Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15050177
Permit Number 15050177
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2015-05-11 14:36:29PERMIT # 15050177
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 PLAN APPROVED WITH COMMENTS. ALL COMMENTS MUST BE
 ADDRESSED AND/OR COMPLIED WITH.
  
 PROVISO:
 1) SHEETS "C-1" AND "OC-1" SHOW DIFFERENT OCCUPANT
 LOADS. SHEET "C-1" STATES 341 OCCUPANTS AND SHEET
 "OC-1" SHOWS A TOTAL OF 150 OCCUPANTS. PLEASE PROVIDE
 THE CORRECT OCCUPANT LOAD.
  
 2) PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 13: EXISTING ASSEMBLY
 OCCUPANCIES - ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH OCCUPANT LOADS
 OF 300 OR MORE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN APPROVED FIRE
 ALARM SYSTEM AND PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
  
 3) SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE
 INSTALLATION OR MODIFICATION OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER
 SYSTEM AND/OR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
  
 4) 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.
  
 5) PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS
 WITH EXIT SIGNS.
  
 6) DJ BOOTH, PLATFORM, & STAGE: HANDRAILS ARE REQUIRED
 ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STAIR. HANDRAILS SHALL BE LOCATED
 NOT LESS THAN 34 INCHES AND NOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES
 ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE TREAD, MEASURED VERTICALLY TO
 THE TOP OF THE RAIL FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TREAD.
 HANDRAIL ENDS SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE WALL OR FLOOR OR
 SHALL TERMINATE AT NEWEL POSTS. HANDRAIL CROSS SECTION
 SHALL HAVE A DIAMETER OF NOT LESS THAN 1.25 INCHES AND
 NOT MORE THAN 2 INCHES.
  
 7) 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. A THUMB TURN STYLE
 LOCK IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR A KEYED
 LOCK.
  
  
 SUE ELLEN CALDERON, MPA
 FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 644-7326
  
  


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