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Plan Review Notes

Plan Review Notes For Permit 20050783
Permit Number	20050783
Review Stop	FIRE
Sequence Number	1

Notes

Date	Text
2020-12-14 16:01:07	THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
	MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:

	1) PLEASE PROVIDE A COMPLETE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS
	PROJECT.

	IT APPEARS THAT THE ENTIRE BUILDING IS BEING REMODELED
	WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE CONSTRUCTED A A NEW
	OCCUPANCY.

	PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.



	2) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF COMPLAINCE WITH ANY FIRE
	CODES.

	THE PROPOSED PROJECT SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
	6TH EDITION OF FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH
	INCLUDES THE 2015 EDITION OF NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101.

	THE BELOW LIST ARE THE MOST COMMON REFERENCED CODES:
	FIRE SPRINKLER WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
	OF NFPA 13, 2013 EDITION.
	FIRE ALARM WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
	NFPA 72, 2013 EDITION.
	CONSTRUCTION WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
	NFPA 241, 2013 EDITION.
	FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
	OF NFPA 10, 2013 EDITION.
	ELECTRIC WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 70, 2014 EDITION.

	PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE OF REVIEW AND
	COMPLIANCE.



	3) PLEASE PROVIDE THE NEW OCCUPANCY TYPE AS IT APPEARS
	TO BE AN APARTMENT OCCUPANCY AND COMPLY WITH THE
	REQUIRMENTS OF NFPA 30.

	CHAPTER 30 NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS
	30.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
	30.1.1 APPLICATION.
	30.1.1.1 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY
	TO NEW
	BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS THEREOF USED AS APARTMENT
	OCCUPANCIES. (SEE
	1.3.1.)

	PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS



	4) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM

	30.3.5 EXTINGUISHMENT REQUIREMENTS.
	30.3.5.1 ALL BUILDINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY
	AN APPROVED,
	SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLED IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH
	30.3.5.2.
	30.3.5.2 WHERE AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS
	INSTALLED, EITHER FOR
	TOTAL OR PARTIAL BUILDING COVERAGE, THE SYSTEM SHALL BE
	INSTALLED IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7, AS MODIFIED BY 30.3.5.3
	AND 30.3.5.4. IN
	BUILDINGS FOUR OR FEWER STORIES ABOVE GRADE PLANE,
	SYSTEMS IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R, STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION
	OF
	SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES,
	SHALL BE
	PERMITTED.

	REQUIRED F.A.C. 61G ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH
	THIS MASTER PERMIT.

	PLEASE PROVIDE.


	5) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

	A FIRE SPRINKLER ALARM IS REQUIRED AND SHALL BE
	MONITORED.

	9.7.2 SUPERVISION.
	9.7.2.1* SUPERVISORY SIGNALS.
	9.7.2.1.1 WHERE SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
	ARE REQUIRED BY
	ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE, SUPERVISORY ATTACHMENTS
	SHALL BE INSTALLED
	AND MONITORED FOR INTEGRITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72,
	NATIONAL FIRE
	ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE, AND A DISTINCTIVE SUPERVISORY
	SIGNAL SHALL BE
	PROVIDED TO INDICATE A CONDITION THAT WOULD IMPAIR THE
	SATISFACTORY
	OPERATION OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
	9.7.2.1.2 SUPERVISORY SIGNALS SHALL SOUND AND SHALL BE
	DISPLAYED EITHER AT
	A LOCATION WITHIN THE PROTECTED BUILDING THAT IS
	CONSTANTLY ATTENDED BY
	QUALIFIED PERSONNEL OR AT AN APPROVED, REMOTELY LOCATED
	RECEIVING
	FACILITY.

	PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDEGMENT


	6) THERE APPEARS TO BE A SIGNLE EXIT FROM THE 3RD FL
	UNIT.

	2 ARE REQUIRED.

	30.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS.
	30.2.4.1 THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY
	WITH
	SECTION 7.4.
	30.2.4.2 THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF EXITS SHALL COMPLY WITH
	30.2.4.3, 30.2.4.4, OR 30.2.4.6.
	30.2.4.3 EVERY DWELLING UNIT SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO AT
	LEAST TWO
	SEPARATE EXITS REMOTELY LOCATED FROM EACH OTHER AS
	REQUIRED BY
	7.5.1.
	30.2.4.4 DWELLING UNITS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO HAVE
	ACCESS TO A
	SINGLE EXIT, PROVIDED THAT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
	CONDITIONS IS MET:
	(1) THE DWELLING UNIT HAS AN EXIT DOOR OPENING DIRECTLY
	TO THE
	STREET OR YARD AT THE FINISHED GROUND LEVEL.
	(2) THE DWELLING UNIT HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO AN OUTSIDE
	STAIR THAT
	COMPLIES WITH 7.2.2 AND SERVES A MAXIMUM OF TWO UNITS,
	BOTH OF WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE SAME STORY.
	(3) THE DWELLING UNIT HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO AN INTERIOR
	STAIR THAT
	SERVES ONLY THAT UNIT AND IS SEPARATED FROM ALL OTHER
	PORTIONS
	OF THE BUILDING BY FIRE BARRIERS HAVING A MINIMUM
	1-HOUR FIRE
	RESISTANCE RATING, WITH NO OPENING THEREIN.

	30.2.4.6 A SINGLE EXIT SHALL BE PERMITTED IN BUILDINGS
	WHERE THE
	TOTAL NUMBER OF STORIES DOES NOT EXCEED FOUR, PROVIDED
	THAT ALL OF
	THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
	(1) THERE ARE FOUR OR FEWER DWELLING UNITS PER STORY.
	(2) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN
	APPROVED,
	SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
	WITH
	30.3.5.
	(3) THE EXIT STAIRWAY DOES NOT SERVE MORE THAN ONE-HALF
	STORY
	BELOW THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE.
	(4) THE TRAVEL DISTANCE FROM THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF ANY
	DWELLING
	UNIT TO AN EXIT DOES NOT EXCEED 35 FT (10.7 M).
	(5) THE EXIT STAIRWAY IS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED OR
	SEPARATED FROM
	THE REST OF THE BUILDING BY BARRIERS HAVING A MINIMUM
	1-HOUR
	FIRE RESISTANCE RATING.
	(6) ALL OPENINGS BETWEEN THE EXIT STAIRWAY ENCLOSURE
	AND THE
	BUILDING ARE PROTECTED WITH SELF-CLOSING DOOR
	ASSEMBLIES
	HAVING A MINIMUM 1-HOUR FIRE PROTECTION RATING.
	(7) ALL CORRIDORS SERVING AS ACCESS TO EXITS HAVE A
	MINIMUM 1-
	HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING.
	(8) HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SEPARATION HAVING A MINIMUM
	?-HOUR
	FIRE RESISTANCE RATING IS PROVIDED BETWEEN DWELLING
	UNITS.

	PLEASE CORRECT OR PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE.


	7) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF STAIR EXIT PAST UNPROTECTD
	WINDOWS.

	30.2.2.3 STAIRS.
	30.2.2.3.1 STAIRS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.2 SHALL BE
	PERMITTED.

	7.2.2.6.3 SEPARATION AND PROTECTION OF OUTSIDE STAIRS.
	7.2.2.6.3.1* OUTSIDE STAIRS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE
	INTERIOR OF THE
	BUILDING BY CONSTRUCTION WITH THE FIRE RESISTANCE
	RATING REQUIRED FOR
	ENCLOSED STAIRS WITH FIXED OR SELF-CLOSING OPENING
	PROTECTIVES,
	EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:
	(1) OUTSIDE STAIRS SERVING AN EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS
	BALCONY THAT HAS
	TWO REMOTE OUTSIDE STAIRWAYS OR RAMPS SHALL BE
	PERMITTED TO BE
	UNPROTECTED.
	(2) OUTSIDE STAIRS SERVING TWO OR FEWER ADJACENT
	STORIES, INCLUDING
	THE STORY WHERE THE EXIT DISCHARGES, SHALL BE PERMITTED
	TO BE
	UNPROTECTED WHERE THERE IS A REMOTELY LOCATED SECOND
	EXIT.
	(3) IN EXISTING BUILDINGS, EXISTING OUTSIDE STAIRS
	SERVING THREE OR
	FEWER ADJACENT STORIES, INCLUDING THE STORY WHERE THE
	EXIT
	DISCHARGES, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE UNPROTECTED WHERE
	THERE IS
	A REMOTELY LOCATED SECOND EXIT.
	(4) THE FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF A SEPARATION
	EXTENDING 10 FT (3050
	MM) FROM THE STAIRS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO EXCEED 1
	HOUR
	WHERE OPENINGS HAVE A MINIMUM ?-HOUR FIRE PROTECTION
	RATING.
	(5) OUTSIDE STAIRS IN EXISTING BUILDINGS PROTECTED
	THROUGHOUT BY AN
	APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE
	UNPROTECTED.
	7.2.2.6.3.2 WALL CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED BY 7.2.2.6.3.1
	SHALL EXTEND AS
	FOLLOWS:
	(1) VERTICALLY FROM THE FINISHED GROUND LEVEL TO A
	POINT 10 FT (3050
	MM) ABOVE THE TOPMOST LANDING OF THE STAIRS OR TO THE
	ROOFLINE,
	WHICHEVER IS LOWER
	(2) HORIZONTALLY FOR NOT LESS THAN 10 FT (3050 MM)

	PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT AS APPLICABLE.


	8) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF STAIR DETAILS IN
	COMPLIANCE WITH THE FIRE CODE.

	30.2.2.3 STAIRS.
	30.2.2.3.1 STAIRS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.2 SHALL BE
	PERMITTED.

	7.2.2.4 GUARDS AND HANDRAILS.
	7.2.2.4.1 HANDRAILS.

	7.2.2.4.5* HANDRAIL DETAILS.

	7.2.2.4.6 GUARD DETAILS

	PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF COMPLIANCE.



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

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

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