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2016-06-01 12:02:06 | 2161 PALM BEACH LAKES BOULEVARD |
| PERMIT #16050779 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| SHEET C1: UPDATE THE CODE LIST TO REFERENCE THE 5TH |
| EDITION OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH |
| CONTAINS THE 2012 EDITION OF BOTH NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 |
| WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS. |
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| SHEET 1.4A: PLANS INDICATE AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 157 |
| PERSONS; HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF SEATS PROVIDED |
| IS 306 AND THIS DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE RESTAURANT STAFF. |
| PROVIDE AN ACCURATE OCCUPANCY LOAD CALCULATION PER NFPA |
| 101. ALL AREAS WILL HAVE OCCUPANT LOADS EXCEEDING 50 |
| PERSONS AND WILL NEED AT LEAST TWO PROPERLY ILLUMINATED |
| EXITS. |
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| PER SECTION NFPA 101 SECTION 43.6.4.1, IN A BUILDING |
| WITH REHABILITATION WORK AREAS INVOLVING OVER 50 |
| PERCENT OF THE AGGREGATE BUILDING AREA, AUTOMATIC |
| SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THE |
| REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE APPLICABLE |
| TO NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR THE OCCUPANCY. PER NFPA 101 |
| SECTION 12.3.5.2 (NEW ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY) ANY BUILDING |
| CONTAINING ONE OR MORE ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WHERE THE |
| AGGREGATE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES |
| EXCEEDS 300 SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED, |
| SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. |
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| 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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| 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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| INSUFFICIENT EXIT SIGNAGE AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING |
| PROVIDED. EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR |
| A MINIMUM OF 1.5 HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF |
| NORMAL LIGHTING. EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE |
| ARRANGED TO PROVIDE INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT |
| LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 1 FT-CANDLE AND, AT ANY POINT, |
| NOT LESS THAN 0.1 FT-CANDLE, MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF |
| EGRESS AT FLOOR LEVEL. |
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| 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/GATES TO RELEASE THE LOCK/LATCH. NO |
| OTHER LOCKS OR LATCHES ARE PERMITTED THAT WOULD NOT BE |
| RELEASED BY THE PANIC HARDWARE. |
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| NO ENGINEERED FIRE ALARM PLANS SUBMITTED. PER NFPA 101 |
| SECTION 12.3.4.3.3, PROVIDE SPEAKER/STROBE NOTIFICATION |
| APPLIANCES AS ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT |
| LOAD EXCEEDING 300 OCCUPANTS SHALL RECEIVE FIRE ALARM |
| NOTIFICATION BY VISIBLE SIGNALS AND VOICE |
| ANNOUNCEMENTS. |
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| PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS WITH |
| EXIT SIGNS. |
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| 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. |
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| A THOROUGH AND COMPLETE PLAN REVIEW CANNOT BE COMPLETED |
| AT THIS TIME DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED ON |
| THE PLANS. ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE |
| GENERATED DURING PLAN RESUBMISSION. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |
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