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2017-07-14 10:13:02 | 718 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY - 14 STORY HILTON |
| PERMIT #16061443 |
| 4TH 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.) |
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| ENGINEERING RESPONSE LETTER TO THE FOLLOWING PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS CONTINUE TO NOT BE FULLY ADDRESSED: |
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| REPEAT COMMENT (4TH 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 |
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| REPEAT COMMENT (3RD 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? THIS AREA NEEDS |
| AN IN-DEPTH ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. NFPA 13 SECTION |
| 8.1(3) INDICATES: SPRINKLERS SHALL BE POSITIONED AND |
| LOCATED SO AS TO PROVIDE SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE WITH |
| RESPECT TO ACTIVATION TIME AND DISTRIBUTION. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |