE PROTECTION COMPONENTS.
 (3) CONTRACTOR SUBMITTALS WHICH DEVIATE FROM THE ABOVE
 MINIMUM DESIGN PARAMETERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED MATERIAL
 DEVIATIONS AND REQUIRE SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINEERING
 APPROVAL AND DOCUMENTATION.
 (4) IN THE EVENT THE ENGINEER OF RECORD PROVIDES MORE
 INFORMATION AND DIRECTION THAN IS ESTABLISHED ABOVE, HE
 OR SHE SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TECHNICAL
 ACCURACY OF THE WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
 CODES, STANDARDS, AND SOUND ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES.
 SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.008, 471.033(2), FS
 LAW IMPLEMENTED 471.005(7), 471.033(2), FS
 HISTORY?NEW 5-19-93, FORMERLY 21H-32.004, AMENDED
 4-2-2000, 6-26-01, 7-12-05
  
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS WITH THIS MASTER
 PERMIT, EITHER IN NARRATIVE FORM OF PLAN DRAWINGS,
 SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE EOR.
  
  
  
  
 2) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF A MONITORED FIRE
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THE CODE REQUIRES THAT THE FIRE
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM BE MONITORED.
  
  
 PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 9, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
  
 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 ALARMS SYSTEM IS REQUIRED BY THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE.
  
 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE:
  
 901.6 SUPERVISORY SERVICE.
 WHERE REQUIRED, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE
 MONITORED BY AN APPROVED SUPERVISING STATION IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72.
 901.6.1 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.
  
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE MONITORED BY AN
 APPROVED SUPERVISING STATION.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 AND COMPLIANCE.
  
  
  
  
 3) SHEET CS 1 - A LOW HAZARD STORAGE OCCUPANCY IS
 INDICATED.
  
  
 PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 42, STORAGE OCCUPANCIES.
  
 42.1.5 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OF CONTENTS.
 42.1.5.1 CONTENTS OF STORAGE OCCUPANCIES SHALL BE
 CLASSIFIED AS
 LOW HAZARD, ORDINARY HAZARD, OR HIGH HAZARD IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 6.2, DEPENDING ON THE QUANTITY AND CHARACTER OF
 THE
 MATERIALS STORED, THEIR PACKAGING, AND OTHER FACTORS.
  
 6.2.2.2* LOW HAZARD CONTENTS. LOW HAZARD CONTENTS SHALL
 BE
 CLASSIFIED AS THOSE OF SUCH LOW COMBUSTIBILITY THAT NO
 SELFPROPAGATING
 FIRE THEREIN CAN OCCUR.
  
 PER NFPA 42, STORAGE OCCUPANCIES
  
 42.8.1.5 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OF CONTENTS. PARKING
 STRUCTURES USED ONLY FOR THE STORAGE OF VEHICLES SHALL
 BE CLASSIFIED
 AS ORDINARY HAZARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.2.
  
  
 THE PROPOSED BUILDING USE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
 APPEARS TO ORDINARY HAZARD
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY.
  
  
  
 4) SHEET CS 1 - IT ALSO STATES THIS IS A 1 STORY
 VEHICLE BUILDING.
  
 PER CHAPTER 42 - STORAGE OCCUPANCIES.
  
 42.8 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PARKING STRUCTURES.
 42.8.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
 42.8.1.1* APPLICATION. THE PROVISIONS OF 42.8.1 THROUGH
 42.8.5.4
 SHALL APPLY TO PARKING STRUCTURES OF THE CLOSED OR OPEN
 TYPE, ABOVE
 OR BELOW GRADE PLANE, BUT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ASSISTED
 MECHANICALTYPE
 OR AUTOMATED-TYPE PARKING FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT
 OCCUPIED BY
 CUSTOMERS. THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 42.1 THROUGH
 42.7 SHALL
 NOT APPLY.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
  
 3.3.272.7* PARKING STRUCTURE. A BUILDING, STRUCTURE, OR
 PORTION
 THEREOF USED FOR THE PARKING, STORAGE, OR BOTH, OF
 MOTOR VEHICLES.
 [88A, 2015]
  
 PER NFPA 88A, STANDARD FOR PARKING STRUCTURES 2015
 EDITION
  
 6.4 FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.
 6.4.1 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL CONFORM TO NFPA
 13.
 6.4.2 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 PORTIONS
 OF ENCLOSED PARKING STRUCTURES, THE CEILINGS OF WHICH
 ARE
 LESS THAN 600 MM (24 IN.) ABOVE GRADE, REGARDLESS OF
 TYPE OF
 CONSTRUCTION, AND IN ENCLOSED PARKING STRUCTURES OF
 TYPE III OR
 TYPE IV CONSTRUCTION OVER 15 M (50 FT) IN HEIGHT.
 6.4.3 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 ENCLOSED
 PARKING STRUCTURES LOCATED AT OR ABOVE GRADE, OR WITHIN
 OR IMMEDIATELY BELOW A BUILDING USED FOR ANOTHER
 OCCUPANCY.
 EXCEPTION: ENCLOSED PARKING STRUCTURES DESCRIBED ABOVE,
 HAVING AN
 APPROVED, SUPERVISED, AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION AND
 ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLED
 THROUGHOUT THE PARKING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72
 AND
 A MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 5.3.2.
 6.4.4 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED
 IN
 OPEN PARKING STRUCTURES.
  
  
 BASED ON THE PROVIDED INFORMATION THIS IS AN ENCLOSED
 PARKING STRUCTURE
  
 PLEASE REVIEW, CONFIRM AND CORRECT AND PROVIDE REQUIRED
 61G DOCUMENTS NOTED IN # 1 ABOVE.
 .
  
  
  
 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 6) 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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