Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 22050891
Permit Number 22050891
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2022-08-12 11:20:01THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 1) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF SMOKE CONTROL NOR A
 RATIONAL ANALYSIS DOCUMENT.
  
 PER NFPA 1
  
 11.8* SMOKE CONTROL.
 11.8.1 NEWLY INSTALLED SMOKE-CONTROL SYSTEMS SHALL BE
 IN SPECTED BY THE AHJ AND TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 CRITERIA
 ESTABLISHED IN THE APPROVED DESIGN DOCUMENTS, NFPA 204
 AND
 NFPA 92.
 11.8.2 SMOKE-CONTROL SYSTEMS SHALL HAVE AN APPROVED
 MAINTE NANCE AND TESTING PROGRAM TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL
 INTEGRITY IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. COMPONENTS OF SUCH
 SYSTEMS
 SHALL BE OPERATED, MAINTAINED, AND TESTED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH
 THEIR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS.
 11.8.2.1 TESTING. OPERATIONAL TESTING OF THE
 SMOKE-CONTROL SYS TEM SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA
 92, AND SHALL INCLUDE ALL
 EQUIPMENT RELATED TO THE SYSTEM INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO,
 INITIATING DEVICES, FANS, DAMPERS, CONTROLS, DOORS, AND
 WINDOWS.
 11.8.2.1.1 AN APPROVED WRITTEN SCHEDULE FOR SUCH
 OPERATIONAL
 TESTS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED.
 11.8.2.2 TEST RECORDS SHALL BE MAINTAINED ON THE
 PREMISE
 AND MUST INDICATE THE DATE OF SUCH TESTING, THE
 QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL, AND ANY CORRECTIVE
 MEASURES NEEDED OR TAKEN
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE THE PROPOSED DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE
 BUILDINGS' SMOKE CONTROL FOR REVIEW.
  
  
 2) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A COMMAND CENTER BUT NO
 INDICATION OF WHAT EQUIPMENT/LIFE SAFETY MONIOTRING
 WILL BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE COMMAND CENTER
  
 THE FIRE COMMAND CENTER SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 1,
 CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.9 AND SHALL CONTAIN
 THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
 11.9.1 THE LOCATION, DESIGN, CONTENT, AND FIRE
 DEPARTMENT ACCESS OF THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL
 BE APPROVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
  
 11.9.2 THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL BE SEPARATED
 FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING BY A FIRE BARRIER
 HAVING A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1
 HOUR.
  
 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).
  
 11.9.4 THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE EMERGENCY
 COMMAND CENTER.
 (1) THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
 (2) A TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED
 ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 (3) SCHEMATIC BUILDING PLANS INDICATING THE TYPICAL
 FLOOR PLAN AND DETAILING THE BUILDING CORE, MEANS OF
 EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, FIRE-FIGHTING
 EQUIPMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS
 (4) WORK TABLE.
 (5) IF APPLICABLE, A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
 FOR THE BUILDING.
 11.9.5 WHERE OTHERWISE REQUIRED, THE FOLLOWING DEVICES
 OR FUNCTIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE EMERGENCY
 COMMAND CENTER.
 (1) THE EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
 CONTROL UNIT.
 (2) FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM ANNUNCIATOR UNIT.
 (3) ANNUNCIATOR UNIT VISUALLY INDICATING THE LOCATION
 OF THE ELEVATORS AND WHETHER THEY ARE OPERATIONAL
 (4) STATUS INDICATORS AND CONTROLS FOR AIR-HANDLING
 SYSTEMS.
 (5) CONTROLS FOR UNLOCKING STAIRWAY DOORS
 SIMULTANEOUSLY
 (6) SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATER FLOW DETECTOR DISPLAY
 PANELS
 (7) EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER STATUS INDICATORS
 (8) FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 (9) GENERATOR SUPERVISION DEVICES AND MANUAL START AND
 TRANSFER FEATURES.
 (10) PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, WHERE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED
 BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE
 (11) CONTROLS REQUIRED FOR SMOKE CONTROL
  
 NFPA 101
  
 11.8.6* EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER.
 11.8.6.1 AN EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL BE PROVIDED
 IN A
 LOCATION APPROVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
 11.8.6.2 THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL CONTAIN THE
 FOLLOWING:
 (1) VOICE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PANELS AND CONTROLS
 (2) FIRE DEPARTMENT TWO-WAY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION
 SERVICE
 PANELS AND CONTROLS WHERE REQUIRED BY ANOTHER SECTION
 OF THIS
 CODE
 (3) FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ANNUNCIATION
 PANELS
 (4) ELEVATOR FLOOR LOCATION AND OPERATION ANNUNCIATORS
 (5) ELEVATOR FIRE RECALL SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME
 A17.1/CSA B44, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS
 (6) ELEVATOR EMERGENCY POWER SELECTOR SWITCH(ES) WHERE
 PROVIDED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME A17.1/CSA B44
 (7) SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATERFLOW ANNUNCIATORS
 (8) EMERGENCY GENERATOR STATUS INDICATORS
 (9) CONTROLS FOR ANY AUTOMATIC STAIRWAY DOOR UNLOCKING
 SYSTEM
 (10) FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 (11) TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED
 ACCESS TO THE
 PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 (12) STAIRWAY VIDEO MONITORING EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY
 11.8.8
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
 COMPLIANCE.
  
  
 3) IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRE PUMP IS ELECTRIC, BUT THERE
 IS NO DETAILED BACKUP POWER SOURCE NOR THE FUEL SUPPLY
 OF THE BACKUP POWER SOURCE.
  
 PER NFPA 70 AND NFPA 20
  
 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
 MEET ING 9.2.2 IS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
 STANDARD.
 9.3.4 WHERE PROVIDED, THE ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER
 SHALL BE
 SUPPLIED FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:
 (1) A GENERATOR INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 9.6
 (2) ONE OF THE SOURCES IDENTIFIED IN 9.2.2(1),
 9.2.2(2), 9.2.2(3),
 OR 9.2.2(5) WHERE THE POWER IS PROVIDED INDEPENDENT OF
 THE
 NORMAL SOURCE OF POWER
 9.3.5 WHERE PROVIDED, THE ALTERNATE SUPPLY SHALL BE
 ARRANGED
 SO THAT THE POWER TO THE FIRE PUMP IS NOT DISRUPTED
 WHEN OVER
  
 NFPA 70
  
 ARTICLE 695 FIRE PUMPS
  
 695.3 POWER SOURCE(S) FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN FIRE
 PUMPS. ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN FIRE PUMPS SHALL HAVE A
 RELI ABLE SOURCE OF POWER.
 (A) INDIVIDUAL SOURCES. WHERE RELIABLE, AND WHERE CA
 PABLE OF CARRYING INDEFINITELY THE SUM OF THE
 LOCKED-ROTOR
 RRENT OF THE FIRE PUMP MOTOR(S) AND THE PRESSURE MAINTE
 NANCE PUMP MOTOR(S) AND THE FULL-LOAD CURRENT OF THE
 ASSO CIATED FIRE PUMP ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT WHEN
 CONNECTED TO
 THIS POWER SUPPLY, THE POWER SOURCE FOR AN ELECTRIC
 MOTOR
 DRIVEN FIRE PUMP SHALL BE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING.
  
 1) ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE CONNECTION.
 A FIRE PUMP SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE SUPPLIED BY A
 SEPARATE SERVICE, OR FROM A
 CONNECTION LOCATED AHEAD OF AND NOT WITHIN THE SAME
 CABI NET, ENCLOSURE, VERTICAL SWITCHGEAR SECTION, OR
 VERTICAL
 SWITCHBOARD SECTION AS THE SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS.
 THE CONNECTION SHALL BE LOCATED AND ARRANGED SO AS TO
 MINI MIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE BY FIRE FROM WITHIN
 THE
 PREMISES AND FROM EXPOSING HAZARDS. A TAP AHEAD OF THE
 SER VICE DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 230.82(5). THE
 SERVICE EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE LABELING
 REQUIRE MENTS IN 230.2 AND THE LOCATION REQUIREMENTS IN
 230.72(B).
 [20:9.2.2(1)]
  
 2) ON-SITE POWER PRODUCTION FACILITY. A FIRE PUMP SHALL
 BE PERMITTED TO BE SUPPLIED BY AN ON-SITE POWER
 PRODUCTION
 FACILITY. THE SOURCE FACILITY SHALL BE LOCATED AND
 PROTECTED TO
 MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE BY FIRE.
 [20:9.2.2(3)]
 (3) DEDICATED FEEDER. A DEDICATED FEEDER SHALL BE
 PERMIT TED WHERE IT IS DERIVED FROM A SERVICE
 CONNECTION AS DE SCRIBED IN 695.3(A)(1). [20:9.2.2(3)]
 (B) MULTIPLE SOURCES. IF RELIABLE POWER CANNOT BE OB
 TAINED 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 PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS IN
 COMPLIANCE AND/OR CONFIRM THAT THE FIRE PUMP WILL BE
 BACKED-UP BY THE DIESEL GENERATOR AND THAT THE
 GENERATOR COMPLIES WITH NFPA 110 & 37.
  
  
  
 4) SHEET FA 201 - THERE IS A TWO-WAY COMMUNCATION RISER
 DIAGRAM.
  
 ANY TWO-WAY COMMUNCATION SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED
 UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND SHOP DRAWINGS.
  
 HOWEVER, ANY SYSTEM SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE FIRE
 MARSHAL AND MARK FILLA PALM BEACH COUNTY RADIO MANAGER.
  
 DAQ TESTS AND RSSI/DBM LEVELS WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED
 AT SUBSTANTIAL CONSTRUCTION (WALLS AND WINDOWS) PRIOR
 TO ANY PERMIT SUBMITTALS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT ON
 THIS SHEET.
  
  
 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
 6) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  
  
2022-07-28 10:56:59 
  


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