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2013-01-17 10:23:44 | 3101 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD |
| PERMIT #12090235 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| *****PROVISO - SUBMIT REVISION***** |
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| RESPONSE COMMENT: |
| THE LIFE SAFETY CODE REQUIRES EACH OCCUPANCY CHAPTER TO |
| BE REVIEWED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE MOST RESTRICTIVE |
| REQUIREMENTS APPLYING WHEN THE SPACE IS MIXED USE. IN |
| THIS CASE, THE MOST RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENT IS A HAZARD |
| SEPARATION BETWEEN THE STORAGE AND BUSINESS AREAS. |
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| 6.1.14.3 MIXED OCCUPANCIES. |
| 6.1.14.3.1 EACH PORTION OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE |
| CLASSIFIED AS TO ITS USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| 6.1. |
| 6.1.14.3.2* THE BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MOST |
| RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OCCUPANCIES INVOLVED, |
| UNLESS SEPARATE SAFEGUARDS ARE APPROVED. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT:THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN |
| EXISTING FIRE BARRIER SEPARATING THE PARTS AREA |
| (STORAGE OCCUPANCY) FROM THE BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. |
| PROVIDE A FIRE BARRIER. ALL OPENINGS AND PENETRATIONS |
| TO BE PROTECTED. |
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| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: NFPA 101 SECTION 39.3.2 - |
| PROTECTION FROM HAZARDS: "HAZARDOUS AREAS INCLUDING, |
| BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AREAS USED FOR GENERAL |
| STORAGE...SHALL BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| 8.7." |
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| NFPA 101 SECTION 8.7.1.1 "PROTECTION FROM ANY AREA |
| HAVING A DEGREE OF HAZARD GREATER THAN THAT NORMAL TO |
| THE GENERAL OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE |
| SHALL BE PROVIDED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: |
| (1) ENCLOSING THE AREA WITH A FIRE BARRIER WITHOUT |
| WINDOWS THAT HAS A 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.3 |
| (2) PROTECTING THE AREA WITH AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHING |
| SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7 |
| (3) APPLYING BOTH 8.7.1.1(1) AND (2) WHERE THE HAZARD |
| IS SEVERE OR WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY CHAPTERS 11 |
| THROUGH 43" |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| WPB FIRE RESCUE |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| (561) 805 - 6730 |
| [email protected] |