Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17120261
Permit Number 17120261
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-12-21 15:21:36THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) SHEET LS 01 - THERE ARE STAIRS INDICATED TOWARDS THE
 CENTER ON THE BUILDING.STAIR # 2. THERE IS NO
 INDICATION OF THE TYPE OF OPENING THESE STAIRS
 REPRESENT. PER THE FFPC, NFPA 101, CHAPTER 12 & 8 THESE
 STAIRS SHALL CONFORM TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING.
  
 12.3 PROTECTION.
 12.3.1 PROTECTION OF VERTICAL OPENINGS. ANY VERTICAL
 OPENING SHALL BE ENCLOSED OR PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 8.6, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY ONE OF
 THE FOLLOWING:
 (1)* STAIRS OR RAMPS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE
 UNENCLOSED BETWEEN BALCONIES OR MEZZANINES AND MAIN
 ASSEMBLY AREAS LOCATED BELOW, PROVIDED THAT THE BALCONY
 OR MEZZANINE IS OPEN TO THE MAIN ASSEMBLY AREA.
 (2) EXIT ACCESS STAIRS FROM LIGHTING AND ACCESS
 CATWALKS, GALLERIES, AND GRIDIRONS SHALL NOT BE
 REQUIRED TO BE ENCLOSED.
 (3) ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 9.7 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO HAVE UNPROTECTED
 VERTICAL OPENINGS BETWEEN ANY TWO ADJACENT FLOORS,
 PROVIDED THAT SUCH OPENINGS ARE SEPARATED FROM
 UNPROTECTED VERTICAL OPENINGS SERVING OTHER FLOORS BY A
 BARRIER COMPLYING WITH 8.6.5.
 (4) ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
 WITHSECTION 9.7 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO HAVE CONVENIENCE
 STAIR OPENINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 8.6.9.2.
  
 8.6.6 COMMUNICATING SPACE.
 8.6.7* ATRIUMS
 8.6.9 CONVENIENCE OPENINGS.
  
 PLEASE INDICATE WHICH ONE REPRESENTS THE PROPOSED AND
 PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS HOW IT COMPLIES WITH EACH OF
 THE CONDITIONS.
  
  
  
  
 2) SHEET FP 00 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OR DRAWINGS
 RELATING THE CURTAIN WALL AND CLOSELY SPACED SPRINKLERS
 NOTED IN # 1 ABOVE.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THIS DESIGN ARA
 REQIUREMENTS.
  
  
  
  
 3) SHEET LS 01 - THERE IS AN INDICATION INVOLVING STAIR
 # 2 OF A "DRAFT CURTAIN AND CLOSELY SPACED SPRINKLERS".
 THERE ARE NO DETAILS INDICATED OR SPECIFIC FIRE CODE
 REFERENCES THAT PERMIT THIS TYPE OF LIFE SAFETY
 FEATURE.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS.
  
  
  
 4) SHEET LS 01 - IN THE CLACULATION OF THE EGRESS
 CAPACITY OF THE STAIRS A 0.2 FIGURE IS BEING USED. PER
 NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS 0.3 SHALL BE USED.
 THE EXCEPTION IN THE BUILDING CODE DOES NOT APPLY TO
 THE FIRE CODE.
  
 7.3.3* EGRESS CAPACITY.
 7.3.3.1 EGRESS CAPACITY FOR APPROVED COMPONENTS OF
 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE BASED ON THE CAPACITY FACTORS
 SHOWN IN TABLE
 7.3.3.1, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.3.3.2 .
 THE TABLE INDICATES "ALL OTHERS 0.3"
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE JUSTIFICATIONS.
  
  
  
 5) SHEET LS 01 - IN THE CALCULATION OF THE EGRESS
 CAPACITY FO THE EXIT DOOR A .15 IS BEING USED, PER NFPA
 101, CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS 0.2 SHALL BE USED. THE
 EXCEPTION IN THE BUILDING CODE DOES NOT APPLY TO THE
 FIRE CODE.
  
 7.3.3* EGRESS CAPACITY.
 7.3.3.1 EGRESS CAPACITY FOR APPROVED COMPONENTS OF
 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE BASED ON THE CAPACITY FACTORS
 SHOWN IN TABLE
 7.3.3.1, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.3.3.2 .
 THE TABLE INDICATES "ALL OTHERS 0.2"
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY.
  
  
 6) SHEETS FP & FP 01 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS
 RELATING TO THE CURTAIN WALL AND CLOSELY SPACED
 SPRINKLERS. THE EOR SHALL MAKE REFERENCE AND ACCEPT THE
 DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF THE PROPOSED OF # 1 ABOVE.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY.
  
  
  
 7) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 8) 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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