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| 2018-02-16 16:59:43 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO: |
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| | THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED |
| | AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE |
| | PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE |
| | INSPECTION. |
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| | |
| | 1 SHEET A1.0.5 AND OTHERS - THERE IS NO DETAIL |
| | INDICATED FOR THE RAMP ON THE INTERIOR LEADING TO AN |
| | EXIT. |
| | |
| | PLEASE ENSURE IT COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIRMENTS OF NFPA |
| | 101, CHAPTER 7 MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | 7.2.5.4 RAMP DETAILS. |
| | 7.2.5.4.1 CONSTRUCTION. RAMP CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE AS |
| | FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) ALL RAMPS SERVING AS REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL |
| | BE OF |
| | PERMANENT FIXED CONSTRUCTION. |
| | (2) EACH RAMP IN BUILDINGS REQUIRED BY THIS CODE TO BE |
| | OF TYPE I |
| | OR TYPE II CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE ANY COMBINATION OF |
| | NONCOMBUSTIBLE OR LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL OR |
| | FIRERETARDANT |
| | ?TREATED WOOD. |
| | (3) RAMPS CONSTRUCTED WITH FIRE-RETARDANT?TREATED WOOD |
| | SHALL BE |
| | NOT MORE THAN 30 IN. (760 MM) HIGH, SHALL HAVE AN AREA |
| | OF NOT |
| | MORE THAN 3000 FT2 (277 M2), AND SHALL NOT OCCUPY MORE |
| | THAN |
| | 50 PERCENT OF THE ROOM AREA. |
| | (4) THE RAMP FLOOR AND LANDINGS SHALL BE SOLID AND |
| | WITHOUT |
| | PERFORATIONS. |
| | 7.2.5.4.2 LANDINGS. RAMP LANDINGS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) RAMPS SHALL HAVE LANDINGS LOCATED AT THE TOP, AT |
| | THE BOTTOM, |
| | AND AT DOOR LEAVES OPENING ONTO THE RAMP. |
| | (2) THE SLOPE OF THE LANDING SHALL BE NOT STEEPER THAN |
| | 1 IN 48. |
| | (3) EVERY LANDING SHALL HAVE A WIDTH NOT LESS THAN THE |
| | WIDTH OF |
| | THE RAMP. |
| | (4) EVERY LANDING, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN |
| | 7.2.5.4.2(5), |
| | SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 60 IN. (1525 MM) LONG IN THE |
| | DIRECTION |
| | OF TRAVEL, UNLESS THE LANDING IS AN APPROVED EXISTING |
| | LANDING. |
| | (5) WHERE THE RAMP IS NOT PART OF AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE, |
| | THE RAMP |
| | LANDINGS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO EXCEED 48 IN. (1220 |
| | MM) IN |
| | THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, PROVIDED THAT THE RAMP HAS A |
| | STRAIGHT |
| | RUN. |
| | (6) ANY CHANGES IN TRAVEL DIRECTION SHALL BE MADE ONLY |
| | AT |
| | LANDINGS, UNLESS THE RAMP IS AN EXISTING RAMP. |
| | (7) RAMPS AND INTERMEDIATE LANDINGS SHALL CONTINUE WITH |
| | NO |
| | DECREASE IN WIDTH ALONG THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL. |
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| | 7.2.5.5 GUARDS AND HANDRAILS. |
| | 7.2.5.5.1 GUARDS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.2.4 SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED FOR |
| | RAMPS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.2.5.5.4. |
| | 7.2.5.5.2 HANDRAILS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.2.4 SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED |
| | ALONG BOTH SIDES OF A RAMP RUN WITH A RISE GREATER THAN |
| | 6 IN. (150 |
| | MM), UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.2.5.5.4. |
| | 7.2.5.5.3 THE HEIGHT OF HANDRAILS AND GUARDS SHALL BE |
| | MEASURED |
| | VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE GUARD OR RAIL FROM THE |
| | WALKING SURFACE |
| | ADJACENT THERETO. |
| | 7.2.5.5.4 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 7.2.5.5.1 AND 7.2.5.5.2 |
| | SHALL NOT |
| | APPLY TO GUARDS AND HANDRAILS PROVIDED FOR RAMPED |
| | AISLES IN |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS |
| | 12 AND |
| | 13. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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