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| 2014-07-03 11:36:13 | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WERE SUBMITTED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL: |
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| | THIS REVIEW CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY AS THE |
| | DRAWINGS THAT WERE REVIEWED WERE NOT COMPLETE. |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS CAN BE EXPECTED WHEN FULL DRAWINGS |
| | ARE SUBMITTED FOR PERMIT. |
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| | 1. CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION, AND RENOVATION TO COMPLY |
| | WITH NFPA 241. |
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| | 2. SITE ACCESS AND EXIT POINTS ARE TO BE CLEARLY |
| | IDENTIFIED AND MAINTAINED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES DURING |
| | ALL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. |
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| | 3. THE BUILDING ADDRESS SHALL BE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM |
| | ALL ACCESS ROADWAYS, INCLUDING DURING CONSTRUCTION. |
| | ADDRESS NUMBERS SHALL CONTRAST WITH THEIR BACKGROUND |
| | AND SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN SIX (6) INCHES IN HEIGHT |
| | WITH A ONE (1) INCH STROKE FOR ALL BUILDINGS. |
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| | 4. TRASH AND DEBRIS IS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SITE |
| | DAILY OR MORE OFTEN TO REDUCE THE ACCUMULATION OF |
| | POTENTIAL LIFE AND FIRE SAFETY HAZARDS. |
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| | 5. THE PROPOSED PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 2010 EDITION, THE |
| | LIFE SAFETY CODE, 2009 EDITION, INCLUDING MORE |
| | SPECIFICALLY, CHAPTER 36, NEW MERCANTILE OCCUPANCIES |
| | AND CHAPTER 42 STORAGE OCCUPANCIES. |
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| | 6. A MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY EXCEEDING 12,000 SQ. FT. |
| | SHALL BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM. |
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| | 7. ALL EXIT DISCHARGE LOCATIONS SHALL BE CLEARLY |
| | ILLUSTRATED ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 8. ALL ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGNS AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING |
| | EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ILLUSTRATED ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 9. ALL PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS LOCATIONS SHALL BE |
| | CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND INDICATED ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 10. COMPLETE LIFE SAFETY PLANS FOR THE BUILDING SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED THAT ILLUSTRATE OCCUPANT LOADS, TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCES, DEAD-END CORRIDORS AND ALL FIRE SAFETY |
| | EQUIPMENT. |
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| | 11. NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT-FRAME |
| | TRUSS-TYPE CONSTRUCTION. ANY COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, OR |
| | ANY MULTIUNIT RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE OF THREE UNITS OR |
| | MORE WHICH USES HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL LIGHT-FRAME |
| | TRUSS-TYPE CONSTRUCTION IN ANY PORTION SHALL BE MARKED |
| | WITH AN APPROVED SYMBOL. THE APPROVED SYMBOL SHALL BE |
| | PLACED WITHIN 24 INCHES TO THE LEFT OF THE MAIN ENTRY |
| | DOOR. |
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| | 12. NO EXIT DOOR SHALL BE LOCKED FROM THE EGRESS SIDE. |
| | ANY AND ALL LOCKING MECHANISMS SHALL BE COMPLAINT WITH |
| | CHAPTER 7 OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE AND |
| | PRE-APPROVED (PRIOR TO INSTALLATION) BY THE BUREAU OF |
| | FIRE PREVENTION. CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE BUREAU OF |
| | FIRE PREVENTION IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO AVOID |
| | MISUNDERSTANDINGS, MISINTERPRETATIONS AND DELAYS |
| | RELATED TO EGRESS REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 13. DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED READILY FROM |
| | THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. |
| | LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A KEY, |
| | TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM |
| | THE EGRESS SIDE. |
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| | INDICATE IF THE DOORS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH ANY |
| | LOCK/LATCH. IF THE DOORS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A |
| | LOCK/LATCH, INDICATE HOW THE LOCK/LATCH WILL BE |
| | RELEASED FROM THE EGRESS SIDE OF THE DOOR. |
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| | PER SECTION 7.2.1.5.9, THE LOCK/LATCH RELEASING |
| | MECHANISM ON ALL DOORS SHALL OPEN THE DOOR WITH NOT |
| | MORE THAN ONE RELEASING OPERATION. THE RELEASING |
| | MECHANISM SHALL HAVE AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION |
| | THAT IS READILY OPERATED UNDER ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS. |
| | THE RELEASING DEVICE SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF BEING |
| | OPERATED WITH ONE HAND AND SHOULD NOT REQUIRE TIGHT |
| | GRASPING, TIGHT PINCHING OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST TO |
| | OPERATE. |
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| | A THUMB TURN LOCK IS NOT PERMITTED ON THE MAIN ENTRY |
| | DOOR(S). IN LIEU OF PANIC HARDWARE, THE MAIN ENTRY IS |
| | PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A KEYED LOCK WITH |
| | LOCK/UNLOCK INDICATOR WINDOW AND SIGNAGE STATING THE |
| | DOOR IS TO REMAIN UNLOCKED DURING BUSINESS HOURS. NO |
| | OTHER LOCKING OR LATCHING MECHANISMS ARE PERMITTED. |
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| | THUMB-TURN LOCK TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AN ?OPEN/LOCKED? |
| | INDICATOR WINDOW (SUCH AS ADAMS RITE 4089 OR SIMILAR). |
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