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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): |
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| 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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