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2013-04-20 12:15:59 | 1555 PALM BEACH LAKES BOULEVARD - SUITE #100 |
| PERMIT #13020602 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| NEW COMMENT: IN ADDITION TO THE ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSE |
| LETTER, PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE ON THE DRAWING INDICATING |
| THERE IS AN EXISTING ATRIUM DESIGNED WITH SMOKE CONTROL |
| SYSTEM. |
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| RESPONSE COMMENT: PLAN STILL SEEMS TO INDICATE CLOSELY |
| SPACED SPRINKLERS ON THE ATRIUM SIDE ONLY. |
| ORIGINAL COMMENT - SHEET A-1: PLAN INDICATES AN |
| EXISTING SPRINKLER WATER CURTAIN IN THE LOBBY |
| PROTECTING THE GLAZING CURTAIN WALL IN TRAINING ROOM |
| #100. CLOSELY SPACED SPRINKLERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE GLASS TO USE A SPRINKLER |
| WATER CURTAIN IN LIEU OF FIRE-RATED GLASS. PLAN STILL |
| SEEMS TO INDICATE CLOSELY SPACED SPRINKLERS ON THE |
| ATRIUM SIDE ONLY. |
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| REPEAT COMMENT: 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. PER FBC |
| 907.1.1 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS |
| SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE |
| LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND |
| SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS |
| OF THIS CODE, THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, AND |
| RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS |
| DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
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| NOTE: FOR ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL BUILDING PERMIT, |
| SECTION 105.3.1.2(2) OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| REQUIRES SEALED FIRE PROTECTION CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS |
| FOR THE DESIGN OR ALTERATION OF 50 OR MORE AUTOMATIC |
| FIRE SPRINKLERS. PER FBC SECTION 907.1.1 CONSTRUCTION |
| DOCUMENTS - "CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR FIRE ALARM |
| SYSTEMS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE |
| LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND |
| SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS |
| OF THIS CODE, THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, AND |
| RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS |
| DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL." |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |