Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20120803
Permit Number 20120803
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
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Date Text
2021-01-19 16:31:55THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) SHEET C 07 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A FDC ON THE
 EAST SIDE OF A GATED FENCE AND A FIRE HYDRANT ON THE
 WEST SIDE.
  
 THESE NEED TO BE ON THE SAME SIDE OF FENCE WITHIN 100'
 OF EACH OTHER.
  
 PLEASE CORRECT AND SEE 1A BELOW.
  
  
 1A) SHEET C 07 - A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE IS RECOMMENDED
 TO HAVE 2 FDC'S AND 2 FIRE HYDRANT FOR FIRE GROUND
 OPERATIONAL TACTIC'S AND STRATEGIES .
  
 ONE SET IS RECOMMENDED TO BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
 GATED FENCE NEAR THE THE PARKING GARAGE WITH THE FDC
 LOCATED ON THE SAME ISLAND AS THE FIRE HYDRANT.
  
 THE SECOND SET IS RECOMMENED TO BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF
 GATED FENCE LOCATED AT THE ROUND ABOUT ALONG THE EAST
 ORDER (SIMILAR SIDE AS THE PROPOSED HOTEL)
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT
  
  
 1B) SHEET C 07 & F 0.1 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF FIRE
 LINE UNDERGROUND WORK INCLUDING FIRE HYDRANTS AND FDC
 LINES.
  
 ALL FIRE LINE WORK SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER SEPARATE
 PERMITS AND SHOP DRAWINGS, INCLUDING MANUFACTURERS
 SPECIFICATION SHEETS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT AND PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE
 NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
  
  
 1C) C 07 & FP SHEETS - A WATER SUPPLY SHALL BE PROVIDED
 PRIOR TO VERITICAL CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PROTECTION
 STANDPIPES PER NFPA 241
  
 7.5.8 HYDRANTS.
 7.5.8.1 FREE ACCESS FROM THE STREET TO FIRE HYDRANTS
 AND TO
 OUTSIDE CONNECTIONS FOR STANDPIPES, SPRINKLERS, OR
 OTHER FIRE
 EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT, WHETHER PERMANENT OR
 TEMPORARY,
 SHALL BE PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.
  
 8.7.4.2 STANDPIPE INSTALLATIONS IN BUILDINGS UNDER
 CONSTRUCTION.
 WHERE REQUIRED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION, IN
 BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, A STANDPIPE SYSTEM,
 EITHER TEMPORARY
 OR PERMANENT IN NATURE, SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE
 WITH 8.7.4.2.1 THROUGH 8.7.4.2.10.
  
 STANDPIPE CONNECTIONS, AT LEASET ONE FOR THE APT BLDG
 AND ONE FOR THE GARAGE, WITH FDC'S SHALL BE INSTALLED
 BEGINNING WITH THE 4 FLOOR
  
 PLEAE REVIEW AND PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE.
  
  
  
  
 2) SHEET LS 0.1 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF EXIT SIGNS
 AT DOUBLE SWING CORRIDOR DOORS. THE EXIT SIGN IS
 INDICATED AT THE CENTER OF THOSE DOORS.
  
 THE EXIT SIGN SHOULD BE LOCATED OVER THE CENTER OF THE
 DOOR IN THE PATH OF EXIT TRAVEL.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS
  
 7.10.1.9 MOUNTING LOCATION. THE BOTTOM OF NEW EGRESS
 MARKINGS SHALL BE LOCATED AT A VERTICAL DISTANCE OF NOT
 MORE THAN 6
 FT 8 IN. (2030 MM) ABOVE THE TOP EDGE OF THE EGRESS
 OPENING
 INTENDED FOR DESIGNATION BY THAT MARKING. EGRESS
 MARKINGS SHALL
 BE LOCATED AT A HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF NOT MORE THAN
 THE REQUIRED
 WIDTH OF THE EGRESS OPENING, AS MEASURED FROM THE EDGE
 OF THE
 EGRESS OPENING INTENDED FOR DESIGNATION BY THAT MARKING
 TO THE
 NEAREST EDGE OF THE MARKING.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
  
 3) SHEET LS 0.2 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF EXIT SIGNS
 ON EACH SIDE OF THE DOUBLE SWING CORRIDOR DOORS AT THE
 SIDES OF THE BRIDGE.
  
 EXIT TRAVEL PATHS SHALL BE IN ONLY ONE DIRECTION UNLESS
 THERE IS A HORIZONTAL EXIT OR ARE THESE SMOKE DOORS.
  
 IS IT INTENDED FOR THESE DOUBLE DOORS TO FUNCTION AS
 HORIZONTAL EXITS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS, CORRECT AND MOVE THE
 EXIT SIGNS OVER THE APPLICABLE DOOR.
  
  
  
 4) SHEET LS .02 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF DIMENSIONS
 BETWEEN THE STAIRWELLS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO
 INDICATIONS OF HOW IT IS MEASURED.
  
 PER NFPA 14
  
 7.3.2.2* WHERE THE MOST REMOTE PORTION OF A
 NONSPRINKLERED
 FLOOR OR STORY IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF 150 FT (45.7 M)
 OF TRAVEL
 DISTANCE FROM A HOSE CONNECTION IN OR ADJACENT TO A
 REQUIRED
 EXIT OR THE MOST REMOTE PORTION OF A SPRINKLERED FLOOR
 OR STORY
 IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF 200 FT (61 M) OF TRAVEL
 DISTANCE FROM A
 HOSE CONNECTION IN OR ADJACENT TO A REQUIRED EXIT,
 ADDITIONAL
 HOSE CONNECTIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED, IN APPROVED
 LOCATIONS,
 WHERE REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE AHJ.
  
 THE MEAASUREMENT NEEDS TO BE FROM THE HOSE CONNECTION
 TO THE MOST REMOTE PORTION WITHIN A LIVING UNIT OR
 OTHER APPLICABLE REMOTE AREA.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE GREATER DETAILED
 MEASURERMENTS AND CORRECT AS APPLICABLE.
  
  
 5) FP SHEETS - THERE ARE NO INDICATION OF FIRE
 SPRINKLER PROTECTION WITHIN THE WASTE CHUTE.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 30 , NFPA 13 & 82
  
 30.5.4 WASTE CHUTES, INCINERATORS, AND LAUNDRY CHUTES.
 WASTE CHUTES, INCINERATORS, AND LAUNDRY CHUTES SHALL
 COMPLY WITH
 THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 9.5.
  
 9.5.2 INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE. WASTE CHUTES,
 LAUNDRY
 CHUTES, AND INCINERATORS SHALL BE INSTALLED AND
 MAINTAINED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 82, STANDARD ON INCINERATORS AND
 WASTE
 AND LINEN HANDLING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT, UNLESS SUCH
 INSTALLATIONS ARE APPROVED EXISTING INSTALLATIONS,
 WHICH SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO BE CONTINUED IN SERVICE.
  
 22.15.2.2.1 GRAVITY WASTE OR LINEN CHUTES. [82:5.2]
 22.15.2.2.1.1 GRAVITY CHUTES SHALL BE PROTECTED
 INTERNALLY BY
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS UNLESS THEY ARE LINED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH
 5.2.2.6.1 IN NFPA 82. [82:5.2.2.6.2; 82:5.2.6.1.1]
 22.15.2.2.1.2 THIS PROTECTION REQUIRES THAT A SPRINKLER
 BE INSTALLED
 AT OR ABOVE THE TOP SERVICE OPENING OF THE CHUTE.
 [82:5.2.6.1.2]
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT AND PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE
 NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
  
  
 6) SHEET F 2.1 THRU 2.7 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF
 FIRE SPRINKLER PROTECTION WITHIN THE PARKING GARAGE.
  
 IS THE PARKING GARAGE PROPOSED TO BE OPEN OR CLOSED?
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 30
  
 30.3.5.7 OPEN PARKING STRUCTURES COMPLYING WITH NFPA
 88A,
 STANDARD FOR PARKING STRUCTURES, THAT ARE CONTIGUOUS
 WITH APARTMENT
 BUILDINGS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE SPRINKLER
 REQUIREMENTS OF 30.3.5.1.
  
 PER NFPA 88A
  
 5.5 OPENING REQUIREMENTS FOR OPEN PARKING STRUCTURES.
 5.5.1 EACH PARKING LEVEL SHALL HAVE WALL OPENINGS OPEN
 TO THE
 ATMOSPHERE, FOR AN AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 0.4 M2 FOR
 EACH LINEAR
 METER (1.4 FT2 FOR EACH LINEAR FOOT) OF ITS EXTERIOR
 PERIMETER.
 5.5.2 SUCH OPENINGS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED OVER 40
 PERCENT OF
 THE BUILDING PERIMETER OR UNIFORMLY OVER TWO OPPOSING
 SIDES.
 5.5.3 INTERIOR WALL LINES AND COLUMN LINES SHALL BE AT
 LEAST 20 PERCENT
 OPEN, WITH OPENINGS DISTRIBUTED TO PROVIDE VENTILATION.
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE APPLICABLE SPECIFIC DETAILS
 OR CORRECT. BE SURE TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC FIRE SEPARATION
 DETAILS BETWEEN THE GARAGE AND APARTMENT BUILDING PER
 NFPA 101, CH 6 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS.
  
  
 7) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF 2 - WAY EMERGENCY RADIO
 COMMUNICATIONS.
  
 PER NFPA 1 & 72
  
 NFPA 1
  
 11.10* TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS.
 11.10.1 IN ALL NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS, MINIMUM
 RADIO SIGNAL
 STRENGTH FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE
 MAINTAINED AT A
 LEVEL DETERMINED BY THE AHJ.
 11.10.2 WHERE REQUIRED BY THE AHJ, TWO-WAY RADIO
 COMMUNICATION
 ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 72.
  
 NFPA 72
  
 24.5.2* TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ENHANCEMENT
 SYSTEMS.
  
 24.5.2.1.2 APPROVAL AND PERMIT. PLANS SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED FOR
 APPROVAL PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF
 SUCCESSFUL
 ACCEPTANCE TESTING, A RENEWABLE PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED
 FOR THE
 PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM WHERE REQUIRED
 BY
 THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION.
 24.5.2.2 RADIO COVERAGE. RADIO COVERAGE SHALL BE
 PROVIDED
 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AS A PERCENTAGE OF FLOOR AREA
 AS SPECIFIED
 IN 24.5.2.2.1 THROUGH 24.5.2.2.3.
 24.5.2.2.1 CRITICAL AREAS. CRITICAL AREAS, SUCH AS THE
 FIRE COMMAND
 CENTER(S), THE FIRE PUMP ROOM(S), EXIT STAIRS, EXIT
 PASSAGEWAYS,
 ELEVATOR LOBBIES, STANDPIPE CABINETS, SPRINKLER
 SECTIONAL
 VALVE LOCATIONS, AND OTHER AREAS DEEMED CRITICAL BY THE
 AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH
 99 PERCENT
 FLOOR AREA RADIO COVERAGE.
 24.5.2.2.2 GENERAL BUILDING AREAS. GENERAL BUILDING
 AREAS
 SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH 90 PERCENT FLOOR AREA RADIO
 COVERAGE.
 24.5.2.2.3 AMPLIFICATION COMPONENTS. BUILDINGS AND
 STRUCTURES
 THAT CANNOT SUPPORT THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF RADIO
 COVERAGE
 SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A RADIATING CABLE SYSTEM OR A
 DISTRIBUTED
 ANTENNA SYSTEM (DAS) WITH FCC-CERTIFIED SIGNAL
 BOOSTERS,
 OR BOTH, OR WITH A SYSTEM THAT IS OTHERWISE APPROVED,
 IN ORDER
 TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED ADEQUATE RADIO COVERAGE.
 24.5.2.3 SIGNAL STRENGTH.
 24.5.2.3.1 INBOUND. A MINIMUM INBOUND SIGNAL STRENGTH
 OF
 ?95 DBM, OR OTHER SIGNAL STRENGTH AS REQUIRED BY THE
 AUTHORITY
 HAVING JURISDICTION, SHALL BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE
 COVERAGE
 AREA.
 24.5.2.3.2 OUTBOUND. A MINIMUM OUTBOUND SIGNAL STRENGTH
 OF ?95 DBM AT THE DONOR SITE, OR OTHER SIGNAL STRENGTH
 AS REQUIRED
 BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION, SHALL BE PROVIDED
 FROM THE COVERAGE AREA.
 24.5.2.3.3 ISOLATION. IF A DONOR ANTENNA EXISTS,
 ISOLATION SHALL
 BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN THE DONOR ANTENNA AND ALL INSIDE
 ANTENNAS
 AND SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 15 DB ABOVE THE SIGNAL
 BOOSTER GAIN UNDER ALL OPERATING CONDITIONS.
  
 ALL BDA WORK SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT
 AND SHOP DRAWINGS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE AND
 A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO PROVIDE
  
  
 8) ROOF FP SHEETS - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE
 SPRINKLER PROTECTION WITHIN THE CONCEALED ROOF SPACES.
  
 PER NFPA 72
  
 8.15.1 CONCEALED SPACES.
 8.15.1.1 CONCEALED SPACES REQUIRING SPRINKLER
 PROTECTION.
 CONCEALED SPACES OF EXPOSED COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION
 SHALL
 BE PROTECTED BY SPRINKLERS EXCEPT IN CONCEALED SPACES
 WHERE
 SPRINKLERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED BY
 8.15.1.2.1
 THROUGH 8.15.1.2.18 AND 8.15.6.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE AND
 A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO PROVIDE
  
  
  
 9) FIRE ALARM/ELECTICAL SHEETS- ALL FIRE ALARM WORK
 SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND SHOP
 DRAWINGS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE OF
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
  
  
 9A) FIRE ALARM/ELECTICAL SHEETS- THERE ARE INDICATIONS
 OF PULL STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE OCCUPANCY.
  
 TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTAL/INTENTIONAL
 FALSE ALARMS THE NUMBER OF PULL STATIONS CAN BE
 REDUCE/ELIMINATED WHERE NOT REQUIRED BY THE CODE.
  
 PER NFPA 101 CH 30 & CH 9
  
 30.3.4.2 INITIATION.
  
 30.3.4.2.3 IN BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN
 APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH 30.3.5,
 REQUIRED FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS SHALL BE INITIATED UPON
 OPERATION OF
 THE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
  
 9.6.2.6* FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS USING AUTOMATIC FIRE
 DETECTION OR
 WATERFLOW DETECTION DEVICES TO INITIATE THE FIRE ALARM
 SYSTEM IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, NOT LESS THAN
 ONE MANUAL
 FIRE ALARM BOX, LOCATED AS REQUIRED BY THE AUTHORITY
 HAVING
 JURISDICTION, SHALL BE PROVIDED TO INITIATE A FIRE
 ALARM SIGNAL.
  
 PULL STATION ON UPPER FLOORS CAN BE REMOVED.
  
 PULL STATIONS ON THE 1ST FLOOR CAN BE REDUCED.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND REDUCE LOCATIONS IN CONSULTATION WITH
 OF OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT UNLESS THE OWNER/EOR SPECIFCALLY
 REQUEST THESE LOCATIONS.
  
  
  
 10) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
 11) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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