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| 2017-11-06 12:42:49 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DETAIL PROVIDED TO COMPLETE A |
| | PROPER REVIEW. |
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| | 2) PLEASE PROVIDE A DOOR SCHEDULE AND SPECIFICATION |
| | SHEETS, INCLUDING HARDWARE, LOCKS, LATCHES, CLOSER, |
| | ETC. |
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| | THE INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7 |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | 7.2 MEANS OF EGRESS COMPONENTS. |
| | 7.2.1 DOOR OPENINGS. |
| | 7.2.1.1 GENERAL. |
| | 7.2.1.1.1 A DOOR ASSEMBLY IN A MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL |
| | CONFORM TO THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 7.1 AND |
| | TO THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF 7.2.1. |
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| | 7.2.1.5 LOCKS, LATCHES, AND ALARM DEVICES. |
| | 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED |
| | READILY FROM THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS |
| | OCCUPIED. |
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| | 7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE |
| | OF A KEY, A TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR |
| | OPERATION FROM THE EGRESS SIDE. |
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| | 7.2.1.5.5 KEY-OPERATED LOCKS. |
| | 7.2.1.5.5.1 EXTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | TO HAVE KEYOPERATED LOCKS FROM THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) THIS ALTERNATIVE IS PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 |
| | THROUGH 43 FOR THE SPECIFIC OCCUPANCY. |
| | (2) A READILY VISIBLE, DURABLE SIGN IN LETTERS NOT LESS |
| | THAN 1 IN. (25 MM) HIGH ON A CONTRASTING BACKGROUND |
| | THAT READS AS FOLLOWS IS LOCATED ON OR ADJACENT TO THE |
| | DOOR LEAF: THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THE |
| | BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. |
| | (3) THE LOCKING DEVICE IS OF A TYPE THAT IS READILY |
| | DISTINGUISHABLEAS LOCKED. |
| | (4) A KEY IS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO ANY OCCUPANT |
| | INSIDE THE BUILDING WHEN IT IS LOCKED. |
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| | 3) THE DOOR IS PROPOSED TO SWING INTO THE OCCUPANCY. |
| | BASED ON THE OCCUPANY LOAD IT MAY BE REQUIRED TO SWING |
| | OUT. EVEN IF THE EXISTING DOOR WAS IN-SWING, THE |
| | OCCUPANCY LOAD MAY REQUIRE THE NEW DOOR TO OUT-SWING. |
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| | 7.2.1.4.2 DOOR LEAF SWING DIRECTION. DOOR LEAVES |
| | REQUIRED TO BE OF THE SIDE-HINGED OR PIVOTED-SWINGING |
| | TYPE SHALL SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL |
| | UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| | (1) WHERE SERVING A ROOM OR AREA WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | OF 50 OR MORE, EXCEPT UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CONDITIONS: |
| | (A) DOOR LEAVES IN HORIZONTAL EXITS SHALL NOT BE |
| | REQUIRED TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL |
| | WHERE PERMITTED BY 7.2.4.3.8.1 OR 7.2.4.3.8.2. |
| | (B) DOOR LEAVES IN SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED |
| | TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL IN EXISTING |
| | HEALTH CARE OCCUPANCIES, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 19. |
| | (2) WHERE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IS USED IN AN EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURE, UNLESS THE DOOR OPENING SERVES AN INDIVIDUAL |
| | LIVING UNIT THAT OPENS DIRECTLY INTO AN EXIT ENCLOSURE |
| | (3) WHERE THE DOOR OPENING SERVES A HIGH HAZARD |
| | CONTENTS AREA |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE ROOM, THE OCCUPANY |
| | LOAD AND PROVIDE FOR THE PROPER SWING DIRECTION AS |
| | REQUIRED. |
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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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