| 2020-04-17 12:44:56 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | THE PROPOSED PROJECT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF NFPA 101 CH 40 INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES40.1 GENERAL |
| | REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 40.1.1 APPLICATION. |
| | 40.1.1.1 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY |
| | TO BOTH NEW |
| | AND EXISTING INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES. |
| | 40.1.1.2 ADMINISTRATION. THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION, SHALL APPLY. |
| | 40.1.1.3 GENERAL. THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 4, GENERAL, |
| | SHALL |
| | APPLY. |
| | 40.1.1.4 INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES SHALL INCLUDE FACTORIES |
| | MAKING |
| | PRODUCTS OF ALL KINDS AND PROPERTIES USED FOR |
| | OPERATIONS SUCH AS |
| | PROCESSING, ASSEMBLING, MIXING, PACKAGING, FINISHING OR |
| | DECORATING, REPAIRING, AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. |
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| | 1) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF ILLUMINATION OF THE |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| | 40.2.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL |
| | BE ILLUMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8 OR WITH |
| | NATURAL |
| | LIGHTING THAT PROVIDES THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF |
| | ILLUMINATION IN |
| | STRUCTURES OCCUPIED ONLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. |
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| | 7.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 7.8.1 GENERAL. |
| | 7.8.1.1* ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8 FOR EVERY BUILDING AND |
| | STRUCTURE WHERE |
| | REQUIRED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43. FOR THE PURPOSES OF |
| | THIS |
| | REQUIREMENT, EXIT ACCESS SHALL INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED |
| | STAIRS, AISLES, |
| | CORRIDORS, RAMPS, ESCALATORS, AND PASSAGEWAYS LEADING |
| | TO AN EXIT. FOR THE |
| | PURPOSES OF THIS REQUIREMENT, EXIT DISCHARGE SHALL |
| | INCLUDE ONLY |
| | DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, CORRIDORS, RAMPS, |
| | ESCALATORS, WALKWAYS, AND EXIT |
| | PASSAGEWAYS LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY. |
| | 7.8.1.2 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| | CONTINUOUS DURING THE |
| | TIME THAT THE CONDITIONS OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRE THAT THE |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | BE AVAILABLE FOR USE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN |
| | 7.8.1.2.2. |
| | 7.8.1.2.1 ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING SHALL BE EMPLOYED AT SUCH |
| | LOCATIONS AND FOR |
| | SUCH PERIODS OF TIME AS ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE |
| | ILLUMINATION TO THE |
| | MINIMUM CRITERIA VALUES HEREIN SPECIFIED. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE |
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| | 2) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING. |
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| | 40.2.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING |
| | 40.2.9.1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 7.9 |
| | 40.2.9.2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR |
| | ANY OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) SPECIAL-PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES WITHOUT |
| | ROUTINE |
| | HUMAN HABITATION |
| | (2) STRUCTURES OCCUPIED ONLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, |
| | WITH |
| | SKYLIGHTS OR WINDOWS ARRANGED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED |
| | LEVEL |
| | OF ILLUMINATION ON ALL PORTIONS OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | DURING |
| | SUCH HOURS |
| | |
| | 7.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING. |
| | 7.9.1 GENERAL. |
| | 7.9.1.1* EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES FOR MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.9 FOR THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES WHERE REQUIRED IN CHAPTERS |
| | 11 THROUGH 43 |
| | (2) UNDERGROUND AND LIMITED ACCESS STRUCTURES AS |
| | ADDRESSED IN SECTION |
| | 11.7 |
| | (3) HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS AS REQUIRED BY OTHER SECTIONS |
| | OF THIS CODE |
| | (4) DOORS EQUIPPED WITH DELAYED-EGRESS LOCKS |
| | (5) STAIR SHAFTS AND VESTIBULES OF SMOKEPROOF |
| | ENCLOSURES, FOR WHICH THE |
| | FOLLOWING ALSO APPLY: |
| | (A) THE STAIR SHAFT AND VESTIBULE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO |
| | INCLUDE A |
| | STANDBY GENERATOR THAT IS INSTALLED FOR THE SMOKEPROOF |
| | ENCLOSURE MECHANICAL VENTILATION EQUIPMENT. |
| | (B) THE STANDBY GENERATOR SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE USED |
| | FOR THE |
| | STAIR SHAFT AND VESTIBULE EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER |
| | SUPPLY. |
| | (6) NEW ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 7.2.1.6.2 |
| | |
| | 7.9.2 PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEM. |
| | 7.9.2.1 EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A |
| | MINIMUM OF 1? |
| | HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF NORMAL LIGHTING. |
| | 7.9.2.1.1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE |
| | ARRANGED TO PROVIDE |
| | INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT LESS THAN AN AVERAGE |
| | OF 1 FT-CANDLE (10.8 |
| | LUX) AND, AT ANY POINT, NOT LESS THAN 0.1 FT-CANDLE |
| | (1.1 LUX) , MEASURED |
| | ALONG THE PATH OF EGRESS AT FLOOR LEVEL. |
| | 7.9.2.1.2 ILLUMINATION LEVELS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO |
| | DECLINE TO NOT |
| | LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 0.6 FT-CANDLE (6.5 LUX) AND, AT |
| | ANY POINT, |
| | NOT LESS THAN 0.06 FT-CANDLE (0.65 LUX) AT THE END OF |
| | 1? HOURS. |
| | |
| | 7.9.2.3* THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM SHALL BE |
| | ARRANGED TO |
| | PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ILLUMINATION AUTOMATICALLY IN THE |
| | EVENT OF ANY |
| | INTERRUPTION OF NORMAL LIGHTING DUE TO ANY OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) FAILURE OF A PUBLIC UTILITY OR OTHER OUTSIDE |
| | ELECTRICAL POWER |
| | SUPPLY |
| | (2) OPENING OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSE |
| | (3) MANUAL ACT(S), INCLUDING ACCIDENTAL OPENING OF A |
| | SWITCH |
| | CONTROLLING NORMAL LIGHTING FACILITIES |
| | |
| | 7.9.2.6 EXISTING BATTERY-OPERATED EMERGENCY LIGHTS |
| | SHALL USE ONLY |
| | RELIABLE TYPES OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES PROVIDED WITH |
| | SUITABLE |
| | FACILITIES FOR MAINTAINING THEM IN PROPERLY CHARGED |
| | CONDITION. |
| | BATTERIES USED IN SUCH LIGHTS OR UNITS SHALL BE |
| | APPROVED FOR THEIR |
| | INTENDED USE AND SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 70, NATIONAL |
| | ELECTRICAL |
| | CODE. |
| | 7.9.2.7 THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM SHALL BE EITHER |
| | CONTINUOUSLY |
| | IN OPERATION OR SHALL BE CAPABLE OF REPEATED AUTOMATIC |
| | OPERATION |
| | WITHOUT MANUAL INTERVENTION. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE. |
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| | 3) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF AN EXIT SIGN IN THE NEWLY |
| | CREATED SPACE AND WHEN A PERSON WOULD EXIT FROM THE NEW |
| | SPACE. |
| | |
| | 40.2.10 MARKING OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL |
| | HAVE SIGNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.10. |
| | |
| | 7.10.1.2 EXITS. |
| | 7.10.1.2.1* EXITS, OTHER THAN MAIN EXTERIOR EXIT DOORS |
| | THAT OBVIOUSLY |
| | AND CLEARLY ARE IDENTIFIABLE AS EXITS, SHALL BE MARKED |
| | BY AN APPROVED |
| | SIGN THAT IS READILY VISIBLE FROM ANY DIRECTION OF EXIT |
| | ACCESS. |
| | 7.10.1.2.2* HORIZONTAL COMPONENTS OF THE EGRESS PATH |
| | WITHIN AN EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURE SHALL BE MARKED BY APPROVED EXIT OR |
| | DIRECTIONAL EXIT SIGNS |
| | WHERE THE CONTINUATION OF THE EGRESS PATH IS NOT |
| | OBVIOUS. |
| | |
| | 7.10.1.5 EXIT ACCESS. |
| | 7.10.1.5.1 ACCESS TO EXITS SHALL BE MARKED BY APPROVED, |
| | READILY |
| | VISIBLE SIGNS IN ALL CASES WHERE THE EXIT OR WAY TO |
| | REACH THE EXIT IS |
| | NOT READILY APPARENT TO THE OCCUPANTS. |
| | 7.10.1.5.2* NEW SIGN PLACEMENT SHALL BE SUCH THAT NO |
| | POINT IN AN |
| | EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR IS IN EXCESS OF THE RATED VIEWING |
| | DISTANCE OR |
| | 100 FT (30 M), WHICHEVER IS LESS, FROM THE NEAREST |
| | SIGN. |
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| | 4) THE TITLE HEADER INDICATES AN ADDRESS OF 935 35TH |
| | CT. |
| | |
| | IT SHOULD READ 25TH CT. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| | 5) THERE APPEARS TO BE A WINDOW WITHIN THE NEW WALL. |
| | |
| | THERE IS NO WINDOW SCHEDULE, SIZE, TYPE. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE WINDOW DETAILS. |
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| | 6) THERE IS NO INDICATIONS OF A DOOR SCHEDULE FOR THE |
| | NEW DOOR. |
| | |
| | THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE SIZE, TYPE, AND HARDWARE |
| | FOR THE DOOR. |
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| | 40.2.2.2 DOORS. |
| | 40.2.2.2.1 DOORS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1 SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED. |
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| | 40.2.2.2.4 LOCKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.1.6.3 SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED |
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| | 7.2.1.5 LOCKS, LATCHES, AND ALARM DEVICES. |
| | 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED |
| | READILY FROM |
| | THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. |
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| | 7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE |
| | OF A KEY, A |
| | TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM |
| | THE EGRESS |
| | SIDE. |
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| | 7.2.1.5.10* A LATCH OR OTHER FASTENING DEVICE ON A DOOR |
| | LEAF SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED WITH A RELEASING DEVICE THAT HAS AN OBVIOUS |
| | METHOD OF |
| | OPERATION AND THAT IS READILY OPERATED UNDER ALL |
| | LIGHTING CONDITIONS. |
| | 7.2.1.5.10.1 THE RELEASING MECHANISM FOR ANY LATCH |
| | SHALL BE |
| | LOCATED AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) NOT LESS THAN 34 IN. (865 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED |
| | FLOOR FOR |
| | OTHER THAN EXISTING INSTALLATIONS |
| | (2) NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED |
| | FLOOR |
| | 7.2.1.5.10.2 THE RELEASING MECHANISM SHALL OPEN THE |
| | DOOR LEAF |
| | WITH NOT MORE THAN ONE RELEASING OPERATION, UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE |
| | SPECIFIED IN 7.2.1.5.10.3, 7.2.1.5.10.4, OR |
| | 7.2.1.5.10.6. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DOOR AND HARDWARE DETAILS |
| | THAT COMPLY WITH NFPA 101 CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | 7) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 8) 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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