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Plan reviewed for interior renovation of adjacent suite(s) to suite 28. Plans consist of only page A-1 containing floor plan / Life Safety Plan. Reviewed using FFPC 6th edition effective Dec. 31, 2017. This plan is rejected.
Reviewer: D. Feagle 904-209-1721
To schedule fire inspections please call 827-6842 (automated system). Questions about inspections please call 209-1740x1.
Review by the AHJ shall not relieve the applicant of the responsibility for compliance with the Code.
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RESUBMITTING: Please make necessary changes and resubmit the complete permit application package. We do not accept responses to comments/ plans/ specifications through email. Contact Building department for resubmittals.
To help speed the review process you should include a written comment response summary to clarify or illustrate corrections on plans (bubbling, highlighting or notations are best). Please use the Florida Fire Prevention Code 6th Ed for all code reference in a response to comments. The fire plans examiner does not use the Florida Building Code. You are required to remove old pages and reinsert the new pages.
The numbered items require a response or plans to be updated to complete the review.
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1) The plans show classrooms identified as educational and daycare occupancy information. No educational occupancy information provided.
a) Will this buildout be for daycare and/or educational purposes?
b) Will the occupancy / activity conducted in new spaces be licensed through the State of Florida such as DCF (daycare), Department of Education - K-12 etc.?
c) Will the new construction area be separated from the existing occupancies or will they be mixed?
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2) Missing electrical, mechanical pages, Demolition, and furniture plan pages. Need page showing the location of the work in relation to the remainder of the mall.
a) Show the original unit/suites numbers.
b) Show the occupancy types surrounding the units/suites being renovated.
c) Identify the type of construction.
d) Identify emergency lighting locations.
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3) Have Architect show on the plans existing and new work, clouded and noted where necessary.
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4) Provide door and hardware schedules. Will there be special locking arrangements such as but not limited to delayed-egress, access-controlled egress, magnetic-locks, etc. If so, provide technical sheets for the locking devices. Fire rated door hardware including door closing devices are to be rated hardware. Provide specification sheets.
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5) The fire rated walls notes only show a 1 hour rating. The plans show multiple wall type indicators including the 1 hour indicator.
a) Provide the hour rating legends for all rated walls and indicate each wall rating on the plans.
b) Identify all rated (fire or smoke) corridors.
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6) The fire rated corridor has a double door opening into the existing occupancy, leaving the rated into a non-rated corridor. There is an exit sign in the rated corridor at this location showing EXIT as if you were on the non-rated side of the door to see it. Is this exit sign supposed to be on the non-rated side of the rated corridor doors to exit through it?
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7) Education/Classroom exit signs (direct to outside and to rated corridor) are not located so they are visible from the within the classroom.
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8) The rated corridor from the educational/classroom around the offices to exterior exit appear to be several dead end corridors. There are no exit signs at the other end of the corridors to provide two ways out creating dead end corridor(s). 101:14.2.5.2.
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9) Classrooms 7 and 8 only show one exit. This exit appears to be in a non sprinklered corridor not meeting the 6 feet minimum width for education. How do you intend to meet 101:14.2.4.2, 101:16.2.4.2.
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10) The corridor where classrooms 7 and 8 exit into:
a) Is this corridor rated?
b) Is this corridor exterior, with or without a ceiling/roof, enveloped or only partially covered, fire sprinklered or not?
c) The corridor width measures 4 and 1/2 feet in width. Minimum corridor width is 6 feet in width for education occupancy. 101:14.2.3.2. How will you meet the exit requirements for classroom 7 and 8? Also, the door encroachment does not meet 101:7.2.1.4.3.2. How will you meet the door swing issue?
d) The corridor is approximately 64 feet in length. 101:14.2.5.2 only permits 20 foot dead end corridors unless fully automatic and monitored sprinkler system in accordance with 101:9.7 in which 50 feet of dead end corridor is permitted. How will you meet 101:14.2.5.2?
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11) What is the hazard classification for the large storage room in the education/classroom?
What will typically be stored in this room?
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12) Will there be any janitorial closets? I did not see any indicated on the plans. 101.14.3.2.1(1)(d)
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INFORMATIONAL ONLY NO RESPONSE NECESSARY:
The system(s) outlined in this set of plans is conceptual.
A HOLD has been placed at framing (105) until either: a) a permit has been pulled or b) a letter submitted from respective system contractor indicating no work to be done to the existing system:
- fire alarm system
- fire sprinkler system
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INFORMATIONAL ONLY NO RESPONSE NECESSARY:
Make sure that emergency lighting systems are arranged to provide the required illumination automatically in the event of any interruption of normal lighting due to any of the following:
- failure of a public utility or other outside electrical power supply
- opening of a circuit breaker or fuse
- manual act(s), including accidental opening of a switch controlling normal lighting facilities. NFPA 101 7.9.2.3
NOTE: Our office has experienced issues with large projects that have emergency generators not being prepared to comply with the second item.
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INFORMATIONAL ONLY NO RESPONSE NECESSARY:
Each new Fire Wall, Fire Barrier, Fire Partition, Smoke Barrier, Smoke Partition, or any other new wall required to have protected openings shall be permanently identified with signs or stenciling above any decorative ceiling and in concealed spaces with the wording, "FIRE AND SMOKE BARRIER - PROTECT ALL OPENINGS", or similar language. Such signs or stenciling shall be 4 inch high letters, 1/2 inch stroke, and not more than 15 feet on center. NFPA 101 8.3.2.4
If wall is fire rated, also add sign that indicates rating in hours.
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Occupancy Sensor
NFPA 101: 7.8.1.2.2
Unless prohibited by Chapters 11 through 43, automatic lighting control devices shall be permitted to temporarily turn off the illumination within the means of egress, provided that each lighting control device complies with all of the following:
(1) In new installations, the lighting control device is listed.
(2) The lighting control device is equipped to automatically energize the controlled lights upon loss of normal power and is evaluated for this purpose.
(3) Illumination timers are provided and are set for a minimum 15-minute duration.
(4) The lighting control device is activated by any occupant movement in the area served by the lighting units.
(5) In new installations, the lighting control device is activated by activation of the building fire alarm system, if provided.
(6) The lighting control device does not turn off any lights relied upon for activation of photoluminescent exit signs or path markers.
(7) The lighting control device does not turn off any battery-equipped emergency luminaires, unit equipment, or exit signs.
Be Prepared to Show Compliance at the time of your fire alarm final or fire final.
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