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| 2017-08-01 12:47:01 | 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 |
| | 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. FOR PLAN REVIEW SUBMITTAL, PLEASE INCLUDE THE |
| | OCCUPANCY TYPE(S), PER THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION |
| | CODE, AND WHETHER IT IS MIXED OR SEPARATED OCCUPANCY. |
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| | 7. FOR PLAN REVIEW SUBMITTAL, PLEASE ENSURE THAT A FIRE |
| | LOAD CALCULATION IS INCLUDED AND THAT ADEQUATE WATER |
| | SUPPLY IS EXISTING OR WILL BE PROVIDED. A FIRE PUMP |
| | ROOM IS INDICATED. A REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE WATER |
| | SUPPLY MAY PROVE THAT A FIRE PUMP MAY NOT BE REQUIRED. |
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| | 8. FOR PLAN REVIEW AND CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES, NEW FIRE |
| | HYDRANTS PLANNED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 24, STANDARD FOR |
| | THE INSTALLATION OF PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS AND |
| | THEIR APPURTENANCES. |
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| | 9. PROVIDE FOR A FIRE SPRINKLER AND/OR FIRE ALARM PER |
| | THE APPLICABLE OCCUPANCY CODE. FOR ANY LIFE SAFETY |
| | ENGINEERED SYSTEM(S), I.E FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE |
| | ALARM, ENSURE THEY COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FS |
| | 61G AND SUBMITTED WITH THE MASTER PLAN. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW ALL RELATED CODES AND ENSURE THAT IF THE |
| | STAIRWELLS REQUIRE STANDPIPES, THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED |
| | AS PART OF THE LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM. |
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| | 10. 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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| | THE EXIT STAIRWAYS APPEAR THAT THEY ARE OPEN. PLEASE |
| | ENSURE THAT THE EXIT STAIRWAYS, PER THE APPLICABLE LIFE |
| | SAFETY CODE, ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROTECTED PER THE EXIT |
| | TRAVEL DISTANCES. |
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| | 11. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ANY ACCESS GATES BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH KNOX KEY ACCESS LOCKS, PADLOCKS AND/OR |
| | SWITCHES FOR 24 HOUR EMERGENCY ACCESS. |
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| | 12. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT |
| | DOES NOT CONSTITUTE IT'S FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL. |
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| | 13. 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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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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