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2018-01-22 14:16:39 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE OCCUPANY |
| CLASSIFICATION AND/OR THE SEPARATION OF THE VARIOUS |
| OCCUPANCIES OF THIS PROJECT. |
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| THOUGH BUSINESS OCCUPANCY IS INDICATED ON THE LIFE |
| SAFETY PLAN, IT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED FURTHER. |
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| 2) SHEET A 1 02 - THE WALLS OF THE GARAGE/VEHICLE |
| STORAGE AREA ARE NOT INDICATED WITH ANY FIRE RATING. |
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| THE VEHICLE GARAGE AREA IS STORAGE AND SHALL BE |
| SEPARATED FROM THE OTHER OCCUPANCY. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 6, OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION: |
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| 6.1.14 MULTIPLE OCCUPANCIES. |
| 6.1.14.1 GENERAL. |
| 6.1.14.1.1 MULTIPLE OCCUPANCIES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| REQUIREMENTS OF |
| 6.1.14.1 AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| (1) MIXED OCCUPANCIES ? 6.1.14.3 |
| (2) SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES ? 6.1.14.4 |
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| 6.2 HAZARD OF CONTENTS. |
| 6.2.1 GENERAL. |
| 6.2.1.1 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CODE, THE HAZARD OF |
| CONTENTS SHALL BE THE RELATIVE DANGER OF THE START AND |
| SPREAD OF FIRE, THE DANGER OF SMOKE OR GASES GENERATED, |
| AND THE DANGER OF EXPLOSION OR OTHER OCCURRENCE |
| POTENTIALLY ENDANGERING THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF THE |
| OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. |
| 6.2.1.2 HAZARD OF CONTENTS SHALL BE CLASSIFIED BY THE |
| REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL (RDP) OR OWNER AND |
| SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION FOR |
| REVIEW AND APPROVAL ON THE BASIS OF THE CHARACTER OF |
| THE CONTENTS AND THE PROCESSES OR OPERATIONS CONDUCTED |
| IN THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. |
| 6.2.1.3* FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CODE, WHERE DIFFERENT |
| DEGREES OF HAZARD OF CONTENTS EXIST IN DIFFERENT PARTS |
| OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, THE MOST HAZARDOUS SHALL |
| GOVERN THE CLASSIFICATION, UNLESS HAZARDOUS AREAS ARE |
| SEPARATED OR PROTECTED AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 8.7 AND |
| THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE FOR THE SEPARATION OF THE GARAGE AS |
| REQUIRED. |
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| 2) SHEET A 2 01 - THE DOUBLE DOOR,110A, IS NOT IN THE |
| DOOR SCHEDULE AND A FIRE RATING CONSISTENT WITH THE |
| WALL RATING IS NOT INDICATED. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS INCLUDING HARDWARE. |
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| 3) SHEET 2 01 - DOOR 102, AN EXIT DOOR, DOES HAVE THE |
| HARDWARE INDICATED. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIRMENTS |
| OF NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| 4) SHEET 2 01 - DOOR 111. AN EXIT DOOR, DOES HAVE THE |
| HARDWARE INDICATED. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIRMENTS |
| OF NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| 5) SHEET 2 01 - DOOR 100, THE FRONT DOOR, IS NOT IN THE |
| DOOR SCHEDULE. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIRMENTS |
| OF NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| 6) SHEET S 200 - THERE IS NO DETAILS INDICATED FOR THE |
| RAILING AND/OR GUARD. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7 MEANS OF EGRESS: |
| 7.2.2.4 GUARDS AND HANDRAILS. |
| 7.2.2.4.1 HANDRAILS. |
| 7.2.2.4.5.1 NEW HANDRAILS ON STAIRS SHALL BE NOT LESS |
| THAN 34 IN. (865 MM), AND NOT MORE THAN 38 IN. (965 |
| MM), ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE TREAD, MEASURED |
| VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE RAIL FROM THE LEADING EDGE |
| OF THE TREAD. |
| 7.2.2.4.5.3 THE HEIGHT OF REQUIRED HANDRAILS THAT FORM |
| PART OF A GUARD SHALL BE PERMITTED TO EXCEED 38 IN. |
| (965 MM), BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED 42 IN. (1065 MM), |
| MEASURED VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE RAIL FROM THE |
| LEADING EDGE OF THE TREAD. |
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| 7.2.2.4.6.1 THE HEIGHT OF GUARDS REQUIRED IN 7.1.8 |
| SHALL BE MEASURED VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE GUARD |
| FROM THE SURFACE ADJACENT THERETO. |
| 7.2.2.4.6.2 GUARDS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 42 IN. (1065 |
| MM) HIGH, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| (1) EXISTING GUARDS WITHIN DWELLING UNITS SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO BE NOT LESS THAN 36 IN. (915 MM) HIGH. |
| (2) THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.2.4.6.2 SHALL NOT APPLY IN |
| ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WHERE OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN |
| CHAPTERS 12 AND 13. |
| (3) *EXISTING GUARDS ON EXISTING STAIRS SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO BE NOT LESS THAN 30 IN. (760 MM) HIGH. |
| 7.2.2.4.6.3* OPEN GUARDS, OTHER THAN APPROVED EXISTING |
| OPEN GUARDS, SHALL HAVE INTERMEDIATE RAILS OR AN |
| ORNAMENTAL PATTERN SUCH THAT A SPHERE 4 IN. (100 MM) IN |
| DIAMETER IS NOT ABLE TO PASS THROUGH ANY OPENING UP TO |
| A HEIGHT OF 34 IN. (865 MM), AND THE FOLLOWING ALSO |
| SHALL APPLY: |
| (1) THE TRIANGULAR OPENINGS FORMED BY THE RISER, TREAD, |
| AND BOTTOM ELEMENT OF A GUARDRAIL AT THE OPEN SIDE OF A |
| STAIR SHALL BE OF SUCH SIZE THAT A SPHERE 6 IN. (150 |
| MM) IN DIAMETER IS NOT ABLE TO PASS THROUGH THE |
| TRIANGULAR OPENING. |
| (2) IN DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL OCCUPANCIES, IN |
| INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES, AND IN STORAGE OCCUPANCIES, THE |
| CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN INTERMEDIATE RAILS, MEASURED AT |
| RIGHT ANGLES TO THE RAILS, SHALL NOT EXCEED 21 IN. (535 |
| MM). |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS CONSISTENT WITH THE |
| REQUIREMENTS. |
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| 7) SHEET E 3 - AN EXIT LIGHT IS SHOWN AT THE DOUBLE |
| DOORS TO THE GARAGE. THE EXIT CAN NOT PASS THROUGH THE |
| GARAGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN, 3 01, SHOWS |
| THE EXIT PATH OF TRAVEL THROUGH THE OFFICE AREA. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 8) SHEET E 3 - THERE IS NOT AN EXIT SIGN INDICATED OVER |
| THE DOOR LEADING TO THE LIBRARY AS SHOWN FOR THE EXIT |
| TRAVEL PATH ON THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 9) SHEET E 3 - THERE IS NOT AN EXIT SIGN AT THE END OF |
| THE CORRIDOR LEADING FROM THE CONFERENCE ROOM TO THE |
| OPEN OFFICE AREA. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 10) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 11) 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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