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2013-05-18 18:37:55 | 319 CLEMATIS STREET |
| TRACKING #13050597 |
| PERMIT #12110638 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| SHEET LS-1: COMBINING SUITE #500 WITH #502 APPEARS TO |
| RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50+ PERSONS. DOUBLE |
| EGRESS DOORS IN RECEPTION #01 WILL BE REQUIRED TO SWING |
| WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. |
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| SHEET E-3: PROVIDE FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE IN |
| CONFERENCE ROOM. |
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| SHEET E-3: DOORS WITH MAGNETIC LOCKS: |
| PER NFPA 101, SECTION 7.2.1.6.2, ACCESS-CONTROLLED |
| EGRESS DOORS ARE PERMITTED 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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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |
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