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Plan Review Notes

Notes

Date	Text
2019-11-05 11:31:33	THIS 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) THE BACKFLOW PREVENTOR IS INDICATED CLOSE TO THE
	BUILDING WITH NO DIMENSIONS PROVIDED.

	PER NFPA 24

	6.2.11 ALL CONNECTIONS TO PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS
	FOR FIRE
	PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE ARRANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
	ONE
	OF THE FOLLOWING SO THAT THEY CAN BE ISOLATED


	(4)*A BACKFLOW PREVENTER WITH AT LEAST ONE INDICATING
	VALVE NOT
	LESS THAN 40 FT (12 M) FROM THE BUILDING
	(A) FOR BUILDINGS LESS THAN 40 FT (12 M) IN HEIGHT, A
	BACKFLOW
	PREVENTER WITH AT LEAST ONE INDICATING VALVE SHALL
	BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED CLOSER THAN 40 FT (12 M)
	BUT AT LEAST AS FAR FROM THE BUILDING AS THE HEIGHT OF
	THE WALL FACING THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER.

	PLEASE INSTALL THE BACKFLOW AS FAR AWAY FROM THE
	BUILDING AS POSSIBLE AS REQUIRED FOR THE MINIMUM
	PROPERTY LINE DISTANCES.





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