| Date |
Text |
| 2018-10-09 12:11:16 | PERMIT # 18100109 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | 1) PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | FOLLOWING REQUIREMENT(S): |
| | |
| | 13.3.2.6* EXTERIOR ROOFS, CANOPIES, PORTE-COCHERES, |
| | BALCONIES, DECKS, OR SIMILAR PROJECTIONS. IN BUILDINGS |
| | PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE EXTERIOR SPACES IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 13.3.2.6. |
| | 13.3.2.6.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 13.3.2.6.2, |
| | 13.3.2.6.3, OR 13.3.2.6.4 ARE MET, SPRINKLERS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED UNDER EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS EXCEEDING 4 FT IN |
| | WIDTH. [13:8.15.7.1] |
| | 13.3.2.6.2* SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED |
| | WHERE THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH |
| | MATERIALS THAT ARE NONCOMBUSTIBLE, LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE, |
| | OR FIRE RETARDANT.TREATED WOOD AS DEFINED IN NFPA 703, |
| | STANDARD FOR FIRE RETARDANT? TREATED WOOD AND |
| | FIRE-RETARDANT COATINGS FOR BUILDING MATERIALS. |
| | [13:8.15.7.2] |
| | 13.3.2.6.3 SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED |
| | FROM BELOW THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS OF COMBUSTIBLE |
| | CONSTRUCTION, PROVIDED THE EXPOSED FINISH MATERIAL ON |
| | THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS ARE NONCOMBUSTIBLE, |
| | LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE, OR FIRE RETARDANT.TREATED WOOD AS |
| | DEFINED IN NFPA 703, STANDARD FOR FIRE RETARDANT? |
| | TREATED WOOD AND FIRE-RETARDANT COATINGS FOR BUILDING |
| | MATERIALS, AND THE EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS CONTAIN ONLY |
| | SPRINKLERED CONCEALED SPACES OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | UNSPRINKLERED COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACES: |
| | (1) COMBUSTIBLE CONCEALED SPACES FILLED ENTIRELY WITH |
| | NONCOMBUSTIBLE INSULATION |
| | (2) LIGHT OR ORDINARY HAZARD OCCUPANCIES WHERE |
| | NONCOMBUSTIBLE OR LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE CEILINGS ARE |
| | DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF SOLID WOOD JOISTS SO |
| | AS TO CREATE ENCLOSED JOIST SPACES 160 FT3 OR LESS IN |
| | VOLUME, INCLUDING SPACE BELOW INSULATION THAT IS LAID |
| | DIRECTLY ON TOP OR WITHIN THE CEILING JOISTS IN AN |
| | OTHERWISE SPRINKLERED ATTIC [SEE 11.2.3.1.4(4)(D) OF |
| | NFPA 13] |
| | (3) CONCEALED SPACES OVER ISOLATED SMALL EXTERIOR |
| | PROJECTIONS NOT EXCEEDING 55 FT2 IN AREA [13:8.15.7.3] |
| | 13.3.2.6.4 SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED |
| | FROM EXTERIOR EXIT CORRIDORS WHEN THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF |
| | THE CORRIDOR ARE AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OPEN AND WHEN THE |
| | CORRIDOR IS ENTIRELY OF NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION. |
| | [13:8.15.7.4] |
| | 13.3.2.6.5* SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER |
| | EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS GREATER THAN 2 FT WIDE OVER AREAS |
| | WHERE COMBUSTIBLES ARE STORED. [13:8.15.7.5] |
| | 13.3.2.6.5.1 THE REQUIREMENT OF 13.3.2.6.5 MAY BE |
| | OMITTED IF THE SEPARATION OF ROOFS, CANOPIES, |
| | PORTE-COCHERES, BALCONIES, DECKS, OR SIMILAR |
| | PROJECTIONS ARE A MINIMUM OF 5 FT FROM THE SPRINKLERED |
| | BUILDING. THIS PROVISION IS EFFECTIVE FOR NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ONLY. |
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| | SUE ELLEN CALDERON |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
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