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2018-04-16 14:52:36 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) PREVIOUS FIRE COMMENTS WERE NOT ADDRESS. |
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| THE PREVIOUS FIRE COMMENTS ARE RESUBMITTED: |
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| 1) THE APPLCATIONSTATES THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO REPLACE |
| THE KITCHEN CABINETS. SHEET A 1 - STATES THAT THE |
| PROPOSED WORK IS A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM MOTEL TO |
| MULTI- RESIDENTIAL. |
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| PER THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE IT IS FROM |
| EXISTING HOTEL TO NEW APARTMENT OCCUPANCY |
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| PLEASE CLARIFY. |
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| 2) THERE IS A REFERENCE INDICATING A FIRE ALARM IS NOT |
| REQUIRED PER THE FBC; HOWEVER, A FIRE ALARM IS REQUIRED |
| PER THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, NFPA 101, CHPATER |
| 30, NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS. YOUR PROJECT INDICATES 14 |
| UNITS. |
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| 30.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. |
| 30.3.4.1 GENERAL. |
| 30.3.4.1.1 APARTMENT BUILDINGS FOUR OR MORE STORIES IN |
| HEIGHT OR WITH MORE THAN 11 DWELLING UNITS, OTHER THAN |
| THOSE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF 30.3.4.1.2, SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED WITH A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION 9.6, EXCEPT AS MODIFIED BY 30.3.4.2 THROUGH |
| 30.3.4.5. |
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| HOWEVER, |
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| 30.3.4.1.2 A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED IN |
| BUILDINGS WHERE EACH DWELLING UNIT IS SEPARATED FROM |
| OTHER CONTIGUOUS DWELLING UNITS BY FIRE BARRIERS (SEE |
| SECTION 8.3) HAVING A MINIMUM 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE |
| RATING, AND WHERE EACH DWELLING UNIT HAS EITHER ITS OWN |
| INDEPENDENT EXIT OR ITS OWN INDEPENDENT STAIRWAY OR |
| RAMP DISCHARGING AT THE FINISHED GROUND LEVEL. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW, CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH DETAILS AND/OR A |
| SIGNED AND SEALED ENGINEEER REVIEW OF THE CONSTRUCTION, |
| THAT THE CODE REQUIREMENTS ARE PROVIDED FOR. |
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| 3) THERE IS A REFERENCE INDICATING A FIRE SPRINKLER |
| SYSTEM IS NOT REQUIRED PER THE FBC; HOWEVER, A FIRE |
| SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS REQUIRED PER THE FLORIDA FIRE |
| PREVENTION CODE, NFPA 101, CHPATER 30, NEW APARTMENT |
| BUILDINGS. |
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| 30.3.5 EXTINGUISHMENT REQUIREMENTS. |
| 30.3.5.1 ALL BUILDINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY |
| AN APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM |
| INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 30.3.5.2. |
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| 30.3.5.2 WHERE AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS |
| INSTALLED, EITHER FOR TOTAL OR PARTIAL BUILDING |
| COVERAGE, THE SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH SECTION 9.7, AS MODIFIED BY 30.3.5.3 AND 30.3.5.4. |
| IN BUILDINGS FOUR OR FEWER STORIES ABOVE GRADE PLANE, |
| SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R, STANDARD FOR THE |
| INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN LOW-RISE |
| RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES, SHALL BE PERMITTED. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH ALL |
| APPLICABLE FIRE CODE REFERENCES. |
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| 4) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 5) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
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| PETER LEDUC |
| FIRE MARSHAL |
| 561-804-4709 |
| [email protected] |
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