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2015-08-26 15:58:07 | 1451 SOUTH OLIVE AVENUE |
| PERMIT #15071002 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| OCCUPANCY OF THE CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS IS NOT PERMITTED |
| UNTIL A #131 FIRE FINAL INSPECTION HAS BEEN PASSED. |
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| PROVIDE AN ADDRESS IN THE TITLEBLOCK CORRESPONDING TO |
| THE TRAILER LOCATIONS. |
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| THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH REQUIRES CONSTRUCTION |
| TRAILERS LARGER THAN A SINGLE "DOUBLE WIDE" (OR TWO |
| "SINGLE WIDE") TO EITHER BE PROTECTED BY AN AUTOMATIC |
| SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR COMPLY WITH THE SEPARATION |
| REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 241. |
| PER NFPA 241- STANDARD FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSTRUCTION, |
| ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS, SECTION 4.2: |
| TEMPORARY OFFICES, TRAILERS, AND OTHER FACILITIES OF |
| COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION OR HOUSING COMBUSTIBLE |
| CONTENTS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT BUILDINGS, |
| TRAILERS OR STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 4.2.1. |
| PER TABLE 4.2.1: |
| 1) 20 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 30 FEET |
| 2) 30 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 35 FEET |
| 3) 40 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 40 FEET |
| 4) 50 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 45 FEET |
| 5) 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 50 FEET |
| 6) GREATER THAN 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE |
| SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 60 FEET |
| **A 75 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SEPARATION DISTANCES SHALL |
| BE PERMITTED TO BE APPLIED, PROVIDED AUTOMATIC |
| SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS USED IN THE EXPOSING STRUCTURE. |
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| PER SECTION 10.12.1.2 (NFPA 1), PROVIDE BUILDING |
| ADDRESS VISIBLE FROM THE STREET. NUMBERS SHALL BE |
| ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING AND BE AT LEAST SIX-INCHES IN |
| HEIGHT WITH 1-INCH STROKE AND SHALL CONTRAST THE |
| BACKGROUND. |
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| 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. |
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| NO PLANS SUBMITTED FOR STAIRS, RAMP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
| OR WOOD DECKING. |
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| STAIR RISERS SHALL BE BETWEEN 4 INCHES AND 7 INCHES IN |
| HEIGHT. STAIRS SHALL BE SLIP RESISTANT AND HAVE A |
| MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH OF 11 INCHES AND PREVENT THE |
| ACCUMULATION OF WATER. GUARDS, AT LEAST 42-INCHES TALL, |
| SHALL BE PROVIDED AT THE OPEN SIDES OF MEANS OF EGRESS |
| (STAIRS, MEZZANINE, ETC.) THAT EXCEED 30-INCHES ABOVE |
| THE FLOOR. OPEN GUARDS SHALL PROHIBIT THE PASSAGE OF A |
| 4-INCH DIAMETER SPHERE UP TO A HEIGHT OF 34-INCHES. THE |
| TRIANGULAR OPENINGS FORMED BY THE RISER, TREAD AND |
| BOTTOM ELEMENT OF THE GUARDRAIL SHALL PROHIBIT THE |
| PASSAGE OF A 6-INCH DIAMETER SPHERE. |
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| 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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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |
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