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2013-06-14 11:44:27 | 7000 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY - SUITE #5 |
| PERMIT #13040917 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| REVIEW #2: PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS FROM REVIEW #1 WERE NOT |
| ADDRESSED. |
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| NOTE: ALL FIRE REVIEW COMMENTS REFERENCING NFPA 101 |
| REFER TO NFPA 101-THE LIFE SAFETY CODE (2009 EDITION |
| WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS.) |
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| 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 |
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| PROVIDE A SEATING/FURNITURE LAYOUT. |
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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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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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). |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |