2023-06-29 14:37:02 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY CAITLIN L FRANCIS, |
| FIRE INVESTIGATOR, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
| |
| 1) THERE ARE NO SPECIFICATIONS OF THE MATERIAL OR |
| STRUCTURE OF THE CANOPY SUBMIT WITH THE SITE PLAN, AND |
| THESE MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CODES FROM NFPA 13 |
| CHAPTER 8: |
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| 8.15.7* EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS. |
| 8.15.7.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 8.15.7.2, 8.15.7.3, |
| OR |
| 8.15.7.4 ARE MET, SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER |
| EXTERIOR |
| PROJECTIONS EXCEEDING 4 FT (1.2 M) IN WIDTH. |
| 8.15.7.2* SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED |
| WHERE |
| THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH MATERIALS |
| THAT |
| ARE NONCOMBUSTIBLE, LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE, OR FIRE |
| RETARDANT??? |
| TREATED WOOD AS DEFINED IN NFPA 703. |
| 8.15.7.3 SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED |
| FROM BELOW |
| THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS OF COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION, |
| PROVIDED |
| THE EXPOSED FINISH MATERIAL ON THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS |
| ARE NONCOMBUSTIBLE, |
| LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE, OR FIRE RETARDANT???TREATED |
| WOOD AS DEFINED IN NFPA 703, AND THE EXTERIOR |
| PROJECTIONS CONTAIN |
| ONLY SPRINKLERED CONCEALED SPACES OR ANY OF THE |
| FOLLOWING |
| UNSPRINKLERED COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACES: |
| (1) COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACES FILLED ENTIRELY WITH |
| NONCOMBUSTIBLE |
| INSULATION |
| (2) LIGHT OR ORDINARY HAZARD OCCUPANCIES WHERE |
| NONCOMBUSTIBLE |
| OR LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE CEILINGS ARE DIRECTLY ATTACHED |
| TO THE BOTTOM OF SOLID WOOD JOISTS SO AS TO CREATE |
| ENCLOSED |
| JOIST SPACES 160 FT3 (4.5 M3) OR LESS IN VOLUME, |
| INCLUDING |
| SPACE BELOW INSULATION THAT IS LAID DIRECTLY ON TOP OR |
| WITHIN |
| THE CEILING JOISTS IN AN OTHERWISE SPRINKLERED ATTIC |
| [SEE |
| 11.2.3.1.4(4)(D)] |
| (3) CONCEALED SPACES OVER ISOLATED SMALL EXTERIOR |
| PROJECTIONS |
| NOT EXCEEDING 55 FT2 (5.1 M2) IN AREA |
| 8.15.7.4 SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED |
| FROM |
| EXTERIOR EXIT CORRIDORS WHEN THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE |
| CORRIDOR |
| ARE AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OPEN AND WHEN THE CORRIDOR IS |
| ENTIRELY |
| OF NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION. |
| 8.15.7.5* SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER EXTERIOR |
| PROJECTIONS |
| GREATER THAN 2 FT (0.6 M) WIDE OVER AREAS WHERE |
| COMBUSTIBLES |
| ARE STORED. |
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| CAITLIN L FRANCIS |
| FIRE INVESTIGATOR |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| 561.804.4728 |
| [email protected] |