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Plan Review Notes For Permit 16070882
Permit Number 16070882
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2016-07-22 16:34:53THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) IT IS UNCLEAR WITH THIS SUBMITTAL WHAT OCCUPANCY
 CODE YOU ARE PROPOSED TO BE COMPLYING WITH; EXIISTING
 APARTMENTS VS NEW APARTMENTS.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 43 BUILDING REHABILITATION
 43.1 GENERAL.
 43.1.1 CLASSIFICATION OF REHABILITATION WORK
 CATEGORIES. REHABILITATION WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
 SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WORK
 CATEGORIES:
 (1) REPAIR
 (2) RENOVATION
 (3) MODIFICATION
 (4) RECONSTRUCTION
 (5) CHANGE OF USE OR OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
 (6) ADDITION
  
 43.2.2.1.3 MODIFICATION. THE RECONFIGURATION OF ANY
 SPACE; THE ADDITION, RELOCATION, OR ELIMINATION OF ANY
 DOOR OR WINDOW; THE ADDITION OR ELIMINATION OF
 LOAD-BEARING ELEMENTS; THE RECONFIGURATION OR EXTENSION
 OF ANY SYSTEM; OR THE INSTALLATION OF
 ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT.
  
 43.5 MODIFICATIONS.
 43.5.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
 43.5.1.1 A MODIFICATION, AS DEFINED IN 43.2.2.1.3, IN
 OTHER THAN HISTORIC BUILDINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH BOTH OF
 THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) SECTION 43.5
 (2) SECTION 43.4
  
 43.5.1.3 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, AND
 SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER
 SECTIONS OF THIS CODE APPLICABLE TO NEW CONSTRUCTION.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 30, NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS
  
 30.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
 30.3.4.1 GENERAL.
 30.3.4.1.1 APARTMENT BUILDINGS FOUR OR MORE STORIES IN
 HEIGHT OR WITH MORE THAN 11 DWELLING UNITS, OTHER THAN
 THOSE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF 30.3.4.1.2, SHALL BE
 PROVIDED WITH A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 9.6, EXCEPT AS MODIFIED BY 30.3.4.2 THROUGH
 30.3.4.5.
  
 ADDITIONALLY, THIS BUILDING IS A HIGH RISE AND SHALL
 COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRED PROVISIONS, INCLUDING VOICE
 EVACUATION.
  
 30.4.1 HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS.
 30.4.1.1 HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION
 11.8. THE PROVISIONS OF 30.3.5.3 AND 30.3.4.5 SHALL BE
 PERMITTED.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW THESE REQUIRERMENTS AND PROVIDE
 APPLICABLE REVISIONS.
  
  
  
 2) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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