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2016-07-14 15:19:30 | 1817 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY |
| PERMIT #16070258 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| NO PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS PROVIDED IN INTERIOR OR |
| EXTERIOR SEATING AREAS. |
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| THE PLANS INDICATE AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 104 PERSONS IN |
| THE SEATING AREAS USING AN OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR OF 15 |
| SQ.FT. PER PERSON; HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL SEATING AREAS |
| APPEAR TO BE CLOSER TO 2,300 SQUARE FEET WITH AN |
| OCCUPANT LOAD CLOSER TO 150 OCCUPANTS. |
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| THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR AND THE EXTERIOR GATES SWING |
| AGAINST EGRESS. FOR ASSEMBLY 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. AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR |
| PANIC HARDWARE, THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS PERMITTED TO HAVE |
| AN INTERIOR KEYED DOOR LOCK (AND NO LATCH) WITH A |
| READILY VISIBLE SIGN STATING THIS DOOR TO REMAIN |
| UNLOCKED WHEN THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. SIGN LETTERS |
| SHALL BE AT LEAST 1-INCH IN HEIGHT. KEYED LOCK TO BE |
| EQUIPPED WITH AN ?OPEN/LOCKED? INDICATOR WINDOW (SUCH |
| AS ADAMS RITE 4089 OR SIMILAR). A THUMB TURN STYLE LOCK |
| IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR A KEYED LOCK. |
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| THE OCCUPANT LOAD EXCEEDS 50 PERSONS FOR THE EXTERIOR |
| SEATING AREA AND REQUIRES A SECONDARY EXIT WITH A DOOR |
| SWINGING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
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| PROVIDE TACTILE SIGNAGE AT ALL REQUIRED EXIT DOORS WITH |
| EXIT SIGNS. |
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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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| SHEET E-2: NO ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGNS OR EMERGENCY |
| LIGHTING PROVIDED FOR EXTERIOR SEATING AREA. |
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| SHEET E-2: EXIT SIGN IN SEATING AREA #101 CANNOT BE |
| SEEN BY OTHER OCCUPANTS SEATING IN OTHER AREAS OF THE |
| RESTAURANT DUE TO THE WALL OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
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