Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13051012
Permit Number 13051012
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2013-06-29 19:44:17O LAMBERTON DRIVE
 PERMIT #13051012
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 NOTE: UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL FIRE/LIFE SAFETY
 REVIEW COMMENTS REFERENCE NFPA 101-THE LIFE SAFETY CODE
 (2009 EDITION WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS.)
  
 NO ADDRESS PROVIDED IN THE PLAN TITLEBLOCK INFORMATION.
  
 PROVIDE DRAWING NOTE INDICATING ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK
 SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 241. TRASH
 AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE SITE
 DAILY. SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED
 EXTERIOR AREAS. ALL OTHER DEMOLITION OR CONSTRUCTION
 AREAS SHALL HAVE "NO SMOKING" SIGNS POSTED. WHERE
 SMOKING IS PERMITTED, SAFE RECEPTACLES FOR SMOKING
 MATERIALS SHALL BE PROVIDED.
  
 STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT FRAME FLOOR/ROOF TRUSS
 CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITH A SIGN AFFIXED TO
 THE BUILDING. THE SIGN SHALL FEATURE A MALTESE CROSS
 8-INCHES WIDE AND 8-INCHES TALL AND BE OF A BRIGHT RED
 REFLECTIVE COLOR AND BEAR THE APPROPRIATE LETTER R/F/RF
 DESIGNATION PER FLORIDA STATUTE 633.027 AND FLORIDA
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 69A-60.0081.
  
 NO FIRE FLOW CALCULATIONS OR CIVIL ENGINEERING PLANS
 SUBMITTED SHOWING FIRE WATER, FIRE HYDRANTS, FIRE
 DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS (FIRE LANES), ETC. PER SECTION
 18.3.4.1 (NFPA 1), FIRE HYDRANTS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT
 CONNECTIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH CLEARANCES OF 7'-6"
 TO THE FRONT AND SIDES AND 4' TO THE BACKSIDE. PER
 SECTION 18.2.3.4.1.1 (NFPA 1), FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS
 ROADS SHALL HAVE A SURFACE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE FIRE
 APPARATUS WEIGHING AT LEAST 32 TONS. ACCESS ROADS SHALL
 HAVE AN UNOBSTRUCTED WIDTH OF NOT LESS THAN 20 FEET AND
 AN UNOBSTRUCTED VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF NOT LESS THAN 13
 FEET 6 INCHES. PER SECTION 18.2.3.5.3 (NFPA 1), FIRE
 LANES SHALL BE MARKED WITH FREESTANDING SIGNS READING,
 "FIRE LANE - NO PARKING BY ORDER OF THE FIRE
 DEPARTMENT." SIGNS SHALL BE 12" X 18" WITH A WHITE
 BACKGROUND AND RED LETTERS AND SHALL BE A MAXIMUM OF
 SEVEN FEET IN HEIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN. SIGNS
 SHALL BE WITHIN SIGHT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND BE SPACED
 A MAXIMUM OF 60 FEET APART.
  
 SHEET A0.10: PROVIDE A KNOX KEY SWITCH TO ALLOW GATE
 ACCESS TO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. KEY SWITCH CAN BE
 ORDERED FROM WWW.KNOXBOX.COM.
  
 SHEET A0.10 - BUILDING #4: DEAD-END FIRE DEPARTMENT
 ACCESS ROADS IN EXCESS OF 150 FEET IN LENGTH SHALL BE
 PROVIDED WITH APPROVED PROVISIONS FOR THE FIRE
 APPARATUS TO TURN AROUND.
  
 SHEET F1.001: ALL FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE
 MONITORED BY AN APPROVED SUPERVISING STATION IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72.
  
 SHEET F1.11 (TYPICAL): THE APARTMENT BUILDING CORRIDORS
 WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE PROTECTED BY SPRINKLERS BECAUSE
 THE CORRIDORS ARE NOT AT LEAST 50% OPEN. THE CORRIDOR
 SPRINKLERS ARE PERMITTED TO BE RESIDENTIAL STYLE PER
 NFPA 13R.
  
 SHEET F6.01: THE SPRINKLER RISER DETAIL INDICATES THE
 FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION CONNECTED TO THE UNDERGROUND
 FIRE MAIN. CHECK VALVES WILL BE NEEDED IN THE
 UNDERGROUND FIRE MAIN PIPING TO PREVENT THE FIRE
 DEPARTMENT FROM PRESSURIZING THE UNDERGROUND FIRE MAIN
 LOOP SUPPLYING THE SITE. RECOMMEND CONNECTING THE FIRE
 DEPARTMENT CONNECTION DOWNSTREAM OF THE RISER BUTTERFLY
 VALVE.
  
 SHEET E401: SMOKE ALARM MISSING FROM OUTSIDE OF BEDROOM
 DOORS IN UNIT A01.
  
 SHEET E402: SMOKE ALARM MISSING FROM OUTSIDE OF WEST
 BEDROOM DOORS IN UNIT B02.
  
  
 NOTES:
 NO FIRE HYDRANTS PROVIDED ON SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDINGS
 #10 AND #11.
  
 FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS ARE TO BE LOCATED WITHIN
 150 FEET OF A FIRE HYDRANT.
  
 PROVIDE LOCKING KNOX CAPS ON FIRE DEPARTMENT
 CONNECTION.
  
 PROVIDE PERMANENT WEATHERPROOF SIGN MARKING THE FIRE
 DEPARTMENT CONNECTION.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 805-6730
  


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