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| 2015-05-06 13:30:54 | 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. |
| | 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. EXTRA ATTENTION SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE |
| | PERMITTING AND LOCATION OF CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS. A |
| | PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION TRAILER RELATED |
| | TO THIS PROJECT. SEPARATION DISTANCES FROM MAIN |
| | STRUCTURES AS WELL AS OTHER TRAILERS SHALL BE CLOSELY |
| | MONITORED FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | PROTECTION. |
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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. DURING CONSTRUCTION, 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. A NFPA 13 COMPLAINT FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS |
| | REQUIRED FOR THIS STRUCTURE. SEPARATE SHOP DRAWINGS, |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY |
| | THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU PRIOR TO ANY INSTALLATION. |
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| | IF A FIRE PUMP IS PROPOSED, WHAT IS(ARE) THE PROPOSED |
| | PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POWER SOURCES. |
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| | 7. A MONITORED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS REQUIRED FOR THIS |
| | STRUCTURE. SEPARATE SHOP DRAWINGS, ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | SUBMITTED, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FIRE PREVENTION |
| | BUREAU PRIOR TO ANY INSTALLATION. |
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| | 8. A FIRE LOAD CALCULATON SHALL BE COMPLETED AND |
| | SUBMITTED WITH THE SUBMITTED PLAN. A FIRE HYDRANT AND |
| | WATER SUPPLY MEETING THE FIRE LAOD DEMAND SHALL |
| | INSTALLED ON THE SITE AT A LOCATION APPROVED BY THE |
| | FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU. |
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| | 9. 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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| | 10. 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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| | 11. ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT SPRINKLER SYSTEM CONNECTIONS |
| | (FDC,S) FOR THE PROJECT SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND |
| | COORDINATED WITH THE BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION. |
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| | 12. ALL FIRE WATER MAINS, SIZES AND THEIR VALVE |
| | ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED |
| | ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 13. KNOX-BOX KEY SYSTEM SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS |
| | BUILDING. |
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| | 14. TACTILE SIGNAGE SHALL BE INSTALLED AT ALL EXIT |
| | DOORS. |
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| | 15. ALL ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGNS AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING |
| | EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ILLUSTRATED ON THE PLAN. |
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| | IF AN EMERGECNY POWER GENERATOR IS PROPOSED, WHAT IS |
| | (ARE) THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POWER SOURCES. |
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| | 16. 24 HOUR EMERGENCY GATE ACCESS IS REQUIRED AT ALL |
| | GATES. A KNOX KEY SWITCH IS RECOMMENDED FOR ELECTRIC |
| | GATES AND KNOX PADLOCKS FOR NON-POWERED GATES. |
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| | 17. THE ACCESS ROAD TRAVERSING THE SITE APPEARS NARROW |
| | AND SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH SIGNAGE INDCATING "FIRE |
| | LANE, NO PARKING". |
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