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| 2015-10-09 16:18:51 | 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 BUILDINGS 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. 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 HOTEL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE AND |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIFIC AND MOST STRINGENT |
| | PROVISION REQUIREMENT OF EITHER CHAPTER. |
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| | 8. A NFPA 13 COMPLAINT FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND NFPA |
| | 14 COMPLIANT WET STANDPIPE SYSTEM ARE REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | HIGH RISE 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. |
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| | FOR THE PROPOSED FIRE PUMP(S) , WHAT IS(ARE) THE |
| | PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POWER SOURCES? |
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| | ADDITIONAL INFPORMATION IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE IF THE |
| | SEPARATE 3-STORY BUILDING IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A FIRE |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM. |
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| | 9 . A CLASS A NFPA 72 COMPLIANT MONITORED FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM IS REQUIRED FOR EACH 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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| | 10. ALL VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FIRE SEPARATIONS FOR |
| | THIS BUILDING SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND INDICATED |
| | ON THE PLANS. |
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| | 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 AT LEAST 20 MINUTE 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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| | 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? |
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| | 14. KNOX-BOX KEY SYSTEM SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS |
| | BUILDING. |
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| | 15. 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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| | 16. TACTILE SIGNAGE SHALL BE INSTALLED AT ALL EXIT |
| | DOORS. |
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| | 17. 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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| | 18. THE FIRE RATING OF ALL SHAFTS SHALL BE CLEARLY |
| | INDICATED ON THE BUILDING PLAN. |
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| | 19. REQUIRED FIRE SEPARATIONS BETWEEN EACH APARTMENT |
| | AND/OR TENANT SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED AND |
| | ILLUSTRATED ON THE BUILDING PLAN. |
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| | 20. REQUIRED CORRIDOR FIRE RATING SHALL BE CLEARLY |
| | INDICATED AND ILLUSTRATED ON THE BUILDING PLAN. |
| | |
| | 21. 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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| | 22. 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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| | 23. ALL FIRE WATER MAINS, SIZES AND THEIR VALVE |
| | ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED |
| | ON THE PLAN. |
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| | 24. 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. |
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| | 25. IT APPEARS THAT THE12TH FLOOR POOL DECK REQUIRES |
| | ACCESS TO A SECOND EXIT. ONLY ACCESS TO ONE IS |
| | INDICATED. |
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| | 26. DOORS TO ACCESS EXIT STAIRS 1 & 2 ARE NOT INDICATED |
| | ON FLOORS 5 & 6. |
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| | 27. COMMAND ROOM |
| | THE FIRE COMMAND CENTER SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 1, |
| | CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.9 AND SHALL CONTAIN |
| | THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: |
| | 1. SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 200 FT SQUARED WITH A MINIMUM |
| | DIMENSION OF 10 FT. |
| | 2. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. |
| | 3. A TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED |
| | ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM |
| | 4. SCHEMATIC BUILDING PLANS INDICATING THE TYPICAL |
| | FLOOR PLAN AND DETAILING THE BUILDING CORE, MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, FIRE-FIGHTING |
| | EQUIPMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS AND THE LOCATION |
| | OF FIRE WALLS, FIRE BARRIERS, FIRE PARTITIONS, SMOKE |
| | BARRIERS AND SMOKE PARTITIONS |
| | 5. A WORK TABLE. |
| | 6. IF APPLICABLE, A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN |
| | FOR THE BUILDING. |
| | 7. THE EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM |
| | CONTROL UNIT. |
| | 8. ANNUNCIATOR UNIT VISUALLY INDICATING THE LOCATION OF |
| | THE ELEVATORS AND WHETHER THEY ARE OPERATIONAL |
| | 9. STATUS INDICATORS AND CONTROLS FOR AIR DISTRIBUTION |
| | SYSTEMS. |
| | 10. CONTROLS FOR UNLOCKING STAIRWAY DOORS |
| | SIMULTANEOUSLY |
| | 11. SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATER FLOW DETECTOR DISPLAY |
| | PANELS |
| | 12. EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER STATUS INDICATORS |
| | 13. FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS |
| | 14. GENERATOR SUPERVISION DEVICES AND MANUAL START AND |
| | TRANSFER FEATURES. |
| | 15. PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, WHERE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED |
| | BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE |
| | 16. CONTROLS REQUIRED FOR SMOKE CONTROL |
| | 17. ELEVATOR FIRE RECALL SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME |
| | A17.1. |
| | 18. ELEVATOR EMERGENCY OR STANDBY POWER SELECTOR |
| | SWITCH(ES), WHERE EMERGENCY OR STANDBY POWER IS |
| | PROVIDED |
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| | 28. RADIO |
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| | NFPA 1, CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.10 TWO-WAY |
| | RADIO ENHANCEMENT SERVICES. |
| | |
| | 11.10.1 IN ALL NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS, MINIMUM |
| | RADIO SIGNAL STRENGTH FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT A LEVEL |
| | DETERMINED BY THE AHJ. |
| | MAINTAIN A MINIMUM RADIO SIGNAL STRENGTH OF 102.0 DBM |
| | FOR THE RADIO SYSTEM USED BY WEST PALM BEACH FIRE |
| | RESCUE. IF THE MINIMUM CANNOT BE MAINTAINED, A |
| | BI-DIRECTIONAL AMPLIFIED SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH |
| | A MINIMUM 2-HOUR RUN TIME BATTERY BACK-UP. |
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| | 29. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT |
| | DOES NOT CONSTITUTE IT'S FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL. |
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| | 30. 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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