Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17080793
Permit Number 17080793
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2017-11-17 10:49:41329B CLEMATIS STREET
 PERMIT #17080793
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
 **NOTE: CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM MERCANTILE TO
 ASSEMBLY**
  
  
 RESPONSE COMMENT - 4TH REQUEST: THE REDUCTION IN
 OCCUPANT LOAD FROM +100 TO 80 OCCUPANTS IS NOT
 JUSTIFIED. THE OPEN FLOOR AREAS HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED
 IN THE OCCUPANT LOAD CALCULATION. PER FFPC
 SECTION12.1.7 OCCUPANT LOAD.
 12.1.7.1 GENERAL. THE OCCUPANT LOAD, IN NUMBER OF
 PERSONS FOR WHOM MEANS OF EGRESS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
 ARE REQUIRED, SHALL BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE
 OCCUPANT LOAD FACTORS OF TABLE 7.3.1.2 THAT ARE
 CHARACTERISTIC OF THE USE OF THE SPACE OR SHALL BE
 DETERMINED AS THE MAXIMUM PROBABLE POPULATION OF THE
 SPACE UNDER CONSIDERATION, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
  
  
 ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENTS:
 CALCULATED OCCUPANT LOAD DOES NOT FACTOR ANY STANDING
 ROOM OR CLOSELY SPACED BAR SEATING.
  
 BAR/ASSEMBLY SPACE OCCPUANT LOAD EXCEEDS 100 PERSONS
 AND NO FIRE SPRINKLER PROTECTION PROVIDED PER FBC
 903.2.1.2.
  
 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.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.
  
 NO DOOR/HARDWARD SCHEDULE PROVIDED. 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 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.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
  


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