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| 2015-03-09 17:28:22 | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WERE SUBMITTED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL, BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION, WEST PALM |
| | BEACH FIRE RESCUE. |
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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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| | THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THE |
| | PROPOSED PROJECT. |
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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 CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE NFPA 1, FIRE CODE, 2012 EDITION; FLORIDA FIRE |
| | PREVENTION CODE, 2012 EDITION, INCLUDING MORE |
| | SPECIFICALLY, CHAPTER 36, NEW MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY AND |
| | THE FUEL SERVICE STRUCTURE SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 30A |
| | AUTOMOTIVE AND MARINE SERVICE STATION CODE. |
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| | 6. ALL EXIT DISCHARGE LOCATIONS SHALL BE CLEARLY |
| | ILLUSTRATED ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 7. ALL ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGNS AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING |
| | EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ILLUSTRATED ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 8. COMPLETE LIFE SAFETY PLANS FOR EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED THAT ILLUSTRATE OCCUPANT LOADS, TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCES, COMMON PATHS OF TRAVEL, DEAD-END CORRIDORS, |
| | EXIT SIGNS, EMERGENCY LIGHTING, EXITS LEADING TO A |
| | PUBLIC WAY, FIRE EXTINGUISHER LOCATIONS, AND ALL FIRE |
| | SAFETY FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT. |
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| | 9. PER FLORIDA 69A-60.0081; NOTICE SIGNAGE 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 A MALTESE CROSS SIGN MEASURING 8 INCHES |
| | HORIZONTALLY AND 8 INCHES VERTICALLY, OF A BRIGHT RED |
| | REFLECTIVE COLOR. THE APPROVED SYMBOL SHALL BE PLACED |
| | WITHIN 24 INCHES TO THE LEFT OF THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR. |
| | 1. STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT-FRAME TRUSS ROOFS SHALL BE |
| | MARKED WITH THE LETTER "R". |
| | 2. STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT-FRAME TRUSS FLOOR SYSTEMS |
| | SHALL BE MARKED WITH THE LETTER "F". |
| | 3. STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT-FRAME TRUSS FLOOR AND ROOF |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE MARKED WITH THE LETTERS "R/F". |
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| | 10. 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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| | 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, IF INSTALLED, SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH |
| | AN ?OPEN/LOCKED? INDICATOR WINDOW (SUCH AS ADAMS RITE |
| | 4089 OR SIMILAR). |
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