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2013-09-04 13:10:58 | 2815 NORTH FLAGLER DRIVE |
| PERMIT #13080851 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| GENERAL: PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT |
| DOORS WITH EXIT SIGNS. |
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| 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. |
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| ELECTRICAL: COULD NOT LOCATE THE FIRE ALARM CONTROL |
| PANEL. |
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| ELECTRICAL: COULD NOT LOCATE EXIT SIGN ABOVE SOUTH DOOR |
| IN SOUTH MEETING ROOM. |
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| ELECTRICAL: COULD NOT LOCATE EMERGENCY LIGHTING EXCEPT |
| IN NEW MAIN LOBBY AND NEW RESTROOMS. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |
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