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2013-06-13 13:09:30 | 525 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, SUITE 860 |
| PERMIT # 13050829 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| *****PROVISO***** |
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| COVER SHEET - UPDATE THE CODE LIST TO REFERENCE THE |
| 2010 EDITION OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH |
| CONTAINS THE 2009 EDITION OF BOTH NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 |
| WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS |
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| COVER SHEET - "FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL REMAIN |
| ACTIVE DURING DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION ACTIVITIES. IN |
| THE EVENT A FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM IS OUT OF SERVICE |
| FOR MORE THAN 4-HOURS IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD, THE BUILDING |
| SHALL BE PLACED UNDER A FIRE WATCH. ALL FIRE WATCH |
| REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL ([email protected]) OR |
| IN WRITING (FAX: 561-804-4774) AND APPROVED BY THE |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL LOCATED AT 500 NORTH DIXIE |
| HIGHWAY." |
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| SHEET A-1.0 - THE TENANT SPACE IS FUNCTIONING AS A |
| MULTIUSE OCCUPANCY - BUSINESS AND ASSEMBLY. FOR |
| NON-SEPARATED MIXED USE OCCUPANCIES, THE MOST STRINGENT |
| FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OCCUPANCY |
| SHALL APPLY TO THE BUILDING. PER FBC SECTION 508.2 |
| AGGREGATE ACCESSORY OCCUPANCIES SHALL NOT OCCUPY MORE |
| THAN TEN PERCENT IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. |
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| PER SECTION 6.1.14.1.2, WHERE EXIT ACCESS FROM AN |
| OCCUPANCY TRAVERSES ANOTHER OCCUPANCY, THE MULTIPLE |
| OCCUPANCY SHALL BE TREATED AS A MIXED OCCUPANCY. |
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| SHEET A -1.0 - FOR DOOR #820 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. |
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| SHEET E -1.0 PER 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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| LAUREN PHILMORE |
| FIRE INSPECTOR II / INVESTIGATOR I |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 804-4783 |
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