2017-03-22 15:10:11 | REVIEW #2: COMMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. |
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| 4850 LORING DRIVE - PHASE II |
| TRACKING #17020274 |
| PERMIT #16070228 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| THE PLANS INDICATE THE USE OF THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD; |
| HOWEVER, THE HYDRAULIC CALCULATION INFORMATION BLOCKS |
| INDICATE THE USE OF THE AREA DENSITY METHOD. WHICH IS |
| CORRECT? |
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| PLANS DO NOT SHOW THE FIRE RESISTANCE RATINGS OF ALL |
| WALLS. |
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| ARE ALL ROOM AND CLOSET DOORS EQUIPPED WITH DOOR |
| CLOSERS? IF NO, CALCULATING 5 SPRINKLERS IN THE |
| HYDRAULIC AREA WOULD NOT BE CORRECT. SEVERAL AREAS |
| RESULT IN THE FLOW OF 8, 9 OR GREATER SPRINKLERS FLOWS |
| EVEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UTILIZE THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD. |
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| IF UTILIZING THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD, THE FOLLOWING |
| REQUIREMENTS APPLY AND HAVE NOT BEEN MET ON THE CURRENT |
| SET OF PLANS: |
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| 11.2.3.3 ROOM DESIGN METHOD |
| TO UTILIZE THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD, ALL ROOMS SHALL BE |
| ENCLOSED WITH WALLS HAVING A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING |
| EQUAL TO THE WATER SUPPLY DURATION INDICATED IN TABLE |
| 11.2.3.1.2. |
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| MINIMUM PROTECTION OF OPENINGS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: |
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| (1) LIGHT HAZARD ? NONRATED AUTOMATIC OR SELF-CLOSING |
| DOORS. |
| (2) LIGHT HAZARD WITH NO OPENING PROTECTION ? WHERE |
| OPENINGS ARE NOT PROTECTED, CALCULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE |
| THE SPRINKLERS IN THE ROOM PLUS TWO SPRINKLERS IN THE |
| COMMUNICATING SPACE NEAREST EACH SUCH UNPROTECTED |
| OPENING UNLESS THE COMMUNICATING SPACE HAS ONLY ONE |
| SPRINKLER, IN WHICH CASE CALCULATIONS SHALL BE EXTENDED |
| TO THE OPERATION OF THAT SPRINKLER. THE SELECTION OF |
| THE ROOM AND COMMUNICATING SPACE SPRINKLERS TO BE |
| CALCULATED SHALL BE THAT WHICH PRODUCES THE GREATEST |
| HYDRAULIC DEMAND. |
| (3) ORDINARY AND EXTRA HAZARD ? AUTOMATIC OR |
| SELF-CLOSING DOORS WITH APPROPRIATE FIRE RESISTANCE |
| RATINGS FOR THE ENCLOSURE. |
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| OTHER THAN THE ROOF AREA, NO HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS |
| SUBMITTED FOR AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE DWELLING UNITS. |
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| A THOROUGH AND COMPLETE PLAN REVIEW CANNOT BE COMPLETED |
| AT THIS TIME DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED ON |
| THE PLANS. ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE |
| GENERATED DURING PLAN RESUBMISSION. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |