Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13070446
Permit Number 13070446
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2013-09-05 17:58:521801 PALM BEACH LAKES BOULEVARD
 PERMIT #13070446
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 PROVIDE A LEGIBLE SITE. INDICATE THE ORIENTATION AND
 DISTANCE OF THE TEMPORARY TRAILER IN REGARDS TO
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES.
  
 PER NFPA 241- STANDARD FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSTRUCTION,
 ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS, SECTION 4.2
 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT TRAILERS OR STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 TABLE 4.2.1. PER TABLE 4.2.1:
 1) 20 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 30 FEET
 2) 30 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 35 FEET
 3) 40 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 40 FEET
 4) 50 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 45 FEET
 5) 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 50 FEET
 6) GREATER THAN 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE
 SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 60 FEET
 **A 75 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SEPARATION DISTANCES SHALL
 BE PERMITTED TO BE APPLIED, PROVIDED AUTOMATIC
 SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS USED IN THE EXPOSING STRUCTURE.
  
 HANDRAILS ARE REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STAIR.
 HANDRAILS SHALL BE LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES AND
 NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE TREAD,
 MEASURED VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE RAIL FROM THE
 LEADING EDGE OF THE TREAD. HANDRAIL ENDS SHALL BE
 RETURNED TO THE WALL OR FLOOR OR SHALL TERMINATE AT
 NEWEL POSTS. HANDRAIL CROSS SECTION SHALL HAVE A
 DIAMETER OF NOT LESS THAN 1.25 INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN
 2 INCHES. GUARDS, AT LEAST 42-INCHES TALL, SHALL BE
 PROVIDED AT THE OPEN SIDES OF MEANS OF EGRESS (STAIRS,
 MEZZANINE, ETC.) THAT EXCEED 30-INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
 OPEN GUARDS SHALL PROHIBIT THE PASSAGE OF A 4-INCH
 DIAMETER SPHERE UP TO A HEIGHT OF 34-INCHES. THE
 TRIANGULAR OPENINGS FORMED BY THE RISER, TREAD AND
 BOTTOM ELEMENT OF THE GUARDRAIL SHALL PROHIBIT THE
 PASSAGE OF A 6-INCH DIAMETER SPHERE. STAIR RISERS SHALL
 BE BETWEEN 4 INCHES AND 7 INCHES IN HEIGHT. STAIRS
 SHALL BE SLIP RESISTANT AND HAVE A MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH
 OF 11 INCHES AND PREVENT THE ACCUMULATION OF WATER.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 805-6730
  


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