Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13040917
Permit Number 13040917
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2013-06-14 11:44:277000 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY - SUITE #5
 PERMIT #13040917
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 REVIEW #2: PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS FROM REVIEW #1 WERE NOT
 ADDRESSED.
  
 NOTE: ALL FIRE REVIEW COMMENTS REFERENCING NFPA 101
 REFER TO NFPA 101-THE LIFE SAFETY CODE (2009 EDITION
 WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS.)
  
 THE SPACE APPEARS TO HAVE AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF AT LEAST
 50 PERSONS WHEN USING A OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 15
 SQ.FT. PER PERSON (USING TABLES AND CHAIRS). IF ONLY
 CHAIRS OR STANDING ROOM IS BEING PROVIDED, AN OCCUPANT
 LOAD FACTOR OF 7 SQ.FT. PER PERSON MAY BE APPROPRIATE.
 ASSEMBLY: 368SQ.FT. + 349SQ.FT. / 15 SQ.FT. PER PERSON
 = 47.8 PERSONS
 BUSINESS: 173SQ.FT. / 100 SQ. FT. PER PERSON = 1.7
 PERSONS
 TOTAL = 49.53 PERSONS
  
 PROVIDE A SEATING/FURNITURE LAYOUT.
  
 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.
  
 PROVIDE ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGNS AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
 EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A MINIMUM
 OF 1-1/2 HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF NORMAL
 LIGHTING. EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE
 ARRANGED TO PROVIDE INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT
 LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 1 FT-CANDLE AND, AT ANY POINT,
 NOT LESS THAN 0.1 FT-CANDLE, MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF
 EGRESS AT FLOOR LEVEL.
  
 FOR ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50 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
 DOOR 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.
  
 THE INTERIOR FINISH MATERIALS FOR WALLS AND CEILINGS
 SHALL MEET THE SMOKE DEVELOPMENT (0-450) AND FLAME
 SPREAD (76-200) REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS C INTERIOR
 FINISHES PER NFPA 101.
  
 CURTAINS, DRAPES AND OTHER LOOSELY HANGING
 FINISHINGS/DECORATIONS SHALL MEET THE FLAME PROPAGATION
 CRITERIA OF NFPA 701 (MATERIAL WILL SELF EXTINGUISH
 ONCE DIRECT FIRE FLAME HAS BEEN REMOVED).
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 805-6730


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