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Plan Review Notes For Permit 18081583
Permit Number 18081583
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2018-10-10 13:22:16THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 HOWEVER,
  
 1) THIS REVIEW MAY BE APPROVED FOR THE PROPOSED DEMO
 WORK ONLY.
  
 SHEET 001 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS UNDER THE SCOPE OF
 WORK AND HISTORICAL STATUS THAT SELECTIVE DEMOLITION
 SHALL TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO A TENANT REUSE SUBMITTAL AT A
 LATER DATE.
  
 THIS APPROVAL WOULD NOT INCLUDE THE PLANS SHEETS FOR
 THE PROPOSED TENANT SPACES.
  
 SHOULD THE INTENT BE FOR ONLY DEMO WORK PLEASE PROVIDE
 A WRITTEN NARRATIVE TO DO ONLY DEMO WORK AND TO ADDRESS
 THE COMMENTS BELOW IN REVISONS PRIOR TO RECONSTRUCTION.
  
  
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 THE FOLLOWING ARE COMMENTS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED
 TENANT SPACES IN REVIEW OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION
 CODE, NFPA 1 AND 101, 2015 ED.
  
  
 1) SHEET 001 & A SHEETS - THERE APPEARS TO BE MUTIPLE
 OCCUPANCIES PROPOSED FOR THE TENANT SPACES. WILL THESE
 OCCUPANCIES BE MIXED OR SEPARATED.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CHPATER 6, OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION.
  
 6.1 CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY.
 6.1.1 GENERAL.
 6.1.1.1 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. THE OCCUPANCY OF A
 BUILDING OR
 STRUCTURE, OR PORTION OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, SHALL
 BE CLASSIFIED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH 6.1.2 THROUGH 6.1.13. OCCUPANCY
 CLASSIFICATION SHALL BE
 SUBJECT TO THE RULING OF THE AUTHORITY HAVING
 JURISDICTION WHERE THERE IS A
 QUESTION OF PROPER CLASSIFICATION IN ANY INDIVIDUAL
 CASE.
  
 6.1.14.2 DEFINITIONS.
 6.1.14.2.1 MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY. A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
 IN WHICH TWO
 OR MORE CLASSES OF OCCUPANCY EXIST.
 6.1.14.2.2 MIXED OCCUPANCY. A MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY WHERE
 THE
 OCCUPANCIES ARE INTERMINGLED.
 6.1.14.2.3 SEPARATED OCCUPANCY. A MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY
 WHERE THE
 OCCUPANCIES ARE SEPARATED BY FIRE RESISTANCE?RATED
 ASSEMBLIES.
 6.1.14.3 MIXED OCCUPANCIES.
 6.1.14.3.1 EACH PORTION OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE
 CLASSIFIED AS TO ITS USE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.1.
 6.1.14.3.2* THE BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MOST
 RESTRICTIVE
 REQUIREMENTS OF THE OCCUPANCIES INVOLVED, UNLESS
 SEPARATE SAFEGUARDS
 ARE APPROVED.
 6.1.14.4 SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES. (SEE ALSO 6.1.14.1.2.)
 6.1.14.4.1 WHERE SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES ARE PROVIDED,
 EACH PART OF THE
 BUILDING COMPRISING A DISTINCT OCCUPANCY, AS DESCRIBED
 IN THIS CHAPTER,
 SHALL BE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES BY
 FIRE-RESISTIVE
 ASSEMBLIES, AS SPECIFIED IN 6.1.14.4.2, 6.1.14.4.3,
 TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(A),
 AND TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(B), UNLESS SEPARATION IS PROVIDED
 BY APPROVED
 EXISTING SEPARATIONS OR AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY
 6.1.14.4.6.
  
 6.1.14.4.3 THE MINIMUM FIRE RESISTANCE RATING SPECIFIED
 IN TABLE
 6.1.14.4.1(A) AND TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(B) SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO BE
 REDUCED BY 1 HOUR, BUT IN NO CASE SHALL IT BE REDUCED
 TO LESS THAN 1
 HOUR, WHERE THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN
 APPROVED
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 9.7.1.1(1) AND
 SUPERVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.7.2, UNLESS PROHIBITED
 BY THE
 DOUBLE-DAGGER FOOTNOTE ENTRIES IN THE TABLES.
 6.1.14.4.4 OCCUPANCY SEPARATIONS SHALL BE VERTICAL,
 HORIZONTAL, OR
 BOTH OR, WHEN NECESSARY, OF SUCH OTHER FORM AS REQUIRED
 TO PROVIDE
 COMPLETE SEPARATION BETWEEN OCCUPANCY DIVISIONS IN THE
 BUILDING.
 6.1.14.4.5* EACH SEPARATED PORTION OF THE BUILDING
 SHALL COMPLY
 WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OCCUPANCY THEREIN.
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSITFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
 2) SHEET A 0.02 - TWO EXITS ARE SHOWN ON FLOORS 2 AND 3
 HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT MEET THE REQUIRED EXIT SEPARATION
 PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7 MEANS OF EGRESS.
  
 38.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS.
 38.2.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING, EXCEPT
 AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 38.2.4.2 THROUGH 38.2.4.6:
 (1) THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 7.4.
 (2) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED
 ON EVERY STORY.
 (3) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE
 ACCESSIBLE FROM EVERY
 PART OF EVERY STORY.
  
  
 7.5.1.3.1 WHERE MORE THAN ONE EXIT, EXIT ACCESS, OR
 EXIT DISCHARGE IS
 REQUIRED FROM A BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF, SUCH
 EXITS, EXIT ACCESSES,
 OR EXIT DISCHARGES SHALL BE REMOTELY LOCATED FROM EACH
 OTHER AND BE
 ARRANGED TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY THAT MORE THAN ONE
 HAS THE
 POTENTIAL TO BE BLOCKED BY ANY ONE FIRE OR OTHER
 EMERGENCY
 CONDITION.
 7.5.1.3.2* WHERE TWO EXITS, EXIT ACCESSES, OR EXIT
 DISCHARGES ARE
 REQUIRED, THEY SHALL BE LOCATED AT A DISTANCE FROM ONE
 ANOTHER NOT
 LESS THAN ONE-HALF THE LENGTH OF THE MAXIMUM OVERALL
 DIAGONAL
 DIMENSION OF THE BUILDING OR AREA TO BE SERVED,
 MEASURED IN A
 STRAIGHT LINE BETWEEN THE NEAREST EDGE OF THE EXITS,
 EXIT ACCESSES, OR
 EXIT DISCHARGES, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.5.1.3.3
 THROUGH
 7.5.1.3.5.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
 3) SHEET 1.04 - THERE IS ONLY ONE EXIT INDICATED FROM
 THE ROOF PATIO, TWO ARE REQUIRED.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 38, NEW BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES
  
 38.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS.
 38.2.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING, EXCEPT
 AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 38.2.4.2 THROUGH 38.2.4.6:
 (1) THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 7.4.
 (2) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED
 ON EVERY STORY.
 (3) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE
 ACCESSIBLE FROM EVERY
 PART OF EVERY STORY.
  
  
 7.5.1.3.1 WHERE MORE THAN ONE EXIT, EXIT ACCESS, OR
 EXIT DISCHARGE IS
 REQUIRED FROM A BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF, SUCH
 EXITS, EXIT ACCESSES,
 OR EXIT DISCHARGES SHALL BE REMOTELY LOCATED FROM EACH
 OTHER AND BE
 ARRANGED TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY THAT MORE THAN ONE
 HAS THE
 POTENTIAL TO BE BLOCKED BY ANY ONE FIRE OR OTHER
 EMERGENCY
 CONDITION.
 7.5.1.3.2* WHERE TWO EXITS, EXIT ACCESSES, OR EXIT
 DISCHARGES ARE
 REQUIRED, THEY SHALL BE LOCATED AT A DISTANCE FROM ONE
 ANOTHER NOT
 LESS THAN ONE-HALF THE LENGTH OF THE MAXIMUM OVERALL
 DIAGONAL
 DIMENSION OF THE BUILDING OR AREA TO BE SERVED,
 MEASURED IN A
 STRAIGHT LINE BETWEEN THE NEAREST EDGE OF THE EXITS,
 EXIT ACCESSES, OR
 EXIT DISCHARGES, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.5.1.3.3
 THROUGH
 7.5.1.3.5.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
 4) SHEET E 2 & E 3 - THERE NO INDICATIONS OF EMERGENCY
 LIGHTING.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 38, NEW BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES
  
 38.2.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
 38.2.9.1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN
 ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 7.9 IN ANY BUILDING WHERE ANY ONE OF THE
 FOLLOWING
 CONDITIONS EXISTS:
 (1) THE BUILDING IS THREE OR MORE STORIES IN HEIGHT.
 (2) THE OCCUPANCY IS SUBJECT TO 50 OR MORE OCCUPANTS
 ABOVE OR
 BELOW THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE.
 (3) THE OCCUPANCY IS SUBJECT TO 300 OR MORE TOTAL
 OCCUPANTS.
  
 7.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
 7.9.1 GENERAL.
 7.9.1.1* EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES FOR MEANS OF
 EGRESS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.9 FOR THE
 FOLLOWING:
 (1) BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES WHERE REQUIRED IN CHAPTERS
 11 THROUGH 43
 (2) UNDERGROUND AND LIMITED ACCESS STRUCTURES AS
 ADDRESSED IN SECTION
 11.7
 (3) HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS AS REQUIRED BY OTHER SECTIONS
 OF THIS CODE
 (4) DOORS EQUIPPED WITH DELAYED-EGRESS LOCKS
 (5) STAIR SHAFTS AND VESTIBULES OF SMOKEPROOF
 ENCLOSURES, FOR WHICH THE
 FOLLOWING ALSO APPLY:
 (A) THE STAIR SHAFT AND VESTIBULE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
 INCLUDE A
 STANDBY GENERATOR THAT IS INSTALLED FOR THE SMOKEPROOF
 ENCLOSURE MECHANICAL VENTILATION EQUIPMENT.
 (B) THE STANDBY GENERATOR SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE USED
 FOR THE
 STAIR SHAFT AND VESTIBULE EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER
 SUPPLY.
 (6) NEW ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH 7.2.1.6.2
 7.9.1.2 FOR THE PURPOSES OF 7.9.1.1, EXIT ACCESS SHALL
 INCLUDE ONLY
 DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, CORRIDORS, RAMPS,
 ESCALATORS, AND PASSAGEWAYS
 LEADING TO AN EXIT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF 7.9.1.1, EXIT
 DISCHARGE SHALL
 INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED STAIRS, RAMPS, AISLES,
 WALKWAYS, AND ESCALATORS
 LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
 5) SHEET E2 & E3 - THE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF LIGHTING
 THE MEANS OF EGRESS
  
 38.2.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF EGRESS
 SHALL
 BE ILLUMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8.
  
 7.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS.
 7.8.1 GENERAL.
 7.8.1.1* ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8 FOR EVERY BUILDING AND
 STRUCTURE WHERE
 REQUIRED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS
 REQUIREMENT, EXIT ACCESS SHALL INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED
 STAIRS, AISLES,
 CORRIDORS, RAMPS, ESCALATORS, AND PASSAGEWAYS LEADING
 TO AN EXIT. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS REQUIREMENT, EXIT DISCHARGE SHALL
 INCLUDE ONLY
 DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, CORRIDORS, RAMPS,
 ESCALATORS, WALKWAYS, AND EXIT
 PASSAGEWAYS LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY.
 7.8.1.2 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE
 CONTINUOUS DURING THE
 TIME THAT THE CONDITIONS OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRE THAT THE
 MEANS OF EGRESS
 BE AVAILABLE FOR USE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
 7.8.1.2.2.
  
  
  
  
 6) IS IT THE INTENT TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM AND FIRE
 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS TO THE PROPOSED TENANT SPACES?
  
 ANY INTENT OF THESE SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF F.A.C 61G AND BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS
 MASTER PERMIT. SHOP DRAWINGS WILL BE REQUIRED ON A
 FUTURE SUBMITTAL BY QUALFIED CONTRACTORS.
  
 61G15-32.008 DESIGN OF FIRE ALARMS, SIGNALING SYSTEMS
 AND CONTROL SYSTEMS.
 (1) FIRE ALARMS, SIGNALING, AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
 INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, FIRE PROTECTION
 SUPERVISION AND ALARM CIRCUITS, ACTIVATION CONTROLS,
 AND REMOTE SIGNALING.
 (2) THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
 SHALL BE BASED ON APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS, WHEN
 AVAILABLE, OR ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERING SOURCES AND GOOD
 ENGINEERING PRACTICE WHEN REQUIRED, AND SHALL COMPLY
 WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 61G15-33.006, F.A.C.
 SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.008, 471.033(2) FS.
 LAW IMPLEMENTED 471.033 FS.
 HISTORY--NEW 5-19-93, FORMERLY 21H-32.008.
  
  
 61G15-32.003 COMMON REQUIREMENTS TO ALL FIRE PROTECTION
 ENGINEERING
 DOCUMENTS.
 (1) THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS
 SHALL PROVIDE THE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS TO BE USED
 IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM LAYOUT
 DOCUMENTS AND TO INDICATE THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE
 WORK, AND TO DESCRIBE, DETAIL, DIMENSION, LABEL AND
 DEFINE THE FIRE PROTECTION COMPONENTS, SYSTEM(S),
 MATERIALS, ASSEMBLIES, EQUIPMENT AND ITS STRUCTURAL AND
 UTILITY SUPPORT SYSTEM(S), INSOFAR AS THEY INVOLVE THE
 SAFEGUARDING OF LIFE, HEALTH OR PROPERTY.
 (2) THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS
 SHALL SPECIFY THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
 ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND
 COMPONENTS, WHICH SHALL BE BASED UPON APPLICABLE CODES
 AND STANDARDS, WHERE AVAILABLE.
 (3) THE OCCUPANCY OF THE AREA OR DESCRIPTION OF A
 SPECIFIC HAZARD BEING PROTECTED BY THE FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEM(S) SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 (4) THE APPLICABLE CODE AND STANDARD TO BE USED IN THE
 PREPARATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM LAYOUT
 DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. WHEN CODES AND STANDARDS ARE NOT
 AVAILABLE OR APPLICABLE, AND SAID LAYOUT DOCUMENTS ARE
 TO BE BASED ON ENGINEERING JUDGMENT, ANY REASONS AND
 ASSUMPTIONS MADE TO DEVELOP THE FIRE PROTECTION CONCEPT
 SHALL BE IDENTIFIED ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 (5) STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND STRUCTURAL OPENINGS REQUIRED
 BY THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE
 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS AND SHALL
 BE REFERENCED ON STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 (6) WHEN LAYOUT DOCUMENTS CONTAIN MATERIAL DEVIATION
 FROM THE ENGINEER OF RECORD'S FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENT, SUCH LAYOUT DOCUMENTS ARE NOT
 COMPLIANT UNLESS THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY REVISED
 ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS MADE AND SEALED BY THE ENGINEER
 OF RECORD FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM.
 (7) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVATION CONTROL SYSTEMS,
 SEQUENCE, OPERATING PARAMETERS, INTERLOCKS, SAFETY
 RELATED DEVICES, INDICATORS AND ALARMS, SHALL BE SHOWN
 ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS,
 UNLESS SHOWN ON OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS.
 (8) ANY INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE ENGINEER
 OF RECORD TO ASSIST THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION
 IN UNDERSTANDING THE OWNER?S INTENDED USE AND PROPOSED
 PROTECTION OF THE BUILDING OR FACILITY AND TO PROVIDE
 SUFFICIENT DIRECTION TO THE INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR OR
 OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING THE LAYOUT OF THE
 SYSTEM(S), SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS.
 SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.008, 471.033(2), FS
 LAW IMPLEMENTED 471.005(7), 471.033(2), FS
 HISTORY?NEW 5-19-93, FORMERLY 21H-32.003, AMENDED
 4-2-2000, 6-26-01
  
 61G15-32.004 DESIGN OF WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEMS.
 (1) WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS INCLUDE, BUT
 ARE NOT LIMITED TO, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS OF WET,
 DRY, FINE WATER SPRAY (MIST), MANUAL, AND DELUGE VALVE
 CONTROLLED TYPES, PUMPING SYSTEMS, STANDPIPES, FIRE
 WATER MAINS AND DEDICATED FIRE PROTECTION WATER
 SOURCES.
 (2) TO ENSURE MINIMUM DESIGN QUALITY IN FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEM ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS, SAID DOCUMENTS SHALL
 INCLUDE AS A MINIMUM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WHEN
 APPLICABLE:
 (A) THE POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION WATER
 SUPPLY AS DEFINED BY 633.021(18) F.S.
 (B) APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARD TO BE APPLIED, OR IN THE
 CASE WHERE NO SUCH STANDARD EXISTS, THE ENGINEERING
 STUDY, JUDGMENTS, AND/OR PERFORMANCE BASED ANALYSIS AND
 CONCLUSIONS.
 (C) CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR
 AREA.
 (D) DESIGN APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDES SYSTEM TYPE,
 DENSITIES, DEVICE TEMPERATURE RATING, AND SPACING FOR
 EACH SEPARATE 42 HAZARD OCCUPANCY.
 (E) CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER SUPPLY TO BE USED, SUCH AS
 MAIN SIZE AND LOCATION, WHETHER IT IS DEAD-END OR
 CIRCULATING; AND IF DEAD-END, THE DISTANCE TO THE
 NEAREST CIRCULATING MAIN, AS WELL AS ITS MINIMUM
 DURATION AND RELIABILITY FOR THE MOST HYDRAULICALLY
 DEMANDING DESIGN AREA.
 (F) WHEN PRIVATE OR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES ARE USED, THE
 FLOW TEST DATA, INCLUDING DATE AND TIME OF TEST, WHO
 CONDUCTED TEST OR SUPPLIED INFORMATION, TEST ELEVATION,
 STATIC GAUGE PRESSURE AT NO FLOW, FLOW RATE WITH
 RESIDUAL GAUGE PRESSURE, HYDRANT BUTT COEFFICIENT, AND
 LOCATION OF TEST IN RELATION TO THE HYDRAULIC POINT OF
 SERVICE.
 (G) VALVING AND ALARM REQUIREMENTS TO MINIMIZE
 POTENTIAL FOR IMPAIRMENTS AND UNRECOGNIZED FLOW OF
 WATER.
 (H) MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION (MIC). THE ENGINEER OF
 RECORD SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY WATER
 SUPPLIES THAT COULD LEAD TO MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION
 (MIC). SUCH EFFORTS MAY CONSIST OF DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
 LOCAL WATER PURVEYOR AND/OR FIRE OFFICIAL, FAMILIARITY
 WITH CONDITIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA, OR LABORATORY
 TESTING OF WATER SUPPLIES. WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FOUND
 THAT MAY RESULT IN MIC CONTAMINATION OF THE FIRE
 PROTECTION PIPING, THE ENGINEER SHALL DESIGN CORRECTIVE
 MEASURES.
 (I) BACKFLOW PREVENTION AND METERING SPECIFICATIONS AND
 DETAILS TO MEET LOCAL WATER PURVEYOR REQUIREMENTS
 INCLUDING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PRESSURE DROP.
 (J) QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS OF ALL YARD
 AND INTERIOR FIRE PROTECTION COMPONENTS.
 (3) CONTRACTOR SUBMITTALS WHICH DEVIATE FROM THE ABOVE
 MINIMUM DESIGN PARAMETERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED MATERIAL
 DEVIATIONS AND REQUIRE SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINEERING
 APPROVAL AND DOCUMENTATION.
 (4) IN THE EVENT THE ENGINEER OF RECORD PROVIDES MORE
 INFORMATION AND DIRECTION THAN IS ESTABLISHED ABOVE, HE
 OR SHE SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TECHNICAL
 ACCURACY OF THE WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
 CODES, STANDARDS, AND SOUND ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES.
 SPECIFIC AUTHORITY 471.008, 471.033(2), FS
 LAW IMPLEMENTED 471.005(7), 471.033(2), FS
 HISTORY?NEW 5-19-93, FORMERLY 21H-32.004, AMENDED
 4-2-2000, 6-26-01, 7-12-05
  
  
  
  
 7) THERE IS AN ELEVATOR INDICATED AS EXISTING.
  
 PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 38
  
 38.5.3 ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, AND CONVEYORS. ELEVATORS,
 ESCALATORS, AND CONVEYORS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF
 SECTION 9.4.
  
 9.4.2.2 EXCEPT AS MODIFIED HEREIN, EXISTING ELEVATORS,
 ESCALATORS,
 DUMBWAITERS, AND MOVING WALKS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF ASME A17.3, SAFETY CODE FOR EXISTING
 ELEVATORS
 AND ESCALATORS.
  
 9.4.3 FIRE FIGHTERS? EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
  
 9.4.3.2 ALL EXISTING ELEVATORS HAVING A TRAVEL DISTANCE
 OF 25 FT
 (7620 MM) OR MORE ABOVE OR BELOW THE LEVEL THAT BEST
 SERVES THE
 NEEDS OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR FIRE-FIGHTING OR
 RESCUE PURPOSES
 SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE FIGHTERS? EMERGENCY
 OPERATIONS
 REQUIREMENTS OF ASME A17.3, SAFETY CODE FOR EXISTING
 ELEVATORS
 AND ESCALATORS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
  
 8) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
 9) 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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