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Plan Review Notes

Notes

Date	Text
2012-03-13 14:12:44	MEMORANDUM

	TO: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS

	FROM: DOUG WISE, CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIRECTOR,
	BUILDING OFFICIAL
	MIKE CARSILLO, BATTALION CHIEF FIRE RESCUE, FIRE
	MARSHAL

	RE: ELEVATOR LOBBIES IN EXISTING HIGH RISE
	CONSTRUCTION
	2007/09 FBC-B 707.14.1
	DATE: JANUARY 3, 2011


	TO BETTER PREPARE BUILDING OWNERS, MANGERS, OPERATORS,
	AND DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TO ANTICIPATE AND ADDRESS
	THESE SPECIFIC CODE REQUIREMENTS, THE CONSTRUCTION
	SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND FIRE PREVENTION DEPARTMENT
	PROPOSE TO ADDRESS THE ABSENCE OF AN ELEVATOR LOBBY
	(WHEN REQUIRED) AS FOLLOWS:

	1. IF A TENANT IMPROVEMENT IS SUBMITTED WHICH PROPOSES
	TO RECONFIGURE A PORTION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING FLOOR
	AREA, WITH NO WORK BEING PROPOSED IN THE AREA OF THE
	ELEVATOR LOBBY, AND NO ELEVATOR LOBBY IS FOUND TO EXIST
	ON THE FLOOR, AND NO VALID PERMIT CAN BE EVIDENCED
	WHICH WAS ISSUED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2005 AND DECEMBER
	8, 2006, THE TENANT IMPROVEMENT PERMIT MAY BE APPROVED.
	THE BUILDING OWNER WILL BE NOTIFIED OF AN UNSAFE
	CONDITION ON THE EXISTING STRUCTURE BY THE CITY FIRE
	MARSHAL?S OFFICE AND ASKED TO UNDERTAKE APPROPRIATE
	ACTIONS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.