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2020-04-17 14:34:38 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO: |
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| THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED |
| AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE |
| PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE |
| INSPECTION. |
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| THE SUBMITTED PLANS LACK SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THIS |
| OCCUPANCY THAT WILL CONFIRMED AND VERIFIED BY THE FIRE |
| INSPECTOR DURING THE FIRE INSPECTION. |
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| PER THE 2015 FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE THIS IS A NEW |
| RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND CARE OCCUPANCY. |
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| PATIENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RESIDE UNTIL THE CONDITIONS |
| AND REQUIRMENTS OF THE FIRE CODE ARE INSTALLED, TESTED |
| AND INSPECTED. |
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| 1) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF SOKE ALARMS |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 32, NEW RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND CARE |
| OCCUPANCIES |
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| 32.2.3.4.3.3 ADDITIONAL SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| IN ALL |
| LIVING AREAS, AS DEFINED IN 3.3.21.5. |
| 32.2.3.4.3.4 EACH SLEEPING ROOM SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH |
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| APPROVED SMOKE ALARM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.2.10. |
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| 9.6.2.10.8* IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, WHERE TWO OR MORE |
| SMOKE ALARMS |
| ARE REQUIRED WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT, SUITE OF ROOMS, OR |
| SIMILAR AREA, |
| THEY SHALL BE ARRANGED SO THAT OPERATION OF ANY SMOKE |
| ALARM SHALL |
| CAUSE THE ALARM IN ALL SMOKE ALARMS WITHIN THE DWELLING |
| UNIT, SUITE |
| OF ROOMS, OR SIMILAR AREA TO SOUND, UNLESS OTHERWISE |
| PERMITTED BY |
| ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| (1) THE REQUIREMENT OF 9.6.2.10.8 SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE |
| PERMITTED BY ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE. |
| (2) THE REQUIREMENT OF 9.6.2.10.8 SHALL NOT APPLY TO |
| CONFIGURATIONS THAT PROVIDE EQUIVALENT DISTRIBUTION OF |
| THE |
| ALARM SIGNAL. |
| 9.6.2.10.9 THE ALARMS DESCRIBED IN 9.6.2.10.8 SHALL |
| SOUND ONLY |
| WITHIN AN INDIVIDUAL DWELLING UNIT, SUITE OF ROOMS, OR |
| SIMILAR AREA |
| AND SHALL NOT ACTUATE THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, |
| UNLESS |
| OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| JURISDICTION. |
| 9.6.2.10.10 SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| CONNECTED TO |
| THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF |
| ANNUNCIATION IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE. |
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| FIRE INSPECTOR WILL CONFIRM AND VERIFY ON FIRE |
| INSPECTION. |
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| 2) THERE ARE NO INDCATIONS OF DOOR HARDWARE. |
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| 32.2.2.5.3 EVERY CLOSET DOOR LATCH SHALL BE READILY |
| OPENED FROM |
| THE INSIDE. |
| 32.2.2.5.4 EVERY BATHROOM DOOR SHALL BE DESIGNED TO |
| ALLOW |
| OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE DURING AN EMERGENCY WHEN |
| LOCKED. |
| 32.2.2.5.5 NO DOOR IN ANY MEANS OF ESCAPE, OTHER THAN |
| THOSE |
| MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 32.2.2.5.5.1, 32.2.2.5.5.2, |
| OR |
| 32.2.2.5.5.3, SHALL BE LOCKED AGAINST EGRESS WHEN THE |
| BUILDING IS |
| OCCUPIED |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE. |
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| FIRE INSPECTOR WILL CONFIRM AND VERIFY ON FIRE |
| INSPECTION. |
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| 3) THERE IS NO IDNCATION OF DOOR SIZE TO BEDROOMS |
| WITHIN CORRIDOR/HALLWAY THE |
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| 32.2.3.6 CONSTRUCTION OF CORRIDOR WALLS. |
| 32.2.3.6.1 CORRIDOR WALLS, OTHER THAN THOSE MEETING THE |
| PROVISIONS |
| OF 32.2.3.6.2, SHALL MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING |
| REQUIREMENTS: |
| (1) WALLS SEPARATING SLEEPING ROOMS SHALL HAVE A |
| MINIMUM ?- |
| HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING. THE MINIMUM ?-HOUR FIRE |
| RESISTANCE RATING SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE ACHIEVED IF |
| THE |
| PARTITIONING IS FINISHED ON BOTH SIDES WITH LATH AND |
| PLASTER OR |
| MATERIALS PROVIDING A 15-MINUTE THERMAL BARRIER. |
| (2) SLEEPING ROOM DOORS SHALL BE SUBSTANTIAL DOORS, |
| SUCH AS THOSE |
| OF 1? IN. (44 MM) THICK, SOLID-BONDED WOOD-CORE |
| CONSTRUCTION |
| OR OF OTHER CONSTRUCTION OF EQUAL OR GREATER STABILITY |
| AND FIRE |
| INTEGRITY. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE. |
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| FIRE INSPECTOR WILL CONFIRM AND VERIFY ON FIRE |
| INSPECTION. |
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| 4) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE |
| PROPOSED |
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| MORE THAN 6 WILL REQUIRE A FIRE ALARM AND MAY REQUIRE A |
| FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM. |
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| PER FL STATUTUE 419 COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL HOMES |
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| (2)?HOMES OF SIX OR FEWER RESIDENTS WHICH OTHERWISE |
| MEET THE DEFINITION OF A COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL HOME |
| SHALL BE DEEMED A SINGLE-FAMILY UNIT AND A |
| NONCOMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL USE FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOCAL |
| LAWS AND ORDINANCES. |
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| UNDER 6 THE OCCUPANCY IS CONSDERED A RESIDENTIAL HOME |
| AND WOULD NOT REQUIRE A FIRE ALARM OF SPRINKLER, SMOKE |
| ALARMS AND FIRE EXTINGUSHERS WOULD BE REQUIRED. |
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| HOWEVER, MORE THAN 6 REQUIRES A FIRE ALARM AND MAY |
| REQUIRE A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER NFPA 101, CH 32 |
| RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND CARE OCCUPANCIES |
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| 32.2.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. |
| 32.2.3.4.1 GENERAL. A MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.6. |
| 32.2.3.4.2 OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION. OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION |
| SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED AUTOMATICALLY, WITHOUT DELAY, IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH 9.6.3. |
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| 32.2.3.5* EXTINGUISHMENT REQUIREMENTS. |
| 32.2.3.5.1* ALL FACILITIES, OTHER THAN THOSE MEETING |
| THE |
| REQUIREMENT OF 32.2.3.5.2, SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM, INSTALLED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH |
| 32.2.3.5.3, USING QUICK-RESPONSE OR RESIDENTIAL |
| SPRINKLERS. |
| 32.2.3.5.2* IN CONVERSIONS, SPRINKLERS SHALL NOT BE |
| REQUIRED IN |
| SMALL BOARD AND CARE HOMES SERVING EIGHT OR FEWER |
| RESIDENTS WHEN |
| ALL OCCUPANTS HAVE THE ABILITY AS A GROUP TO MOVE |
| RELIABLY TO A |
| POINT OF SAFETY WITHIN 3 MINUTES. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW, ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PROVIDE A WRITTEN |
| LETTER CONFIMRING THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS TO THE FIRE |
| INSPECTOR AN FIRE INSPECTIONS. |
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| PETER LEDUC |
| FIRE MARSHAL |
| 561-804-4709 |
| [email protected] |
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2020-04-14 17:13:50 | F/A WILL BE BY SEPARATE PERMIT. |