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2016-09-21 12:50:01 | 501 PALM STREET |
| PERMIT #16090622 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| DESIGN SHALL COMPLY WITH THE 5TH EDITION OF THE FLORIDA |
| FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH CONTAINS THE 2012 EDITION OF |
| BOTH NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 WITH FLORIDA AMENDMENTS. |
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| PROVIDE ADDRESSES FOR EACH BUILDING. PER SECTION |
| 10.12.1.2 (NFPA 1), PROVIDE BUILDING ADDRESS VISIBLE |
| FROM THE STREET. NUMBERS SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE |
| BUILDING AND BE AT LEAST SIX-INCHES IN HEIGHT WITH |
| 1-INCH STROKE AND SHALL CONTRAST THE BACKGROUND. |
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| ARE ANY CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS PLANNED AT THIS LOCATION? |
| THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH REQUIRES CONSTRUCTION |
| TRAILERS LARGER THAN A SINGLE "DOUBLE WIDE" (OR TWO |
| "SINGLE WIDE") TO EITHER BE PROTECTED BY AN AUTOMATIC |
| SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR COMPLY WITH THE SEPARATION |
| REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 241. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION |
| TRAILERS OR MODULAR BUILDINGS WILL REQUIRE A PERMIT AND |
| COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
| PER NFPA 241- STANDARD FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSTRUCTION, |
| ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS, SECTION 4.2: |
| TEMPORARY OFFICES, TRAILERS, AND OTHER FACILITIES OF |
| COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION OR HOUSING COMBUSTIBLE |
| CONTENTS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT BUILDINGS, |
| TRAILERS OR STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 4.2.1. |
| PER TABLE 4.2.1: |
| 1) 20 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 30 FEET |
| 2) 30 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 35 FEET |
| 3) 40 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 40 FEET |
| 4) 50 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 45 FEET |
| 5) 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 50 FEET |
| 6) GREATER THAN 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE |
| SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 60 FEET |
| **A 75 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SEPARATION DISTANCES SHALL |
| BE PERMITTED TO BE APPLIED, PROVIDED AUTOMATIC |
| SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS USED IN THE EXPOSING STRUCTURE. |
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| ARE ANY EXISTING FIRE HYDRANTS LOCATED AT THE SITE? ARE |
| ANY NEW HYDRANTS PROPOSED? WHAT IS THE REQUIRED FIRE |
| FLOW FOR THESE BUILDINGS? |
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| THE PLANS INDICATE ASSEMBLY AND INDUSTRIAL USES. HOW |
| WILL THESE BUILDINGS BE RESTRICTED TO A PARTICULAR USE |
| IN A PARTICULAR SPACE? |
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| 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. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
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