Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19081426
Permit Number 19081426
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2019-09-05 11:25:45PERMIT # 19081426
 REVIEW COMMENTS:
  
 1.THE DRAWINGS SUBMITTED ARE ONLY FOR THE ELECTRICAL
 WORK DONE ON THIS PROJECT. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC
 REFERENCE TO THE ACCESS CONTROL AND ITS PLACEMENT FOR
 RELOCATED DOORS. PLEASE INDICATE WHERE YOUR SCOPE OF
 WORK RELATES TO THE ACCESS CONTROL THAT IS BEING
 PROPOSED. IF THE ACCESS CONTROL IS INSTALLED BY
 "OTHERS" THAT ENTITY IS THE ONE THAT SHOULD BE APPLYING
 FOR THE PERMIT.
  
 2.INDICATE ALL NEW OR EXISTING DOORS THAT ARE EQUIPPED
 WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC HARDWARE. INTERLOCK WITH THE
 SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE NOTED ON THE
 LIFE SAFETY PLANS, FIRE ALARM PLANS AND ACCESS CONTROL
 PLANS.
  
 3.ACCESS CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL
 SEVEN REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN SECTION 7.2.1.6.2 OF NFPA
 101 FLORIDA EDITION, 2012. INTERLOCK WITH SPRINKLER AND
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE REFERENCED ON THE LIFE
 SAFETY PLANS AND ELECTRICAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM DRAWINGS.
  
 4.PER SECTION 7.2.1.6.2, ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS
 ARE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT ALL SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING
 CRITERIA ARE MET:
  
 1). A SENSOR SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EGRESS SIDE,
 ARRANGED TO DETECT AN OCCUPANT APPROACHING DOORS THAT
 ARE ARRANGES TO UNLOCK IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS UPON
 DETECTION OF AN APPROACHING OCCUPANT OR LOSS OF POWER
 TO THE SENSOR.
 2). LOSS OF POWER TO THE PART OF THE ACCESS CONTROL
 SYSTEM THAT LOCKS THE DOORS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK
 THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS.
 3). THE DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO UNLOCK IN THE
 DIRECTION OF EGRESS FROM A MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE
 LOCATED VERTICALLY 40 TO 48 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND
 WITHIN 60 INCHES HORIZONTALLY OF THE SECURED DOORS.
 4). THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL BE READILY
 ACCESSIBLE AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY A SIGN THAT READS
 PUSH TO EXIT.
 5). WHEN OPERATED, THE MANUAL RELEASE DEVICE SHALL
 RESULT IN DIRECT INTERRUPTION OF POWER TO THE LOCK,
 INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRONICS,
 AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR NOT LESS THAN
 30 SECONDS.
 6). ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL
 AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF
 EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET.
 7). ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER
 SYSTEM OR AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM SHALL
 AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS IN THE DIRECTION OF
 EGRESS, AND THE DOORS SHALL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET.
  
 5. PER SECTION 7.2.1.5.5, ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED
 EGRESS DOOR ASSEMBLIES ARE PERMITTED IF EQUIPPED WITH
 APPROVED LISTED HARDWARE THAT INCORPORATES A BUILT-IN
 SWITCH AND THE FOLLOWING FIVE CRITERIA ARE MET:
 1). THE HARDWARE FOR OCCUPANT RELEASE OF THE LOCK IS
 AFFIXED TO THE DOOR LEAF.
 2). THE HARDWARE HAS AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION
 THAT IS READILY OPERATED IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS.
 3). THE HARDWARE IS CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED WITH ONE
 HAND IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS.
 4). OPERATION OF THE HARDWARE INTERRUPT THE POWER
 SUPPLY DIRECTLY TO THE ELECTRIC LOCK AND UNLOCKS THE
 DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS.
 5). LOSS OF POWER TO THE HARDWARE AUTOMATICALLY INLOCKS
 THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS.
  
 6. PROVIDE MANUFACTURERS SPEC SHEETS FOR PROPOSED
 DEVICES TO BE INSTALLED.
  
 NOTE: THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE
 REQUIREMENTS FOR MAGNETIC LOCKS WHEREBY AN OCCUPANT
 SENSOR AND PUSH TO EXIT BUTTON ARE NEEDED ON THE EGRESS
 SIDE.
  
 S. THOMAS
 561-804-4728
  


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