Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18040836
Permit Number 18040836
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2018-07-24 15:39:10PERMIT # 18040836
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 FAILED COMMENTS:
  
 1) REPEAT COMMENT: SHEET G100 INIDICATES THAT THE
 STORAGE ON THE MEZZANINE LEVEL WILL BE "LIGHT HAZARD".
 WHAT IS THE CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OF CONTENTS FOR
 THE WAREHOUSE AREA?
 PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS JUSTIFYING THE
 CLASSIFICATION OF "LIGHT HAZARD", FOR THE MEZZANINE, AS
 DEFINED BY THE FLORIDA FIRE CODE. WHAT ARE THE
 NON-COMBUSTIBLE AND "PERSONAL ITEMS" BEING STORED THAT
 WOULD MEET THE DEFINITION OF LIGHT HAZARD. AND HOW MUCH
 PRODUCT IS BEING STORED?
 ALSO, NO DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED REGARDING THE
 HAZARD OF CONTENTS FOR THE MAIN WAREHOUSE AREA. WHAT IS
 BEING STORED, HOW MUCH IS BEING STORED AND HOW IS IT
 BEING STORED?
  
 2) THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FROM ANY BALCONY,
 MEZZANINE, STORY, OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL BE NOT LESS
 THAN TWO, EXCEPT WHERE A SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS IS
 PERMITTED PER CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43 (NFPA 101 SECTION
 7.4). ACCESS TO AN EXIT SHALL NOT BE THROUGH HIGHER
 HAZARD AREAS OR ROOMS/SPACES SUBJECT TO LOCKING (NFPA
 101 SECTION 7.5.2).
 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED READILY FROM
 THE EGRESS SIDE. LOCKS IF PROVIDED SHALL NOT REQUIRE
 THE USE OF A KEY, FOB, ACCESS CARD, TOOL OR SPECIAL
 KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR DOOR OPERATION FROM THE EGRESS
 SIDE (NFPA 101 SECTION 7.2.1.5).
  
 3) THE EGRESS TRAVEL DISTANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE
 MEZZANINE AREA ONLY. PLEASE MARK AND PROVIDE THE TRAVEL
 DISTANCE FOR THE MAIN WAREHOUSE AREA TO THE REQUIRED
 MEANS OF EGRESS.
  
 4) STRUCTURES WITH LIGHT FRAME FLOOR/ROOF TRUSS
 CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITH A SIGN AFFIXED TO
 THE BUILDING. THE SIGN SHALL FEATURE A MALTESE CROSS
 8-INCHES WIDE AND 8-INCHES TALL AND BE OF A BRIGHT RED
 REFLECTIVE COLOR AND BEAR THE APPROPRIATE LETTER R/F/RF
 DESIGNATION PER FLORIDA STATUTE 633.027 AND FLORIDA
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 69A-60.0081.
  
  
  
 SUE ELLEN CALDERON
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 804-4751
  


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