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| 2013-03-20 14:36:17 | 1 HARVARD CIRCLE - SECOND FLOOR |
| | PERMIT #13030376 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | THE PLANS INDICATE A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY ON THE COVER |
| | SHEET; HOWEVER, THE LARGE TRAINING ROOM #116 IS AN |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY. PROVIDE OCCUPANT LOAD BREAKDOWNS |
| | FOR EACH AREA. |
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| | EVERY ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY ROOM NOT HAVING FIXED SEATS |
| | SHALL HAVE THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE ROOM POSTED IN A |
| | CONSPICUOUS PLACE NEAR THE MAIN EXIT FROM THE ROOM. |
| | SIGNS SHALL BE DURABLE AND INDICATE THE NUMBER OF |
| | OCCUPANTS PERMITTED FOR EACH ROOM. |
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| | THE DOORS IN THE LARGE TRAINING ROOM #116 ARE SWINGING |
| | AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. DOOR IS REQUIRED TO SWING |
| | IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL FOR AN OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | OF 50 OR GREATER PERSONS PER SECTION 7.2.1.4.2 OF THE |
| | FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE: NFPA 101 - LIFE SAFETY |
| | CODE. |
| | |
| | FOR ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 |
| | OR MORE PERSONS, PANIC HARDWARE SHALL BE PROVIDED ON |
| | DOORS TO RELEASE THE LOCK/LATCH. 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 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. A THUMB TURN STYLE LOCK IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE |
| | SUBSTITUTED FOR A KEYED LOCK. |
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| | DOOR #111: SECTION 7.2.1.6.2 OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA |
| | EDITION 2009 ALLOWS ACCESS CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS |
| | PROVIDED THAT ALL SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE |
| | MET: |
| | 1. A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | ARRANGED TO DETECT AN OCCUPANT APPROACHING DOORS THAT |
| | ARE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON |
| | DETECTION OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT OR LOSS OF POWER |
| | TO THE SENSOR. |
| | 2. LOSS OF POWER TO THE PART OF THE ACCESS CONTROL |
| | SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE DOORS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK |
| | THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
| | 3. THE DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE |
| | LOCATED VERTICALLY 40 TO 48 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND |
| | WITHIN 60 INCHES HORIZONTALLY OF THE SECURED DOORS. |
| | 4. THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS |
| | PUSH TO EXIT. |
| | 5. WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL |
| | RESULT IN DIRECT INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE LOCK, |
| | INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRONICS, |
| | AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS THAN |
| | 30 SECONDS. |
| | 6. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
| | 7. ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM OR AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL |
| | AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
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| | INDICATE IF THE EXISTING STAIR LOCATED AT THE SOUTWEST |
| | CORNER OF THE SUITE IS AN EXIT STAIR OR JUST A |
| | MONUMENTAL STAIR. NO STAIRWELL ENTRY DOOR COULD BE |
| | LOCATED ON THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | NOTE: SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | INSTALLATION OR MODIFICATION OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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