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2012-01-26 15:35:00 | 1860 NORTH TAMARIND AVENUE |
| PERMIT #12010196 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| UPDATE THE CODE LIST TO REFERENCE THE 2010 EDITION OF |
| THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH CONTAINS THE |
| 2009 EDITION OF BOTH NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 WITH FLORIDA |
| AMENDMENTS. |
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| NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED |
| WITH AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM (REFERENCE CH. 30 - |
| NFPA 101). |
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| 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. 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. |
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| SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE |
| INSTALLATION OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM. |
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| STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT FRAME FLOOR/ROOF TRUSS |
| CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITH A SIGN AFFIXED TO |
| THE BUILDING. THE SIGN SHALL FEATURE A MALTESE CROSS |
| 8-INCHES WIDE AND 8-INCHES TALL AND BE OF A BRIGHT RED |
| REFLECTIVE COLOR AND BEAR THE APPROPRIATE LETTER R OR |
| RF PER FLORIDA STATUTE 633.027 AND FLORIDA |
| ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 69A-60.0081. |
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| INDICATE THE LOCATION OF THE DESIGNATED FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| ACCESS ROAD. |
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| FIRE LANE CURBS SHALL BE PAINTED AND BE MARKED WITH |
| FREESTANDING SIGNS READING, ?FIRE LANE - NO PARKING BY |
| ORDER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.? SIGNS SHALL BE 12? X 18? |
| WITH A WHITE BACKGROUND AND RED LETTERS AND SHALL BE A |
| MAXIMUM OF SEVEN FEET IN HEIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE |
| SIGN. SIGNS SHALL BE WITHIN SIGHT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW |
| AND BE SPACED A MAXIMUM OF 60 FEET APART. FIRE |
| DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS SHALL HAVE A SURFACE DESIGNED |
| TO ACCOMMODATE FIRE APPARATUS WEIGHING AT LEAST 32 |
| TONS. ACCESS ROADS SHALL HAVE AN UNOBSTRUCTED WIDTH OF |
| NOT LESS THAN 20 FEET AND AN UNOBSTRUCTED VERTICAL |
| CLEARANCE OF NOT LESS THAN 13 FEET 6 INCHES PER |
| SECTION. |
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| DEAD-END FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS IN EXCESS OF 150 |
| FEET IN LENGTH SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH APPROVED |
| PROVISIONS FOR THE FIRE APPARATUS TO TURN AROUND. |
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| IN ADDITION TO THE BUILDING ADDRESS, PROVIDE THE |
| BUILDING UNIT NUMBER ON EACH BUILDING. NUMBERS SHALL BE |
| ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING AND BE AT LEAST SIX-INCHES IN |
| HEIGHT WITH 1-INCH STROKE AND SHALL CONTRAST THE |
| BACKGROUND. |
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| PROVIDE A KNOX KEY SWITCH TO ALLOW GATE ACCESS TO |
| EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. KEY SWITCH CAN BE ORDERED FROM |
| WWW.KNOXBOX.COM. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
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