Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13050829
Permit Number 13050829
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2013-06-13 13:09:30525 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, SUITE 860
 PERMIT # 13050829
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 *****PROVISO*****
  
 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
  
 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."
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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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