Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17120550
Permit Number 17120550
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2018-04-16 14:52:36THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) PREVIOUS FIRE COMMENTS WERE NOT ADDRESS.
  
 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.
  
 PER THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE IT IS FROM
 EXISTING HOTEL TO NEW APARTMENT OCCUPANCY
  
 PLEASE CLARIFY.
  
  
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 HOWEVER,
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
  
  
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH ALL
 APPLICABLE FIRE CODE REFERENCES.
  
  
  
 4) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
  
 5) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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