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| 2016-12-12 10:15:56 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THE SOUTH EXIT IS SHOWN TO PASS THROUGH A FILE ROOM. |
| | THIS IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE FIRE CODE. |
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| | NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MEAN OF EGRESS |
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| | 7.5.2 IMPEDIMENTS TO EGRESS. SEE ALSO 7.1.9 AND |
| | 7.2.1.5. |
| | 7.5.2.1* ACCESS TO AN EXIT SHALL NOT BE THROUGH |
| | KITCHENS, STOREROOMS OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS |
| | 36 AND 37, RESTROOMS, WORKROOMS, CLOSETS, BEDROOMS OR |
| | SIMILAR SPACES, OR OTHER ROOMS OR SPACES SUBJECT TO |
| | LOCKING, UNLESS PASSAGE THROUGH SUCH ROOMS OR SPACES IS |
| | PERMITTED FOR THE OCCUPANCY BY CHAPTER 18, 19, 22, OR |
| | 23. |
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| | HOWEVER, A SINGLE EXIT ACCESS IS ALLOWED IN NFPA 101, |
| | CHAPTER 38 NEW BUSINESS OCCUPANCY |
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| | 38.2.4.2 EXIT ACCESS, AS REQUIRED BY 38.2.4.1(3), SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO INCLUDE A SINGLE EXIT ACCESS PATH FOR |
| | THE DISTANCES PERMITTED AS COMMON PATHS OF TRAVEL BY |
| | 38.2.5.3. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE INDICATIONS THAT YOU CAN MEET THIS |
| | REQUIRMENT THROUGH THE NORTH EXIT ACCESS. |
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| | 2) PROVIDE EXIT SIGNAGE WITH DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS AND |
| | ADAQUATE EMERGENCY LIGHTING ALONG THE REAR AND NORTH |
| | EXIT ACCESS LEADING TO THE FRONT EXIT DOORS. |
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| | 3) PROVIDE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS PER NFPA 101. |
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| | 38.3.5 EXTINGUISHMENT REQUIREMENTS. PORTABLE |
| | FIREEXTINGUISHERS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN EVERY BUSINESS |
| | OCCUPANCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.7.4.1. |
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| | 9.7.4 MANUAL EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT. |
| | 9.7.4.1* WHERE REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF ANOTHER |
| | SECTION OF THIS CODE, PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHALL |
| | BE SELECTED, INSTALLED, INSPECTED, AND MAINTAINED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 10, STANDARD FOR PORTABLE FIRE |
| | EXTINGUISHERS. |
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| | NFPA 10 |
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| | 6.1.3 PLACEMENT. |
| | 6.1.3.1 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY |
| | LOCATED WHERE THEY ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE AND |
| | IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT OF FIRE. |
| | 6.1.3.2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHALL BE LOCATED ALONG |
| | NORMAL PATHS OF TRAVEL, INCLUDING EXITS FROM AREAS. |
| | 6.1.3.3 VISUAL OBSTRUCTIONS. |
| | 6.1.3.3.1 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHALL NOT BE OBSTRUCTED OR |
| | OBSCURED FROM VIEW. |
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| | 6.2.1.2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT THE |
| | MAXIMUM TRAVEL DISTANCES SHALL NOT EXCEED THOSE |
| | SPECIFIED IN TABLE 6.2.1.1, EXCEPT AS MODIFIED BY |
| | 6.2.1.4. |
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| | TABLE 6.2.1.1 FIRE EXTINGUISHER SIZE AND PLACEMENT FOR |
| | CLASS A HAZARDS, LIGHT (LOW) HAZARD OCCUPANCY COVERING |
| | A MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA OF A 3000 FT2 A 2-A THE MAXIMUM |
| | TRAVEL DISTANCE TO EXTINGUISHER IS 75 FT |
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| | BASED ON THE LAYOUT OF YOUR OCCUPANCY 2 FIRE |
| | EXTINGUISHERS WOULD BE REQUIRED, ONE ON EACH MIDDLE |
| | SIDE OF THE EXIT CORRIDORS. |
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| | 4) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 5) 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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