| Date |
Text |
| 2023-06-29 14:37:02 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY CAITLIN L FRANCIS, |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
| | |
| | 1) THERE ARE NO SPECIFICATIONS OF THE MATERIAL OR |
| | STRUCTURE OF THE CANOPY SUBMIT WITH THE SITE PLAN, AND |
| | THESE MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CODES FROM NFPA 13 |
| | CHAPTER 8: |
| | |
| | 8.15.7* EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS. |
| | 8.15.7.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 8.15.7.2, 8.15.7.3, |
| | OR |
| | 8.15.7.4 ARE MET, SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER |
| | EXTERIOR |
| | PROJECTIONS EXCEEDING 4 FT (1.2 M) IN WIDTH. |
| | 8.15.7.2* SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED |
| | WHERE |
| | THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH MATERIALS |
| | THAT |
| | ARE NONCOMBUSTIBLE, LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE, OR FIRE |
| | RETARDANT??? |
| | TREATED WOOD AS DEFINED IN NFPA 703. |
| | 8.15.7.3 SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED |
| | FROM BELOW |
| | THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS OF COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION, |
| | PROVIDED |
| | THE EXPOSED FINISH MATERIAL ON THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS |
| | ARE NONCOMBUSTIBLE, |
| | LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE, OR FIRE RETARDANT???TREATED |
| | WOOD AS DEFINED IN NFPA 703, AND THE EXTERIOR |
| | PROJECTIONS CONTAIN |
| | ONLY SPRINKLERED CONCEALED SPACES OR ANY OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING |
| | UNSPRINKLERED COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACES: |
| | (1) COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACES FILLED ENTIRELY WITH |
| | NONCOMBUSTIBLE |
| | INSULATION |
| | (2) LIGHT OR ORDINARY HAZARD OCCUPANCIES WHERE |
| | NONCOMBUSTIBLE |
| | OR LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE CEILINGS ARE DIRECTLY ATTACHED |
| | TO THE BOTTOM OF SOLID WOOD JOISTS SO AS TO CREATE |
| | ENCLOSED |
| | JOIST SPACES 160 FT3 (4.5 M3) OR LESS IN VOLUME, |
| | INCLUDING |
| | SPACE BELOW INSULATION THAT IS LAID DIRECTLY ON TOP OR |
| | WITHIN |
| | THE CEILING JOISTS IN AN OTHERWISE SPRINKLERED ATTIC |
| | [SEE |
| | 11.2.3.1.4(4)(D)] |
| | (3) CONCEALED SPACES OVER ISOLATED SMALL EXTERIOR |
| | PROJECTIONS |
| | NOT EXCEEDING 55 FT2 (5.1 M2) IN AREA |
| | 8.15.7.4 SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED |
| | FROM |
| | EXTERIOR EXIT CORRIDORS WHEN THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE |
| | CORRIDOR |
| | ARE AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OPEN AND WHEN THE CORRIDOR IS |
| | ENTIRELY |
| | OF NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION. |
| | 8.15.7.5* SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER EXTERIOR |
| | PROJECTIONS |
| | GREATER THAN 2 FT (0.6 M) WIDE OVER AREAS WHERE |
| | COMBUSTIBLES |
| | ARE STORED. |
| | |
| | CAITLIN L FRANCIS |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | 561.804.4728 |
| | [email protected] |
