Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18030447
Permit Number 18030447
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2018-03-14 15:49:35THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) TWO EXITS ARE INDICATED ON SHEET A 3 AND E 1. THE
 DOOR TO THE BATHROOM IS OUT SWINGING OBSTRUCTUNG THE
 EXIT TRAVEL PATH.
  
 ONE EXIT MAY BE ALL THAT IS REQUIRED IF IT MEETS THE
 REQUIRMENTS LISTED BELOW. IF SO, THE EXIT SIGN BY THE
 BATHROOM MAY BE REMOVED AND THE BATHROOM DOOR REMAIN.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW ALONG WITH BUILDING COMMENTS.
  
 38.2 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS.
 38.2.1 GENERAL.
 38.2.1.1 ALL MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH CHAPTER 7 AND
 THIS CHAPTER.
  
 38.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS.
 38.2.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING, EXCEPT
 AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 38.2.4.2 THROUGH 38.2.4.6:
 (1) THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION 7.4.
 (2) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED
 ON EVERY STORY.
 (3) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE
 ACCESSIBLE FROM EVERY
 PART OF EVERY STORY.
 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.
 38.2.4.3 A SINGLE EXIT SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR A ROOM OR
 AREA WITH A TOTAL
 OCCUPANT LOAD OF LESS THAN 100 PERSONS, PROVIDED THAT
 ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET:
 (1) THE EXIT SHALL DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT
 THE LEVEL OF EXIT
 DISCHARGE FOR THE BUILDING.
 (2) THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FROM ANY POINT,
 INCLUDING TRAVEL WITHIN
 THE EXIT, SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 FT (30 M).
 (3) THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF TRAVEL SPECIFIED IN
 38.2.4.3(2) SHALL BE ON THE
 SAME STORY, OR, IF TRAVERSING OF STAIRS IS NECESSARY,
 SUCH STAIRS SHALL
 NOT EXCEED 15 FT (4570 MM) IN HEIGHT, AND BOTH OF THE
 FOLLOWING
 ALSO SHALL APPLY:
 (A) INTERIOR STAIRS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH COMPLETE
 ENCLOSURES TO
 SEPARATE THEM FROM ANY OTHER PART OF THE BUILDING, WITH
 NO
 DOOR OPENINGS THEREIN.
 (B) A SINGLE OUTSIDE STAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.2
 SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO SERVE ALL STORIES PERMITTED WITHIN THE 15
 FT (4570
 MM) VERTICAL TRAVEL LIMITATION.
  
  
 2) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 3) 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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