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| 2018-01-05 14:03:09 | 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. |
| | |
| | 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 6TH EDITION OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, |
| | INCLUDING NFPA 1 & 101, AND ALL ASSOCIATED FIRE CODES. |
| | |
| | THIS BUILDING DOES NOT APPEAR BE A HIGHRISE; HOWEVER, |
| | THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DETAIL PROVIDE TO DETEMINE ACTUAL |
| | MEASURMENT THAT MEETS THE NFPA DEFINITION OF HIGH RISE: |
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| | HIGH-RISE BUILDING. A BUILDING WHERE THE FLOOR OF AN |
| | OCCUPIABLE STORY IS GREATER THAN 75 FT (23 M) ABOVE THE |
| | LOWEST LEVEL OF FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE ACCESS. |
| | |
| | A MEASUREMENT FROM THE LOWEST LEVEL NEEDS TO BE |
| | PROVIDED. |
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| | 6. FOR PLAN REVIEW SUBMITTAL, PLEASE INCLUDE THE |
| | OCCUPANCY TYPES, PER THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, |
| | AND WHETHER THEY WILL BE MIXED OR SEPARATED |
| | OCCUPANCIES. |
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| | 7. FOR PLAN SUBMITTAL PURPOSES, PLEASE REVIEW THE |
| | OCCUPANCY LOAD CALCULATIONS OF THE AMENITY DECK AND |
| | ENSURE SUFFICIENT EXTING NUMBERS, WIDTH AND TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCES MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIRMENTS. |
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| | 8. 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. |
| | |
| | THE PROPOSED LOCATIONS OF NEW FIRE HYDRANTS PLANNED FOR |
| | THIS DEVELOPMENT APPEAR ACCEPTABLE. THE FDC?S LOCATIONS |
| | NEED TO BE COORDINATED WITH THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE |
| | MARSHAL. |
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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, I.E FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM, |
| | ENSURE THEY COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FS 61G AND |
| | SUBMITTED WITH THE MASTER PLAN. |
| | |
| | A FIRE PUMP ROOM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE INDICATED. IT IS |
| | PREFERRED THAT THIS ROOM HAS ACCESS FROM AN EXTERIOR |
| | WALL AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS POINT. |
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| | WITH LOBBIES BEING SPLIT AND POSSIBLE SEPARATE BUILDING |
| | ADDRESSES THE FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL MAY NEED TO BE |
| | PROVIDE WITH DUAL PANELS. EACH SEPARATE OCCUPANCY WILL |
| | NEED TO ADDRESSABLE TO THE FACP. SEPARATE FA OR FACP IN |
| | THESE SPACES WILL NOT BE APPROVED. COORRDINATION WITH |
| | THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL IS NEEDED. |
| | |
| | 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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| | 11. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ANY ACCESS GATES THAT |
| | THEY 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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