Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20011267
Permit Number 20011267
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2020-03-18 15:41:41THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) ALL A SHEETS - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF THE COLOR
 RED ON SOME WALLS HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO INDICATION OF
 WHAT THOSE ABBREVIATED OR SOLID RED LINES MEANS
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
  
  
  
 2) SHEET A1-01 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF A TRASH ROOM
 HOWEVER, NO INDICATION OF ANY REQUIRED FIRE RATING OF
 THE TRASH ROOM WALLS.
  
 PET NFPA 101, CH 30
  
 30.3.2 PROTECTION FROM HAZARDS.
 30.3.2.1 HAZARDOUS AREAS. ANY HAZARDOUS AREA SHALL BE
 PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.7.
 30.3.2.1.1 THE AREAS DESCRIBED IN TABLE 30.3.2.1.1
 SHALL BE
 PROTECTED AS INDICATED.
  
 TRASH COLLECTION ROOMS 1 HOUR AND SPRINKLERS
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
  
 3) SHEET CD 01 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF THE M SPACES
 WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 60SF/OCC.
  
 PER NFPA 101 CH 7 - 60 IS USED FOR SALES AREAS ON
 FLOORS ABOVE STREET FLOOR. 30 SHOULD BE USED FOR STREET
 FLOOR SALES
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE A DETAILED
 NARRATIVE AND SPECIFIC FIRE CODE.
  
  
  
  
 4) SHEET CD 01 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE M
 OCCUPANCY EXITS AT THE REAR INTO A S OCCUPANCY.
  
 EXITING INTO A HIGHER HAZARD OCCUPANCY IS NOT ALLOWED
 IN THE FIRE CODE.
  
  
 PER NFPA 101 CH 7
  
 7.5.1.6 EXIT ACCESS FROM ROOMS OR SPACES SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO BE
 THROUGH ADJOINING OR INTERVENING ROOMS OR AREAS,
 PROVIDED THAT SUCH
 ROOMS OR AREAS ARE ACCESSORY TO THE AREA SERVED.
 FOYERS, LOBBIES, AND
 RECEPTION ROOMS CONSTRUCTED AS REQUIRED FOR CORRIDORS
 SHALL NOT BE
 CONSTRUED AS INTERVENING ROOMS. EXIT ACCESS SHALL BE
 ARRANGED SO
 THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PASS THROUGH ANY AREA
 IDENTIFIED UNDER
 PROTECTION FROM HAZARDS IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT
  
  
 5) SHEET A1-01 - THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A REQUIRED
 FIRE RATING OF THE PET SPA WALLS.
  
 PER NFPA 101 CH 6
  
 6.1.14.3 MIXED OCCUPANCIES.
 6.1.14.3.1 EACH PORTION OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE
 CLASSIFIED AS TO ITS USE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.1.
 6.1.14.3.2* THE BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MOST
 RESTRICTIVE
 REQUIREMENTS OF THE OCCUPANCIES INVOLVED, UNLESS
 SEPARATE SAFEGUARDS
 ARE APPROVED.
 6.1.14.4 SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES. (SEE ALSO 6.1.14.1.2.)
 6.1.14.4.1 WHERE SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES ARE PROVIDED,
 EACH PART OF THE
 BUILDING COMPRISING A DISTINCT OCCUPANCY, AS DESCRIBED
 IN THIS CHAPTER,
 SHALL BE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES BY
 FIRE-RESISTIVE
 ASSEMBLIES, AS SPECIFIED IN 6.1.14.4.2, 6.1.14.4.3,
 TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(A),
 AND TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(B), UNLESS SEPARATION IS PROVIDED
 BY APPROVED
 EXISTING SEPARATIONS OR AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY
 6.1.14.4.6.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
  
 6) SHEET A 1-04 & ALL FLOOR LEVELS ABOVE - PLEASE
 PROVIDE THE DIMESION OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH DEAD-END
 CORRIDOR SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA 101 CH 30
  
 30.2.5.4.2 DEAD-END CORRIDORS SHALL NOT EXCEED 50 FT
 (15 M) IN
 BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 30.3.5.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE
  
  
  
 7) SHEET A 1-04 - PLEASE PROVIDE THE DIMENSION IN
 BETWEEN THE STRAIRWELLS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 HOSELINE LENGHTS PER NFPA 14
  
 7.3.2.2* WHERE THE MOST REMOTE PORTION OF A
 NONSPRINKLERED
 FLOOR OR STORY IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF 150 FT (45.7 M)
 OF TRAVEL
 DISTANCE FROM A HOSE CONNECTION IN OR ADJACENT TO A
 REQUIRED
 EXIT OR THE MOST REMOTE PORTION OF A SPRINKLERED FLOOR
 OR STORY
 IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF 200 FT (61 M) OF TRAVEL
 DISTANCE FROM A
 HOSE CONNECTION IN OR ADJACENT TO A REQUIRED EXIT,
 ADDITIONAL
 HOSE CONNECTIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED, IN APPROVED
 LOCATIONS,
 WHERE REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE AHJ.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS OF COMPLIANCE OR
 CORRECT
  
  
  
 8) SHEET A 1-04 - THE DOORS TO THE FITNESS ROOM ARE
 INDICATED AS IN-SWING.
  
 PER NFPA 101 CH 7
  
 7.2.1.4.2 DOOR LEAF SWING DIRECTION. DOOR LEAVES
 REQUIRED TO BE
 OF THE SIDE-HINGED OR PIVOTED-SWINGING TYPE SHALL SWING
 IN THE
 DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
 CONDITIONS:
 (1) WHERE SERVING A ROOM OR AREA WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD
 OF 50 OR
 MORE, EXCEPT UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
 (A) DOOR LEAVES IN HORIZONTAL EXITS SHALL NOT BE
 REQUIRED TO
 SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL WHERE PERMITTED
 BY 7.2.4.3.8.1 OR 7.2.4.3.8.2.
 (B) DOOR LEAVES IN SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED
 TO
 SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL IN EXISTING
 HEALTH
 CARE OCCUPANCIES, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 19.
 (2) WHERE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IS USED IN AN EXIT
 ENCLOSURE, UNLESS
 THE DOOR OPENING SERVES AN INDIVIDUAL LIVING UNIT THAT
 OPENS
 DIRECTLY INTO AN EXIT ENCLOSURE
 (3) WHERE THE DOOR OPENING SERVES A HIGH HAZARD
 CONTENTS AREA
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
 9)THIS IS A HIGH RISE BUILDING HOWEVER A FIRE COMMAND
 ROOM COULD NOT BE READILY IDENTIFIED OR LOCATED.
  
 PER NFPA 1 & 101
  
 3.3.36.7* HIGH-RISE BUILDING. A BUILDING WHERE THE
 FLOOR OF AN
 OCCUPIABLE STORY IS GREATER THAN 75 FT (23 M) ABOVE THE
 LOWEST
 LEVEL OF FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE ACCESS.
  
  
 THE FIRE COMMAND CENTER SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 1,
 CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.9 AND SHALL CONTAIN
 THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
  
 A. SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 200 FT SQUARED WITH A MINIMUM
 DIMENSION OF 10 FT.
 B. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
 C. A TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED
 ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 D. SCHEMATIC BUILDING PLANS INDICATING THE TYPICAL
 FLOOR PLAN AND DETAILING THE BUILDING CORE, MEANS OF
 EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, FIRE-FIGHTING
 EQUIPMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS AND THE LOCATION
 OF FIRE WALLS, FIRE BARRIERS, FIRE PARTITIONS, SMOKE
 BARRIERS AND SMOKE PARTITIONS
 E. A WORK TABLE.
 F. IF APPLICABLE, A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
 FOR THE BUILDING.
 G. THE EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
 CONTROL UNIT.
 H. ANNUNCIATOR UNIT VISUALLY INDICATING THE LOCATION OF
 THE ELEVATORS AND WHETHER THEY ARE OPERATIONAL
 I. STATUS INDICATORS AND CONTROLS FOR AIR DISTRIBUTION
 SYSTEMS.
 J. CONTROLS FOR UNLOCKING STAIRWAY DOORS SIMULTANEOUSLY
 K. SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATER FLOW DETECTOR DISPLAY
 PANELS
 L. EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER STATUS INDICATORS
 M. FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 N. GENERATOR SUPERVISION DEVICES AND MANUAL START AND
 TRANSFER FEATURES.
 O. PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, WHERE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED
 BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE
 P. CONTROLS REQUIRED FOR SMOKE CONTROL
 Q. ELEVATOR FIRE RECALL SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME
 A17.1.
 R. ELEVATOR EMERGENCY OR STANDBY POWER SELECTOR
 SWITCH(ES), WHERE EMERGENCY OR STANDBY POWER IS
 PROVIDED
  
  
 PER NFPA 101
  
 11.8.6* EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER.
 11.8.6.1 AN EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL BE PROVIDED
 IN A
 LOCATION APPROVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
 11.8.6.2 THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL CONTAIN THE
 FOLLOWING:
 (1) VOICE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PANELS AND CONTROLS
 (2) FIRE DEPARTMENT TWO-WAY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION
 SERVICE
 PANELS AND CONTROLS WHERE REQUIRED BY ANOTHER SECTION
 OF THIS
 CODE
 (3) FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ANNUNCIATION
 PANELS
 (4) ELEVATOR FLOOR LOCATION AND OPERATION ANNUNCIATORS
 (5) ELEVATOR FIRE RECALL SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME
 A17.1/CSA B44, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS
 (6) ELEVATOR EMERGENCY POWER SELECTOR SWITCH(ES) WHERE
 PROVIDED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME A17.1/CSA B44
 (7) SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATERFLOW ANNUNCIATORS
 (8) EMERGENCY GENERATOR STATUS INDICATORS
 (9) CONTROLS FOR ANY AUTOMATIC STAIRWAY DOOR UNLOCKING
 SYSTEM
 (10) FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 (11) TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED
 ACCESS TO THE
 PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 (12) STAIRWAY VIDEO MONITORING EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY
 11.8.8
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS.
  
  
  
 10) THERE APPEARS TO BE NO CLEAR INDICATION OF ANY
 SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM(S).
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS
  
  
  
 11) SHEETS A7-20 & 21 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF
 ELEVATORS THAT COMPLY WITH THE FIRE CODE
  
 PER NFPA 101
  
 30.5.3 ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, AND CONVEYORS. ELEVATORS,
 ESCALATORS, AND CONVEYORS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF
 SECTION 9.4.
  
 9.4.2 CODE COMPLIANCE.
 9.4.2.1 EXCEPT AS MODIFIED HEREIN, NEW ELEVATORS,
 ESCALATORS,
 DUMBWAITERS, AND MOVING WALKS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF ASME A17.1/CSA B44, SAFETY CODE FOR
 ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS.
  
 9.4.3 FIRE FIGHTERS? EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
 9.4.3.1 ALL NEW ELEVATORS SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE
 FIGHTERS?
 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME A17.1/CSA
 B44,
 SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS.
 9.4.3.2 ALL EXISTING ELEVATORS HAVING A TRAVEL DISTANCE
 OF 25 FT
 (7620 MM) OR MORE ABOVE OR BELOW THE LEVEL THAT BEST
 SERVES THE
 NEEDS OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR FIRE-FIGHTING OR
 RESCUE PURPOSES
 SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE FIGHTERS? EMERGENCY
 OPERATIONS
 REQUIREMENTS OF ASME A17.3, SAFETY CODE FOR EXISTING
 ELEVATORS
 AND ESCALATORS.
  
  
 12) SHEETS A7-20 & 21 - PLEASE PROVIDE INDICATIONS FOR
 COMPLIANCE OF THE ELEVATOR INTERIOR SIZE FOR EMS
 STRETCHER DIMESIONS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
  
  
  
 13) SHEET E0-00 & ELECTRICAL SHEETS - THERE ARE
 INDICATIONS OF FIRE ALARM DEVICES; HOWEVER, ALL FIRE
 ALARM WORK SHALL BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND SHOP
 DRAWINGS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  
  
  
 14) ELECTRICAL SHEETS - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF BDA
 INSTALLATIONS FOR RADIO TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS PER NFPA
 72
  
 A BDA PERMIT AND REPORT IS REQUIRED UNDER SPERATE
 PERMIT AND SHOP DRAWINGS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  
  
 15) SHEET FPO - THERE ARE INDICATIONS UNDER GENERAL
 NOTE OF A FIRE SPRINKLER PERMIT.
  
 ALL FIRE SPRINKLER WORK SHALL BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE
 PERMIT AND SHOP DRAWINGS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  
  
  
 16) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 17 ) 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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