Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 14010860
Permit Number 14010860
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2014-01-28 11:58:412500 METROCENTRE BOULEVARD - #1
 PERMIT #14010860
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 DAY-CARE DESIGN SHALL CONFORM TO THE 2010 EDITION OF
 THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH CONTAINS THE
 2009 EDITION OF BOTH NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 WITH FLORIDA
 AMENDMENTS.
  
 DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY WILL NEED TO BE FIRE SEPARATED FROM
 ADJACENT OCCUPANCIES WITH A 2-HOUR FIRE BARRIER.
  
 PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWING ALL OCCUPANCY TYPES,
 OCCUPANT LOADS, FIRE RATED BARRIERS, EXIT SIGNS,
 EMERGENCY LIGHTING, TRAVEL DISTANCES, COMMON PATH OF
 TRAVEL ETC.
  
 THE BUILDING IS FUNCTIONING AS A MULTIUSE OCCUPANCY
 (DAY-CARE, EDUCATIONAL (PRE-SCHOOL), BUSINESS).
 INDICATE IF THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED FOR MIXED USE
 (NON-SEPARATED) OR SEPARATED USE PER SECTION 6.1.14.2.1
 OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA EDITION 2009. FOR NON-SEPARATED
 MIXED USE OCCUPANCIES, THE MOST STRINGENT FIRE AND LIFE
 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL APPLY TO
 THE BUILDING.
  
 PROVIDE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. EXTINGUISHERS
 SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM RATING OF 2A:10BC AND SHALL BE
 TAGGED BY A LICENSED FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY. TRAVEL
 DISTANCE TO EXTINGUISHERS SHALL NOT EXCEED 75 FEET.
  
 EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A MINIMUM
 OF 1.5 HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF NORMAL
 LIGHTING. EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE
 ARRANGED TO PROVIDE INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT
 LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 1 FT-CANDLE AND, AT ANY POINT,
 NOT LESS THAN 0.1 FT-CANDLE, MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF
 EGRESS AT FLOOR LEVEL.
  
 EVERY ROOM OR SPACE NORMALLY SUBJECT TO CLIENT
 OCCUPANCY, OTHER THAN BATHROOMS, SHALL HAVE NOT LESS
 THAN ONE OUTSIDE WINDOW FOR EMERGENCY RESCUE THAT
 COMPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING, UNLESS THE BUILDING IS
 PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR WHERE THE ROOM OR SPACE
 HAS A DOOR LEADING DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE
 BUILDING
  
 (1) SUCH WINDOWS SHALL BE OPENABLE FROM THE INSIDE
 WITHOUT THE USE OF TOOLS AND SHALL PROVIDE A CLEAR
 OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN 20 IN. (510 MM) IN WIDTH, 24
 IN. (610 MM) IN HEIGHT, AND 5.7 FT2 (0.5 M2) IN AREA.
 (2) THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN 44
 IN. (1120 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR.
 (3) THE CLEAR OPENING SHALL ALLOW A RECTANGULAR SOLID,
 WITH A WIDTH AND HEIGHT THAT PROVIDES NOT LESS THAN THE
 REQUIRED 5.7 FT2 (0.5M2) OPENING AND A DEPTH OF NOT
 LESS THAN 20 IN. (510 MM), TO PASS FULLY THROUGH THE
 OPENING.
  
 ANY DOOR IN A REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FROM AN AREA
 HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR MORE PERSONS SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO BE PROVIDED WITH A LATCH OR LOCK ONLY IF
 THE LATCH OR LOCK IS PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT
 HARDWARE.
  
 EVERY CLOSET DOOR LATCH SHALL BE SUCH THAT CLIENTS CAN
 OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CLOSET.
  
 EVERY BATHROOM DOOR LOCK SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ALLOW
 OPENING OF THE LOCKED DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE BY AN
 OPENING DEVICE THAT SHALL BE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE
 STAFF.
  
 INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISH MATERIALS SHALL BE
 CLASS A IN STAIRWAYS, CORRIDORS, AND LOBBIES; IN ALL
 OTHER OCCUPIED AREAS, INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISH
 SHALL BE CLASS A OR CLASS B.
  
 DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES, OTHER THAN DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES
 HOUSED IN ONE ROOM HAVING AT LEAST ONE DOOR OPENING
 DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT GRADE PLANE OR TO AN
 EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS BALCONY, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. INITIATION OF THE REQUIRED FIRE
 ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE BY MANUAL MEANS AND BY OPERATION
 OF ANY REQUIRED SMOKE DETECTORS AND REQUIRED SPRINKLER
 SYSTEMS.
  
 A SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN DAY-CARE
 OCCUPANCIES, OTHER THAN THOSE HOUSED IN ONE ROOM HAVING
 AT LEAST ONE DOOR OPENING DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT
 GRADE PLANE OR TO AN EXTERIOR
 EXIT ACCESS BALCONY AND SUCH SYSTEM SHALL COMPLY WITH
 BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:(1) DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED
 ON EACH STORY IN FRONT OF THE DOORS TO THE STAIRWAYS
 AND IN THE CORRIDORS OF ALL FLOORS OCCUPIED BY THE
 DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY. (2) DETECTORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 LOUNGES, RECREATION AREAS, AND SLEEPING ROOMS IN THE
 DAY-CARE OCCUPANCY.
  
 PROTECTIVE COVERS FOR ALL ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLES SHALL
 BE INSTALLED IN ALL AREAS OCCUPIED BY CLIENTS.
  
 EMERGENCY PLANS SHALL BE PROVIDED.
  
 EMERGENCY EGRESS AND RELOCATION DRILLS SHALL BE
 CONDUCTED AS FOLLOWS: (1) NOT LESS THAN ONE EMERGENCY
 EGRESS AND RELOCATION DRILL SHALL BE CONDUCTED EVERY
 MONTH THE FACILITY IS IN SESSION, UNLESS BOTH OF THE
 FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: (A) IN CLIMATES WHERE THE
 WEATHER IS SEVERE, THE MONTHLY EMERGENCY EGRESS AND
 RELOCATION DRILLS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE DEFERRED.
 (B) THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF EMERGENCY EGRESS AND
 RELOCATION DRILLS SHALL BE CONDUCTED, AND NOT LESS THAN
 FOUR SHALL BE CONDUCTED BEFORE THE DRILLS ARE DEFERRED.
 (2) ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING SHALL PARTICIPATE IN
 THE DRILL. (3) ONE ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY EGRESS AND
 RELOCATION DRILL, OTHER THAN FOR DAY-CARE OCCUPANCIES
 THAT ARE OPEN ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS, SHALL BE REQUIRED
 WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF OPERATION.
  
 FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED MONTHLY
 BY A TRAINED SENIOR MEMBER OF THE STAFF, AFTER WHICH A
 COPY OF THE LATEST INSPECTION REPORT SHALL BE POSTED IN
 A CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN THE DAY-CARE FACILITY. IT SHALL
 BE THE DUTY OF SITE ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS TO
 INSPECT ALL EXIT FACILITIES DAILY TO ENSURE THAT ALL
 STAIRWAYS, DOORS, AND OTHER EXITS ARE IN PROPER
 CONDITION. OPEN PLAN BUILDINGS SHALL REQUIRE EXTRA
 SURVEILLANCE TO ENSURE THAT EXIT PATHS ARE MAINTAINED
 CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTION AND ARE OBVIOUS.
  
 DOORS SHALL BE INSPECTED AND TESTED ANNUALLY AND A
 WRITTEN RECORD SHALL BE SIGNED AND KEPT FOR INSPECTION
 BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION.
  
 ARTWORK AND TEACHING MATERIALS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE
 ATTACHED DIRECTLY TO THE WALLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 FOLLOWING: (1) THE ARTWORK AND TEACHING MATERIALS SHALL
 NOT EXCEED 20 PERCENT OF THE WALL AREA IN A BUILDING
 THAT IS NOT PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM (2) THE ARTWORK
 AND TEACHING MATERIALS SHALL NOT EXCEED 50 PERCENT OF
 THE WALL AREA IN A BUILDING THAT IS PROTECTED
 THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 805-6730
  


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