| Date |
Text |
| 2014-12-11 16:43:48 | 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE - #1800W |
| | PERMIT #14120143 |
| | MASTER #13120306 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | A HIGH-RISE BUILDING REQUIRES OCCUPANTS TO HAVE |
| | UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO A MINIMUM OF TWO EXITS AT ALL |
| | TIMES. THE CURRENT PLACEMENT OF THE ELEVATOR LOBBY |
| | DOORS RESULTS IN COMMON AREAS (RESTROOMS) BEING LOCATED |
| | IN THE ELEVATOR LOBBY. OCCUPANTS IN THE RESTROOM AREAS |
| | HAVE UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO ONLY 1 EXIT STAIR. |
| | |
| | STAIRWELL RE-ENTRY: EVERY DOOR ASSEMBLY IN A STAIR |
| | ENCLOSURE SERVING MORE THAN FOUR STORIES SHALL ENSURE |
| | RE-ENTRY SHALL BE POSSIBLE ON THE TOP STORY OR |
| | NEXT-TO-TOP STORY SERVED BY THE STAIR ENCLOSURE, AND |
| | SUCH STORY SHALL ALLOW ACCESS TO ANOTHER EXIT. |
| | |
| | THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FROM ANY BALCONY, |
| | MEZZANINE, STORY, OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL BE NOT LESS |
| | THAN TWO, EXCEPT WHERE A SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS IS |
| | PERMITTED PER CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43 (NFPA 101 SECTION |
| | 7.4). ACCESS TO AN EXIT SHALL NOT BE THROUGH HIGHER |
| | HAZARD AREAS OR ROOMS/SPACES SUBJECT TO LOCKING (NFPA |
| | 101 SECTION 7.5.2). DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE |
| | OPENED READILY FROM THE EGRESS SIDE. LOCKS IF PROVIDED |
| | SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A KEY, FOB, ACCESS CARD, |
| | TOOL OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR DOOR OPERATION |
| | FROM THE EGRESS SIDE (NFPA 101 SECTION 7.2.1.5). |
| | |
| | NFPA 101 SECTION 3.3.65 DEFINES AN ELEVATOR LOBBY AS, A |
| | LANDING FROM WHICH OCCUPANTS DIRECTLY ENTER AN ELEVATOR |
| | CAR(S) AND INTO WHICH OCCUPANTS DIRECTLY ENTER UPON |
| | LEAVING AN ELEVATOR CAR(S). |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
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