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| 2015-06-09 17:22:49 | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WERE SUBMITTED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL, BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION, WEST PALM |
| | BEACH FIRE RESCUE. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 2. SITE ACCESS AND EXIT POINTS ARE TO BE CLEARLY |
| | IDENTIFIED AND MAINTAINED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES DURING |
| | ALL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 5. ALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 2012, 5TH EDITION. |
| | |
| | 6. SMOKE ALARMS ARE REQUIRED IN EVERY SLEEPING ROOM AND |
| | OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEPING ROOMS AND IN ALL LEVELS OF THE |
| | DWELLING UNITS. THESE DETECTORS SHALL BE HARD WIRED AND |
| | SHALL BE INTERCONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER. |
| | |
| | 7. INTERIOR FINISH CLASSIFICATIONS FOR ALL WALLS AND |
| | CEILINGS SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE SUBMITTED |
| | BUILDING PERMIT PLAN. |
| | |
| | 8. A NFPA 13 COMPLAINT FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS |
| | REQUIRED FOR THIS STRUCTURE. TEMPORARY STANDPIPES ARE |
| | REQUIRED WHEN THE BUILDING REACHES THREE LEVELS OR |
| | THIRTY FEET WHILE BEING CONSTRUCTED. SEPARATE SHOP |
| | DRAWINGS, ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED, REVIEWED AND |
| | APPROVED BY THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU PRIOR TO ANY |
| | INSTALLATION. |
| | |
| | 9. 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. |
| | |
| | 10. ALL VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FIRE SEPARATIONS FOR |
| | THIS BUILDING SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND INDICATED |
| | ON THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | 11. ALL FIRE RATED OPENING PROTECTIONS (FIRE DOORS AND |
| | HARDWARE) SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND INDICATED IN |
| | THE DOOR SCHEDULE. ALL DOORS THAT OPEN ONTO EXIT ACCESS |
| | CORRIDORS SHALL BE FIRE RATED AND BE EQUIPPED WITH |
| | SELF-CLOSING DEVICES THAT CAUSE THE DOOR TO POSITIVELY |
| | LATCH WHEN CLOSED. THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL BE CLEARLY |
| | INDICATED AND ILLUSTRATED ON THE DOOR SCHEDULE. |
| | |
| | 12. ALL EXIT DISCHARGE LOCATIONS SHALL BE CLEARLY |
| | ILLUSTRATED ON THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 13. ALL ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGNS AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING |
| | EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ILLUSTRATED ON THE PLAN. |
| | IF AN EMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR IS PROPOSED, WHAT IS |
| | (ARE) THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POWER SOURCES? |
| | |
| | 14. REQUIRED FIRE SEPARATIONS BETWEEN EACH APARTMENT |
| | AND/OR TENANT SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED AND |
| | ILLUSTRATED ON THE BUILDING PLAN. |
| | |
| | 15. THE BUREAU HAS SOME CONCERNS REGARDING THE SPREAD |
| | OF CARBON MONOXIDE TO THE UNITS ABOVE THE GARAGE |
| | SPACES. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS AS TO WHAT ELEMENTS WILL |
| | BE PROVIDED TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF CARBON MONOXIDE |
| | EXPOSURE AND/OR THE PROVISION OF EARLY WARNING |
| | DETECTION. |
| | |
| | 16. REQUIRED CORRIDOR FIRE RATING SHALL BE CLEARLY |
| | INDICATED AND ILLUSTRATED ON THE BUILDING PLAN. |
| | |
| | 17. ALL EXISTING AND NEW FIRE HYDRANTS PLANNED FOR THIS |
| | DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED AND IDENTIFIED |
| | ON THE PLAN AND CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH THE BUREAU OF |
| | FIRE PREVENTION. |
| | |
| | 18. ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT SPRINKLER SYSTEM CONNECTIONS |
| | (FDCS) FOR THE PROJECT SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND |
| | COORDINATED WITH THE BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION. |
| | |
| | 19. ALL FIRE WATER MAINS, SIZES AND THEIR VALVE |
| | ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED |
| | ON THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 20. THE INSTALLATION OF THE FIRE LINE AND FIRE HYDRANTS |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 24, |
| | INSTALLATION OF PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS AND THEIR |
| | APPURTENANCES. |
| | |
| | 21. FIRE HYDRANTS |
| | 1. 150?MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DISTANCE FROM A FDC(FIRE |
| | DEPARTMENT CONNECTION) TO A FIRE HYDRANT. |
| | 2. NORMALLY HYDRANTS SHALL BE A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 40 |
| | FT. FROM A BUILDING. HYDRANTS CAN BE CLOSER THAN 40 FT. |
| | TO A BUILDING BASED UPON A REVIEW BY THE FIRE OFFICIAL. |
| | 3. FIRE HYDRANT SPACING: |
| | A. 300? SEPARATION BETWEEN HYDRANTS IN A COMMERCIAL |
| | ZONE. |
| | B. 300? TO 500? SEPARATION BETWEEN HYDRANTS IN A |
| | RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| | C. 1,000? SEPARATION IN UNDEVELOPED AREAS. |
| | 4. 7.5? CLEARANCE IN FRONT AND TO THE SIDES |
| | (SEMI-CIRCLE) OF HYDRANTS, 4.5? BEHIND. |
| | 5. WET FIRE HYDRANTS ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO, DURING AND |
| | AFTER CONSTRUCTION. |
| | 6. THE FOLLOWING HORIZONTAL SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | FIRE HYDRANT DRAINS IS REQUIRED: |
| | A. 3? (MIN) FROM EXISTING OR PROPOSED STORM SEWER, |
| | SANITARY FORCE MIN, OR PIPELINE CONVEYING REGULATED |
| | RECLAIMED WATER. |
| | B. 3? (MIN) TO 10? (PREFERABLE) FROM EXISTING OR |
| | PROPOSED VACUUM-TYPE SANITARY SEWER. |
| | C. 6?(MIN) TO 1? (PREFERABLE) FROM EXISTING OR PROPOSED |
| | GRAVITY OR PRESSURE-TYPE SANITARY SEWER, WASTEWATER |
| | FORCE MAIN OR PIPELINE CONVEYING NON-REGULATED |
| | RECLAIMED WATER. |
| | D. 10?(MIN) FROM EXISTING OR PROSED ON-SITE SEWAGE |
| | TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | 7. ALL HYDRANTS TO BE MANUFACTURED TO CITY OF WEST PALM |
| | BEACH SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING IRON WEATHER CAP, PER |
| | W.P.B. APPROVED PRODUCTS LIST. |
| | 8. BONNET SHALL BE PAINTED WITH REFLECTIVE COATING. ALL |
| | OTHER PARTS ABOVE BREAKAWAY FLANGE SHALL BE PAINTED |
| | SILVER, ANY OTHER PART PARTS BELOW BREAKAWAY FLANGE |
| | SHALL BE PAINTED BLACK. ALL PAINT MATERIALS TO BE |
| | SPECIFIED ON APPROVED MATERIALS LIST. |
| | 9. FOR PROJECTS WITHIN F.D.O.T. & PALM BEACH COUNTY |
| | R/W: HYDRANTS TO BE LOCATED IN DEDICATED EASEMENTS |
| | OUTSIDE OF R/W. |
| | 10. ALL JOINTS INCLUDING BELL AND SPIGOT SHALL BE |
| | RESTRAINED. |
| | 11. IF DISTANCE BETWEEN FIRE HYDRANT AND ANCHOR TEE |
| | EXCEEDS 30?, ADD A SECOND VALVE 4? FROM HYDRANT. |
| | 12. INSTALL A F.D.O.T. APPROVED BLUE R.P.M. (REFLECTIVE |
| | PAVEMENT MARKER) IN THE CENTER OF THE TRAVELING LANE, |
| | DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HYDRANT. |
| | |
| | 22. ANNUALLY, EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE PROVIDED |
| | TO EACH APARTMENT AND/OR TENANT. THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE |
| | TO INDICATE THE LOCATION OF ALARMS, EGRESS PATHS, AND |
| | ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR ALARM |
| | ACTIVATION. |
| | |
| | 23. ALL PARKING STRUCTURES SHALL COMPLY NFPA 101, THE |
| | LIFE SAFETY CODE, INCLUDING MORE SPECIFICALLY, CHAPTER |
| | 42 STORAGE OCCUPANCIES (PARKING STRUCTURES) |
| | |
| | 24. ALL PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS LOCATIONS SHALL BE |
| | CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND INDICATED ON THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 25. ALL ELEVATORS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH REQUIRED FD |
| | ACCESS. |
| | |
| | 26. 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. |
| | |
| | 27. 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. |
| | |
| | 28. OCCUPANT LOADS FOR ALL SPACES SHALL BE DETERMINED |
| | AND SUBMITTED WITH THE SUBMITTED PLAN AND WHEN APPROVED |
| | THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE POSTED WHERE APPLICABLE. |
| | |
| | 29. ROADWAY ACCESS |
| | 1. 18? CLEARANCE FROM HYDRANTS TO ANYTHING ALONG THE |
| | ROADWAY, SUCH AS PARKING SPACES. |
| | 2. FOR FIRE TRUCK ACCESS, THE MIN. DRIVEWAY WIDTH ON |
| | THE ENTRY DRIVE SHALL BE 20?. LESS THAN 20? ON EXIT |
| | DRIVE CAN BE APPROVED BY THE FIRE OFFICIAL AFTER |
| | REVIEW. |
| | 3. THE MINIMUM RADIUS FOR CUL-DE-SAC DESIGNS IS 50? OF |
| | PAVED AREA. FOR FIRE TRUCK TURNING RADIUS, ?T? OR ?Y? |
| | TURN-A-ROUNDS CAN BE APPROVED BY THE FIRE OFFICIAL |
| | AFTER REVIEW. |
| | 4. FIRE TRUCKS NEED TO HAVE NO LESS THAN 13.5? HIGH |
| | VERTICAL CLEARANCE FOR THE TRUCK TO DRIVE THROUGH AN |
| | OPENING. LICENSED JUSTIFYING |
| | |
| | 30. NFPA 101 CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | 1.2.1.4.3 DOOR LEAF ENCROACHMENT |
| | 1.2.1.4.3.1 DURING ITS SWING, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS SHALL LEAVE NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE |
| | REQUIRED WIDTH OF AN AISLE, A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, |
| | OR A LANDING UNOBSTRUCTED AND SHALL NOT PROJECT NOT |
| | MORE THAN 7 IN. INTO THE REQUIRED WIDTH OF AN AISLE, A |
| | CORRIDOR, A PASSAGE WAY, OR A LANDING, WHEN FULLY OPEN, |
| | UNLESS BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE DOOR OPENING PROVIDES ACCESS TO A STAIR IN AN |
| | EXISTING BUILDING. |
| | (2) THE DOOR OPENING MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS THAT LIMITS |
| | PROJECTION TO NOT MORE THAN 7 IN. INTO THE REQUIRED |
| | WIDTH OF THE STAIR LANDING WHEN THE DOOR LEAF IS FULLY |
| | OPEN. |
| | |
| | 31. 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". |
| | |
| | 32. A KNOX KEY SYSTEMN IS REQUIRED AT ANY GATE ENTRY |
| | AND/OR BUILDING ACCESS POINTS. |
| | |
| | 33. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT |
| | DOES NOT CONSTITUTE IT'S FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL. |
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