Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20071488
Permit Number 20071488
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2020-09-29 10:58:29THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 A RESPONSE TO PREVIOUS COMMENT # 2 WAS NOT CLEARLY
 ADDRESSED WHICH HAS BEEN RESUBMITTED BELOW:
  
  
 2) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF AN EXISTING FIRE
 SPRINKLER OR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. WITH THE CREATION OF
 THIS NEW OCCUPIABLE INDOOR SPACE, THE LIFE SAFETY
 SYSTEMS SHALL BE EXTENDED.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 4
  
 4.6.7 BUILDING REHABILITATION.
 4.6.7.1 REHABILITATION WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL
 BE
 CLASSIFIED AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WORK CATEGORIES IN
 ACCORDANCE
 WITH 43.2.2.1:
 (1) REPAIR
 (2) RENOVATION
 (3) MODIFICATION
 (4) RECONSTRUCTION
 (5) CHANGE OF USE OR OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
 (6) ADDITION
  
 43.8.3 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. IN OTHER THAN ONE- AND
 TWOFAMILY
 DWELLINGS, EXISTING COMPARTMENT AREAS WITHOUT AN
 APPROVED SEPARATION FROM THE ADDITION SHALL BE
 PROTECTED BY AN
 APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WHERE THE COMBINED
 AREAS
 WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED BY THE PROVISIONS
 APPLICABLE
 TO NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR THE OCCUPANCY.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS, CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH
 SPECIFIC CODE REFERENCES AND NARRATIVE.
  
 ANY WORK ON THE FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
 SHALL BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE PERMITS AND SHOP DRAWINGS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
  
  
 ADDITIONAL COMMENT:
  
 2A) PER NFPA 13 INSTALLATION OF FIRE SPRINKLERS
  
 CHAPTER 4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
 4.1 LEVEL OF PROTECTION. A BUILDING, WHERE PROTECTED BY
 AN
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLATION, SHALL BE
 PROVIDED WITH
 SPRINKLERS IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFIC SECTIONS
 OF THIS
 STANDARD PERMIT THE OMISSION OF SPRINKLERS.
  
 CHAPTER 8 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
 8.1* BASIC REQUIREMENTS.
 8.1.1* THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPACING, LOCATION, AND
 POSITION OF
 SPRINKLERS SHALL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES:
 (1) SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE
 PREMISES.
  
 (4) SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED FROM
 AREAS
 SPECIFICALLY ALLOWED BY THIS STANDARD.
  
 THERE IS NO SPECIFIC OMMITTANCE FOR THE PROPOSED.
  
  
 NFPA 72 NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE
  
 CHAPTER 10 FUNDAMENTALS
 10.1 APPLICATION.
 10.1.1 THE BASIC FUNCTIONS OF A COMPLETE FIRE ALARM
 AND/OR
 SIGNALING SYSTEM SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 THIS
 CHAPTER.
  
 10.2 PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING
 SYSTEMS
 SHALL BE PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION OF ALARM,
 SUPERVISORY,
 AND TROUBLE CONDITIONS; TO ALERT THE OCCUPANTS; TO
 SUMMON
 AID; AND TO CONTROL EMERGENCY CONTROL FUNCTIONS.
  
 THERE SHALL BE INITIATION AND NOTIFICATION IN THE NEW
 PROPOSED AREA.
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE SPECIFIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO
 PROVIDE SPRINKLER AND ALARM SHOP DRAWING ON THE LIFE
 SAFETY SHEET OR PROVIDE SPECIFIC CODE REFERENCES AND A
 DETAILED NARRATIVE FOR OMMITTANCE.
  
  
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET REVISION
 CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE ABOVE.
  
  
 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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