Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z19120009
Project Number Z19120009
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2020-01-03 15:24:58THE 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.
  
 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 APARTMENT BUILDINGS OF THIS SIZE
 THAT TWO SEPARATE FDC BE LOCATED REMOTELY FROM EACH
 OTHER. ONE IS INDCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, THE
 OTHER IS RECOMMENDED TO BE LOCATED AND THE SOUTHEAST
 CORNER.
  
 7A. 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.
  
 7B. PLEASE REVIEW THE DISTANCE SEPARATION OF THE
 STAIRWELLS AS THE SEPARATION DISTANCE IS NOT INDICATED.
  
 7.3.2.2* WHERE THE MOST REMOTE PORTION OF A
 NON-SPRINKLERED FLOOR OR STORY IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF
 150 FT (45.7 M) OF TRAVEL DISTANCE FROM A HOSE
 CONNECTION IN OR ADJACENT TO A REQUIRED EXIT OR THE
 MOST REMOTE PORTION OF A SPRINKLERED FLOOR OR STORY
 IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF 200 FT (61 M) OF TRAVEL
 DISTANCE FROM A HOSE CONNECTION IN OR ADJACENT TO A
 REQUIRED EXIT, ADDITIONAL HOSE CONNECTIONS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED, IN APPROVED LOCATIONS, WHERE REQUIRED BY THE
 LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE AHJ.
  
 7C. 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 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?
  
 7D. THE LOCATION OF THE DDCC FIRE LINE LOCATION SHALL
 MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 24 AND SHALL BE
 COORDINATED WITH THE OFFICE OF FIRE MARSHAL, THE CITY'S
 ENGINEERS OFFICE, THE LANDSCAPE PLANNER, AND THE CITY'S
 PLANNING AND ZONING OFFICE.
  
 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.
  
 10A. FOR PLAN REVIEW PURPOSES, PLEASE REVIEW THE POOL
 DECK OCCUPANCY LOAD CALCULATIONS TO ENSURE REQUIRED
 NUMBER OF EXITS. TWO ARE SHOWN, THREE MAY BE REQUIRED.
  
 10B. FOR PLAN REVIEW PURPOSES, PLEASE REVIEW THE DOOR
 SWING OF THE POOL DECK EXIT DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR
 CORRIDOR. THIS DOOR IS REQUIRED TO SWING IN THE
 DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM THE POOL DECK (ASSEMBLY).
  
 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.
  
 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. 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.
  
 13. KNOX-BOX KEY SYSTEM SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS
 BUILDING. THE KNOX BOX LOCATION(S) SHALL BE DETERMINED
 THROUGH REVIEW WITH THE FIRE MARSHALS OFFICE FOR
 EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT FIREGROUND OPERATIONAL
 PURPOSES.
  
 ANY GATE(S) SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH KNOX KEY ACCESS
 LOCKS, PADLOCKS AND/OR SWITCHES FOR 24 HOUR EMERGENCY
 ACCESS.
  
 14. ANY 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.
  
 15. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT
 DOES NOT CONSTITUTE IT'S FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL.
  
 16. 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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