| Date |
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| 2022-08-11 13:32:36 | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WERE SUBMITTED BY LT. BRIAN |
| | DOLAN, DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION, WEST PALM BEACH |
| | FIRE RESCUE. |
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| | PER CITY CODES, ALL WORK IS SUBJECT TO FIELD |
| | INSPECTIONS AND APPROVAL. |
| | |
| | THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED |
| | AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE |
| | PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE |
| | INSPECTION. |
| | |
| | ANY REMOVAL AND/OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE CEILING/WALL |
| | AREAS MAY REQUIRE AN EVALUATION OR MODIFICATION OF THE |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS (IF PRESENT) FOR |
| | CODE COVERAGE AND COMPLIANCE BY CERTIFIED CONTRACTORS. |
| | |
| | ANY AND ALL WORK ON THE FIRE SPRINKLER AND/OR FIRE |
| | ALARM SYSTEMS SHALL BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE PERMITS AND |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS BY CERTIFIED CONTRACTORS. |
| | |
| | THE FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS SHALL REMAIN |
| | ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE DEMO AND CONSTRUCTION PERIODS. |
| | |
| | -OCCUPANCY REQUIRES A CHANGE OF USE PERMIT MEETING ALL |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR A NEW RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND CARE |
| | FACILITY, NFPA 101 CH.33 |
| | |
| | -33.2.3.4.1 FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. A MANUAL FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 9.6, UNLESS THE PROVISIONS OF 33.2.3.4.1.1 OR |
| | 33.2.3.4.1.2 ARE MET. |
| | |
| | -33.2.3.4.1.1 A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED |
| | WHERE INTERCONNECTED SMOKE ALARMS COMPLYING WITH NFPA |
| | 101 CH.33.2.3.4.3 AND NOT LESS THAN ONE MANUAL FIRE |
| | ALARM BOX PER FLOOR ARRANGED TO CONTINUOUSLY SOUND THE |
| | SMOKE DETECTOR ALARMS ARE PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | - 33.2.3.5.3 WHERE AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS |
| | INSTALLED, |
| | FOR EITHER TOTAL OR PARTIAL BUILDING COVERAGE, ALL OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING |
| | REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE MET: |
| | (1) THE SYSTEM SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7 |
| | AND SHALL |
| | INITIATE THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 33.2.3.4.1, |
| | AS MODIFIED BY 33.2.3.5.3.1 THROUGH 33.2.3.5.3.6. |
| | (2) THE ADEQUACY OF THE WATER SUPPLY SHALL BE |
| | DOCUMENTED TO |
| | THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. |
| | 33.2.3.5.3.1* IN PROMPT EVACUATION CAPABILITY |
| | FACILITIES, ALL OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY: |
| | (1) AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | NFPA 13D, STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEMS |
| | IN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND MANUFACTURED |
| | HOMES, SHALL BE PERMITTED. |
| | (2) AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED IN |
| | CLOSETS NOT |
| | EXCEEDING 24 FT2 (2.2 M2) AND IN BATHROOMS NOT |
| | EXCEEDING |
| | 55 FT2 (5.1 M2), PROVIDED THAT SUCH SPACES ARE FINISHED |
| | WITH LATH AND PLASTER OR MATERIALS PROVIDING A |
| | 15-MINUTE |
| | THERMAL BARRIER. |
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| | 33.2.3.5.3.4 IN PROMPT AND SLOW EVACUATION CAPABILITY |
| | FACILITIES |
| | IN BUILDINGS FOUR OR FEWER STORIES ABOVE GRADE PLANE, |
| | SYSTEMS IN |
| | EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND CARE OCCUPANCIES 101?307 |
| | 2015 EDITION |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA13R, STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION |
| | OF SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEMS IN LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES, SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED. |
| | |
| | PER CITY CODES, ALL WORK IS SUBJECT TO FIELD |
| | INSPECTIONS AND APPROVAL. |
| | |
| | LT. BRIAN DOLAN |
| | DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION |
| | 561-804-4752 |
| | [email protected] |
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