Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z19080020
Project Number Z19080020
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2019-09-04 15:23:54THE 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.
  
 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 6TH EDITION OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE,
 INCLUDING NFPA 1 & 101, AND ALL ASSOCIATED FIRE CODES.
  
 THE FOLLOWING IS FOR PLAN REVIEW SUBMITTAL PURPOSES:
  
 5A) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A 2ND EGRESS AND EGRESS
 PATH ALONG THE ROOF EDGE LEADING TO A 2ND STAIRWELL.
 FOR PLAN SUBMITTAL PURPOSES, PLEASE REVIEA NAD PROVIDED
 DETAILS ALONG THIS EXIT ROUTE IN COMPLIANCE NFPA 101,
 CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS.
  
 5B) THE GROUND FLOOR PLAN APPEARS TO INDICATE EXITS
 FROM MERCATILE/ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES INTO AND THROUGH
 THE PARLING GARAGE/ STORAGE OCCUPANCY. PLEASE REVIEW
 THE REQUIRMENTS OF THOSE NFPA 101 OCCUPANCIES AND
 CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS, AS EXITS THROUGH THE
 STOPRAGE AREA IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.
  
 5C) THE 5TH FLOOR AMENITY OUTDOOR DECK INDICATES 2
 STARIWELL EXITS; HOWEVER, THE OCCUPANCT LOAD IS NOT
 PROVIDED. THE OCCUPANT LOAD MAY REQUIRE A 3RD EXIT,
 AND/OR IF ANY OF THE DOORS LEADING OUT OF THE AMENITY
 ROOM ARE PROPOSED TO BE EXITS FROM THE OUTDOOR DECK
 AREA, THOSE DORS SHALL OPEN IN THE EXIT PATH OF TRAVEL;
 IN-SWING. PLEASE REIVEW NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MMEANS OF
 EGRESS AND THE CHAPTER 12 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES FOR CODE
 REQUIRE.MENTS
  
  
 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. 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 RECOMMENDED FOR HIGH RISES HAVE TWO SEPARATE FDC
 LOCATIONS REMOTELY LOCATED.
  
 PER NFPA 14
  
 6.4.5.4* FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS SHALL BE LOCATED
 NOT MORE THAN 100 FT (30.5 M) FROM THE NEAREST FIRE
 HYDRANT CONNECTED TO AN APPROVED WATER SUPPLY.
  
 PER NFPA 1
  
 18.3 WATER SUPPLIES.
 18.3.1* AN APPROVED WATER SUPPLY CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING
 THE REQUIRED FIRE FLOW FOR FIRE PROTECTION SHALL BE
 PROVIDED TO ALL PREMISES UPON WHICH FACILITIES,
 BUILDINGS, OR PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS ARE HEREAFTER
 CONSTRUCTED OR MOVED INTO THE JURISDICTION. THE
 APPROVED WATER SUPPLY SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 18.4.
  
 PER NFPA 14 SECTION 7.12.2, HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS SHALL
 HAVE AT LEAST TWO REMOTELY LOCATED FIRE DEPARTMENT
 CONNECTIONS FOR EACH ZONE.
 PER FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 61G15-32.004,
 FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE
 POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE WATER SUPPLY, A LIST OF
 APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT,
 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR
 AREA, SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TYPE, DESIGN DENSITIES, WATER
 SUPPLY DATA (FIRE PUMP DATA, HYDRANT FLOW TEST DATA)
 AND ANY PERFORMANCE BASED INFORMATION SUCH AS
 PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS.
 FOR THE PROPOSED FIRE PUMP(S) , WHAT IS(ARE) THE
 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POWER SOURCES?
  
 8. 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.
  
 9. 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.
  
 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.
  
 11. 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.
  
 EXISTING FIRE HYDRANTS WERE NOT EASILY IDENTIFIED OF
 THE PLAN SHEETS. HOWEVER, ONE HYDRANT IS LOCATED ON THE
 CORNER OF BANYAN AND N DIXIE. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO
 PROVIDE AN FDC WITHIN 100' ALONG N DIXIE AND THE OTHER
 FDC AND HYDRANT ALONG BANYAN ON SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE
 PROPOSED PROJECT.
  
 ALL 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.
  
 12. COMMAND ROOM
  
 IT IS RECOMMENDED TO HAVE ACCESS THE FIRE COMMAND ROOM
 FROM AN EXTERIOR DOOR. THE PROPOSED PLAN INDICATES
 ACCESS FROM THE INTERIOR, INSIDE THE PARKING GARAGE. IT
 IS RECOMMENDED POSSIBLY SWITCH THE LOCATIONS OF THE
 COMMAND ROOM AND FIRE PUMP ROOM, PROVIDING A MORE
 EXTERIOR ACCESS WHILE NOT ADDING ADDITIONAL EXTERIOR
 DOORS.
  
 THE FIRE COMMAND CENTER SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 1,
 CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.9 AND SHALL CONTAIN
 THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
  
 A. SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 200 FT SQUARED WITH A MINIMUM
 DIMENSION OF 10 FT.
 B. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
 C. A TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED
 ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 D. 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
 E. A WORK TABLE.
 F. IF APPLICABLE, A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
 FOR THE BUILDING.
 G. THE EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
 CONTROL UNIT.
 H. ANNUNCIATOR UNIT VISUALLY INDICATING THE LOCATION OF
 THE ELEVATORS AND WHETHER THEY ARE OPERATIONAL
 I. STATUS INDICATORS AND CONTROLS FOR AIR DISTRIBUTION
 SYSTEMS.
 J. CONTROLS FOR UNLOCKING STAIRWAY DOORS SIMULTANEOUSLY
 K. SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATER FLOW DETECTOR DISPLAY
 PANELS
 L. EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER STATUS INDICATORS
 M. FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 N. GENERATOR SUPERVISION DEVICES AND MANUAL START AND
 TRANSFER FEATURES.
 O. PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, WHERE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED
 BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE
 P. CONTROLS REQUIRED FOR SMOKE CONTROL
 Q. ELEVATOR FIRE RECALL SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME
 A17.1.
 R. ELEVATOR EMERGENCY OR STANDBY POWER SELECTOR
 SWITCH(ES), WHERE EMERGENCY OR STANDBY POWER IS
 PROVIDED
  
 PER NFPA 101
  
 11.8.6* EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER.
 11.8.6.1 AN EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL BE PROVIDED
 IN A
 LOCATION APPROVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
 11.8.6.2 THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL CONTAIN THE
 FOLLOWING:
 (1) VOICE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PANELS AND CONTROLS
 (2) FIRE DEPARTMENT TWO-WAY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION
 SERVICE
 PANELS AND CONTROLS WHERE REQUIRED BY ANOTHER SECTION
 OF THIS
 CODE
 (3) FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ANNUNCIATION
 PANELS
 (4) ELEVATOR FLOOR LOCATION AND OPERATION ANNUNCIATORS
 (5) ELEVATOR FIRE RECALL SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME
 A17.1/CSA B44, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS
 (6) ELEVATOR EMERGENCY POWER SELECTOR SWITCH(ES) WHERE
 PROVIDED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME A17.1/CSA B44
 (7) SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATERFLOW ANNUNCIATORS
 (8) EMERGENCY GENERATOR STATUS INDICATORS
 (9) CONTROLS FOR ANY AUTOMATIC STAIRWAY DOOR UNLOCKING
 SYSTEM
 (10) FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 (11) TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED
 ACCESS TO THE
 PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 (12) STAIRWAY VIDEO MONITORING EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY
 11.8.8
  
  
 13. 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.
 NFPA 72, 24.5.2* TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
 ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS.
 24.5.2.2 RADIO COVERAGE. RADIO COVERAGE SHALL BE
 PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF
 FLOOR AREA AS SPECIFIED IN 24.5.2.2.1 THROUGH
 24.5.2.2.3.
 24.5.2.2.1 CRITICAL AREAS. CRITICAL AREAS, SUCH AS THE
 EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER(S), THE FIRE PUMP ROOM(S),
 EXIT STAIRS, EXIT PASSAGEWAYS, ELEVATOR LOBBIES,
 STANDPIPE CABINETS, SPRINKLER SECTIONAL VALVE
 LOCATIONS, AND OTHER AREAS DEEMED CRITICAL BY THE
 AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH
 99 PERCENT FLOOR AREA RADIO COVERAGE.
 24.5.2.2.2 GENERAL BUILDING AREAS. GENERAL BUILDING
 AREAS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH 90 PERCENT FLOOR AREA
 RADIO COVERAGE.
 24.5.2.3 SIGNAL STRENGTH.
 24.5.2.3.1 INBOUND. A MINIMUM INBOUND SIGNAL STRENGTH
 OF -95 DBM, OR OTHER SIGNAL STRENGTH AS REQUIRED BY THE
 AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION, SHALL BE PROVIDED
 THROUGHOUT THE COVERAGE AREA.
 24.5.2.3.2 OUTBOUND. A MINIMUM OUTBOUND SIGNAL STRENGTH
 OF -95 DBM AT THE DONOR SITE, OR OTHER SIGNAL STRENGTH
 AS REQUIRED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION, SHALL
 BE PROVIDED FROM THE COVERAGE AREA.
  
 THE SYSTEM SHALL MAINTAIN A MINIMUM RADIO SIGNAL
 STRENGTH OF -95 DBM FOR THE RADIO SYSTEM USED BY WEST
 PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE. TESTING SHALL BE BY AN
 ACCEPTABLE NATIONAL STANDARD DOCUMENTING PERCENTAGES
 NOTED ABOVE AND BY ACTUAL RADIO TESTING BY FIRE
 PERSONNEL. IF THE MINIMUM CANNOT BE MAINTAINED, A
 BI-DIRECTIONAL AMPLIFIED SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH
 A MINIMUM 2-HOUR RUN TIME BATTERY BACK-UP.
  
 14. KNOX-BOX KEY SYSTEM SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS
 BUILDING,AS WELL AS, GATES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH KNOX
 KEY ACCESS LOCKS, PADLOCKS AND/OR SWITCHES FOR 24 HOUR
 EMERGENCY ACCESS.
  
 15. THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA
 101, CHAPTER 9, BUILDING SERVICE AND FIRE PROTECTION
 EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING:
  
 THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED,
 INSPECTED, TESTED, AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 NFPA 92, STANDARD FOR SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS; NFPA 204,
 STANDARD FOR SMOKE AND HEAT VENTING; OR NATIONALLY
 RECOGNIZED STANDARDS, ENGINEERING GUIDES, OR
 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES, AS APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY
 HAVING JURISDICTION.
  
 THE ENGINEER OF RECORD SHALL CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE
 INTENT OF THE SYSTEM, THE DESIGN METHOD USED, THE
 APPROPRIATENESS OF THE METHOD USED, AND THE REQUIRED
 MEANS OF INSPECTING, TESTING, AND MAINTAINING THE
 SYSTEM.
  
 ACCEPTANCE TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A SPECIAL
 INSPECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.9.
  
 16. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT
 DOES NOT CONSTITUTE IT'S FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL.
  
 17. 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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