Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16061443
Permit Number 16061443
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2017-07-14 10:13:02718 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.)
  
 ENGINEERING RESPONSE LETTER TO THE FOLLOWING PLAN
 REVIEW COMMENTS CONTINUE TO NOT BE FULLY ADDRESSED:
  
 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
  
 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.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]


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