City of West Palm Beach eGovPlus

Plan Review Notes

Plan Review Notes For Permit 20040685
Permit Number	20040685
Review Stop	FIRE
Sequence Number	1

Notes

Date	Text
2020-04-17 12:44:56	THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
	MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:

	THE PROPOSED PROJECT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
	OF NFPA 101 CH 40 INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES40.1 GENERAL
	REQUIREMENTS.

	40.1.1 APPLICATION.
	40.1.1.1 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY
	TO BOTH NEW
	AND EXISTING INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES.
	40.1.1.2 ADMINISTRATION. THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 1,
	ADMINISTRATION, SHALL APPLY.
	40.1.1.3 GENERAL. THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 4, GENERAL,
	SHALL
	APPLY.
	40.1.1.4 INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES SHALL INCLUDE FACTORIES
	MAKING
	PRODUCTS OF ALL KINDS AND PROPERTIES USED FOR
	OPERATIONS SUCH AS
	PROCESSING, ASSEMBLING, MIXING, PACKAGING, FINISHING OR
	DECORATING, REPAIRING, AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS.


	1) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF ILLUMINATION OF THE
	MEANS OF EGRESS

	40.2.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF EGRESS
	SHALL
	BE ILLUMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8 OR WITH
	NATURAL
	LIGHTING THAT PROVIDES THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF
	ILLUMINATION IN
	STRUCTURES OCCUPIED ONLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.

	7.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS.
	7.8.1 GENERAL.
	7.8.1.1* ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE
	PROVIDED IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8 FOR EVERY BUILDING AND
	STRUCTURE WHERE
	REQUIRED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
	THIS
	REQUIREMENT, EXIT ACCESS SHALL INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED
	STAIRS, AISLES,
	CORRIDORS, RAMPS, ESCALATORS, AND PASSAGEWAYS LEADING
	TO AN EXIT. FOR THE
	PURPOSES OF THIS REQUIREMENT, EXIT DISCHARGE SHALL
	INCLUDE ONLY
	DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, CORRIDORS, RAMPS,
	ESCALATORS, WALKWAYS, AND EXIT
	PASSAGEWAYS LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY.
	7.8.1.2 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE
	CONTINUOUS DURING THE
	TIME THAT THE CONDITIONS OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRE THAT THE
	MEANS OF EGRESS
	BE AVAILABLE FOR USE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
	7.8.1.2.2.
	7.8.1.2.1 ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING SHALL BE EMPLOYED AT SUCH
	LOCATIONS AND FOR
	SUCH PERIODS OF TIME AS ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE
	ILLUMINATION TO THE
	MINIMUM CRITERIA VALUES HEREIN SPECIFIED.

	PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE



	2) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING.

	40.2.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING
	40.2.9.1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
	SECTION 7.9
	40.2.9.2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR
	ANY OF THE
	FOLLOWING:
	(1) SPECIAL-PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES WITHOUT
	ROUTINE
	HUMAN HABITATION
	(2) STRUCTURES OCCUPIED ONLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS,
	WITH
	SKYLIGHTS OR WINDOWS ARRANGED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED
	LEVEL
	OF ILLUMINATION ON ALL PORTIONS OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS
	DURING
	SUCH HOURS

	7.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
	7.9.1 GENERAL.
	7.9.1.1* EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES FOR MEANS OF
	EGRESS SHALL BE
	PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.9 FOR THE
	FOLLOWING:
	(1) BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES WHERE REQUIRED IN CHAPTERS
	11 THROUGH 43
	(2) UNDERGROUND AND LIMITED ACCESS STRUCTURES AS
	ADDRESSED IN SECTION
	11.7
	(3) HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS AS REQUIRED BY OTHER SECTIONS
	OF THIS CODE
	(4) DOORS EQUIPPED WITH DELAYED-EGRESS LOCKS
	(5) STAIR SHAFTS AND VESTIBULES OF SMOKEPROOF
	ENCLOSURES, FOR WHICH THE
	FOLLOWING ALSO APPLY:
	(A) THE STAIR SHAFT AND VESTIBULE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
	INCLUDE A
	STANDBY GENERATOR THAT IS INSTALLED FOR THE SMOKEPROOF
	ENCLOSURE MECHANICAL VENTILATION EQUIPMENT.
	(B) THE STANDBY GENERATOR SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE USED
	FOR THE
	STAIR SHAFT AND VESTIBULE EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER
	SUPPLY.
	(6) NEW ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS IN ACCORDANCE
	WITH 7.2.1.6.2

	7.9.2 PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEM.
	7.9.2.1 EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A
	MINIMUM OF 1?
	HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF NORMAL LIGHTING.
	7.9.2.1.1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE
	ARRANGED TO PROVIDE
	INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT LESS THAN AN AVERAGE
	OF 1 FT-CANDLE (10.8
	LUX) AND, AT ANY POINT, NOT LESS THAN 0.1 FT-CANDLE
	(1.1 LUX) , MEASURED
	ALONG THE PATH OF EGRESS AT FLOOR LEVEL.
	7.9.2.1.2 ILLUMINATION LEVELS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
	DECLINE TO NOT
	LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 0.6 FT-CANDLE (6.5 LUX) AND, AT
	ANY POINT,
	NOT LESS THAN 0.06 FT-CANDLE (0.65 LUX) AT THE END OF
	1? HOURS.

	7.9.2.3* THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM SHALL BE
	ARRANGED TO
	PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ILLUMINATION AUTOMATICALLY IN THE
	EVENT OF ANY
	INTERRUPTION OF NORMAL LIGHTING DUE TO ANY OF THE
	FOLLOWING:
	(1) FAILURE OF A PUBLIC UTILITY OR OTHER OUTSIDE
	ELECTRICAL POWER
	SUPPLY
	(2) OPENING OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSE
	(3) MANUAL ACT(S), INCLUDING ACCIDENTAL OPENING OF A
	SWITCH
	CONTROLLING NORMAL LIGHTING FACILITIES

	7.9.2.6 EXISTING BATTERY-OPERATED EMERGENCY LIGHTS
	SHALL USE ONLY
	RELIABLE TYPES OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES PROVIDED WITH
	SUITABLE
	FACILITIES FOR MAINTAINING THEM IN PROPERLY CHARGED
	CONDITION.
	BATTERIES USED IN SUCH LIGHTS OR UNITS SHALL BE
	APPROVED FOR THEIR
	INTENDED USE AND SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 70, NATIONAL
	ELECTRICAL
	CODE.
	7.9.2.7 THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM SHALL BE EITHER
	CONTINUOUSLY
	IN OPERATION OR SHALL BE CAPABLE OF REPEATED AUTOMATIC
	OPERATION
	WITHOUT MANUAL INTERVENTION.

	PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE.



	3) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF AN EXIT SIGN IN THE NEWLY
	CREATED SPACE AND WHEN A PERSON WOULD EXIT FROM THE NEW
	SPACE.

	40.2.10 MARKING OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF EGRESS
	SHALL
	HAVE SIGNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.10.

	7.10.1.2 EXITS.
	7.10.1.2.1* EXITS, OTHER THAN MAIN EXTERIOR EXIT DOORS
	THAT OBVIOUSLY
	AND CLEARLY ARE IDENTIFIABLE AS EXITS, SHALL BE MARKED
	BY AN APPROVED
	SIGN THAT IS READILY VISIBLE FROM ANY DIRECTION OF EXIT
	ACCESS.
	7.10.1.2.2* HORIZONTAL COMPONENTS OF THE EGRESS PATH
	WITHIN AN EXIT
	ENCLOSURE SHALL BE MARKED BY APPROVED EXIT OR
	DIRECTIONAL EXIT SIGNS
	WHERE THE CONTINUATION OF THE EGRESS PATH IS NOT
	OBVIOUS.

	7.10.1.5 EXIT ACCESS.
	7.10.1.5.1 ACCESS TO EXITS SHALL BE MARKED BY APPROVED,
	READILY
	VISIBLE SIGNS IN ALL CASES WHERE THE EXIT OR WAY TO
	REACH THE EXIT IS
	NOT READILY APPARENT TO THE OCCUPANTS.
	7.10.1.5.2* NEW SIGN PLACEMENT SHALL BE SUCH THAT NO
	POINT IN AN
	EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR IS IN EXCESS OF THE RATED VIEWING
	DISTANCE OR
	100 FT (30 M), WHICHEVER IS LESS, FROM THE NEAREST
	SIGN.



	4) THE TITLE HEADER INDICATES AN ADDRESS OF 935 35TH
	CT.

	IT SHOULD READ 25TH CT.

	PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.



	5) THERE APPEARS TO BE A WINDOW WITHIN THE NEW WALL.

	THERE IS NO WINDOW SCHEDULE, SIZE, TYPE.

	PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE WINDOW DETAILS.



	6) THERE IS NO INDICATIONS OF A DOOR SCHEDULE FOR THE
	NEW DOOR.

	THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE SIZE, TYPE, AND HARDWARE
	FOR THE DOOR.

	40.2.2.2 DOORS.
	40.2.2.2.1 DOORS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1 SHALL BE
	PERMITTED.

	40.2.2.2.4 LOCKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.1.6.3 SHALL BE
	PERMITTED

	7.2.1.5 LOCKS, LATCHES, AND ALARM DEVICES.
	7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED
	READILY FROM
	THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED.

	7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE
	OF A KEY, A
	TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM
	THE EGRESS
	SIDE.

	7.2.1.5.10* A LATCH OR OTHER FASTENING DEVICE ON A DOOR
	LEAF SHALL
	BE PROVIDED WITH A RELEASING DEVICE THAT HAS AN OBVIOUS
	METHOD OF
	OPERATION AND THAT IS READILY OPERATED UNDER ALL
	LIGHTING CONDITIONS.
	7.2.1.5.10.1 THE RELEASING MECHANISM FOR ANY LATCH
	SHALL BE
	LOCATED AS FOLLOWS:
	(1) NOT LESS THAN 34 IN. (865 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED
	FLOOR FOR
	OTHER THAN EXISTING INSTALLATIONS
	(2) NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED
	FLOOR
	7.2.1.5.10.2 THE RELEASING MECHANISM SHALL OPEN THE
	DOOR LEAF
	WITH NOT MORE THAN ONE RELEASING OPERATION, UNLESS
	OTHERWISE
	SPECIFIED IN 7.2.1.5.10.3, 7.2.1.5.10.4, OR
	7.2.1.5.10.6.

	PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DOOR AND HARDWARE DETAILS
	THAT COMPLY WITH NFPA 101 CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS.




	7) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
	REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
	ABOVE.



	8) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
	RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.



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