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| 2015-01-21 15:09:13 | 901 45TH STREET |
| | PERMIT #14120580 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | NOTE: UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL FIRE/LIFE SAFETY |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS REFERENCE NFPA 101-THE LIFE SAFETY CODE |
| | (2009 EDITION WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS) CHAPTER 28 - NEW |
| | HOTELS & DORMITORIES. FOR NON-SEPARATED MIXED USE |
| | OCCUPANCIES, THE MOST STRINGENT FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL APPLY TO THE |
| | BUILDING. |
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| | SHEET LS1.0: EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS IN THE DORM AREA |
| | LEAD DIRECTLY TO ONLY 1 EXIT. PER 7.5.1.1.1 FIRE RATED |
| | EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS SHALL PROVIDE ACCESS TO TWO EXITS |
| | BY SEPARATE WAYS OF TRAVEL. |
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| | SHEET LS1.0: FURNITURE IN DINING #157 AND PATIO #139 |
| | OBSTRUCT EGRESS. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS1.0: UPDATE THE NFPA REFERENCES TO THE |
| | APPROPRIATE EDITION OF THE STANDARDS. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS1.0: KITCHENS HAVE AN OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF |
| | 100 PER TABLE 7.3.1.2. |
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| | SHEET LS1.0: PROVIDE OCCUPANT LOAD (WITH BREAK DOWN) |
| | FOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING. |
| | |
| | SHEET LS1.0: EXTERIOR DOORS NOT USED AS MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL BE CLEARLY LABLED AND INDICATED AS "NO EXIT." |
| | |
| | SHEET LS1.0: PATIO #123/DINING #122 DO NOT INDICATE THE |
| | EXTERIOR DOORS AS EXIT DOORS CREATING A COMMON PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL BACK INTO THE BUILDING THAT EXCEEDS 20 FEET PER |
| | SECTION 12.2.5.1.2. |
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| | SHEET SP1.0: NEW AND EXISTING DEAD-END FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | ACCESS ROADS IN EXCESS OF 150 FEET IN LENGTH SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH APPROVED PROVISIONS FOR THE FIRE |
| | APPARATUS TO TURN AROUND. |
| | |
| | SHEET A1.0: HOUSEKEEPING AND LAUNDRY ROOM #147 AND #159 |
| | SHALL HAVE A 1-HOUR FIRE RATING PER TABLE 28.3.2.2.2. |
| | |
| | SHEET A1.0: EXISTING KITCHEN #111 IS OPEN TO EXISTING |
| | FIRE RATED EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR #200 AND NEW CORRIDOR |
| | #129. |
| | |
| | SHEET A1.3: PATIO AREAS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE EQUIPPED |
| | WITH EXIT SIGNS, EMERGENCY LIGHTS. PATIO DOORS DO NOT |
| | APPEAR TO BE ON DOOR SCHEDULE AND MAY REQUIRE PANIC |
| | HARDWARE FOR EXITING. |
| | |
| | SHEET A-6.0: FOR NEW AND EXISTING ASSEMBLY 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. |
| | PROVIDE A DOOR SCHEDULE FOR THE EXISTING BUILDING AS |
| | THESE DOORS MAY REQUIRE PANIC/FIRE EXIT HARDWARE DUE TO |
| | THE INCREASED BUILDING OCCUPANCY. |
| | |
| | SHEET E2.1: NO EXIT SIGN ABOVE EXIT DOOR IN DINING |
| | #157. |
| | |
| | SHEET E2.1: DID NOT LOCATE EMERGENCY LIGHTING FOR PATIO |
| | #139 AND COVERED ENTRY #136. |
| | |
| | SHEET FA1.1: NO CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS PROVIDED; |
| | HOWEVER, PLUMBING SHEET P1.1 INDICATES THE USE OF GAS |
| | FIRED APPLIANCES. |
| | |
| | SHEET FA1.1: INDICTE THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING FACP. |
| | THIS BUILDING MAY CREATE A NON-CONFORMITY WHEREBY |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD EXCEEDING |
| | 300 PERSONS REQUIRE A VOICE EVACUATION FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. |
| | |
| | SHEET FA1.1: NO NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE LOCATED IN |
| | LAUNDRY #159, DINING #122 AND PASSAGE #121. POSSIBLE |
| | INSUFFICIENT COVERAGE IN DINING #157 AND IN CORRIDORS |
| | #412 AND #306 BY UTILIZING A WALL MOUNTED APPLIANCE |
| | WITH THE STROBES LOCATED PERPENDICULAR TO EACHOTHER. |
| | |
| | GENERAL: NO CIVIL PLANS (PAVING, WATER, DRAINAGE) |
| | SUBMITTED. NEW AND EXISTING DEAD-END FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | ACCESS ROADS IN EXCESS OF 150 FEET IN LENGTH SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH APPROVED PROVISIONS FOR THE FIRE |
| | APPARATUS TO TURN AROUND. PER SECTION 18.2.3.4.1.1 |
| | (NFPA 1), FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS SHALL HAVE A |
| | SURFACE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE FIRE APPARATUS WEIGHING |
| | AT LEAST 32 TONS. ACCESS ROADS SHALL HAVE AN |
| | UNOBSTRUCTED WIDTH OF NOT LESS THAN 20 FEET AND AN |
| | UNOBSTRUCTED VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF NOT LESS THAN 13 |
| | FEET 6 INCHES. PER SECTION 18.2.3.5.3 (NFPA 1), FIRE |
| | LANES SHALL BE MARKED WITH FREESTANDING SIGNS READING, |
| | "FIRE LANE - NO PARKING BY ORDER OF THE FIRE |
| | DEPARTMENT." SIGNS SHALL BE 12? X 18? WITH A WHITE |
| | BACKGROUND AND RED LETTERS AND SHALL BE A MAXIMUM OF |
| | SEVEN FEET IN HEIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN. SIGNS |
| | SHALL BE WITHIN SIGHT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND BE SPACED |
| | A MAXIMUM OF 60 FEET APART. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | GENERAL: PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT |
| | DOORS WITH EXIT SIGNS. |
| | |
| | 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 APPROPRIATE LETTER R |
| | DESIGNATION PER FLORIDA STATUTE 633.027 AND FLORIDA |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 69A-60.0081. |
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| | FIRE PROTECTION: FOR ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL BUILDING |
| | PERMIT, SECTION 105.3.1.2(2) OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE REQUIRES SEALED FIRE PROTECTION CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS FOR THE DESIGN OR ALTERATION OF 50 OR MORE |
| | AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS. PER FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE |
| | CODE SECTION 61G15-32.004, FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING |
| | DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE |
| | WATER SUPPLY, A LIST OF APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS |
| | APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT, CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD |
| | OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR AREA, SUPPRESSION SYSTEM |
| | TYPE, DESIGN DENSITIES, WATER SUPPLY DATA (FIRE PUMP |
| | DATA, HYDRANT FLOW TEST DATA) AND ANY PERFORMANCE BASED |
| | INFORMATION SUCH AS PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS. |
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| | GENERAL: IS THE EXISTING FACILITY TO REMAIN OPERATIONAL |
| | DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE ADDITION? IF YES, INDICATE |
| | THE 1-HOUR FIRE BARRIER TO BE INSTALLED TO SEPARATE THE |
| | CONSTRUCTION FROM THE OCCUPIED BUILDING. PROVIDE |
| | DRAWING NOTE INDICATING ALL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION |
| | WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 241. |
| | TRASH AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE |
| | SITE DAILY. SMOKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED EXCEPT IN |
| | DESIGNATED EXTERIOR AREAS. ALL OTHER DEMOLITION OR |
| | CONSTRUCTION AREAS SHALL HAVE "NO SMOKING" SIGNS |
| | POSTED. WHERE SMOKING IS PERMITTED, SAFE RECEPTACLES |
| | FOR SMOKING MATERIALS SHALL BE PROVIDED. PROVIDE |
| | DRAWING NOTE INDICATING, "FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL |
| | REMAIN ACTIVE DURING DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION |
| | ACTIVITIES. IN THE EVENT A FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM IS |
| | OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 4-HOURS IN A 24-HOUR |
| | PERIOD, THE BUILDING SHALL BE PLACED UNDER A FIRE |
| | WATCH. ALL FIRE WATCH REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY |
| | EMAIL ([email protected]) OR IN WRITING (FAX: |
| | 561-804-4774) AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE |
| | MARSHAL LOCATED AT 500 NORTH DIXIE HIGHWAY." |
| | |
| | ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE GENERATED WHEN |
| | PLANS ARE RESUBMITTED. |
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| | 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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