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| 2019-04-02 12:52:39 | 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; HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE |
| | PROVIDED FOR RESPONSE/CLARIFICATION PURPOSES: |
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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(S) ADDRESS(ES) 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 6TH 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, PER THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, |
| | AND WHETHER THESE ARE APARTMENT BUILDINGS OR SINGLE |
| | FAMILY TOWNHOMES SEPARATED BY THE REQUIRED FIRE |
| | RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION FEATURES. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| | ANY NEW FIRE HYDRANTS AND FDC?S PLANNED FOR THIS |
| | DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH THE |
| | BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION. PROPOSED FIRE HYDRANTS AND |
| | FDC?S SHOULD BE LOCATED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE STREET |
| | OR ACCESS ROADWAY TO ALLOW FREE ACCESS FOR OTHER |
| | ARRIVING EMERGENCY VEHICLES. |
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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. |
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| | 10. IF APPLICABLE FOR APARTMENT BUIDLINGS, COMPLETE |
| | LIFE SAFETY PLANS SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| | 11. THE LAMBERT AVE TURNAROUND DOES NOT APPEAR TO MEET |
| | THE REQUIRED DIMENSIONS OF A FIRE LANE. FIRE LANES IN |
| | EXCESS OF 150 FEET SHALL PROVIDE A TURN AROUND AS |
| | PROVIDED FOR IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE AND GRAPHICS. |
| | CUL-DE-SAC SHOULD BE 96' WIDE WITH A 28' RADIUS. |
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| | IS THERE ANY PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING ROADWAY? |
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| | CAN AN AUTOTURN BE PROVIDED USING STANDARD FIRE TRUCK |
| | DIMENSIONS THAT SHOW A TURNAROUND CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED? |
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| | 12. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT |
| | DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ITS 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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