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| 2018-06-22 14:21:12 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) SHEET C 1 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF REVIEW OR |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH ANY FIRE CODE. |
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| | THE PROPOSED PROJECT SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE |
| | 6TH EDITION OF FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE INCLUDING |
| | THE 2015 EDITION OF NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101 AND ALL OTHER |
| | APPLICABLE CODES OR STANDARDS. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE AND APPLICABLE NOTE. |
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| | 2) SHEET D 1 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS ON THIS SHEET |
| | THAT THE KITCHEN DOOR IS BEING REMOVED/WALLED OVER AS |
| | INDICATED ON SHEET S 1. |
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| | WILL THIS DOOR REMIAN IN PLACE? HOW IS THIS DOOR BEING |
| | SECURED? |
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| | PLEASE REVISE THE DRAWING ON D 1 TO SHOW INTENT OF THE |
| | OPENING AND PROVIDE SPECIFIC NOTE DETAILS ON WHAT WILL |
| | HAPPEN TO THIS OPENING. |
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| | 3) SHEET S 1 - IT APPEARS THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS |
| | REMOVING A DOOR TO THE EXTERIOR IN THE KITCHEN AREA |
| | LEAVING JUST ONE EXIT DOOR AR MEANS OF ESCAPE WITHIN |
| | THE DWELLING UNIT. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 31, EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDINGS. |
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| | 31.2 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 31.2.1 GENERAL. |
| | 31.2.1.1 MEANS OF EGRESS FROM DWELLING UNITS TO THE |
| | OUTSIDE OF THE |
| | BUILDING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 7 AND THIS |
| | CHAPTER. |
| | 31.2.1.2 MEANS OF ESCAPE WITHIN THE DWELLING UNIT SHALL |
| | COMPLY |
| | WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 24.2 FOR ONE- AND |
| | TWO-FAMILY |
| | DWELLINGS |
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| | 24.2* MEANS OF ESCAPE REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 24.2.1 GENERAL. THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 7 SHALL NOT |
| | APPLY TO |
| | MEANS OF ESCAPE, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REFERENCED IN THIS |
| | CHAPTER. |
| | 24.2.2 NUMBER AND TYPES OF MEANS OF ESCAPE. |
| | 24.2.2.1 NUMBER OF MEANS OF ESCAPE. |
| | 24.2.2.1.1 IN DWELLINGS OR DWELLING UNITS OF TWO ROOMS |
| | OR MORE, |
| | EVERY SLEEPING ROOM AND EVERY LIVING AREA SHALL HAVE |
| | NOT LESS THAN |
| | ONE PRIMARY MEANS OF ESCAPE AND ONE SECONDARY MEANS OF |
| | ESCAPE. |
| | 24.2.2.1.2 A SECONDARY MEANS OF ESCAPE SHALL NOT BE |
| | REQUIRED |
| | WHERE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IS MET: |
| | (1) THE BEDROOM OR LIVING AREA HAS A DOOR LEADING |
| | DIRECTLY TO THE |
| | OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AT OR TO THE FINISHED GROUND |
| | LEVEL. |
| | (2) THE DWELLING UNIT IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 24.3.5. |
| | 24.2.2.2 PRIMARY MEANS OF ESCAPE. THE PRIMARY MEANS OF |
| | ESCAPE SHALL BE A DOOR, STAIRWAY, OR RAMP PROVIDING A |
| | MEANS OF |
| | UNOBSTRUCTED TRAVEL TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE DWELLING UNIT |
| | AT STREET OR |
| | THE FINISHED GROUND LEVEL. |
| | 24.2.2.3 SECONDARY MEANS OF ESCAPE. THE SECONDARY MEANS |
| | OF |
| | ESCAPE, OTHER THAN AN EXISTING APPROVED MEANS OF |
| | ESCAPE, SHALL BE |
| | ONE OF THE MEANS SPECIFIED IN 24.2.2.3.1 THROUGH |
| | 24.2.2.3.4. |
| | 24.2.2.3.1 IT SHALL BE A DOOR, STAIRWAY, PASSAGE, OR |
| | HALL PROVIDING A |
| | WAY OF UNOBSTRUCTED TRAVEL TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE |
| | DWELLING AT STREET |
| | OR THE FINISHED GROUND LEVEL THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF AND |
| | REMOTE |
| | FROM THE PRIMARY MEANS OF ESCAPE. |
| | 24.2.2.3.2 IT SHALL BE A PASSAGE THROUGH AN ADJACENT |
| | NONLOCKABLE |
| | SPACE, INDEPENDENT OF AND REMOTE FROM THE PRIMARY MEANS |
| | OF |
| | ESCAPE, TO ANY APPROVED MEANS OF ESCAPE. |
| | 24.2.2.3.3* IT SHALL BE AN OUTSIDE WINDOW OR DOOR |
| | OPERABLE FROM |
| | THE INSIDE WITHOUT THE USE OF TOOLS, KEYS, OR SPECIAL |
| | EFFORT AND SHALL |
| | PROVIDE A CLEAR OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN 5.7 FT2 (0.53 |
| | M2). THE |
| | WIDTH SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 20 IN. (510 MM), AND THE |
| | HEIGHT SHALL |
| | BE NOT LESS THAN 24 IN. (610 MM). THE BOTTOM OF THE |
| | OPENING SHALL |
| | BE NOT MORE THAN 44 IN. (1120 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR. SUCH |
| | MEANS |
| | OF ESCAPE SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE WHERE ONE OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CRITERIA |
| | IS MET: |
| | (1) THE WINDOW SHALL BE WITHIN 20 FT (6100 MM) OF THE |
| | FINISHED |
| | GROUND LEVEL. |
| | (2) THE WINDOW SHALL BE DIRECTLY ACCESSIBLE TO FIRE |
| | DEPARTMENT |
| | RESCUE APPARATUS AS APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION. |
| | (3) THE WINDOW OR DOOR SHALL OPEN ONTO AN EXTERIOR |
| | BALCONY. |
| | (4) WINDOWS HAVING A SILL HEIGHT BELOW THE ADJACENT |
| | FINISHED |
| | GROUND LEVEL SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A WINDOW WELL |
| | MEETING |
| | ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| | (A) THE WINDOW WELL SHALL HAVE HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS |
| | THAT |
| | ALLOW THE WINDOW TO BE FULLY OPENED. |
| | (B) THE WINDOW WELL SHALL HAVE AN ACCESSIBLE NET CLEAR |
| | OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN 9 FT2 (0.82 M2) WITH A LENGTH |
| | AND WIDTH OF NOT LESS THAN 36 IN. (915 MM). |
| | (C) A WINDOW WELL WITH A VERTICAL DEPTH OF MORE THAN 44 |
| | IN. |
| | (1120 MM) SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED |
| | PERMANENTLY AFFIXED LADDER OR WITH STEPS MEETING BOTH |
| | OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| | I. THE LADDER OR STEPS SHALL NOT ENCROACH MORE THAN 6 |
| | IN. (150 MM) INTO THE REQUIRED DIMENSIONS OF THE |
| | WINDOW WELL. |
| | II. THE LADDER OR STEPS SHALL NOT BE OBSTRUCTED BY THE |
| | WINDOW |
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| | THIS BUILDING UNITS WERE DESIGNED TO HAVE TWO EXITS. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW THE ABOVE CODE REFERNCES AND CORRECT OR |
| | JUSTIFY HAVING ONE EXIT WITH SPECIFIC CODE REFERNECES. |
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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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