Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z15120017
Project Number Z15120017
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2016-05-05 15:24:34ON REVIEW OF THE RE-SUBMITTAL, THE PREVIUOS COMMENTS BY
 FIRE REMAIN APPLICABLE.
  
 2ND REVIEW:
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 PER NFPA 241- STANDARD FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSTRUCTION,
 ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS, SECTION 4.2
 TEMPORARY OFFICES AND SHEDS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT TRAILERS OR STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 TABLE 4.2.1. PER TABLE 4.2.1:
 1) 20 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 30 FEET
 2) 30 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 35 FEET
 3) 40 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 40 FEET
 4) 50 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 45 FEET
 5) 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 50 FEET
 6) GREATER THAN 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE
 SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 60 FEET
 **A 75 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SEPARATION DISTANCES SHALL
 BE PERMITTED TO BE APPLIED, PROVIDED AUTOMATIC
 SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS USED IN THE EXPOSING STRUCTURE.
  
 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. 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.
  
 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)
  
 7. THE SEPARATION AND OPENING PROTECTION BETWEEN THE
 PARKING GARAGE AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS SHALL BE IN
 ACCORDANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIFIC AND MOST
 STRINGENT PROVISION REQUIREMENT OF EITHER CHAPTER OF
 THE FIRE CODE.
  
 THESE BUILDINGS IS FUNCTIONING AS A MULTIUSE OCCUPANCY.
 INDICATE IF THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED FOR MIXED USE
 (NON-SEPARATED) OR SEPARATED USE PER SECTION 6.1.14.2.1
 OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2009. FOR NON-SEPARATED
 MIXED USE OCCUPANCIES, THE MOST STRINGENT FIRE AND LIFE
 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL APPLY TO
 THE BUILDING.
  
 8. A NFPA 13 COMPLAINT FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND NFPA
 14 COMPLIANT WET STANDPIPE SYSTEM ARE 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.
  
 IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR EACH BUILDING HAVE IT'S
 OWN FIRE ALARM PANEL AND SYSTEM.
  
 FOR THE PROPOSED FIRE PUMP(S) , WHAT IS(ARE) THE
 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POWER SOURCES?
  
 9. A CLASS A NFPA 72 COMPLIANT 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 EXIT DISCHARGE LOCATIONS SHALL BE CLEARLY
 ILLUSTRATED ON THE PLAN.
  
 11. 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?
  
 12. TACTILE SIGNAGE SHALL BE INSTALLED AT ALL EXIT
 DOORS.
  
 13. 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.
  
 A REVIEW OF THE SUBMITTED LIFE SAFETY PLAN ON SHEET A
 1.0- 3.0 SHOWS THE EXIT SEPARATION OF THE EXIT
 STAIRWELLS THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE LIFE SAFETY
 CODE. THE SEPARATION OF THE EXITS, 50' SHALL BE
 MEASURED EXIT DOOR TO EXIT DOOR.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, 7.5.1.3.2, WHERE TWO EXITS,
 EXIT ACCESSES, OR EXIT DISCHARGES ARE REQUIRED, THEY
 SHALL BE LOCATED AT A DISTANCE FROM ONE ANOTHER NOT
 LESS THAN ONE-HALF THE LENGTH OF THE MAXIMUM OVERALL
 DIAGONAL DIMENSION OF THE BUILDING OR AREA TO BE
 SERVED, MEASURED IN A STRAIGHT LINE BETWEEN THE NEAREST
 EDGE OF THE EXITS, EXIT ACCESSES, OR EXIT DISCHARGES.
  
 14. 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. ADDITIONAL HYDRANTS APPEAR TO REQUIRED
 AT THE FRONT ACCESS WAY. COORDINATION WITH THE
 PREVENTION BUREUA IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGE.
  
 15. ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT SPRINKLER SYSTEM CONNECTIONS
 (FDC,S) FOR THE PROJECT SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND
 COORDINATED WITH THE BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION.
 ADDITIONAL FDC'S APPEAR TO REQUIRED AT THE FRONT OF
 EACH BUILDING. COORDINATION WITH THE PREVENTION BUREUA
 IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGE.
  
 16. ALL FIRE WATER MAINS, SIZES AND THEIR VALVE
 ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED
 ON THE PLAN. TWO SEPARATE, SEPARATED WATER SUPPLIES
 SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE PLAN.
  
 ALL SITE FIRE LINES SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 24 AND BE
 INSPECTED BY THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU.
  
 17. A FIRE LOAD CALCULATION IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT
 THE EXISTING OR PROPOSED WATER SUPPLY IS AVAILABLE FOR
 FIRE PROTECTION OF THE PROJECT.
  
 18. KNOX-BOX KEY SYSTEM SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS
 BUILDING.
  
 ANY GATES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH KNOX KEY ACCESS LOCKS,
 PADLOCKS AND/OR SWITCHES FOR 24 HOUR EMERGENCY ACCESS.
  
 19. ALL ELEVATORS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A REGION 7
 KEYWAY SYSTEM.
  
 ALL NEW ELEVATORS SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE FIGHTER?S
 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME A17.1/CSA
 B44, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS.
  
 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.
  
 20. 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
  
 21. RADIO
  
 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.
  
 22. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT
 DOES NOT CONSTITUTE IT'S FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL.
  
 23. THE BUREAU SHALL REVIEW ALL SUBMITTED BUILDING
 PLANS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  
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