Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21080907
Permit Number 21080907
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2021-12-27 15:32:10THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) THERE ARE INDICATIONS ON THE CIVIL SHEETS OF
 UNDEGROUND FIRE LINES, INCLUDING THE FDC & DDCV.
  
 ALL FIRE LINE UNDERGROUND WORK INCLUDING THE FDC & DDCV
 SHALL INSTALLED PER NFPA 24 AND UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT
 AND SHOP DRAWINGS .
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ON
 THE CIVIL SHEET C - 400.
  
  
  
 2) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF AN ELECTIRC FIRE PUMP AND A
 GENERATOR; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO INDICATON THAT THE
 ELECTRIC FIRE PUMP WILL BE POWERED BY THE GENERATOR IN
 THE EVENT OF LOSS OF POWER.
  
 PER NFPA 20
  
 9.3 ALTERNATE POWER.
 9.3.1 EXCEPT FOR AN ARRANGEMENT DESCRIBED IN 9.3.3, AT
 LEAST
 ONE ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER SHALL BE PROVIDED WHERE
 THE
 HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE IS BEYOND THE PUMPING CAPACITY
 OF THE
 FIRE DEPARTMENT APPARATUS.
 9.3.2* OTHER SOURCES. EXCEPT FOR AN ARRANGEMENT
 DESCRIBED IN
 9.3.3, AT LEAST ONE ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER SHALL BE
 PROVIDED
 WHERE THE NORMAL SOURCE IS NOT RELIABLE.
 9.3.3 AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER FOR THE PRIMARY FIRE
 PUMP
 SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE A BACKUP ENGINE-DRIVEN FIRE
 PUMP,
 BACKUP STEAM TURBINE-DRIVEN FIRE PUMP, OR BACKUP
 ELECTRIC
 MOTOR?DRIVEN FIRE PUMP WITH INDEPENDENT POWER SOURCE
 MEETING
 9.2.2 IS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS STANDARD.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKOWLEDGEMENT TO
 COMPLY ON THE LS, FP & GENERATOR SHEETS
  
  
 3) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF A BDA SYSTEM
  
 NFPA 1, CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.10 TWO-WAY
 RADIO ENHANCEMENT SERVICES.
  
 11.10.1 IN ALL NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS, MINIMUM
 RADIO SIGNAL STRENGTH FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
 COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT A LEVEL
 DETERMINED BY THE AHJ.
  
 PLEASE CONTACT MARK FILLA, PALM BEACH COUNTY PUBLIC
 SAFETY RADIO SYSTEMS MANAGER, AS OUR RADIOS OPERATE ON
 THEIR SYSTEM FOR DETAILED RADIO FREQUENCY AND
 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
  
 THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF YOUR BUILDING WOULD
 NEED IT OR NOT WITHOUT PROPER TESTING.
  
 SHOULD YOUR BUILDING NOT PASS THE TESTING/SURVEY, AN
 AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM WOULD BE REQUIRED.
  
 SHOULD YOUR BUILDING PASS THE TESTING/SURVEY I WOULD
 COME IN WITH OUR PORTABLE RADIOS AND CONDUCT AN
 OPERATIONAL TEST TO CONFIRM. IF THE PORTABLE RADIO TEST
 FAILS AN AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM IS REQUIRED.
  
 THE OWNER/CONTRACTOR WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO CONDUCT
 THE TESTING/SURVEY BY A QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY.
  
 A BDA PERMIT IS REQUIRED SEPARATE FROM ANY OTHER
 PERMIT.
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKOWLEDGEMENT TO
 COMPLY ON THE LS SHEET LS - 101.
  
  
  
 4) THERE IS NO RATIONAL ANALYSIS DOCUMENT THAT COULD BE
 REVIEWED FOR THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM(S) APPLICABLE
 SEQUENCE OF OPERATION.
  
 THE SMOKE CONTROL SHEETS WERE REVIEWED; HOWEVER, THE
 INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THOSE SHEETS DOES NOT PROVIDE
 CLEAR INDICATIONS IN A LOGICAL ORDER.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A DETAILED DOCUMENT FOR
 REVIEW.
  
  
  
 5) ON THE LIFE SAFETY SHEETS FLOORS 1 THRU 3 , THERE
 DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN EXIT SIGN WITHIN THE THE FSV
 OVER THE EXIT DOOR TO LEADING TO THE STAIRWELL.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
  
 6) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
 7) 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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