Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16050779
Permit Number 16050779
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2016-06-01 12:02:062161 PALM BEACH LAKES BOULEVARD
 PERMIT #16050779
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS WITH
 EXIT SIGNS.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 805-6730
  


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