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2021-12-27 13:50:05 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET LS1 - 102 - THE OUTDOOR AMENITY DECK INDICATES |
| A SET OF DOUBLE DOORS OUTSWINGING ALONG THE EGRESS |
| ROUTE. THESE DOUBLE DOORS ARE REQUIRED TO SWING IN THE |
| DIRECTION OF EGRESS. |
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| NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| 7.2.1.4.2* DOOR LEAF SWING DIRECTION. DOOR LEAVES |
| REQUIRED TO BE OF |
| THE SIDE-HINGED OR PIVOTED-SWINGING TYPE SHALL SWING IN |
| THE DIRECTION |
| OF EGRESS TRAVEL UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| (1) WHERE SERVING A ROOM OR AREA WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD |
| OF 50 OR MORE, |
| EXCEPT UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| (A) DOOR LEAVES IN HORIZONTAL EXITS SHALL NOT BE |
| REQUIRED TO SWING |
| IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL WHERE PERMITTED BY |
| 7.2.4.3.8.1 |
| OR 7.2.4.3.8.2. |
| (B) DOOR LEAVES IN SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED |
| TO SWING |
| IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL IN EXISTING HEALTH |
| CARE OCCUPANCIES, |
| AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 19. |
| (2) WHERE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IS USED IN AN EXIT |
| ENCLOSURE, UNLESS THE |
| DOOR OPENING SERVES AN INDIVIDUAL LIVING UNIT THAT |
| OPENS DIRECTLY |
| INTO AN EXIT ENCLOSURE |
| (3) WHERE THE DOOR OPENING SERVES A HIGH-HAZARD |
| CONTENTS AREA |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 2) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF AN ELECTIRC FIRE PUMP AND A |
| GENERATOR; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO INDICATON THAT THE |
| ELECTRIC FIRE PUMP WILL BE POWERED BY THE GENERATOR IN |
| THE EVENT OF LOSS OF POWER. |
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| PER NFPA 20 |
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| 9.3 ALTERNATE POWER. |
| 9.3.1 EXCEPT FOR AN ARRANGEMENT DESCRIBED IN 9.3.3, AT |
| LEAST |
| ONE ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER SHALL BE PROVIDED WHERE |
| THE |
| HEIGHT OF THE STRUCTURE IS BEYOND THE PUMPING CAPACITY |
| OF THE |
| FIRE DEPARTMENT APPARATUS. |
| 9.3.2* OTHER SOURCES. EXCEPT FOR AN ARRANGEMENT |
| DESCRIBED IN |
| 9.3.3, AT LEAST ONE ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED |
| WHERE THE NORMAL SOURCE IS NOT RELIABLE. |
| 9.3.3 AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER FOR THE PRIMARY FIRE |
| PUMP |
| SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE A BACKUP ENGINE-DRIVEN FIRE |
| PUMP, |
| BACKUP STEAM TURBINE-DRIVEN FIRE PUMP, OR BACKUP |
| ELECTRIC |
| MOTOR?DRIVEN FIRE PUMP WITH INDEPENDENT POWER SOURCE |
| MEETING |
| 9.2.2 IS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS STANDARD. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKOWLEDGEMENT TO |
| COMPLY ON SHEET FP 11. |
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| 3) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF A BDA SYSTEM |
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| NFPA 1, CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.10 TWO-WAY |
| RADIO ENHANCEMENT SERVICES. |
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| 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. |
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| PLEASE CONTACT MARK FILLA, PALM BEACH COUNTY PUBLIC |
| SAFETY RADIO SYSTEMS MANAGER, AS OUR RADIOS OPERATE ON |
| THEIR SYSTEM FOR DETAILED RADIO FREQUENCY AND |
| INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. |
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| THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF YOUR BUILDING WOULD |
| NEED IT OR NOT WITHOUT PROPER TESTING. |
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| SHOULD YOUR BUILDING NOT PASS THE TESTING/SURVEY, AN |
| AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM WOULD BE REQUIRED. |
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| SHOULD YOUR BUILDING PASS THE TESTING/SURVEY I WOULD |
| COME IN WITH OUR PORTABLE RADIOS AND CONDUCT AN |
| OPERATIONAL TEST TO CONFIRM. IF THE PORTABLE RADIO TEST |
| FAILS AN AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM IS REQUIRED. |
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| THE OWNER/CONTRACTOR WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO CONDUCT |
| THE TESTING/SURVEY BY A QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY. |
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| A BDA PERMIT IS REQUIRED SEPARATE FROM ANY OTHER |
| PERMIT. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKOWLEDGEMENT TO |
| COMPLY ON SHEET LS 100. |
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| 4) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF FIRE ALARM DEVICES ON THE |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN SHEETS. |
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| ALL FIRE ALARM WORK SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER SEPARATE |
| PERMIT AND SHOP DRAWINGS. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKOWLEDGEMENT TO |
| COMPLY ON SHEETS E0 .001 & LS 100. |
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| 5) THERE ARE INDICATIONS ON THE CIVIL SHEETS OF |
| UNDEGROUND FIRE LINES, INCLUDING THE FDC & DDCV. |
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| ALL FIRE LINE UNDERGROUND WORK INCLUDING THE FDC & DDCV |
| SHALL INSTALLED PER NFPA 24 AND UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT |
| AND SHOP DRAWINGS . |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF |
| SHEET C. |
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| 6) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF ELEVATOR FOYERS/LOBBIES TO |
| INDIVIDUAL UNITS WITH NO CLEAR EXIT ACCESS TO AN EXIT. |
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| PER NFPA 101 |
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| 7.2.1.6.3 ELEVATOR LOBBY EXIT ACCESS DOOR ASSEMBLIES |
| LOCKING. |
| WHERE PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, DOOR |
| ASSEMBLIES SEPARATING |
| THE ELEVATOR LOBBY FROM THE EXIT ACCESS REQUIRED BY |
| 7.4.1.6.1 SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| TO BE ELECTRICALLY LOCKED, PROVIDED THAT ALL THE |
| FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| (1) THE ELECTRICAL LOCKING HARDWARE IS LISTED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH |
| ANSI/UL 294, STANDARD FOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM UNITS. |
| (2) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY A FIRE |
| ALARM SYSTEM IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.6. |
| (3) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| APPROVED, SUPERVISED |
| AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| 9.7. |
| (4) WATERFLOW IN THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM REQUIRED BY |
| 7.2.1.6.3(3) IS |
| ARRANGED TO INITIATE THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. |
| (5) THE ELEVATOR LOBBY IS PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED, |
| SUPERVISED SMOKE |
| DETECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.6. |
| (6) DETECTION OF SMOKE BY THE DETECTION SYSTEM REQUIRED |
| BY |
| 7.2.1.6.3(5) IS ARRANGED TO INITIATE THE BUILDING FIRE |
| ALARM SYSTEM |
| AND NOTIFY BUILDING OCCUPANTS. |
| (7) INITIATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM BY |
| OTHER THAN MANUAL |
| FIRE ALARM BOXES UNLOCKS THE ELECTRICAL LOCKS ON THE |
| ELEVATOR LOBBY |
| DOOR ASSEMBLY. |
| (8) LOSS OF POWER TO THE ELEVATOR LOBBY ELECTRICAL LOCK |
| SYSTEM UNLOCKS |
| THE ELECTRICAL LOCKS ON THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR |
| ASSEMBLIES. |
| (9) ONCE UNLOCKED, THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR ASSEMBLIES |
| REMAIN ELECTRICALLY |
| UNLOCKED UNTIL THE BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN |
| MANUALLY RESET. |
| (10) WHERE THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR ASSEMBLIES REMAIN |
| MECHANICALLY |
| LATCHED AFTER BEING ELECTRICALLY UNLOCKED, |
| LATCH-RELEASING HARDWARE |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.1.5.10 IS AFFIXED TO THE DOOR |
| LEAVES. |
| (11) A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IS PROVIDED FOR |
| COMMUNICATION |
| BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR LOBBY AND A CENTRAL CONTROL POINT |
| THAT |
| IS CONSTANTLY STAFFED. |
| (12) THE CENTRAL CONTROL POINT STAFF REQUIRED BY |
| 7.2.1.6.3 IS CAPABLE, |
| TRAINED, AND AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY |
| ASSISTANCE. |
| (13) THE PROVISIONS OF 7.2.1.6.1 FOR DELAYED-EGRESS |
| ELECTRICAL LOCKING |
| SYSTEMS ARE NOT APPLIED TO THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR |
| ASSEMBLIES. |
| (14)* THE PROVISIONS OF 7.2.1.6.2 FOR SENSOR-RELEASE OF |
| ELECTRICAL LOCKING |
| SYSTEMS ARE NOT APPLIED TO THE ELEVATOR LOBBY DOOR |
| ASSEMBLIES. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A DETAILED SEQUENCE OF |
| OPERATION/USE FOR EACH OF THE VARIOUS FOYER/SECONDARY |
| VESTIBULE FLOOR PLANS THAT COMPLIES WITH THE ABOVE |
| CODE. |
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| 7) THERE IS NO RATIONAL ANALYSIS DOCUMENT THAT COULD BE |
| REVIEWED FOR THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM(S) APPLICABLE |
| SEQUENCE OF OPERATION. |
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| SHEET M 8 WAS REVIEWED; HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION |
| PROVIDED ON THAT SHEET DOES NOT PROVIDE CLEAR |
| INDICATIONS IN A LOGICAL ORDER. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A DETAILED DOCUMENT FOR |
| REVIEW. |
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| 8) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 9) 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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