Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17080529
Permit Number 17080529
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-08-18 14:27:16400 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AVENUE - 6TH FLOOR
 PERMIT #17080529
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 THE OCCUPANCY IS INDICATED AS BUSINESS; HOWEVER,
 AMUBLATORY HEALTH CARE APPEARS TO BE MORE APPROPRIATE
 PER THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. FOUR OR MORE
 PATIENTS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SEDATIVES WOULD CHANGE
 THE OCCUPANCY FROM BUSINESS TO AMBULATORY CAR. THIS IS
 SUPPORTED BY NFPA 101 HANDBOOK STATING, "A DENTIST
 ADMINISTERS GENERAL ANESTHESIA TO
 NOT MORE THAN THREE PATIENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE
 DENTIST?S OFFICE WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A BUSINESS
 OCCUPANCY. IF THE DENTIST EXPANDS THE SIMULTANEOUS
 ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA TO A FOURTH
 PATIENT, THEN THE MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
 AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE OCCUPANCIES WOULD APPLY."
 AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE OCCUPANCY: AN OCCUPANCY USED TO
 PROVIDE SERVICES OR TREATMENT SIMULTANEOUSLY TO FOUR OR
 MORE PATIENTS THAT PROVIDES, ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS,
 ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) TREATMENT FOR
 PATIENTS THAT RENDERS THE PATIENTS INCAPABLE OF TAKING
 ACTION FOR SELFPRESERVATION UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
 WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHERS.
  
 SHEET E-2: AN ADDITIONAL EXIT SIGN IS NEEDED ON THE
 OTHER SIDE OF CORRIDOR DOOR #605.
  
 SHEET M101: EXHAUST FAN 1 & 2 APPEAR TO BE DISCHARGING
 INTO THE EXIT STAIR VESTIBULE.
  
 ENGINEERED FIRE SPRINKLER CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE
 REQUIRED FOR A GENERAL BUILDING PERMIT. AFTER THE
 BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED, THE SUBCONTRACTORS CAN
 THEN SUBMIT SHOP DRAWINGS (CONFORMING TO THE ENGINEERED
 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS) FOR A SUB-PERMIT. FOR ISSUANCE
 OF A GENERAL BUILDING PERMIT, SECTION 105.3.1.2(2) OF
 THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE REQUIRES SEALED FIRE
 PROTECTION CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE DESIGN OR
 ALTERATION OF 50 OR MORE AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS. PER
 FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 61G15-32.004, FIRE
 PROTECTION ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE
 POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE WATER SUPPLY, A LIST OF
 APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT,
 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR
 AREA, SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TYPE, DESIGN DENSITIES, WATER
 SUPPLY DATA (FIRE PUMP DATA, HYDRANT FLOW TEST DATA)
 AND ANY PERFORMANCE BASED INFORMATION SUCH AS
 PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS.
  
 ENGINEERED FIRE ALARM CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE
 REQUIRED FOR A GENERAL BUILDING PERMIT. PER FBC SECTION
 907.1.1 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS - "CONSTRUCTION
 DOCUMENTS FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT
 CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF
 THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL
 CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE, THE FLORIDA
 FIRE PREVENTION CODE, AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES,
 RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL."
  
 PROVIDE DRAWING NOTE INDICATING ALL CONSTRUCTION AND
 DEMOLITION WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 NFPA 241. TRASH AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS SHALL BE
 REMOVED FROM THE SITE DAILY. SMOKING SHALL BE
 PROHIBITED EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED EXTERIOR AREAS. ALL
 OTHER DEMOLITION OR CONSTRUCTION AREAS SHALL HAVE "NO
 SMOKING" SIGNS POSTED. WHERE SMOKING IS PERMITTED, SAFE
 RECEPTACLES FOR SMOKING MATERIALS SHALL BE PROVIDED.
  
 PROVIDE DRAWING NOTE INDICATING, "FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEMS SHALL REMAIN ACTIVE DURING DEMOLITION AND
 RENOVATION ACTIVITIES. IN THE EVENT A FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEM IS OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 4-HOURS IN A
 24-HOUR PERIOD, THE BUILDING SHALL BE PLACED UNDER A
 FIRE WATCH. ALL FIRE WATCH REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED
 BY EMAIL ([email protected]) AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF
 THE FIRE MARSHAL.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
  


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