Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15080661
Permit Number 15080661
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2015-11-05 09:21:40THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC,
 FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 CONSIDER THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS AS PROVISO:
  
 THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED
 AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE
 PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE
 INSPECTION.
  
2015-08-26 09:18:108/26/2015 PASSED WITH PROVISO:
  
 1. PER NFPA 241- STANDARD FOR SAFEGUARDING
 CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS,
 SECTION 4.2 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS SHALL BE
 SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT 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.
  
 2. 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.
  
 3. PER SECTION 18.3.4.1 (NFPA 1), FIRE HYDRANTS SHALL
 BE PROVIDED WITH CLEARANCES OF 7?-6? TO THE FRONT AND
 SIDES AND 4? TO THE BACKSIDE.
  
 4. 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.
  
 STAIRS FOR TRAILERS
  
 5. 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 STAIRS SHALL HAVE LANDINGS AT DOOR OPENINGS.
  
 STAIRS AND EGRESS COMPONENTS SHALL CONFORM TO THE LIFE
 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 7 OF NFPA 101 FLORIDA
 2012 EDITION.
  
 6. PROVIDE ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGNS FOR ALL EXIT DOORS.
  
 7. A NFPA 13 COMPLAINT FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS
 REQUIRED FOR THIS STRUCTURE. SEPARATE SHOP DRAWINGS,
 ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY
 THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU PRIOR TO ANY INSTALLATION.
 GJT
  


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