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2021-04-13 15:03:28 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET 2 OF 12 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF UNDERGROUND |
| FIRE LINE. |
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| ALL FIRE LINE UNDERGROUND SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER |
| SEOARATE PERMIT AND INSPECTED AND TESTED PER NFPA 24 |
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| PER NFPA 24 |
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| 5.3* UNDERGROUND PIPE. ANY TYPE OF PIPE OR TUBE |
| ACCEPTABLE |
| UNDER THE PLUMBING CODE FOR UNDERGROUND SUPPLY PIPE |
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| BE ACCEPTABLE AS UNDERGROUND SUPPLY FOR THE SYSTEM WHEN |
| INSTALLED |
| BETWEEN THE POINT OF CONNECTION AND THE SYSTEM RISER. |
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| 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. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT |
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| 2) 1ST FLOOR SHEETS - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF |
| SPRINKLER HEADS WITHIN THE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOKS. |
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| PER NFPA 13R |
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| 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. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH DETAILED |
| NARRATIVE AND CODE REFERNECES. |
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| 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. |
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| PER NFPA 70 |
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| 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] |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR GENERATOR |
| BACKUP. |
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| 4) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 5) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
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| PETER LEDUC |
| FIRE MARSHAL |
| 561-804-4709 |
| [email protected] |
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