Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17020274
Permit Number 17020274
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-02-22 11:46:314850 LORING DRIVE - PHASE II
 TRACKING #17020274
 PERMIT #16070228
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 THE PLANS INDICATE THE USE OF THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD;
 HOWEVER, THE HYDRAULIC CALCULATION INFORMATION BLOCKS
 INDICATE THE USE OF THE AREA DENSITY METHOD. WHICH IS
 CORRECT?
  
 PLANS DO NOT SHOW THE FIRE RESISTANCE RATINGS OF ALL
 WALLS.
  
 ARE ALL ROOM AND CLOSET DOORS EQUIPPED WITH DOOR
 CLOSERS? IF NO, CALCULATING 5 SPRINKLERS IN THE
 HYDRAULIC AREA WOULD NOT BE CORRECT. SEVERAL AREAS
 RESULT IN THE FLOW OF 8, 9 OR GREATER SPRINKLERS FLOWS
 EVEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UTILIZE THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD.
  
 IF UTILIZING THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD, THE FOLLOWING
 REQUIREMENTS APPLY AND HAVE NOT BEEN MET ON THE CURRENT
 SET OF PLANS:
  
 11.2.3.3 ROOM DESIGN METHOD
 TO UTILIZE THE ROOM DESIGN METHOD, ALL ROOMS SHALL BE
 ENCLOSED WITH WALLS HAVING A FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING
 EQUAL TO THE WATER SUPPLY DURATION INDICATED IN TABLE
 11.2.3.1.2.
  
 MINIMUM PROTECTION OF OPENINGS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
  
 (1) LIGHT HAZARD ? NONRATED AUTOMATIC OR SELF-CLOSING
 DOORS.
 (2) LIGHT HAZARD WITH NO OPENING PROTECTION ? WHERE
 OPENINGS ARE NOT PROTECTED, CALCULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE
 THE SPRINKLERS IN THE ROOM PLUS TWO SPRINKLERS IN THE
 COMMUNICATING SPACE NEAREST EACH SUCH UNPROTECTED
 OPENING UNLESS THE COMMUNICATING SPACE HAS ONLY ONE
 SPRINKLER, IN WHICH CASE CALCULATIONS SHALL BE EXTENDED
 TO THE OPERATION OF THAT SPRINKLER. THE SELECTION OF
 THE ROOM AND COMMUNICATING SPACE SPRINKLERS TO BE
 CALCULATED SHALL BE THAT WHICH PRODUCES THE GREATEST
 HYDRAULIC DEMAND.
 (3) ORDINARY AND EXTRA HAZARD ? AUTOMATIC OR
 SELF-CLOSING DOORS WITH APPROPRIATE FIRE RESISTANCE
 RATINGS FOR THE ENCLOSURE.
  
 OTHER THAN THE ROOF AREA, NO HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS
 SUBMITTED FOR AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE DWELLING UNITS.
  
 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.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
  
  
  
  
  
  


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