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| 2017-03-02 09:41:21 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) |
| | SHEET A 1.1 - THE DOOR UNDER THE STAIR IS NOTED AS |
| | EXISTING; HOWEVER, PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS, THE DOOR ASSEMBLY SHALL HAVE MINIMUM 1 HOUR |
| | FIRE RATING. |
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| | 7.2.2.6.4 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS. ALL OPENINGS BELOW AN |
| | OUTSIDE STAIR SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH AN ASSEMBLY |
| | HAVING A MINIMUM ?- HOUR FIRE PROTECTION RATING AS |
| | FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) WHERE LOCATED IN AN ENCLOSED COURT (SEE 3.3.51.1), |
| | THE SMALLEST DIMENSION OF WHICH DOES NOT EXCEED |
| | ONE-THIRD ITS HEIGHT |
| | (2) WHERE LOCATED IN AN ALCOVE HAVING A WIDTH THAT DOES |
| | NOT EXCEED ONE-THIRD ITS HEIGHT AND A DEPTH THAT DOES |
| | NOT EXCEED ONE-FOURTH ITS HEIGHT |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS. |
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| | 2) |
| | SHEET SP 1 - THERE IS NO OCCUPANCY LOAD INDICATED FOR |
| | THE 2ND FLOOR AREA THE STAIR SERVES. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS TO ENSURE AND CONFIRM |
| | THAT THE DOOR AND STAIR DIMENSIOND MEET THE NFPA 101 |
| | EGRESS CODE. |
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| | 3) |
| | SHEET A 1.1 - THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DETAIL INDICATED |
| | REGARDING THE GUARDRAIL. |
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| | 7.2.2.4.5 GUARD DETAILS. SEE 7.1.8 FOR GUARD |
| | REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 7.2.2.4.5.1 THE HEIGHT OF GUARDS REQUIRED IN 7.1.8 |
| | SHALL BE MEASURED VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE GUARD |
| | FROM THE SURFACE ADJACENT THERETO. |
| | 7.2.2.4.5.2 GUARDS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 42 IN. (1065 |
| | MM) HIGH, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) EXISTING GUARDS WITHIN DWELLING UNITS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE NOT LESS THAN 36 IN. (915 MM) HIGH. |
| | (2) THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.2.4.5.2 SHALL NOT APPLY IN |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WHERE OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN |
| | CHAPTERS 12 AND 13. |
| | (3)* EXISTING GUARDS ON EXISTING STAIRS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE NOT LESS THAN 30 IN. (760 MM) HIGH. |
| | 7.2.2.4.5.3* OPEN GUARDS, OTHER THAN APPROVED EXISTING |
| | OPEN GUARDS, SHALL HAVE INTERMEDIATE RAILS OR AN |
| | ORNAMENTAL PATTERN SUCH THAT A SPHERE 4 IN. (100 MM) IN |
| | DIAMETER IS NOT ABLE TO PASS THROUGH ANY OPENING UP TO |
| | A HEIGHT OF 34 IN. (865 MM), AND THE FOLLOWING ALSO |
| | SHALL APPLY: |
| | (1) THE TRIANGULAR OPENINGS FORMED BY THE RISER, TREAD, |
| | AND BOTTOM ELEMENT OF A GUARDRAIL AT THE OPEN SIDE OF A |
| | STAIR SHALL BE OF SUCH SIZE THAT A SPHERE 6 IN. (150 |
| | MM) IN DIAMETER IS NOT ABLE TO PASS THROUGH THE |
| | TRIANGULAR OPENING. |
| | (2) IN DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL OCCUPANCIES, IN |
| | INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES, AND IN STORAGE OCCUPANCIES, THE |
| | CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN INTERMEDIATE RAILS, MEASURED AT |
| | RIGHT ANGLES TO THE RAILS, SHALL NOT EXCEED 21 IN. (535 |
| | MM). |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE GREATER DETAIL INDICATING ALL DIMENSIONS |
| | MEETING THE REQUIRMENTS OF NFPA 101 MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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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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