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| 2015-11-19 16:59:50 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FORLLOWING COMMENTS: |
| | |
| | 1. SHEET T 1 - PROJECT DATA INDICATES A PROPOSED |
| | BUSINESS AND ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY. IS THE PROPOSED A |
| | SINGLE 2 STORY OCCUPANCY OR TWO INDIVIDUAL OCCUPANCIES? |
| | IF SO IT IS A MIXED OCCUPANCY OR SEPARATED OCCUPANCY. |
| | |
| | 2. SHEET LS 1 - NO OCCUPANCY LOADS ARE INDICATED. |
| | |
| | BASED ON THIS REVIEW A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 3. SHEET LS 1 - THE INDICATED EXIT SEPARATION ON THE |
| | 2ND FLOOR IS NOT CODE COMPLAINT. PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER |
| | 7, 7.5.1.3.2, WHERE TWO EXITS, EXIT ACCESSES, OR EXIT |
| | DISCHARGES ARE REQUIRED, THEY SHALL BE LOCATED AT A |
| | DISTANCE FROM ONE ANOTHER NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF THE |
| | LENGTH OF THE MAXIMUM OVERALL DIAGONAL DIMENSION OF THE |
| | BUILDING OR AREA TO BE SERVED, MEASURED IN A STRAIGHT |
| | LINE BETWEEN THE NEAREST EDGE OF THE EXITS, EXIT |
| | ACCESSES, OR EXIT DISCHARGES. |
| | |
| | 4. SHEETS A 1 - A 2 - NO DETAIL OF THE MEZZANINE IS |
| | PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | NFPA 101 CHAPTER 8, 8.6.10.2.1 THE AGGREGATE AREA OF |
| | MEZZANINES LOCATED WITHIN A ROOM, OTHER THAN THOSE |
| | LOCATED IN SPECIAL-PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES, |
| | SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE-THIRD THE OPEN AREA OF THE ROOM IN |
| | WHICH THE MEZZANINES ARE LOCATED. ENCLOSED SPACE SHALL |
| | NOT BE INCLUDED IN A DETERMINATION OF THE SIZE OF THE |
| | ROOM IN WHICH THE MEZZANINE IS LOCATED. |
| | 8.6.10.2.3 FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE ALLOWABLE |
| | MEZZANINE AREA, THE AGGREGATE AREA OF THE MEZZANINE |
| | SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE AREA OF THE ROOM. |
| | |
| | THE PROPOSED MEZZANINE IS NOT APPROVED. |
| | |
| | 5. FIRE FIGHTER'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. ALL NEW |
| | ELEVATORS SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE FIGHTER'S EMERGENCY |
| | OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME A17.1/CSA B44, SAFETY |
| | CODE FOR ELEVATORS. |
| | |
| | 6. SHEET LS 1 - THE EXIT WIDTH AT THE FRONT DOOR IS NOT |
| | ADAQUATE FOR THE OCCUPANCY LOADS. |
| | |
| | 7. SHEET A 1 - THERE APPEARS TO BE A COLUMN SUPPORTING |
| | THE MEZZANINE IN THE EXIT PATH FROM THE 2ND FLOOR |
| | STAIRWAY. NO DETAIL IS PROVIDED FOR THIS COLUMN, AND/OR |
| | HEADROOM DIMENSIONS AND/OR FIRE RATING. |
| | |
| | 8. SHEET E 3 - SHOULD THE PROPOSED USE BE SEPARATE INTO |
| | TWO OCCUPANCIES, THE FIRE ALARMS SHALL BE SEPARATED. |
| | |
| | 9. SHEET LS 1 - THE EXIT ARROW INDICATORS AT THE FIRST |
| | FLOOR ELEVATOR LOBBY POINT TO INCORRECT DIRECTION; |
| | TOWARDS THE UP STAIRWAY, PLEASE CORRECT. |
| | |
| | 10. SHEET A 1 - NO DETAIL IS INDICATED FOR THE 1ST |
| | FLOOR FIRE RATED WALL AS IT INTERACTS WITH THE |
| | MEZZANINE. IS THERE A FIRE RATING FOR THE EXPOSED AREAS |
| | OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE MEZZANINE? |
| | |
| | 11. SHEET A 5 - DOORS 103 AND 202 REQUIRE PANIC |
| | HARDWARE. |
| | |
| | 12. SHEET A 1 - THE ELEVATOR LOBBY SHALL BE SEPARATED |
| | FROM THE EXIT COORIDOR ON BOTH FLOOR LEVEL. |
| | |
| | 13. SHEET A 3 - NO DETAIL IS PROVIDED FOR THE REAR EXIT |
| | STAIRWAY. |
| | |
| | 14. SHEET A 1 - NOR FIRE RATING IS INDICATED FOR THE |
| | THE FLOORING. |
| | |
| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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