Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13080851
Permit Number 13080851
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2013-09-04 13:10:582815 NORTH FLAGLER DRIVE
 PERMIT #13080851
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 GENERAL: THE PLAN ADDRESS IS INDICATED AS NORTH FLAGLER
 DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE RELOCATED BUILDING W/ ADDITION
 FRONTS POINSETTIA AVENUE. IN ORDER TO AVOID DELAYED
 RESPONSE BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, A POINSETTIA AVENUE
 ADDRESS WILL BE MORE APPROPRIATE. PER NFPA 1 SECTION
 10.12.1.2 (NFPA 1), PROVIDE BUILDING ADDRESS VISIBLE
 FROM THE STREET. NUMBERS SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE
 BUILDING AND BE AT LEAST SIX-INCHES IN HEIGHT WITH
 1-INCH STROKE AND SHALL CONTRAST THE BACKGROUND.
  
 GENERAL: 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 LETTER R DESIGNATION PER
 FLORIDA STATUTE 633.027 AND FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
 69A-60.0081.
  
 GENERAL: FOR ASSEMBLY AND EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES WITH
 AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR MORE PERSONS (50 PERSONS PER
 THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE), 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. AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR
 PANIC HARDWARE, THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS PERMITTED TO HAVE
 AN INTERIOR KEYED DOOR LOCK (AND NO LATCH) WITH A
 READILY VISIBLE SIGN STATING THIS DOOR TO REMAIN
 UNLOCKED WHEN THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. SIGN LETTERS
 SHALL BE AT LEAST 1-INCH IN HEIGHT. KEYED LOCK TO BE
 EQUIPPED WITH AN "OPEN/LOCKED" INDICATOR WINDOW (SUCH
 AS ADAMS RITE 4089 OR SIMILAR). A THUMB TURN STYLE LOCK
 IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR A KEYED LOCK.
  
 GENERAL: PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT
 DOORS WITH EXIT SIGNS.
  
 GENERAL: THE PLANS INDICATE AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 297
 PERSONS USING AN OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 7 SQ.FT. PER
 PERSON; HOWEVER, THE NEW LOBBY SQUARE FOOTAGE IS NOT
 INCLUDED OR PROVIDED WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD AND THE
 MEZZANINE IS CALCULATED WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF
 15 SQ.FT. PER PERSON. ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN
 OCCUPANT LOAD EXCEEDING 300 PERSONS SHALL BE PROTECTED
 BY AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
  
 ELECTRICAL: COULD NOT LOCATE THE FIRE ALARM CONTROL
 PANEL.
  
 ELECTRICAL: COULD NOT LOCATE EXIT SIGN ABOVE SOUTH DOOR
 IN SOUTH MEETING ROOM.
  
 ELECTRICAL: COULD NOT LOCATE EMERGENCY LIGHTING EXCEPT
 IN NEW MAIN LOBBY AND NEW RESTROOMS.
  
 GENERAL: EVERY ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY ROOM NOT HAVING FIXED
 SEATS SHALL HAVE THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE ROOM POSTED
 IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE NEAR THE MAIN EXIT FROM THE
 ROOM. SIGNS SHALL BE DURABLE AND INDICATE THE NUMBER OF
 OCCUPANTS PERMITTED FOR EACH ROOM.
  
 GENERAL: PROVIDE AN EXTERIOR KEY SAFE TO ALLOW
 EMERGENCY RESPONDERS NON-FORCIBLE ENTRY INTO THE
 BUILDING DURING NON-BUSINESS HOURS. A KEY SAFE CAN BE
 ORDERED FROM WWW.KNOXBOX.COM.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 805-6730
  


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