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| 2021-07-27 11:10:42 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF A FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | INSTALLATION; HOWEVER, THE FS ARE NOT INDICATED IN |
| | REQUIRED AREAS. |
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| | PER NFPA 1 |
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| | 11.8.3 EXTINGUISHING REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 11.8.3.1* HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| | THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 9.7. A SPRINKLER CONTROL VALVE AND A WATERFLOW |
| | DEVICE SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED FOR EACH FLOOR. |
| | A.11.8.3.1 WHERE AN OCCUPANCY CHAPTER (CHAPTERS 12 |
| | THROUGH 42) PERMITS |
| | THE OMISSION OF SPRINKLERS IN SPECIFIC SPACES, SUCH AS |
| | SMALL BATHROOMS |
| | AND CLOSETS IN RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES, THE BUILDING IS |
| | STILL |
| | CONSIDERED TO BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT FOR THE PURPOSES |
| | OF 11.8.3.1. |
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| | PER NFPA 101 CH 31 EXISTING APARTMENT OCCUPANCIES |
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| | 31.3.5.2* 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 31.3.5.3 AND 31.3.5.4. |
| | IN BUILDINGS FOUR OR |
| | FEWER STORIES IN HEIGHT AND NOT EXCEEDING 60 FT (18.3 |
| | M) IN HEIGHT ABOVE |
| | GRADE PLANE, SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED. |
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| | 31.3.5.12 HIGH-RISE BUILDING SPRINKLERS. |
| | 31.3.5.12.1 ALL HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN THOSE |
| | MEETING 31.3.5.12.2 |
| | OR 31.3.5.12.3, SHALL BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED, SUPERVISED |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 31.3.5.2. |
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| | ST. ANDREWS HAS NOT PROVIDED AN ELSS FOR THE |
| | MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR FS SYSTEM. |
| | THIS AHJ DOES NOT HAVE RECORD THAT THE RESIDENTS/OWNERS |
| | HAVE OPTED OUT OF THE FLORIDA RETROFIT |
| | REQUIRMENTS THRUS A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED. |
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| | 31.3.5.12.3* AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE |
| | REQUIRED IN |
| | BUILDINGS HAVING AN APPROVED, ENGINEERED LIFE SAFETY |
| | SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 31.3.5.12.4. |
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| | 31.3.5.12.4 WHERE REQUIRED BY 31.3.5.12.3, AN |
| | ENGINEERED LIFE SAFETY |
| | SYSTEM SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL |
| | ENGINEER EXPERIENCED |
| | IN FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY SYTEM DESIGN, SHALL BE APPROVED |
| | BY THE |
| | AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION, AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY OR |
| | ALL OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) PARTIAL AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION |
| | (2) SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS |
| | (3) SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS |
| | (4) COMPARTMENTATION |
| | (5) OTHER APPROVED SYSTEMS |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| | 2) ONLY ONE STAIR HAS AN INDICATION OF A STANDPIPE. |
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| | PER NFPA 1 |
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| | 11.8.3.2 HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| | THROUGHOUT BY A CLASS I |
| | STANDPIPE SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.10. |
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| | 9.10 STANDPIPE SYSTEMS |
| | 9.10.1 WHERE REQUIRED BY ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE, |
| | STANDPIPE AND |
| | HOSE SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA |
| | 14. |
| | 9.10.2 WHERE STANDPIPE AND HOSE SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED |
| | IN COMBINATION |
| | WITH AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, INSTALLATION SHALL BE |
| | IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROVISIONS ESTABLISHED BY NFPA 13 |
| | AND NFPA 14. |
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| | NFPA 14 |
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| | 7.3.2* CLASS I SYSTEMS. CLASS I SYSTEMS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH |
| | 21?2 IN. (65 MM) HOSE CONNECTIONS IN THE FOLLOWING |
| | LOCATIONS: |
| | (1) AT THE MAIN FLOOR LANDING IN EXIT STAIRWAYS |
| | (2) ON EACH SIDE OF THE WALL ADJACENT TO THE EXIT |
| | OPENINGS OF |
| | HORIZONTAL EXITS |
| | (3) IN OTHER THAN COVERED MALL BUILDINGS, IN EACH EXIT |
| | PASSAGEWAY |
| | AT THE ENTRANCE FROM THE BUILDING AREAS INTO THE |
| | PASSAGEWAY |
| | (4) IN COVERED MALL BUILDINGS, AT THE ENTRANCE TO EACH |
| | EXIT |
| | PASSAGEWAY OR EXIT CORRIDOR, AND AT THE INTERIOR SIDE |
| | OF |
| | PUBLIC ENTRANCES FROM THE EXTERIOR TO THE MALL |
| | (5)*AT THE HIGHEST LANDING OF STAIRWAYS WITH STAIRWAY |
| | ACCESS TO A |
| | ROOF, OR ON ROOFS WITH A SLOPE OF LESS THAN 4 IN 12 |
| | WHERE |
| | STAIRWAYS DO NOT ACCESS THE ROOF |
| | 7.3.2.1 HOSE CONNECTIONS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | LOCATED AT |
| | THE HIGHEST INTERMEDIATE LANDINGS BETWEEN FLOOR LEVELS |
| | IN EXIT |
| | STAIRWAYS WHERE REQUIRED BY THE AHJ. |
| | 7.3.2.2* WHERE THE MOST REMOTE PORTION OF A |
| | NONSPRINKLERED |
| | FLOOR OR STORY IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF 150 FT (45.7 M) |
| | OF TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCE FROM A HOSE CONNECTION IN OR ADJACENT TO A |
| | REQUIRED |
| | EXIT OR THE MOST REMOTE PORTION OF A SPRINKLERED FLOOR |
| | OR STORY |
| | IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF 200 FT (61 M) OF TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCE FROM A |
| | HOSE CONNECTION IN OR ADJACENT TO A REQUIRED EXIT, |
| | ADDITIONAL |
| | HOSE CONNECTIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED, IN APPROVED |
| | LOCATIONS, |
| | WHERE REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE AHJ. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A STANDPIPE IN EACH STAIRWELL |
| | OR PROVIDE APPLICABLE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE WITH CODE. |
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| | 3) SHOULD IT BE INTENDED FOR THE BUILDING TO REMIAN |
| | OCCUPIED, THERE ARE NO LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHEETS |
| | INDICATING HOW THE EXITS/EXIT ROUTES WILL BE MAINTAINED |
| | DURING CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | ADDITIONALLY, WITH ALL THE EXTERIOR WORK HOW WILL THE |
| | AREA BE PROTECTED FROM FALLING OR ACCUMULATED |
| | CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. |
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| | PER NFPA 1 |
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| | 4.6.10 CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND IMPROVEMENT |
| | OPERATIONS. |
| | 4.6.10.1* BUILDINGS, OR PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS, SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE |
| | OCCUPIED DURING CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, ALTERATIONS, OR |
| | ADDITIONS ONLY WHERE |
| | REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS AND REQUIRED FIRE PROTECTION |
| | FEATURES ARE IN |
| | PLACE AND CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAINED FOR THE PORTION |
| | OCCUPIED OR WHERE |
| | ALTERNATIVE LIFE SAFETY MEASURES ACCEPTABLE TO THE |
| | AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION |
| | ARE IN PLACE. |
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| | 4.6.10.2 WHERE REQUIRED BY CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, |
| | CONSTRUCTION, |
| | ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | NFPA 241 |
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| | 4.6.10.3* IN BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, ADEQUATE |
| | ESCAPE FACILITIES |
| | SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES FOR THE USE OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. |
| | ESCAPE FACILITIES SHALL CONSIST OF DOORS, WALKWAYS, |
| | STAIRS, RAMPS, FIRE |
| | ESCAPES, LADDERS, OR OTHER APPROVED MEANS OR DEVICES |
| | ARRANGED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CODE |
| | INSOFAR AS THEY CAN |
| | REASONABLY BE APPLIED TO BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS PROVIDING LIFE SAFETY. |
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| | 4) THE ELECTRICAL PLAN SHEETS INDICATE FIRE ALARM |
| | EQUIPMENT. |
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| | ALL WORK ON THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE UNDER |
| | SEPARATE PERMIT AND SHOP DRAWINGS |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEGEMENT. |
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| | 5) ELECTRICAL SHEETS - THERE ARE NO OF SMOKE ALARMS |
| | WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL UNIT. |
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| | PER NFPA 101 CH 31 |
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| | 31.3.4.5 SMOKE ALARMS. |
| | 31.3.4.5.1* IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THOSE EQUIPPED |
| | THROUGHOUT WITH AN |
| | EXISTING, COMPLETE AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM, |
| | SMOKE ALARMS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.2.10, AS |
| | MODIFIED BY 31.3.4.5.2, |
| | OUTSIDE EVERY SLEEPING AREA IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY |
| | OF THE BEDROOMS |
| | AND ON ALL LEVELS OF THE DWELLING UNIT, INCLUDING |
| | BASEMENTS. |
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| | 31.3.4.5.3 IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THOSE EQUIPPED |
| | THROUGHOUT WITH AN |
| | EXISTING, COMPLETE AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM OR |
| | A COMPLETE, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 31.3.5, SMOKE |
| | ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN EVERY SLEEPING AREA IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 9.6.2.10, AS MODIFIED BY 31.3.4.5.4. |
| | 31.3.4.5.4 SMOKE ALARMS REQUIRED BY 31.3.4.5.3 SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO |
| | BE BATTERY POWERED. |
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| | 9.6.2.10.1 WHERE REQUIRED BY ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS |
| | CODE, SINGLESTATION |
| | AND MULTIPLE-STATION SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | NFPA 72 UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 9.6.2.10.3, |
| | 9.6.2.10.4, 9.6.2.10.6, |
| | OR 9.6.2.10.7. |
| | 9.6.2.10.2 WHERE AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION IS REQUIRED |
| | BY CHAPTERS 11 |
| | THROUGH 43, SMOKE ALARMS SHALL NOT BE USED AS A |
| | SUBSTITUTE. |
| | 9.6.2.10.3* THE INTERCONNECTION OF SMOKE ALARMS SHALL |
| | APPLY ONLY TO |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION AS PROVIDED IN 9.6.2.10.9. |
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| | SHOULD IT BE INTENDED TO PROVIDE NEW SMOKE ALARMS IN |
| | ALL THE UNITS THEN INTERCONNECTION WOULD APPLY. |
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| | 9.6.2.10.9* IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, WHERE TWO OR MORE |
| | SMOKE ALARMS ARE |
| | REQUIRED WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT, SUITE OF ROOMS, OR |
| | SIMILAR AREA, THEY |
| | SHALL BE ARRANGED SO THAT OPERATION OF ANY SMOKE ALARM |
| | SHALL CAUSE THE |
| | ALARM IN ALL SMOKE ALARMS WITHIN THE DWELLING UNIT, |
| | SUITE OF ROOMS, OR |
| | SIMILAR AREA TO SOUND, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY |
| | ONE OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) THE REQUIREMENT OF 9.6.2.10.9 SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE |
| | PERMITTED BY |
| | ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE. |
| | (2) THE REQUIREMENT OF 9.6.2.10.9 SHALL NOT APPLY TO |
| | CONFIGURATIONS |
| | THAT PROVIDE EQUIVALENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE ALARM |
| | SIGNAL. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS |
| | AND CODE REFERENCES. |
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| | 6) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 7) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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