Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16061443
Permit Number 16061443
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2017-03-14 16:00:22718 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY - 14 STORY HILTON
 PERMIT #16061443
 3RD ROUND REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
 NOTE: UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL FIRE/LIFE SAFETY
 REVIEW COMMENTS REFERENCE NFPA 101-THE LIFE SAFETY CODE
 (2012 EDITION WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS.)
  
 REPEAT COMMENT (3RD REQUEST) - SHEET C-10: PER NFPA 24
 SECTION 6.2.1, ALL CONNECTIONS TO PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE
 MAINS FOR FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE ARRANGED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SO THAT THEY CAN
 BE ISOLATED:
 (1) A WALL POST INDICATOR VALVE
 (2) A BACKFLOW PREVENTER WITH AT LEAST ONE INDICATING
 VALVE NOT LESS THAN 40 FEET FROM THE BUILDING
 (3) CONTROL VALVES INSTALLED IN A FIRE-RATED ROOM
 ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR
 (4) CONTROL VALVES IN A FIRE-RATED STAIR ENCLOSURE
 ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR AS PERMITTED BY THE
 AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION
  
 SHEET A203, A204, A203A AND A204A APPEAR IN THE DRAWING
 SET TWICE WITH DIFFERING FLOOR PLANS. ALSO NEWLY ADDED
 SHEETS A203A AND A204A SHOW THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR ON
 DIFFERING FLOORS. CHECK ALL MEPF SHEETS; SEVERAL
 DUPLICATE SHEETS (PARTICULARLY ELECTRICAL) WITH OLD
 FLOOR PLANS ARE IN THE REVISED SET OF DRAWINGS.
  
 SHEET E4.02: PER FFPC SECTION11.9 (NFPA 1) THE
 FOLLOWING CONTROLS/INDICATORS COULD NOT BE LOCATED IN
 THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER:
  
 (4) STATUS INDICATORS AND CONTROLS FOR AIR-HANDLING
 SYSTEMS
 (5) CONTROLS FOR UNLOCKING STAIRWAY DOORS
 SIMULTANEOUSLY
 (8) FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 (9) GENERATOR SUPERVISION DEVICES AND MANUAL START AND
 TRANSFER FEATURES
 (11) CONTROLS REQUIRED FOR SMOKE CONTROL
  
 REPEAT COMMENT (2ND REQUEST) SHEET FP2.05: THE
 SPRINKLERS PROTECTING THE FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT AREA
 ARE LOCATED 75 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR BEING PROTECTED.
 THIS ELEVATION DIFFERENCE AND SUSPENDED ARCHITECTURAL
 FEATURES WILL CERTAINLY DELAY SPRINKLER ACTIVATION IF
 ACTIVATION OCCURS AT ALL. HAS SMOKE/HEAT STRATIFICATION
 BEEN EVALUATED FOR THIS TALL CEILING? WILL THE WATER
 DROPLETS FROM STANDARD SPRAY SPRINKLERS BE ABLE TO
 REACH THE SEAT OF THE FIRE OR WILL EVAPORATION BE A
 FACTOR ALLOWING A FIRE IN THIS AREA GROW TO A SIZE THAT
 CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY THE CEILING SPRINKLERS? THIS
 AREA NEEDS AN IN-DEPTH ENGINEERING ANALYSIS.
  
 SHEET K1EP: PROVIDE UL LISTING (OR EQUAL), APPLIANCE
 SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTALLATION DATA FOR THE SOLID FUEL
 COOKING EQUIPMENT. DATA SHALL INDICATE IF A SUPPRESSION
 SYSTEM IS REQUIRED FOR THIS APPLIANCE.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
  
  
  
  


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