Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20031056
Permit Number 20031056
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2020-03-23 14:18:27THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) SHEET FP 1 - THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A FIRE
 SPRINKLER IN THE ELEVATOR PIT.
  
 PER NFPA 13
  
 8.15.5 ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS AND MACHINE ROOMS.
 8.15.5.1* SIDEWALL SPRAY SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED
 AT THE BOTTOM
 OF EACH ELEVATOR HOISTWAY NOT MORE THAN 2 FT (0.61 M)
 ABOVE THE FLOOR OF THE PIT.
 8.15.5.2 THE SPRINKLER REQUIRED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
 ELEVATOR
 HOISTWAY BY 8.15.5.1 SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR
 ENCLOSED, NONCOMBUSTIBLE
 ELEVATOR SHAFTS THAT DO NOT CONTAIN COMBUSTIBLE
 HYDRAULIC FLUIDS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS OR CORRECT.
  
  
  
 2) SHEET FP 1 - THERE IS AN INDICATION AT THE ENTRY OF
 A UTILITY ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS.
  
 THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SPRINKLER HEAD PROTECTING
 THIS AREA.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
 3) SHEET FP 1 - THERE IS AN INDICATION ON AN ENTRY
 AREA.
  
 THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SPRINKLER HEAD PROTECTING
 THIS AREA.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
 4) SHEET FP 3 - THERE IS NO INDICATION OF FIRE
 SPRINKLER PROTECTION AT THE TOP OF HOISTWAY
  
 PER NFPA 13
  
 8.15.5.3 AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS SHALL NOT BE
 REQUIRED IN ELEVATOR
 MACHINE ROOMS, ELEVATOR MACHINERY SPACES, CONTROL
 SPACES, OR
 HOISTWAYS OF TRACTION ELEVATORS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE
 APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN NFPA 101, OR THE APPLICABLE
 BUILDING
 CODE, WHERE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
 (1) THE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM, MACHINERY SPACE, CONTROL
 ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, OR HOISTWAY OF TRACTION ELEVATOR
 IS
 DEDICATED TO ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT ONLY.
 (2) THE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM, MACHINE ROOM, MACHINERY
 SPACE, CONTROL ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, OR HOISTWAY OF
 TRACTION
 ELEVATORS ARE PROTECTED BY SMOKE DETECTORS, OR OTHER
 AUTOMATIC
 FIRE DETECTION, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA72.
 (3) THE ELEVATOR MACHINERY SPACE, CONTROL ROOM, CONTROL
 SPACE,
 OR HOISTWAY OF TRACTION ELEVATORS IS SEPARATED FROM THE
 REMAINDER
 OF THE BUILDING BY WALLS AND FLOOR/CEILING OR ROOF/
 CEILING ASSEMBLIES HAVING A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF
 NOT LESS
 THAN THAT SPECIFIED BY THE APPLICABLE BUILDING CODE.
 (4) NO MATERIALS UNRELATED TO ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT ARE
 PERMITTED
 TO BE STORED IN ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS, MACHINERY
 SPACES, CONTROL ROOMS, CONTROL SPACES, OR HOISTWAYS OF
 TRACTION
 ELEVATORS.
 (5) THE ELEVATOR MACHINERY IS NOT OF THE HYDRAULIC
 TYPE.
 8.15.5.4* AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS IN ELEVATOR MACHINE
 ROOMS OR
 AT THE TOPS OF HOISTWAYS SHALL BE OF ORDINARY- OR
 INTERMEDIATETEMPERATURE
 RATING.
 8.15.5.5* UPRIGHT, PENDENT, OR SIDEWALL SPRAY
 SPRINKLERS SHALL
 BE INSTALLED AT THE TOP OF ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS.
 8.15.5.6 THE SPRINKLER REQUIRED AT THE TOP OF THE
 ELEVATOR HOISTWAY
 BY 8.15.5.5 SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE THE HOISTWAY
 FOR PASSENGER
 ELEVATORS IS NONCOMBUSTIBLE OR LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE AND
 THE CAR ENCLOSURE MATERIALS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 ASME
 A17.1, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
 5) SHEET FP 3 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF AN OUTDOOR
 PORCH OR BALCONY WITH CEILING FANS WITH FIRE SPRINKLER
 PROTECTION.
  
 8.15.7* EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS.
 8.15.7.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 8.15.7.2, 8.15.7.3,
 OR
 8.15.7.4 ARE MET, SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER
 EXTERIOR
 PROJECTIONS EXCEEDING 4 FT (1.2 M) IN WIDTH.
 8.15.7.2* SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED
 WHERE
 THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH MATERIALS
 THAT
 ARE NONCOMBUSTIBLE, LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE, OR FIRE
 RETARDANT?
 TREATED WOOD AS DEFINED IN NFPA 703.
 8.15.7.3 SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED
 FROM BELOW
 THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS OF COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION,
 PROVIDED
 THE EXPOSED FINISH MATERIAL ON THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS
 ARE NONCOMBUSTIBLE,
 LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE, OR FIRE RETARDANT?TREATED
 WOOD AS DEFINED IN NFPA 703, AND THE EXTERIOR
 PROJECTIONS CONTAIN
 ONLY SPRINKLERED CONCEALED SPACES OR ANY OF THE
 FOLLOWING
 UNSPRINKLERED COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACES:
 (1) COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACES FILLED ENTIRELY WITH
 NONCOMBUSTIBLE
 INSULATION
 (2) LIGHT OR ORDINARY HAZARD OCCUPANCIES WHERE
 NONCOMBUSTIBLE
 OR LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE CEILINGS ARE DIRECTLY ATTACHED
 TO THE BOTTOM OF SOLID WOOD JOISTS SO AS TO CREATE
 ENCLOSED
 JOIST SPACES 160 FT3 (4.5 M3) OR LESS IN VOLUME,
 INCLUDING
 SPACE BELOW INSULATION THAT IS LAID DIRECTLY ON TOP OR
 WITHIN
 THE CEILING JOISTS IN AN OTHERWISE SPRINKLERED ATTIC
 [SEE
 11.2.3.1.4(4)(D)]
 (3) CONCEALED SPACES OVER ISOLATED SMALL EXTERIOR
 PROJECTIONS
 NOT EXCEEDING 55 FT2 (5.1 M2) IN AREA
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
 6) SHEET FP 3 - SPRINKLER HEAD LOCATION IN THE HALL
 INDICATES SEVERAL HEADS THAT APPEAR TO BE TOO CLOSE TO
 THE WALL.
  
 WITH NO DIMENSION INDICATED, PLEAE PROVIDE THE REQUIRED
 DIMENSION FROM THE WALL TO AVOID POSSIBLE INSTALLATION
 ERROR AND FAILED INSPECTION.
  
  
  
  
 7) THERE WE NO MANUFACTURES SPEC SHEETS PROVIDED TO
 REVIEW AND VERIFY MATERILAS AND CALCULATIONS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE EQUIPMENT SPEC SHEETS.
  
  
  
 8) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 9) 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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