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Clearance Sheet C2023-002310

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Plan submitted for a new ABOVEGROUND ONLY 398 head nfpa 13 sprinkler system. Reviewed as using FFPC 8th edition effective January 1, 2024. Review by the AHJ shall not relieve the applicant of the responsibility for compliance with the Code.

Reviewer: V.Vitori   
For questions regarding comments you may reach me at either: 904 209 1748 or vvitori@sjcfl.us.
To schedule fire inspections call 827 6842 (automated system).
Questions about inspections or resubmitting your plans call 209 1740x1.

NOTE: FDC is off building and currently shows it ties in on underground.

 		 

RESUBMITTING:
A. Make necessary changes and resubmit everything in person to the permit center. You may not make handwritten alterations on signed and sealed plan pages.
B. Once at the Permit Center swap out altered pages or insert new pages in EACH plan set (Job and Office). One copy of the removed/old pages from the JOB Copy will need to be submitted and marked "OLD". Do not forget to remove pages for work not associated to this permit. All plan papers must be the same size.
C. Provide a response to comments along with any supporting documentation. Response to comments is REQUIRED not optional.
- The response to comments sheet will need to include a response to each numbered comment and tell us where in the plans the comments was addressed. EX - "Top Left of Page E1-1" or "Page E1 Note 8".
- Code responses shall reference Florida Fire Prevention Code, 8th Ed.

 		 

1) Submitted shop drawings indicate storage up to 12' in height with .20gpm/sf over most remote 1500sf using 250gpm outside hose allowance.

The Owners Information Certificate and sprinkler EOR indicate that storage is going to be 16' high. Looking at sprinkler EOR's criteria, he classified this rack storage as high piled which covers approx. 50% of the structure. His design calls for .22 GPM/sf over most remote 2000sf plus 500gpm outside hose allowance.

 Florida Administrative Code (FAC) 61G15-32.002 defines a material deviation as "Any deviation from the design parameters established and documented by the Engineer of Record." Furthermore FAC 61G15-32.003(6) states "When layout documents contain material deviation from the Engineer of Record's Fire Protection System Engineering Document, such layout documents are not compliant unless they are accompanied by revised Engineering Documents made and sealed by the Engineer of record for the Fire Protection System."

Either:

a) submit revised signed/sealed engineering criteria from original EOR to match shop drawings or

b) have shop drawings match engineering design criteria.

 		 

2) Also plans do not articulate which specific storage chapters were used for design/protection of the 16' high piled storage commodity. Articulate which chapters and sections of NFPA 13 were used so a review can be conducted.