| Date |
Text |
| 2019-08-13 09:07:05 | PERMIT #19071002 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | 1. UNDER BUILDING CODE SUMMARY INDICATES THAT THERE |
| | WILL BE A NEW CROSS-WALK CANOPY AND ENTRY TO EXISTING |
| | PARKING GARAGE. HOWEVER, THE PLANS DIDNT CLARIFY THE |
| | LOCATION OF THE ENTRY AND IF THERE ARE ANY MODIFICATION |
| | BEING COMPLETED. |
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| | 2. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE WALKING SURFACE |
| | FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE PARKING GARAGE |
| | 7.1.6 WALKING SURFACES IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 7.1.6.1 GENERAL. |
| | 7.1.6.1.1 WALKING SURFACES IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL |
| | COMPLY |
| | WITH 7.1.6.2 THROUGH 7.1.6.4. |
| | 7.1.6.1.2 APPROVED EXISTING WALKING SURFACES SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED. |
| | 7.1.6.2 CHANGES IN ELEVATION. ABRUPT CHANGES IN |
| | ELEVATION OF |
| | WALKING SURFACES SHALL NOT EXCEED 1?4 IN. (6.3 MM). |
| | CHANGES IN |
| | ELEVATION EXCEEDING 1?4 IN. (6.3 MM), BUT NOT EXCEEDING |
| | 1?2 IN. |
| | (13 MM), SHALL BE BEVELED WITH A SLOPE OF 1 IN 2. |
| | CHANGES IN |
| | ELEVATION EXCEEDING 1?2 IN. (13 MM) SHALL BE CONSIDERED |
| | A CHANGE |
| | IN LEVEL AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | 7.1.7. |
| | 7.1.6.3 LEVEL. |
| | 7.1.6.3.1 WALKING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) WALKING SURFACES SHALL BE NOMINALLY LEVEL. |
| | (2) THE SLOPE OF A WALKING SURFACE IN THE DIRECTION OF |
| | TRAVEL |
| | SHALL NOT EXCEED 1 IN 20, UNLESS THE RAMP REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF |
| | 7.2.5 ARE MET. |
| | (3) THE SLOPE PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL |
| | SHALL |
| | NOT EXCEED 1 IN 48. |
| | 7.1.6.3.2 VEHICLE RAMPS IN PARKING STRUCTURES, AS |
| | PERMITTED IN |
| | 42.8.2.2.6, AND NOT ON AN ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS OR |
| | OTHER |
| | ACCESSIBLE ELEMENT SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS |
| | OF |
| | 7.1.6.3.1. |
| | 7.1.6.4* SLIP RESISTANCE. WALKING SURFACES IN THE MEANS |
| | OF |
| | EGRESS SHALL BE SLIP RESISTANT UNDER FORESEEABLE |
| | CONDITIONS. |
| | |
| | UPDATE THE CODE LIST TO REFERENCE THE 6TH EDITION OF |
| | THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH CONTAINS THE |
| | 2015 EDITION OF BOTH NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 WITH FLORIDA |
| | AMENDMENTS. |
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| | BRITTANY WOODS |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 804-4754 |
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