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| 2015-08-10 16:55:14 | 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 |
| | OVERALL PROPOSED PROJECT; HOWEVER, THE ONLY CONCERN IS |
| | REGARDING THE USE OF THE ALLEYWAY AS A MEANS OF |
| | EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENTRANCE AND EGRESS. SHOULD AN |
| | EMERGECNY VEHILCE MAKE ENTRANCE TO THE PROPERTY EXITING |
| | IN OR OUT BY WAY OF THE ALLEYWAY WOULD NOT BE APPROVED. |
| | THE WIDTH OF THE ALLEY, CONDIITON OF THE TRAVEL WAY, |
| | AND TURNING RADIUSES WOULD NEED EVALUATION. |
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| | THE FOLLOWING ARE REGULAR COMMENTS REGARDING THE |
| | PROPOSED PROJECT SHOULD IT MOVE FORWARD: |
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| | 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. |
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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 5TH EDITION OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, |
| | INCLUDING NFPA 1 & 101, AND ALL ASSOCIATED FIRE CODES. |
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| | 6. 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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| | 7. ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH NFPA 96, STANDARD FOR VENTILATION CONTROL AND FIRE |
| | PROTECTION OF COMMERCIAL COOKING OPERATIONS. |
| | EXTINGUISHMENT AND VENTILATION SYSTEM SHOP DRAWINGS |
| | SHALL BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY FOR APPROVAL. |
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| | 8. 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. |
| | STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT-FRAME TRUSS ROOFS SHALL BE MARKED |
| | WITH THE LETTER "R". |
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| | 9. 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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| | 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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| | IF INSTALLED ON OTHER EXIT DOORS, THUMB-TURN LOCK TO BE |
| | EQUIPPED WITH AN ?OPEN/LOCKED? INDICATOR WINDOW (SUCH |
| | AS ADAMS RITE 4089 OR SIMILAR). |
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| | 10. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT |
| | DOES NOT CONSTITUTE IT'S FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL. |
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| | 11. THE BUREAU SHALL REVIEW ALL SUBMITTED BUILDING |
| | PLANS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS. |
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