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Plan Review Notes For Permit 21091343
Permit Number 21091343
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2021-11-23 11:29:18THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) SHEET LS AO 101 - EXIT STAIR # 1 DISCHARGERS INTO A
 SMALL CORRIDOR OFF OF THE MAIN LOBBY AREA THAT MAY NOT
 COMPLY WITH THE CODE
  
 PER NFPA 101, MEANS OF EGRESS.
  
 7.2.3.5 DISCHARGE.
 7.2.3.5.1 EVERY SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE SHALL DISCHARGE
 INTO A PUBLIC WAY,
 INTO A YARD OR COURT HAVING DIRECT ACCESS TO A PUBLIC
 WAY, OR INTO AN EXIT
 PASSAGEWAY. SUCH EXIT PASSAGEWAYS SHALL BE WITHOUT
 OPENINGS, OTHER
 THAN THE ENTRANCE TO THE SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE AND THE
 DOOR OPENING TO
 THE OUTSIDE YARD, COURT, OR PUBLIC WAY. THE EXIT
 PASSAGEWAY SHALL BE
 SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING BY A
 2-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE
 RATING.
 7.2.3.5.2 THE SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE SHALL BE PERMITTED
 TO DISCHARGE
 THROUGH INTERIOR BUILDING AREAS, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF
 THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
 ARE MET:
 (1) THE BUILDING SHALL BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN
 APPROVED, SUPERVISED
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 9.7.
 (2) THE DISCHARGE FROM THE SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE SHALL
 LEAD TO A FREE
 AND UNOBSTRUCTED WAY TO AN EXTERIOR EXIT, AND SUCH WAY
 SHALL BE
 READILY VISIBLE AND IDENTIFIABLE FROM THE POINT OF
 DISCHARGE FROM
 THE SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE.
 (3) NOT MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED NUMBER AND
 CAPACITY OF
 EXITS COMPRISED OF SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURES SHALL
 DISCHARGE THROUGH
 INTERIOR BUILDING AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.7.2.
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS COMPLYING
 WITH THE CODE OF CORRECT.
  
  
  
  
 2) SHEET LS AO 102 - EXIT STAIR # 2 EXITS INTO AN
 ELEVATOR LOBBY.
  
 7.2.3.5 DISCHARGE.
 7.2.3.5.1 EVERY SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE SHALL DISCHARGE
 INTO A PUBLIC WAY,
 INTO A YARD OR COURT HAVING DIRECT ACCESS TO A PUBLIC
 WAY, OR INTO AN EXIT
 PASSAGEWAY. SUCH EXIT PASSAGEWAYS SHALL BE WITHOUT
 OPENINGS, OTHER
 THAN THE ENTRANCE TO THE SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE AND THE
 DOOR OPENING TO
 THE OUTSIDE YARD, COURT, OR PUBLIC WAY. THE EXIT
 PASSAGEWAY SHALL BE
 SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING BY A
 2-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE
 RATING.
 7.2.3.5.2 THE SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE SHALL BE PERMITTED
 TO DISCHARGE
 THROUGH INTERIOR BUILDING AREAS, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF
 THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
 ARE MET:
 (1) THE BUILDING SHALL BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN
 APPROVED, SUPERVISED
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 9.7.
 (2) THE DISCHARGE FROM THE SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE SHALL
 LEAD TO A FREE
 AND UNOBSTRUCTED WAY TO AN EXTERIOR EXIT, AND SUCH WAY
 SHALL BE
 READILY VISIBLE AND IDENTIFIABLE FROM THE POINT OF
 DISCHARGE FROM
 THE SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE.
 (3) NOT MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED NUMBER AND
 CAPACITY OF
 EXITS COMPRISED OF SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURES SHALL
 DISCHARGE THROUGH
 INTERIOR BUILDING AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.7.2.
  
  
  
 2A) SHEET LS AO102 - THE EVEVATOR LOBBY DOORS OF # 2
 ABOVE SWING INTO THE LOBBY AND AGAINST THE PATH OF
 TRAVEL.
  
 7.2.1.4.2* DOOR LEAF SWING DIRECTION. DOOR LEAVES
 REQUIRED TO BE OF
 THE SIDE-HINGED OR PIVOTED-SWINGING TYPE SHALL SWING IN
 THE DIRECTION
 OF EGRESS TRAVEL UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
 (1) WHERE SERVING A ROOM OR AREA WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD
 OF 50 OR MORE,
 EXCEPT UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
 (A) DOOR LEAVES IN HORIZONTAL EXITS SHALL NOT BE
 REQUIRED TO SWING
 IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL WHERE PERMITTED BY
 7.2.4.3.8.1
 OR 7.2.4.3.8.2.
 (B) DOOR LEAVES IN SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED
 TO SWING
 IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL IN EXISTING HEALTH
 CARE OCCUPANCIES,
 AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 19.
 (2) WHERE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IS USED IN AN EXIT
 ENCLOSURE, UNLESS THE
 DOOR OPENING SERVES AN INDIVIDUAL LIVING UNIT THAT
 OPENS DIRECTLY
 INTO AN EXIT ENCLOSURE
 (3) WHERE THE DOOR OPENING SERVES A HIGH-HAZARD
 CONTENTS AREA
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
  
 3) SHEET LS AO106 - THERE APPEARS TO BE A DOUBLE DOOR
 GATE FROM THE POOL AREA THAT OPEN UP OBSTRUCTING THE
 EXIT TRAVEL PATH.
  
 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, 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 REQUIREMENT OF
 7.2.1.4.3.2.
 7.2.1.4.3.2 WHEN FULLY OPEN, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS
 OF EGRESS SHALL
 NOT PROJECT MORE THAN 7 IN. (180 MM) INTO THE REQUIRED
 WIDTH OF AN AISLE,
 A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, OR A LANDING, UNLESS THE DOOR
 LEAF IS EQUIPPED
 WITH AN APPROVED SELF-CLOSING DEVICE AND IS NOT
 REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS
 OF 7.2.1.4.2 TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS
 TRAVEL.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH A DETAILED
 NARRATIVE AND CODE REFERENCES
  
  
  
  
 4) SHEET A1 101 - THE FIRE COMMAND ROOM INDICATES A MIN
 WALL DIMENSION OF 10' 31/2"; HOWEVER, THAT IS FROM
 CENTER WALL TO CENTER WALL.
  
 PER NFPA 1
  
 11.9.3 THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER ROOM SHALL BE A
 MINIMUM OF 200 FT2 (19 M2) WITH A MINIMUM DIMENSION OF
 10 FT (3050 MM).
  
 PLEASE CONFIRM/VERIFY THAT IN CLEAR ROOM WIDTH
 DIMENSION MEETS THE MINUMUM CODE.
  
  
  
 5) SHEET FP 109 - THERE ARE TWO ROOMS ON THE ROOF
 INDICATED AS ELEC 2301 & MECH 2301 THAT DO NOT AAPPEAR
 TO HAVE FIRE SPRINKLER PROTECTION.
  
 PER NFPA 1 & 101 THE BUILDING IS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH
 FIRE SPRINKLER PROTECTION.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES AND NARRATIVE OR PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE
 OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO PROVIDE ON SHOP DRAWINGS.
  
  
  
 6) SHEET FP 402 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF PRV
 WITHIN THE STAIRWELLS AT THE FDV'S WERE APPLICABLE.
  
 PER NFPA 14
  
 7.2.3* MAXIMUM PRESSURE AT HOSE CONNECTIONS.
 7.2.3.1 WHERE THE RESIDUAL PRESSURE AT A 11?2 IN. (40
 MM) OUTLET
 ON A HOSE CONNECTION AVAILABLE FOR TRAINED PERSONNEL
 USE
 EXCEEDS 100 PSI (6.9 BAR), AN APPROVED
 PRESSURE-REGULATING
 DEVICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO LIMIT THE RESIDUAL PRESSURE
 AT THE
 FLOW REQUIRED BY SECTION 7.10 TO 100 PSI (6.9 BAR).
 7.2.3.1.1 PARAGRAPH 7.2.3.1 SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE 11?2
 IN.
 (40 MM) OUTLET ON A 21?2 IN. ? 11?2 IN. (65MM? 40 MM)
 REDUCER
 AS ALLOWED BY 5.3.3.2 AND 7.3.4.1.
 7.2.3.2* WHERE THE STATIC PRESSURE AT A 21?2 IN. (65
 MM) HOSE
 CONNECTION EXCEEDS 175 PSI (12.1 BAR), AN APPROVED
 PRESSUREREGULATING
 DEVICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO LIMIT STATIC AND RESIDUAL
 PRESSURES AT THE OUTLET OF THE HOSE CONNECTION TO 175
 PSI
 (12.1 BAR).
 7.2.3.3 THE PRESSURE ON THE INLET SIDE OF THE
 PRESSUREREGULATING
 DEVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE RATED WORKING PRESSURE
 OF THE DEVICE.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE
 OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO PROVIDE ON SHOP DRAWINGS.
  
  
  
 7) SHEET FP 401 - THERE APPEARS TO BE AN INDICATION OF
 AN ELECTRIC FIRE PUMP.
  
 AN ELECTRICAL FIRE PUMP IS REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED WITH
 A RELIABLE BACKUP POWER SOURCE.
  
 PER NFPA 70
  
 695.3 POWER SOURCE(S) FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN FIRE
 PUMPS. ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN FIRE PUMPS SHALL HAVE A
 RELIABLE
 SOURCE OF POWER.
  
 (B) MULTIPLE SOURCES. IF RELIABLE POWER CANNOT BE
 OBTAINED
 FROM A SOURCE DESCRIBED IN 695.3(A), POWER SHALL BE
 SUPPLIED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: [20:9.3.2]
 (1) INDIVIDUAL SOURCES. AN APPROVED COMBINATION OF TWO
 OR MORE OF THE SOURCES FROM 695.3(A).
 (2) INDIVIDUAL SOURCE AND ON-SITE STANDBY GENERATOR.
 AN APPROVED COMBINATION OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SOURCES
 IN
 695.3(A) AND AN ON-SITE STANDBY GENERATOR COMPLYING
 WITH
 695.3(D). [20:9.3.4]
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE
 OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO CONNECT TO THE ON-SITE GENERATOR
 PROPOSED.
  
  
 8) SHEET C 08 - ALL FIRE LINE LINE UNDERGROUND
 (INCLUDING, FDC, DDCV AND PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS) SHALL
 BE SUBMITTED UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT & SHOP DRAWINGS,
 INSTALLED BY A FLORIDA CERTIFIED UNDERGROUND CONTRACTOR
 AND INSPECTED PER NFPA 24
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PROVIDE AN
 APPLICABLE NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
  
  
  
 9) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE SMOKE CONTROL RATIONAL
 ANALYSIS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE SMOKE CONTROL DETAILS.
  
  
  
 10) SHEET ELECTICAL - THERE IS NO INDICATION TO PROVIDE
 FOR EMERGENCY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.
  
 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.
 NFPA 72, 24.9 TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ENHANCEMENT
 SYSTEMS.
 24.9.1 GENERAL.
 24.9.1.1 NON-INTERFERENCE. NO AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM
 CAPABLE
 OF OPERATING ON FREQUENCIES OR CAUSING INTERFERENCE ON
 FREQUENCIES
 ASSIGNED TO THE JURISDICTION BY THE FCC SHALL BE
 INSTALLED
 WITHOUT PRIOR COORDINATION AND APPROVAL OF THE
 AUTHORITY
 HAVING JURISDICTION. THE BUILDING MANAGER/OWNER SHALL
 SUSPEND AND CORRECT OTHER EQUIPMENT INSTALLATIONS THAT
 DEGRADE
 THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM OR
 PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM.
 24.9.1.2 APPROVAL AND PERMIT. PLANS SHALL BE SUBMITTED
 FOR
 APPROVAL PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF
 SUCCESSFUL
 ACCEPTANCE TESTING, A RENEWABLE PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED
 FOR THE
 PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM WHERE REQUIRED
 BY
 THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION.
  
 THE SYSTEM SHALL MAINTAIN A MINIMUM RADIO SIGNAL
 STRENGTH OF -95 DBM FOR THE RADIO SYSTEM USED BY WEST
 PALM BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT. TESTING SHALL BE BY AN
 ACCEPTABLE NATIONAL STANDARD DOCUMENTING PERCENTAGES
 NOTED ABOVE AND BY ACTUAL RADIO TESTING BY FIRE
 PERSONNEL. IF THE MINIMUM CANNOT BE MAINTAINED, A
 BI-DIRECTIONAL AMPLIFIED SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH
 A MINIMUM 2-HOUR RUN TIME BATTERY BACK-UP.
 PLEASE CONTACT MARK FILLA, PALM BEACH COUNTY PUBLIC
 SAFETY RADIO SYSTEMS MANAGER, [email protected],
 561-233-0837; AS OUR RADIOS OPERATE ON THEIR SYSTEM FOR
 DETAILED RADIO FREQUENCY AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE OF
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
  
  
  
 11) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
 12) 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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