Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17010020
Permit Number 17010020
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-01-05 14:31:453501 PARKER AVENUE
 PERMIT #17010020
 MASTER #16050249
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 SPRINKLER COVERAGE EXCEEDS 130 SQUARE FEET (SXL) IN
 STORAGE #160, LAUNDRY #161, MECHANICAL #152 AND
 MECHANICAL #151.
  
 FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER OF RECORD (KYLE LORINOS, PE)
 FROM THE MASTER PERMIT (#16050249) INDICATES STORAGE
 #160 SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ORDINARY HAZARD GROUP II WITH
 A DESIGN DENSITY OF 0.20 GPM/SQ.FT.
  
 HYDRAULIC AREA #2 WAS CALCULATED PERPENDICULAR TO THE
 BRANCH LINES. THE HYDRAULIC CALCULATION HAS THE LONG
 SIDE (1.2 X THE SQUARE ROOT OF THE AREA OF SPRINKLER
 OPERATION) OF THE HYDRAULIC AREA DRAWN PERPENDICULAR TO
 THE BRANCH LINES WHEN THE LONG SIDE OF THE HYDRAULIC
 AREA SHOULD BE RUN PARALLEL TO THE BRANCH LINES PER
 NFPA 13 (2010 EDITION) SECTION 22.4.4.1.1.1.
  
 PROVIDE HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS INCORPORATING THE HIGH
 CEILING AREA (26'-0" AFF).
  
 SUBMIT PRODUCT DATA FOR AQUAFLEX SPRINKLER DROPS. WHAT
 IS THE MAXIMUM LENGTH FLEXIBLE DROP THAT WILL BE
 INSTALLED? WHAT IS THE MINIMUM BEND RADIUS AND HOW MANY
 BENDS ARE PERMITTED?
  
 THE MASTER PERMIT (#16050249) INDICATES TWO GLASS WALLS
 (ONE ON EACH FLOOR) ARE TO BE PROTECTED BY SPRINKLERS
 IN LIEU OF PROVIDING FIRE RATED GLASS (REFER TO
 DRAWINGS FP1.01, FP1.03 & AE603). THE ONLY SPRINKLER
 LISTED TO PROTECT GLAZING AND PROVIDE AN EQUIVALENT
 FIRE PROTECTION RATING IS THE TYCO WINDOW SPRINKLER.
 THE GLAZING DETAILS INDICATE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL
 MULLIONS WHICH WILL RENDER THE SPRINKLERS INEFFECTIVE.
 THE DESIGN TEAM NEEDS TO RE-EVALUATE THE GLAZING AND
 FIRE SPRINKLER PROTECTION FOR THESE WALLS.
  
 NOTE: TYCO WINDOW SPRINKLERS: IF THE DESIGN INTENT IS
 TO USE TYCO WINDOW SPRINKLERS TO ACHIEVE A FIRE RATED
 SEPARATION, THE SPRINKLERS MUST BE INSTALLED ACCORDING
 TO THE UL LISTING DATA AND SHALL WET THE ENTIRE GLAZING
 SURFACE. SPRINKLERS CANNOT BE USED TO PROTECT OPERABLE
 DOORS OR WINDOWS. THE WINDOW SPRINKLERS DO NOT ALLOW
 HORIZONTAL WINDOW MULLIONS AND REQUIRE THE GLASS
 CURTAIN WALL TO BE ATTACHED TO A THREE FOOT HIGH PONY
 WALL TO KEEP COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS AT LEAST TWO INCHES
 AWAY FROM THE GLAZING. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE
 GLAZING ASSEMBLY AS THE SPRINKLER POSITIONING VARIES
 FOR BUTT-GLAZED INSTALLATIONS COMPARED TO VERTICAL
 MULLION INSTALLATIONS. VERTICAL MULLIONS SHALL BE OF A
 DEPTH THAT PREVENTS COLD SOLDERING OF ADJACENT
 SPRINKLERS. THE SPRINKLER DESIGN SHOULD INDICATE WHICH
 WINDOW SPRINKLER MODEL WILL BE USED (HORIZONTAL
 SIDEWALL OR PENDENT VERTICAL SIDEWALL).
  
 METRO INDICATES THE UNDERGROUND FIRE LINE IS TO BE
 INSTALLED BY OTHERS. NOTE: A SEPARATE "UG FIRELINE"
 PERMIT WILL BE NEEDED BY THE INSTALLING CONTRACTOR.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
  


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