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Plan Review Notes For Permit 20090644
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2020-09-17 16:18:06THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFOORMATION PROVIDED TO
 CONDUCT A DETAILED LIFE SAFETY REVIEW.
  
 A CHILDCARE/DAYCARE OCCUPANCY SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF THE 6TH ED. OF THE FLORIDA FIRE
 PREVENTION CODE INCLUDING NFPA 101 AND NFPA 1; 2015 ED.
  
 16.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
 16.1.1* APPLICATION.
 16.1.1.1 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY
 TO NEW
 BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS THEREOF USED AS DAY-CARE
 OCCUPANCIES. (SEE
 1.3.1.)
  
 16.1.1.4 THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 16.1 THROUGH 16.5
 AND
 SECTION 16.7 SHALL APPLY TO DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES IN
 WHICH MORE
 THAN 12 CLIENTS RECEIVE CARE, MAINTENANCE, AND
 SUPERVISION BY
 OTHER THAN THEIR RELATIVE(S) OR LEGAL GUARDIAN(S) FOR
 LESS THAN 24
 HOURS PER DAY.
  
 16.1.1.6 WHERE A FACILITY HOUSES MORE THAN ONE AGE
 GROUP OR SELFPRESERVATION
 CAPABILITY, THE STRICTEST REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO
 ANY GROUP PRESENT SHALL APPLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY-CARE
 OCCUPANCY
 OR BUILDING, AS APPROPRIATE TO A GIVEN AREA, UNLESS THE
 AREA HOUSING
 SUCH A GROUP IS MAINTAINED AS A SEPARATE FIRE AREA.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS
  
  
  
  
 2) THE APPLICATION INDICATES AN OCCUPANCY CHANGE FROM
 BUSINESS TO CHILDCARE
  
 THERE APPEARS TO BE A BAND, DANCE AND OTHER PRIVATE
 LESSON ROOMS AND A PRE-SCHOOLD ROOM.
  
  
 16.1.2 CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY. SEE 6.1.4.
 16.1.2.1 GENERAL. OCCUPANCIES THAT INCLUDE PRESCHOOLS,
 KINDERGARTENS, AND OTHER SCHOOLS WHOSE PURPOSE IS
 PRIMARILY
 EDUCATIONAL FOR CHILDREN 24 MONTHS OF AGE OR OLDER,
 EVEN THOUGH
 THE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND SUCH SCHOOLS ARE OF PRESCHOOL
 AGE, SHALL
 COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 14.
  
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED NARRATIVE OF THE NATURE OF
 THE CARE, PROPOSED AGES,
  
  
  
  
 3) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE SPRINKLER AND/OR
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS.
  
 PER NFPA 101
  
 16.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
 16.3.4.1 GENERAL. DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES, OTHER THAN
 DAY-CARE
 OCCUPANCIES HOUSED IN ONE ROOM HAVING AT LEAST ONE DOOR
 OPENING DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT GRADE PLANE OR TO AN
 EXTERIOR
 EXIT ACCESS BALCONY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.5.3, SHALL BE
 PROVIDED
 WITH A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 9.6.
  
 16.3.4.5 DETECTION. A SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM IN
 ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 9.6 SHALL BE INSTALLED IN DAY-CARE
 OCCUPANCIES, OTHER
 THAN THOSE HOUSED IN ONE ROOM HAVING AT LEAST ONE DOOR
 OPENING
 DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT GRADE PLANE OR TO AN
 EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS
 BALCONY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.5.3, AND SUCH SYSTEM SHALL
 COMPLY
 WITH BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED ON EACH STORY IN FRONT
 OF THE DOORS
 TO THE STAIRWAYS AND IN THE CORRIDORS OF ALL FLOORS
 OCCUPIED BY
 THE DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY.
 (2) DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN LOUNGES, RECREATION
 AREAS, AND
 SLEEPING ROOMS IN THE DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY.
  
 16.3.5 EXTINGUISHMENT REQUIREMENTS.
 16.3.5.1 ANY REQUIRED SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 9.7.
 16.3.5.2 REQUIRED SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED
 IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH 9.7.1.1(1).
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS.
  
  
  
 4) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF SEVERAL CORRIDORS.
  
 16.3.6 CORRIDORS. EVERY INTERIOR CORRIDOR SHALL BE
 CONSTRUCTED OF
 WALLS HAVING NOT LESS THAN A 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE
 RATING IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.3, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED
 BY ANY OF
 THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) CORRIDOR PROTECTION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE ALL
 SPACES
 NORMALLY SUBJECT TO CLIENT OCCUPANCY HAVE NOT LESS THAN
 ONE
 DOOR OPENING DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE OR TO AN EXTERIOR
 EXIT
 ACCESS BALCONY OR CORRIDOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.5.3.
 (2) IN BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 9.7,
 CORRIDOR WALLS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE RATED,
 PROVIDED THAT
 SUCH WALLS FORM SMOKE PARTITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION
 8.4.
 (3) WHERE THE CORRIDOR CEILING IS AN ASSEMBLY HAVING A
 1-HOUR FIRE
 RESISTANCE RATING WHERE TESTED AS A WALL, THE CORRIDOR
 WALLS
 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO TERMINATE AT THE CORRIDOR
 CEILING.
 (4) LAVATORIES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE SEPARATED
 FROM CORRIDORS,
 PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE SEPARATED FROM ALL OTHER SPACES
 BY WALLS
 HAVING NOT LESS THAN A 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.3.
 (5) LAVATORIES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE SEPARATED
 FROM CORRIDORS,
 PROVIDED THAT BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET:
 (A) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN
 APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH
 SECTION 9.7.
 (B) THE WALLS SEPARATING THE LAVATORY FROM OTHER ROOMS
 FORM
 SMOKE PARTITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.4.
 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.
  
 PLEASE REIVEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS
  
  
  
 5) THERE ARE SERVAL EXIT DOORS BUT NO OCCUPANCY LOAD
 CALCULATION.
  
 16.2.2.2.2 PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE. ANY
 DOOR IN A
 REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FROM AN AREA HAVING AN
 OCCUPANT LOAD OF
 100 OR MORE PERSONS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE PROVIDED
 WITH A LATCH
 OR LOCK ONLY IF THE LATCH OR LOCK IS PANIC HARDWARE OR
 FIRE EXIT
 HARDWARE COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1.7.
  
 16.2.2.2.4* DOOR LATCHES. EVERY DOOR LATCH TO CLOSETS,
 STORAGE
 AREAS, KITCHENS, AND OTHER SIMILAR SPACES OR AREAS
 SHALL BE SUCH
 THAT CLIENTS CAN OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE SPACE OR
 AREA.
 16.2.2.2.5 BATHROOM DOORS. EVERY BATHROOM DOOR LOCK
 SHALL BE
 DESIGNED TO ALLOW OPENING OF THE LOCKED DOOR FROM THE
 OUTSIDE
 BY AN OPENING DEVICE THAT SHALL BE READILY ACCESSIBLE
 TO THE STAFF.
  
 PLEASE REIVEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS
  
  
  
 6) THERE ARE WINDOWS INDICATED BUT NO DETAILES.
  
 16.2.11.1 WINDOWS FOR RESCUE.
 16.2.11.1.1 EVERY ROOM OR SPACE NORMALLY SUBJECT TO
 CLIENT
 OCCUPANCY, OTHER THAN BATHROOMS, SHALL HAVE NOT LESS
 THAN ONE
 OUTSIDE WINDOW FOR EMERGENCY RESCUE THAT COMPLIES WITH
 ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 16.2.11.1.2:
 (1) SUCH WINDOWS SHALL BE OPENABLE FROM THE INSIDE
 WITHOUT THE
 USE OF TOOLS AND SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR OPENING OF NOT
 LESS THAN
 20 IN. (510 MM) IN WIDTH, 24 IN. (610 MM) IN HEIGHT,
 AND 5.7
 FT2 (0.5 M2) IN AREA.
 (2) THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN 44
 IN. (1120
 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR.
 (3) THE CLEAR OPENING SHALL ALLOW A RECTANGULAR SOLID,
 WITH A WIDTH
 AND HEIGHT THAT PROVIDES NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 5.7
 FT2 (0.5
 M2) OPENING AND A DEPTH OF NOT LESS THAN 20 IN. (510
 MM), TO
 PASS FULLY THROUGH THE OPENING.
 16.2.11.1.2 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 16.2.11.1.1 SHALL NOT
 APPLY TO
 EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 9.7
 (2) WHERE THE ROOM OR SPACE HAS A DOOR LEADING DIRECTLY
 TO AN EXIT
 OR DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING
  
 PLEASE REIVEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS
  
  
 7) THERE ARE TWO DOORS THAT APPEAR TO OPEN OUT INTO THE
 REQUIRED EGRESS PATH.
  
 ONE DOOR IS INDICATED IN THE REAR CORRIDOR OPPISTE THE
 STAFF RESTROOM.
  
 THE OTHER IS LOCATED FROM THE FRONT CORRIDOR INTO THE
 LOBBY.
  
 PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS
  
 7.2.1.4.3 DOOR LEAF ENCROACHMENT
 7.2.1.4.3.1 DURING ITS SWING, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS
 OF EGRESS SHALL LEAVE NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE
 REQUIRED WIDTH OF AN AISLE, A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY,
 OR A LANDING UNOBSTRUCTED AND SHALL NOT PROJECT NOT
 MORE THAN 7 IN. INTO THE REQUIRED WIDTH OF AN AISLE, A
 CORRIDOR, A PASSAGE WAY, OR A LANDING, WHEN FULLY OPEN,
 UNLESS BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
 (1) THE DOOR OPENING PROVIDES ACCESS TO A STAIR IN AN
 EXISTING BUILDING.
 (2) THE DOOR OPENING MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS THAT LIMITS
 PROJECTION TO NOT MORE THAN 7 IN. INTO THE REQUIRED
 WIDTH OF THE STAIR LANDING WHEN THE DOOR
 LEAF IS FULLY OPEN.
  
 PLEASE REIVEW AND CORRECT
  
  
  
 8) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A KITCHEN WITH A STOVE
 TOP.
  
 16.3.2.3 COOKING FACILITIES SHALL BE PROTECTED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH
 9.2.3, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 16.3.2.4 OR
 16.3.2.5.
  
 9.2.3 COMMERCIAL COOKING OPERATIONS. WHERE REQUIRED BY
 ANOTHER
 SECTION OF THIS CODE, COMMERCIAL COOKING OPERATIONS
 SHALL BE PROTECTED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 96, STANDARD FOR VENTILATION
 CONTROL AND
 FIRE PROTECTION OF COMMERCIAL COOKING OPERATIONS,
 UNLESS SUCH
 INSTALLATIONS ARE APPROVED EXISTING INSTALLATIONS,
 WHICH SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO BE CONTINUED IN SERVICE.
  
 16.3.2.4 OPENINGS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE PROTECTED
 BETWEEN
 FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND DINING AREAS.
  
 16.3.2.5 APPROVED DOMESTIC COOKING EQUIPMENT USED FOR
 FOOD
 WARMING OR LIMITED COOKING SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE
 PROTECTED.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS OR CORRECT PER 9.2.3
  
  
  
 9) THERE IS NO LIFE SAFETY PLAN
  
 4.6.9 CONDITIONS FOR OCCUPANCY.
 4.6.9.1 NO NEW CONSTRUCTION OR EXISTING BUILDING SHALL
 BE
 OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN VIOLATION OF THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS
 CODE, UNLESS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS EXIST:
 (1) A PLAN OF CORRECTION HAS BEEN APPROVED.
 (2) THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION REMAINS THE SAME.
 (3) NO SERIOUS LIFE SAFETY HAZARD EXISTS AS JUDGED BY
 THE
 AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED LIFE SAFETY PLAN
  
  
  
 10) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 11) 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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