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| 2023-05-09 14:24:01 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE ARE NUMEROUS STAIRS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THIS |
| | EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCY. |
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| | 14.2.1 GENERAL. |
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| | 14.2.1.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | CHAPTER 7 AND |
| | SECTION 14.2 |
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| | 14.2.1.2 ROOMS NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY PRESCHOOL, |
| | KINDERGARTEN, OR FIRST GRADE STUDENTS SHALL BE LOCATED |
| | ON A LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE, UNLESS OTH ERWISE |
| | PERMITTED BY 14.2.1.4. |
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| | 14.2.1.3 ROOMS NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY SECOND-GRADE |
| | STUDENTS SHALL NOT |
| | BE LOCATED MORE THAN ONE STORY ABOVE A LEVEL OF EXIT |
| | DISCHARGE, UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 14.2.1.4 |
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| | 14.2.1.4 ROOMS OR AREAS LOCATED ON FLOOR LEVELS OTHER |
| | THAN AS SPECIFIED |
| | IN 14.2.1.2 AND 14.2.1.3 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE USED |
| | WHERE PROVIDED |
| | WITH INDEPENDENT MEANS OF EGRESS DEDICATED FOR USE BY |
| | THE PRESCHOOL, |
| | KINDERGARTEN, FIRST-GRADE, OR SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS |
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| | HOW IS IT INSURED THAT STUDENTS OF CERTAIN AGES WILL |
| | NOT BE USING AREAS WITH STAIRS? |
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| | 2) SHEET LS 103 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A |
| | MEZZANINCE ROOM |
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| | 3.3.184 MEZZANINE. AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL BETWEEN THE |
| | FLOOR AND THE |
| | CEILING OF ANY ROOM OR SPACE. (SAF-FIR) |
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| | 14.2.1 GENERAL. |
| | |
| | 14.2.1.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | CHAPTER 7 AND |
| | SECTION 14.2 |
| | |
| | 14.2.1.2 ROOMS NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY PRESCHOOL, |
| | KINDERGARTEN, OR FIRST GRADE |
| | STUDENTS SHALL BE LOCATED ON A LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE, |
| | UNLESS OTH ERWISE PERMITTED BY 14.2.1.4. |
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| | 14.2.1.3 ROOMS NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY SECOND-GRADE |
| | STUDENTS SHALL NOT |
| | BE LOCATED MORE THAN ONE STORY ABOVE A LEVEL OF EXIT |
| | DISCHARGE, UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 14.2.1.4 |
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| | 14.2.1.4 ROOMS OR AREAS LOCATED ON FLOOR LEVELS OTHER |
| | THAN AS SPECIFIED |
| | IN 14.2.1.2 AND 14.2.1.3 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE USED |
| | WHERE PROVIDED |
| | WITH INDEPENDENT MEANS OF EGRESS DEDICATED FOR USE BY |
| | THE PRESCHOOL, |
| | KINDERGARTEN, FIRST-GRADE, OR SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS. |
| | |
| | HOW IS IT INSURED THAT STUDENTS WILL NOT BE USING THESE |
| | SPACES? |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. |
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| | 3) SHEET LS 103 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A |
| | MEZZANINCE ROOM WITH A SINGLE EXIT. |
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| | PER NFPA 101 |
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| | 7.4.1 GENERAL. |
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| | 7.4.1.1 THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FROM ANY BALCONY, |
| | MEZZANINE, |
| | STORY, OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN TWO, |
| | EXCEPT UNDER ONE OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| | (1) A SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED WHERE |
| | PERMITTED IN |
| | CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43. |
| | (2) A SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR A |
| | MEZZANINE OR |
| | BALCONY WHERE THE COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL LIMITATIONS OF |
| | CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43 ARE MET. |
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| | 14.2.5.3.1 COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 |
| | FT (30 M) IN A |
| | BUILDING PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7 |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE TRAVEL DISTANCE INDCATING COMPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE REQUERMENT. |
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| | 4) SHEET A 101 THRU 104 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF |
| | LIFTS, WHICH APPEAR TO BE ELEVATORS. |
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| | ALL NEW ELEVATORS SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE FIGHTER'S |
| | EMERGENCY OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME A17.1/CSA |
| | B44, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS. |
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| | ANY BUILDING THAT IS MORE THAN THREE STORIES HIGH OR IN |
| | WHICH THE VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM TERMINAL |
| | LANDING AND THE TOP TERMINAL LANDING EXCEEDS 25 FEET |
| | MUST BE CONSTRUCTED TO CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER |
| | ELEVATOR THAT IS OPERATIONAL AND WILL ACCOMMODATE AN |
| | AMBULANCE STRETCHER 76 INCHES LONG AND 24 INCHES WIDE |
| | IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE OR |
| | JUSTIFY WITH SPECITICDETAILED NARRATIVE AND CODE |
| | REFERENCES |
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| | 5) LIFE SAFETY SHEETS - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF |
| | AREAS OF REFUGE. |
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| | AREAS OF REFUGE SHALL COMPLY WHERE APPLICABLE PER THE |
| | BUILDING CODE AND NFPA 101, CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| | 6) LIFE SAFETY SHEETS - EMERGENCY RADIO SIGNAL STRENGTH |
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| | 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. |
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| | THE SYSTEM SHALL MAINTAIN A MINIMUM RADIO SIGNAL |
| | STRENGTH OF THE RADIO SYSTEM USED BY WEST PALM BEACH |
| | FIRE DEPARTMENT. TESTING SHALL BE DONE BY FIRE |
| | INSPECTOR PORTABLE RADIOS. |
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| | IF THE MINIMUM CANNOT BE MAINTAINED, A BI-DIRECTIONAL |
| | AMPLIFIED SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER SEPARATE |
| | PERMIT WITH A MINIMUM 2-HOUR RUN TIME BATTERY BACK-UP. |
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| | ANY SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED WITHOUT CONTACTING |
| | AND COORDINATION WITH 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. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO |
| | COMPLY. |
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| | 7) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 8) 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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