Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19110517
Permit Number 19110517
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2020-01-23 14:17:01THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
  
 1) THERE IS ONLY ONE SET OF RESUBMITTED PLANS, TWO SETS
 ARE REQUIRED.
  
 PLEASE SUBMIT A COMPLETE 2ND SET.
  
  
  
 2) THE DETAIL OF THE EXISITNG FA SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR
 TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF NFPA 101, CH 9
  
 I AM NOT CERTAIN THAT THE INSTALLED SYSTEM BY XFINITY
 MEETS THE REQUIRMENT OF NFPA 101, CH 9 AND NFPA 72
  
 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.
  
  
 9.6.2 SIGNAL INITIATION.
 9.6.2.1 WHERE REQUIRED BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE,
 ACTUATION
 OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL OCCUR BY ANY OR ALL OF
 THE FOLLOWING
 MEANS OF INITIATION BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO SUCH
 MEANS:
 (1) MANUAL FIRE ALARM INITIATION
 (2) AUTOMATIC DETECTION
 (3) EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM OPERATION
 9.6.2.2 MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR
 FIREPROTECTIVE
 SIGNALING PURPOSES. COMBINATION FIRE ALARM AND GUARD?S
 TOUR STATIONS SHALL BE PERMITTED.
 9.6.2.3 A MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SHALL BE PROVIDED AS
 FOLLOWS,
 UNLESS MODIFIED BY ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE:
 (1) FOR NEW ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS, THE MANUAL FIRE
 ALARM
 BOX SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN 60 IN. (1525 MM) OF EXIT
 DOORWAYS.
 (2) FOR EXISTING ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS, THE MANUAL
 FIRE ALARM
 BOX EITHER SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE NATURAL EXIT ACCESS
 PATH
 NEAR EACH REQUIRED EXIT OR WITHIN 60 IN. (1525 MM) OF
 EXIT
 DOORWAYS.
  
 9.6.3.5 UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 9.6.3.5.1 THROUGH
 9.6.3.5.8,
 NOTIFICATION SIGNALS FOR OCCUPANTS TO EVACUATE SHALL BE
 AUDIBLE, AND
 VISIBLE SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72, NATIONAL
 FIRE ALARM
 AND SIGNALING CODE.
  
 9.6.3.7 AUDIBLE ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHALL BE
 OF SUCH
 CHARACTER AND SO DISTRIBUTED AS TO BE EFFECTIVELY HEARD
 ABOVE THE
 AVERAGE AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL THAT EXISTS UNDER NORMAL
 CONDITIONS
 OF OCCUPANCY.
  
 16.3.4.5 DETECTION. A SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM IN
 ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 9.6 SHALL BE INSTALLED IN DAY-CARE
 OCCUPANCIES, OTHER
 THAN THOSE 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, AND SUCH SYSTEM SHALL
 COMPLY
 WITH BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED ON EACH STORY IN FRONT
 OF THE DOORS
 TO THE STAIRWAYS AND IN THE CORRIDORS OF ALL FLOORS
 OCCUPIED BY
 THE DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY.
 (2) DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN LOUNGES, RECREATION
 AREAS, AND
 SLEEPING ROOMS IN THE DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS AND THE PERMIT NUMBER FOR
 CHANGES.
  
  
  
 3) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 4) 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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