Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19020897
Permit Number 19020897
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2019-02-22 11:46:12THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC,
 FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO:
  
 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.
  
  
  
 1) THERE DOES NOT APPEAR SUFFICIENT DEVICES TO MEET THE
 DBL LEVELS IN THE SLEEPING ROOMS.
  
 PER NFPA 72
  
 18.4 AUDIBLE CHARACTERISTICS.
  
 18.4.1.4 AUDIBLE NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES FOR ALERT AND
 EVACUATION
 SIGNAL TONES SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 18.4.3
 (PUBLIC
 MODE AUDIBLE REQUIREMENTS), 18.4.4 (PRIVATE MODE
 AUDIBLE REQUIREMENTS),
 18.4.5 (SLEEPING AREA REQUIREMENTS), OR 18.4.6
 (NARROW BAND TONE SIGNALING FOR EXCEEDING MASKED
 THRESHOLDS),
 AS APPLICABLE.
  
 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.
  
  
 PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE.
  
 PROVIDE REVISED AS-BUILTS AS APPICABLE.
  
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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