Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 11120544
Permit Number 11120544
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2012-02-14 11:28:02200 CLEMATIS STREET
 PERMIT #11120544
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 I. GENERAL
 REPEAT: ENGINEERED FIRE ALARM AND FIRE SPRINKLER
 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR A GENERAL
 BUILDING PERMIT. AFTER THE BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN
 ISSUED, THE SUBCONTRACTORS CAN THEN SUBMIT SHOP
 DRAWINGS (CONFORMING TO THE ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTION
 DOCUMENTS) FOR A SUB-PERMIT. SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMITS
 ARE REQUIRED FOR THE MODIFICATION OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER
 SYSTEM AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
  
 REPEAT: NO OTHER LOCKS OR LATCHES ARE PERMITTED THAT
 WOULD NOT BE RELEASED BY THE PANIC HARDWARE. AS A
 SUBSTITUTE FOR PANIC HARDWARE, THE MAIN ENTRANCE, AND
 MAIN ENTRANCE ONLY, IS PERMITTED TO HAVE AN INTERIOR
 KEYED DOOR LOCK (AND NO LATCH) WITH A READILY VISIBLE
 SIGN STATING THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THE
 BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. SIGN LETTERS SHALL BE AT LEAST 1
 INCH IN HEIGHT. NOTE: SHEET A13 - FOUR DOORS INDICATE
 THE USE OF A KEYED DEADBOLT LOCK IN ADDITION TO THE
 PANIC HARDWARE.
  
 REPEAT: PENETRATIONS INTO THE PROTECTED STAIR
 ENCLOSURES ARE LIMITED TO EQUIPMENT ESSENTIAL TO THE
 FUNCTION OF THE STAIR. SHEET P3 INDICATES WATER LINES
 RUNNING THROUGH THE EXISTING STAIR ENCLOSURE.
  
 NEW: ALL NEW ELEVATORS SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE
 FIGHTER'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME
 A17.1.
  
 NEW: SHEET M1 & M2 - DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL BE
 CONNECTED TO THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AND GENERATE A
 GENERAL ALARM CONDITION.
  
 II. BASEMENT
 NEW: THE LIFE SAFETY CODE REQUIRES TWO BASEMENT EXITS
 EVEN THOUGH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE MAY ONLY REQUIRE
 ONE EXIT.
  
 REPEAT: BASEMENT STAIR #113 DOOR SHOULD HAVE A 1-HOUR
 FIRE RATING IN LIEU OF 45-MINUTES PER TABLE 8.3.4.2
 (NFPA 101).
  
 NEW: BASEMENT STAIR #113 DOOR INDICATES IT IS HELD OPEN
 BY MAGNETS AND RELEASED BY THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. SMOKE
 DETECTORS LOCATED PER NFPA 72 SHALL ALSO AUTOMATICALLY
 CLOSE THE DOOR PER SECTION7.2.1.8.2 (NFPA 101).
  
 NEW: PROVIDE A ONE-HOUR FIRE SEPARATION BETWEEN
 EXISTING STAIR AND ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT ROOM. (ORIGINAL:
 OPENINGS INTO A STAIR ENCLOSURE ARE LIMITED TO NORMALLY
 OCCUPIED SPACES; HOWEVER, SECTION 7.1.3.2.1[8][B] (NFPA
 101) PERMITS MECHANICAL ROOMS PROVIDED THE SPACE DOES
 NOT CONTAIN FUEL-FIRE EQUIPMENT OR STORAGE OF
 COMBUSTIBLES. NO EXEMPTION IS MADE FOR ELECTRICAL
 ROOMS.)
  
 REPEAT: FOR STAIR #113, THE ENTIRE AREA ON THE LEVEL OF
 DISCHARGE SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM AREAS BELOW BY A
 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING PER SECTION 7.7.2.6 (NFPA
 101).
  
 III. SECOND FLOOR
 THE REVISED FLOOR PLAN SENT IN THE EMAIL APPEARS TO BE
 AN ACCEPTABLE LAYOUT THAT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR ALL
 PLAN REVIEWERS TO REVIEW.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE


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