Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21031583
Permit Number 21031583
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
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2021-04-13 15:03:28THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
  
 1) SHEET 2 OF 12 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF UNDERGROUND
 FIRE LINE.
  
 ALL FIRE LINE UNDERGROUND SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER
 SEOARATE PERMIT AND INSPECTED AND TESTED PER NFPA 24
  
 PER NFPA 24
  
 5.3* UNDERGROUND PIPE. ANY TYPE OF PIPE OR TUBE
 ACCEPTABLE
 UNDER THE PLUMBING CODE FOR UNDERGROUND SUPPLY PIPE
 SHALL
 BE ACCEPTABLE AS UNDERGROUND SUPPLY FOR THE SYSTEM WHEN
 INSTALLED
 BETWEEN THE POINT OF CONNECTION AND THE SYSTEM RISER.
  
  
 A.5.3 FOR UNDERGROUND PIPE 4 IN. (102 MM) IN SIZE OR
 MORE
 (NOMINAL DIMENSIONS), NFPA 24 SHOULD BE USED FOR THE
 INSTALLATION
 RULES. FOR PIPE UNDER 4 IN. (102 MM) (NOMINAL)
 DIMENSIONS,
 NFPA 24 IS NOT NECESSARY.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  
  
  
 2) 1ST FLOOR SHEETS - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF
 SPRINKLER HEADS WITHIN THE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOKS.
  
  
 PER NFPA 13R
  
 6.6.6* SPRINKLERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED IN ATTICS,
 PENTHOUSE
 EQUIPMENT ROOMS, ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS, CONCEALED
 SPACES
 DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO AND CONTAINING ONLY DWELLING
 UNIT
 VENTILATION EQUIPMENT, CRAWL SPACES, FLOOR/CEILING
 SPACES,
 NONCOMBUSTIBLE ELEVATOR SHAFTS WHERE THE ELEVATOR CARS
 COMPLY
 WITH ANSI A17.1, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS AND
 ESCALATORS, AND
 OTHER CONCEALED SPACES THAT ARE NOT USED OR INTENDED
 FOR LIVING
 PURPOSES OR STORAGE AND DO NOT CONTAIN FUEL-FIRED
 EQUIPMENT.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH DETAILED
 NARRATIVE AND CODE REFERNECES.
  
  
  
 3) SHEET 4 OF 12 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF WHAT
 APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRIC FIRE PUMP; HOWEVER, NO
 INDICATION OF A BACKUP GENERATOR POWER.
  
 PER NFPA 70
  
 695.3 POWER SOURCE(S) FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN FIRE
 PUMPS. ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN FIRE PUMPS SHALL HAVE A
 RELIABLE
 SOURCE OF POWER.
 (A) INDIVIDUAL SOURCES. WHERE RELIABLE, AND WHERE
 CAPABLE
 OF CARRYING INDEFINITELY THE SUM OF THE LOCKED-ROTOR
 CURRENT OF THE FIRE PUMP MOTOR(S) AND THE PRESSURE
 MAINTENANCE
 PUMP MOTOR(S) AND THE FULL-LOAD CURRENT OF THE
 ASSOCIATED
 FIRE PUMP ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT WHEN CONNECTED TO
 THIS POWER SUPPLY, THE POWER SOURCE FOR AN ELECTRIC
 MOTOR
 DRIVEN FIRE PUMP SHALL BE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING.
 (1) ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE CONNECTION. A FIRE PUMP
 SHALL
 BE PERMITTED TO BE SUPPLIED BY A SEPARATE SERVICE, OR
 FROM A
 CONNECTION LOCATED AHEAD OF AND NOT WITHIN THE SAME
 CABINET,
 ENCLOSURE, VERTICAL SWITCHGEAR SECTION, OR VERTICAL
 SWITCHBOARD SECTION AS THE SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS.
 THE CONNECTION SHALL BE LOCATED AND ARRANGED SO AS TO
 MINIMIZE
 THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE BY FIRE FROM WITHIN THE
 PREMISES
 AND FROM EXPOSING HAZARDS. A TAP AHEAD OF THE SERVICE
 DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL COMPLY WITH 230.82(5). THE
 SERVICE EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE LABELING
 REQUIREMENTS
 IN 230.2 AND THE LOCATION REQUIREMENTS IN 230.72(B).
 [20:9.2.2(1)]
 (2) ON-SITE POWER PRODUCTION FACILITY. A FIRE PUMP
 SHALL
 BE PERMITTED TO BE SUPPLIED BY AN ON-SITE POWER
 PRODUCTION
 FACILITY. THE SOURCE FACILITY SHALL BE LOCATED AND
 PROTECTED TO
 MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE BY FIRE.
 [20:9.2.2(3)]
 (3) DEDICATED FEEDER. A DEDICATED FEEDER SHALL BE
 PERMITTED
 WHERE IT IS DERIVED FROM A SERVICE CONNECTION AS
 DESCRIBED
 IN 695.3(A)(1). [20:9.2.2(3)]
 (B) MULTIPLE SOURCES. IF RELIABLE POWER CANNOT BE
 OBTAINED
 FROM A SOURCE DESCRIBED IN 695.3(A), POWER SHALL BE
 SUPPLIED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: [20:9.3.2]
 (1) INDIVIDUAL SOURCES. AN APPROVED COMBINATION OF TWO
 OR MORE OF THE SOURCES FROM 695.3(A).
 (2) INDIVIDUAL SOURCE AND ON-SITE STANDBY GENERATOR.
 AN APPROVED COMBINATION OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SOURCES
 IN
 695.3(A) AND AN ON-SITE STANDBY GENERATOR COMPLYING
 WITH
 695.3(D). [20:9.3.4]
 EXCEPTION TO (B)(1) AND (B)(2): AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF
 POWER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE A BACK-UP
 ENGINE-DRIVEN
 OR BACK-UP STEAM TURBINE-DRIVEN FIRE PUMP IS INSTALLED.
 [20:9.3.3]
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR GENERATOR
 BACKUP.
  
  
 4) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
 5) 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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