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| 2015-06-08 13:52:17 | 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. ALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 2012, 5TH EDITION, |
| | 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 30 NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS. |
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| | 6. ALL PARKING STRUCTURES SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 88A, |
| | PARKING STRUCTURES AND NFPA 101, THE LIFE SAFETY CODE, |
| | INCLUDING MORE SPECIFICALLY, CHAPTER 42 STORAGE |
| | OCCUPANCIES (PARKING STRUCTURES) |
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| | 7. THE SEPARATION AND OPENING PROTECTION BETWEEN THE |
| | PARKING GARAGE AND APARTMENTS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE |
| | AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIFIC AND MOST STRINGENT |
| | PROVISION REQUIREMENT OF EITHER CHAPTER. |
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| | 8. 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. |
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| | 9. INTERIOR FINISH CLASSIFICATIONS FOR ALL WALLS AND |
| | CEILINGS SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE SUBMITTED |
| | BUILDING PERMIT PLAN. |
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| | 10. A NFPA 13 COMPLAINT FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND NFPA |
| | 14 COMPLIANT WET STANDPIPE SYSTEM ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS |
| | STRUCTURE. A SPRINKLER CONTROL VALVE AND A WATERFLOW |
| | DEVICE SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH FLOOR. 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. |
| | IF A FIRE PUMP IS PROPOSED, WHAT IS(ARE) THE PRIMARY |
| | AND SECONDARY POWER SOURCES? |
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| | 11. A MONITORED NFPA 72 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. |
| | CONSIDER A MAIN FIRE ALARM PANEL IN THE FIRE COMMAND |
| | ROOM AND A SEPARATE ANNUCIATOR PANEL IN EACH OF THE |
| | LOBBY'S. |
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| | 12. ALL VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FIRE SEPARATIONS FOR |
| | THIS BUILDING SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND INDICATED |
| | ON THE PLANS. |
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| | 13. 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. |
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| | 14. PRESCRIPTIVE STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL |
| | HANDRAILS AND GUARDRAILS FOR THE BUILDING SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED AND CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE PLANS. |
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| | 15. ALL EXIT DISCHARGE LOCATIONS SHALL BE CLEARLY |
| | ILLUSTRATED ON THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 16. 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? |
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| | 17. THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA |
| | 101, 11.8.6. A FIRE ALARM PANEL ALONE DOES NOT MEET ALL |
| | THE LISTED REQUIREMENTS. CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE |
| | BUREAU IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. |
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| | 18. 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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| | 19. ALL PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS LOCATIONS SHALL BE |
| | CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND INDICATED ON THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 20. STAIR DETAIL SHALL BE PROVIDED INCLUDING MINIMUM |
| | RISE, RUN, AND TREAD DEPTH. TACTILE SIGNAGE SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED AT ALL EXIT DOORS. |
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| | 21. KNOX-BOX KEY SYSTEM SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS |
| | BUILDING. |
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| | 22. ALL ELEVATORS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A REGION 7 |
| | KEYWAY SYSTEM. |
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| | 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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| | 23. REQUIRED FIRE SEPARATIONS BETWEEN EACH APARTMENT |
| | AND/OR TENANT SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED AND |
| | ILLUSTRATED ON THE BUILDING PLAN. |
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| | 24. REQUIRED CORRIDOR FIRE RATING SHALL BE CLEARLY |
| | INDICATED AND ILLUSTRATED ON THE BUILDING PLAN. |
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| | 25. 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. |
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| | 26. ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT SPRINKLER SYSTEM CONNECTIONS |
| | (FDC,S) FOR THE PROJECT SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND |
| | COORDINATED WITH THE BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION. |
| | CONSIDER MULTIPLE FDC'S I.E ONE FOR THE PARKING GARAGE, |
| | ONE FOR LOWER APTS, ONE FOR UPPER, ETC. |
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| | 27. ALL FIRE WATER MAINS, SIZES AND THEIR VALVE |
| | ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED |
| | ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 28. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT |
| | DOES NOT CONSTITUTE IT'S FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL. |
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