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| 2019-10-24 14:53:15 | PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
| | 2ND REVIEW: FBC SIXTH EDITION (2017) |
| | ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| | COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561) 805-6714 |
| | [email protected] |
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| | DENIED BY BUILDING |
| | PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| | THE FOLLOWING ARE THE 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR A HAUNTED HOUSE ATTRACTION. |
| | FBC SECTION 202 DEFINITIONS. SPECIAL AMUSEMENT |
| | BUILDING. A SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDING IS ANY TEMPORARY |
| | OR PERMANENT BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF THAT IS |
| | OCCUPIED FOR AMUSEMENT, ENTERTAINMENT OR EDUCATIONAL |
| | PURPOSES AND THAT CONTAINS A DEVICE OR SYSTEM THAT |
| | CONVEYS PASSENGERS OR PROVIDES A WALKWAY ALONG, AROUND |
| | OR OVER A COURSE IN ANY DIRECTION SO ARRANGED THAT THE |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS PATH IS NOT READILY APPARENT DUE TO |
| | VISUAL OR AUDIO DISTRACTIONS OR IS INTENTIONALLY |
| | CONFOUNDED OR IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE |
| | NATURE OF THE ATTRACTION OR MODE OF CONVEYANCE THROUGH |
| | THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. |
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| | FBC CHAPTER 4 SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON |
| | USE AND OCCUPANCY SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDINGS |
| | 1) 411.1 GENERAL. |
| | SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDINGS HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF |
| | 50 OR MORE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE |
| | APPROPRIATE GROUP A OCCUPANCY AND SECTIONS 411.1 |
| | THROUGH 411.8. SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDINGS HAVING AN |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD OF LESS THAN 50 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR A GROUP B OCCUPANCY AND SECTIONS 411.1 |
| | THROUGH 411.8. |
| | EXCEPTION: SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS |
| | THEREOF THAT ARE WITHOUT WALLS OR A ROOF AND |
| | CONSTRUCTED TO PREVENT THE ACCUMULATION OF SMOKE NEED |
| | NOT COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION. |
| | FOR FLAMMABLE DECORATIVE MATERIALS, SEE THE FLORIDA |
| | FIRE PREVENTION CODE. |
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| | 411.2 DEFINITION. THE FOLLOWING TERM IS DEFINED IN |
| | CHAPTER 2: SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDING. |
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| | 2) NOT ADDRESSED. [F]411.3 AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION. |
| | SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDINGS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN |
| | AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 907. |
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| | 3) NOT ADDRESSED. [F]411.4 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. |
| | SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDINGS SHALL BE EQUIPPED |
| | THROUGHOUT WITH AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 903.3.1.1. WHERE THE SPECIAL |
| | AMUSEMENT BUILDING IS TEMPORARY, THE SPRINKLER WATER |
| | SUPPLY SHALL BE OF AN APPROVED TEMPORARY MEANS. |
| | EXCEPTION: AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS ARE NOT REQUIRED WHERE |
| | THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF A TEMPORARY SPECIAL AMUSEMENT |
| | BUILDING IS LESS THAN 1,000 SQUARE FEET (93 M2) AND THE |
| | EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE FROM ANY POINT TO AN EXIT |
| | IS LESS THAN 50 FEET (15 240 MM). |
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| | 4) NOT ADDRESSED. [F]411.5 ALARM. |
| | ACTUATION OF A SINGLE SMOKE DETECTOR, THE AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR OTHER AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION |
| | DEVICE SHALL IMMEDIATELY SOUND AN ALARM AT THE BUILDING |
| | AT A CONSTANTLY ATTENDED LOCATION FROM WHICH EMERGENCY |
| | ACTION CAN BE INITIATED INCLUDING THE CAPABILITY OF |
| | MANUAL INITIATION OF REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION |
| | 907.2.12.2. |
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| | 5) NOT ADDRESSED. [F]411.6 EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM |
| | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. |
| | AN EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 907.2.12 AND |
| | 907.5.2.2, WHICH IS ALSO PERMITTED TO SERVE AS A PUBLIC |
| | ADDRESS SYSTEM AND SHALL BE AUDIBLE THROUGHOUT THE |
| | ENTIRE SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDING. |
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| | 6) TO BE ADDRESSED. VERIFY IN FIELD. 411.7 EXIT |
| | MARKING. |
| | EXIT SIGNS SHALL BE INSTALLED AT THE REQUIRED EXIT OR |
| | EXIT ACCESS DOORWAYS OF AMUSEMENT BUILDINGS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND SECTION 1013. APPROVED |
| | DIRECTIONAL EXIT MARKINGS SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED. WHERE |
| | MIRRORS, MAZES OR OTHER DESIGNS ARE UTILIZED THAT |
| | DISGUISE THE PATH OF EGRESS TRAVEL SUCH THAT THEY ARE |
| | NOT APPARENT, APPROVED AND LISTED LOW-LEVEL EXIT SIGNS |
| | THAT COMPLY WITH SECTION 1013.5, AND DIRECTIONAL PATH |
| | MARKINGS LISTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UL 1994, SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED AND LOCATED NOT MORE THAN 8 INCHES (203 MM) |
| | ABOVE THE WALKING SURFACE AND ON OR NEAR THE PATH OF |
| | EGRESS TRAVEL. SUCH MARKINGS SHALL BECOME VISIBLE IN AN |
| | EMERGENCY. THE DIRECTIONAL EXIT MARKING SHALL BE |
| | ACTIVATED BY THE AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND |
| | THE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 907.2.12.2. |
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| | 7) NOT APPLICABLE. 411.7.1 PHOTOLUMINESCENT EXIT SIGNS. |
| | WHERE PHOTOLUMINESCENT EXIT SIGNS ARE INSTALLED, |
| | ACTIVATING LIGHT SOURCE AND VIEWING DISTANCE SHALL BE |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LISTING AND MARKINGS OF THE |
| | SIGNS. |
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| | 8) VERIFY IN FIELD. 411.8 INTERIOR FINISH. THE INTERIOR |
| | FINISH SHALL BE CLASS A IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 803.1. |
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| | IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS PLEASE PROVIDE |
| | THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. |
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| | 9) COMPLIED. SPECIFY THE SIZE OF THE AREA THAT WILL BE |
| | USED FOR THE HAUNTED HOUSE. |
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| | 10) COMPLIED. THE LOCATIONS AND NUMBER OF EXITS. |
| | SPECIFY THE CLEAR OPENING SIZES OF EACH OF THEM. |
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| | 11) COMPLIED. VERIFY THAT PANEL ARE STRUCTURALLY |
| | SECURED IN PLACE IN THE FIELD AT INSPECTION. (SPECIFY |
| | THE NUMBER, SIZE, LENGTH AND TYPE OF FASTENERS THAT |
| | WILL BE USED TO ATTACH THE PLYWOOD TO THE 2X4S AND TO |
| | ATTACH THE 2X4S TO THE CEILING JOISTS/RAFTERS.) PROVIDE |
| | DETAILS/DRAWINGS SHOWING HOW THE PLYWOOD WITH WOOD BEAM |
| | SUPPORTS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND ATTACHED TO THE |
| | STRUCTURE. |
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| | 12) COMPLIED. VERIFY IN FIELD. NOTE: THE RAMPS SHALL |
| | HAVE A RUNNING SLOPE NOT STEEPER THAN 1:12 PER FBC |
| | ACCESSIBILITY 405.2. PER FBC ACCESSIBILITY 303.3 |
| | CHANGES IN LEVEL BETWEEN 1/4" HIGH MINIMUM AND 1/2" |
| | HIGH MAXIMUM SHALL BE BEVELED WITH A SLOPE NOT STEEPER |
| | THAN 1:2. THE RAMP CAN NOT HAVE A 3/4" LIP. FBC(CONFIRM |
| | THAT THE ENTRANCE AND ROUTE THROUGH THE ATTRACTION IS |
| | STABLE, FIRM, SLIP RESISTANT AND LEVEL, RUNNING SLOPE |
| | NOT STEEPER THAN 1:20. THE CLEAR WIDTH OF WALKING |
| | SURFACES SHALL BE 36 INCHES MINIMUM. WHERE THE |
| | ACCESSIBLE ROUTE MAKES A 180 DEGREE TURN THE CLEAR |
| | WIDTH SHALL BE 42 INCHES MINIMUM APPROACHING THE TURN, |
| | 48 INCHES MINIMUM AT THE TURN AND 42 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | LEAVING THE TURN.) FBC ACCESSIBILITY CHAPTER 4 REQUIRES |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE, ROUTE THROUGH AND EXIT FROM THE |
| | ATTRACTION. |
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| | 13) NOT ADDRESSED. (EXPLAIN HOW THE CURTAIN WILL BE |
| | OPENED IN AN EMERGENCY. WILL THEY BE OPENED |
| | AUTOMATICALLY BY SOME TYPE OF MOTOR OR WILL THEY DEPEND |
| | ON SOMEONE TO PHYSICALLY OPEN THEM. INDICATE HOW THE |
| | CURTAINS WILL BE HUNG. WILL THEY BE HUNG FROM SOME TYPE |
| | OF CURTAIN ROD OR A TRACK? WILL THE EXIT SIGNS BE |
| | VISIBLE OVER THE TOP OF THEM? PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC |
| | DETAILS.) HOW PROVIDE DETAILS/DRAWINGS TO SHOW HOW THE |
| | FIREPROOF CURTAINS WILL BE HUNG AND HOW THEY WILL BE |
| | OPENED IN AN EMERGENCY. |
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| | 14) COMPLIED. INDICATE THE LOCATIONS OF THE BATHROOMS |
| | FOR STAFF. |
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| | 15) TO BE ADDRESSED. VERIFY IN FIELD. (THE DRAWINGS |
| | SHOW THE EXIT SIGNS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE WALL |
| | BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH ROOMS. CLARIFY HOW THE |
| | SIGNS WILL REMAIN VISIBLE WHEN THE CURTAINS, WOOD |
| | PANELS AND DECORATIONS ARE IN PLACE.) THE EXIT SIGNS |
| | NEED TO BE VISIBLE AND CAN NOT BE BLOCKED FROM VIEW. |
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| | 16) NOT ADDRESSED. NOT SPECIFIED ON DRAWINGS. (SHOW THE |
| | LOCATIONS OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON THE DRAWINGS.) |
| | EMERGENCY LIGHTING WITH BATTERY BACKUP SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN ALL ROOMS, AREAS AND EXIT PATHWAYS. |
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| | 17) NEED FIRE DEPARTMENT TO APPROVE THE TEST REPORT. |
| | NEED SHIPPING LABEL OR FABRIC TAG TO VERIFY IN FIELD. |
| | (SUBMIT THE MANUFACTURER'S FIREPROOFING |
| | INFORMATION/TEST REPORTS FOR THE CURTAINS, FABRICS, |
| | DECORATIONS AND FURNISHINGS.) ALL FURNISHINGS AND |
| | DECORATIONS (INCLUDING ALL DRAPERIES AND CURTAINS) ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO BE FLAME RESISTANT. |
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| | 18) COMPLIED. SHOW THE LOCATION OF ELECTRICAL PANELS |
| | AND LIGHTING CONTROLS. |
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| | 19) NOT ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. (PROVIDE THE |
| | EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF THE TWO SECURITY GUARDS THAT |
| | WILL BE EMPLOYED. SPECIFY WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | EDUCATING THE ACTORS ON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. SPECIFY |
| | HOW THE "LIGHT EFFECTS" WILL BE TURNED OFF AND WHO WILL |
| | DO SO. ARE THEY ALL CONNECTED TO A SINGLE SWITCH OR |
| | MULTIPLY SWITCHES IN THE SAME LOCATION? SPECIFY HOW THE |
| | EXISTING BUILDING LIGHTS WILL BE TURNED ON AND BY WHOM. |
| | ARE THEY ALL CONNECTED TO A SINGLE SWITCH OR MULTIPLY |
| | SWITCHES IN THE SAME LOCATION? HOW MANY MEGAPHONES WILL |
| | BE PROVIDED AND WHO WILL HAVE THEM? WHAT IS A BLOW HORN |
| | AND HOW WILL IT BE USED TO NOTIFY PEOPLE OF AN |
| | EMERGENCY SITUATION?) SUBMIT A WRITTEN EMERGENCY |
| | PROCEDURE PLAN. |
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| | 20) NOT ADDRESSED. FBC 107.2.1 - INFORMATION ON |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. ALL INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, |
| | SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPANYING DATA SHALL BEAR THE |
| | NAME AND SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| | DESIGN. |
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| | 21) WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A |
| | RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| | CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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