Date |
Text |
2012-02-14 11:28:02 | 200 CLEMATIS STREET |
| PERMIT #11120544 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| NEW: ALL NEW ELEVATORS SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE |
| FIGHTER'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME |
| A17.1. |
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| NEW: SHEET M1 & M2 - DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL BE |
| CONNECTED TO THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AND GENERATE A |
| GENERAL ALARM CONDITION. |
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| II. BASEMENT |
| NEW: THE LIFE SAFETY CODE REQUIRES TWO BASEMENT EXITS |
| EVEN THOUGH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE MAY ONLY REQUIRE |
| ONE EXIT. |
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| 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). |
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| 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). |
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| 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.) |
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| 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). |
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| 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. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |