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2015-05-11 14:36:29 | PERMIT # 15050177 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| PLAN APPROVED WITH COMMENTS. ALL COMMENTS MUST BE |
| ADDRESSED AND/OR COMPLIED WITH. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 3) SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE |
| INSTALLATION OR MODIFICATION OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER |
| SYSTEM AND/OR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. |
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| 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. |
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| 5) PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS |
| WITH EXIT SIGNS. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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