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Plan Review Notes For Permit 18100540
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2019-03-13 13:43:42THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) SHEET ALS 1.00 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS REGARDING THE
 CONTENTS OF THE COMMAND ROOM.
  
 PER NFPA 1 AND 101 THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REQUIRMENTS NOT
 LISTED. FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES THE EXACT CODE
 LANGUAGE IS PROVIDED:
  
 THE FIRE COMMAND CENTER SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 1,
 CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.9 AND SHALL CONTAIN
 THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
  
 1. SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 200 FT SQUARED WITH A MINIMUM
 DIMENSION OF 10 FT.
 2. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
 3. A TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED
 ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 4. SCHEMATIC BUILDING PLANS INDICATING THE TYPICAL
 FLOOR PLAN AND DETAILING THE BUILDING CORE, MEANS OF
 EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, FIRE-FIGHTING
 EQUIPMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS AND THE LOCATION
 OF FIRE WALLS, FIRE BARRIERS, FIRE PARTITIONS, SMOKE
 BARRIERS AND SMOKE PARTITIONS
 5. A WORK TABLE.
 6. IF APPLICABLE, A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
 FOR THE BUILDING.
 7. THE EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
 CONTROL UNIT.
 8. ANNUNCIATOR UNIT VISUALLY INDICATING THE LOCATION OF
 THE ELEVATORS AND WHETHER THEY ARE OPERATIONAL
 9. STATUS INDICATORS AND CONTROLS FOR AIR DISTRIBUTION
 SYSTEMS.
 10. CONTROLS FOR UNLOCKING STAIRWAY DOORS
 SIMULTANEOUSLY
 11. SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATER FLOW DETECTOR DISPLAY
 PANELS
 12. EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER STATUS INDICATORS
 13. FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 14. GENERATOR SUPERVISION DEVICES AND MANUAL START AND
 TRANSFER FEATURES.
 15. PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, WHERE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED
 BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE
 16. CONTROLS REQUIRED FOR SMOKE CONTROL
 17. ELEVATOR FIRE RECALL SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME
 A17.1.
 18. ELEVATOR EMERGENCY OR STANDBY POWER SELECTOR
 SWITCH(ES), WHERE EMERGENCY OR STANDBY POWER IS
 PROVIDED
  
 NFPA 101, CHAPTER 11, SPECIAL STRUCTURES AND HIGH RISE
 BUILDINGS
  
 11.8.6* EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER.
 11.8.6.1 AN EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL BE PROVIDED
 IN A LOCATION APPROVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
 11.8.6.2 THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL CONTAIN THE
 FOLLOWING:
 (1) VOICE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PANELS AND CONTROLS
 (2) FIRE DEPARTMENT TWO-WAY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION
 SERVICE PANELS AND CONTROLS WHERE REQUIRED BY ANOTHER
 SECTION OF THIS CODE
 (3) FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ANNUNCIATION
 PANELS
 (4) ELEVATOR FLOOR LOCATION AND OPERATION ANNUNCIATORS
 (5) ELEVATOR FIRE RECALL SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME
 A17.1/CSA B44, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS
 (6) ELEVATOR EMERGENCY POWER SELECTOR SWITCH(ES) WHERE
 PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME A17.1/CSA B44
 (7) SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATERFLOW ANNUNCIATORS
 (8) EMERGENCY GENERATOR STATUS INDICATORS
 (9) CONTROLS FOR ANY AUTOMATIC STAIRWAY DOOR UNLOCKING
 SYSTEM
 (10) FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 (11) TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED
 ACCESS TO THE
 PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 (12) STAIRWAY VIDEO MONITORING EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY
 11.8.8
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
  
 2) SHEET ALS1.102 THRU 1.104 - THE HOTEL SIDE FIRE
 LOBBY DOOR,EAST SIDE, INDICATES A SWING AGAINST THE
 EXIT PATH OF TRAVEL.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS
  
 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
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
  
 3) SHEET A 1.102 & A 6.103 - THERE ARE NO CLEAR
 INDICATIONS OF THE TRASH CHUTE ROOM DOOR NUMBER OR TYPE
 ON THIS THESE SHEETS OR ANY OTHER SHEET.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR CLARIFY
  
  
  
 3A) SHEET A 1.102 - THE DOOR TO THE TRASH CHUTE OPENS
 TOO FAR INTO THE EXIT CORRIDOR.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS & CH 9
  
 7.2.1.4.3* DOOR LEAF ENCROACHMENT.
 7.2.1.4.3.1 DURING ITS SWING, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS
 OF EGRESS
 SHALL LEAVE NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE REQUIRED
 WIDTH OF AN AISLE,
 A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, OR A LANDING UNOBSTRUCTED,
 UNLESS BOTH
 OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
 (1) THE DOOR OPENING PROVIDES ACCESS TO A STAIR IN AN
 EXISTING
 BUILDING.
 (2) THE DOOR OPENING MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF
 7.2.1.4.3.2.
  
  
 9.5 WASTE CHUTES, INCINERATORS, AND LAUNDRY CHUTES.
 9.5.1 ENCLOSURE.
 9.5.1.1 WASTE CHUTES AND LAUNDRY CHUTES SHALL BE
 SEPARATELY
 ENCLOSED BY WALLS OR PARTITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 PROVISIONS
 OF SECTION 8.3.
 9.5.1.2 CHUTE INTAKE OPENINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED IN
 ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION 8.3.
 9.5.1.3 THE DOORS OF CHUTES SPECIFIED IN 9.5.1.2 SHALL
 OPEN ONLY TO
 A ROOM THAT IS DESIGNED AND USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR
 ACCESSING THE
 CHUTE OPENING.
 9.5.1.4 CHUTE SERVICE OPENING ROOMS SHALL BE SEPARATED
 FROM OTHER
 SPACES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.7.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES AND NARRATIVE.
  
  
  
 4) SHEET A1.105 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF LIFT IN SOME
 OF THE PARKING GARAGE.
  
 WHAT DOES REPRESENT AND HOW WILL IT EFFECT THE FIRE
 PROTECTION SYSTEMS?
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
 5) SHEET A1.108 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF AN EXIT
 SIGN(TENNIS COURT SIDE) AND EXIT DOOR FIRE RESISTANCE
 CALCULATION(45) LEADING TO THE CORRIDOR BY THE HOTEL
 POOL EQUIPMENT ROOM.
  
 THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A DOOR.
  
 SHEET E108B INDICATES A DOUBLE DOOR AT THE WALL WITH AN
 EXIT SIGN.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR CLARIFY.
  
  
  
  
 6) SHEET A1.109, ALS 1.110 & A1.241- THERE IS AN
 INDICATION OF THE FIRE LOBBY DOOR SWINGING IN THE PATH
 OF TRAVEL ON A1.109 AND AGAINST THE PATH OF TRAVEL ON
 THE OTHER TWO SHEETS.
  
 IT IS REQUIRED TO SWING IN THE PATH OF TRAVEL PER NPA
 101, CH 7 AS NOTED ABOVE.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW,CORRECT AND /OR CLARIFY.
  
  
  
  
 7) ALL APPLICABLE A & ALS SHEETS - THERE IS AN
 INCORRECT TOTAL CALCULATION INDICATED FOR A 44" DOOR
 OPENING. THE CODE REQUIRES THE LOAD CALCULATIONS TO BE
 ROUNDED UP; 146.7 SHOULD BE ROUNDED UP TO 147 ON ALL
 APPLICABLE SHEETS.
  
 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
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT
  
  
  
 8) ALL APPLICABLE A & ALS SHEETS - THERE IS AN
 INCORRECT TOTAL CALCULATION INDICATED FOR A 60" STAIR
 WIDTH; 218(.2 WAS USED . THE CODE REQUIRES THE LOAD
 CALCULATIONS TO BE .03; 200 SHOULD ON ALL APPLICABLE
 SHEETS.
  
 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
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
  
 9) SHEET A1.109 , A1.110 & ALS1.110 - THERE ARE
 INDICATIONS OF CONFLICTS WITH THE CORE DOOR FIRE
 RATINGS, DOOR LOCATION AND DOOR SWING.
  
 THE LS SHEET SHOWS TWO DOORS, NR, IN THE H.K. ROOM WITH
 NO RATING ON THE BACK WALL.
  
 THE MECH ROOM DOOR IS 20 MIN IN A 2 HOUR WALL.
  
 THE LS SHEET DOOR SWING ON THE FIRE LOBBY SHOWS IN THE
 PATH OF TRAVEL WHILE OTHER SHEETS SHOW OPPISITE.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR CLARIFY.
  
  
  
 10) SHEET ALS1.111 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF NR
 DOUBLE DOORS AT THE MECH ROOM. THESE DOORS ARE REQUIRED
 TO BE RATED.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 38
  
 38.3.2 PROTECTION FROM HAZARDS.
 38.3.2.1* GENERAL. HAZARDOUS AREAS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO,
 AREAS USED FOR GENERAL STORAGE, BOILER OR FURNACE
 ROOMS, AND
 MAINTENANCE SHOPS THAT INCLUDE WOODWORKING AND PAINTING
 AREAS
 SHALL BE PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.7.
 38.3.2.2* HIGH HAZARD CONTENTS AREAS. HIGH HAZARD
 CONTENTS
 AREAS, AS CLASSIFIED IN SECTION 6.2, SHALL MEET ALL OF
 THE FOLLOWING
 CRITERIA:
 (1) THE AREA SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE
 BUILDING BY
 FIRE BARRIERS HAVING A MINIMUM 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE
 RATING,
 WITH ALL OPENINGS THEREIN PROTECTED BY SELF-CLOSING
 FIRE DOOR
 ASSEMBLIES HAVING A MINIMUM 3?4-HOUR FIRE PROTECTION
 RATING.
 (2) THE AREA SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN AUTOMATIC
 EXTINGUISHING
 SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.7.1.1(1) OR 9.7.1.2.
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES.
  
  
  
  
 11) SHEET ALS1.114 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS AT THE FIRE
 LOBBY & STAIR #1 EXIT DOORS OBSTRUCTING EACH OTHER.
  
 PER NFPA 101 CH 7
 7.2.1.4.3* DOOR LEAF ENCROACHMENT.
 7.2.1.4.3.1 DURING ITS SWING, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS
 OF EGRESS
 SHALL LEAVE NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE REQUIRED
 WIDTH OF AN AISLE,
 A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, OR A LANDING UNOBSTRUCTED,
 UNLESS BOTH
 OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
 (1) THE DOOR OPENING PROVIDES ACCESS TO A STAIR IN AN
 EXISTING
 BUILDING.
 (2) THE DOOR OPENING MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF
 7.2.1.4.3.2.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES AND NARRATIVE.
  
  
  
 12) SHEET ALS1.114 - THERE ARE INDICATION THAT EACH
 STAIR IS INDICATED AS STAIR # 1. SHEET ALS1.101
 INDICATES THEM DIFFERENTLY.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY.
  
  
  
  
 13) ENGINEERING DOCUMENTATION - THERE IS NO SPECIFIC
 ENGINEEERING DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE SMOKE CONTROL
 FOR THIS PROJECT.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 9
  
 9.3 SMOKE CONTROL.
 9.3.1 INSTALLATION. WHERE REQUIRED BY ANOTHER SECTION
 OF THIS
 CODE, SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED,
 INSTALLED,
 INSPECTED, TESTED, AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 NFPA 92,
 STANDARD FOR SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS; NFPA 204, STANDARD
 FOR
 SMOKE AND HEAT VENTING; OR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
 STANDARDS,
 ENGINEERING GUIDES, OR RECOMMENDED PRACTICES, AS
 APPROVED BY
 THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION.
 9.3.2 SYSTEM DESIGN. THE ENGINEER OF RECORD SHALL
 CLEARLY IDENTIFY
 THE INTENT OF THE SYSTEM, THE DESIGN METHOD USED, THE
 APPROPRIATENESS OF THAT METHOD, AND THE REQUIRED MEANS
 OF
 INSPECTING, TESTING, AND MAINTAINING THE SYSTEM.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION.
  
  
  
 14) DOOR SCHEDULES - IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONFIRM WITH
 ANY CERTAINTY THE CORRECT RATING AND HARDWARES OF THE
 DOORS DUE TO NO ONE SHEET OF EACH FLOOR HAS ALL THE
 DOORS NUMBERS MARKED,
  
 PLEASE MARK THE DOORS ON THE ALS SHEETS TO BETTER MARK
 EACH DOOR NUMBER WITH THE RATING THAT CAN BE CLEARLY
 AND ACCURATELY CHECKED AGAINST THE DOOR SCHEDULE.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR HELP TO CLARIFY
 VERIFICATIONS.
  
  
  
  
 15) SHEET ALS1.10 & ALS1.108 - THERE IS AN INDICATION
 OF A LARGE STAIRCASE CONNECTING THESE TO FLOOR LEVELS.
 THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF HOW THIS CONVENIENCE
 OPENING WILL BE PROTECTED.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 8
  
 8.6.9 CONVENIENCE OPENINGS.
 8.6.9.1 WHERE PERMITTED BY CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43,
 UNENCLOSED
 VERTICAL OPENINGS NOT CONCEALED WITHIN THE BUILDING
 CONSTRUCTION SHALL
 BE PERMITTED AS FOLLOWS:
 (1) SUCH OPENINGS SHALL CONNECT NOT MORE THAN TWO
 ADJACENT STORIES
 (ONE FLOOR PIERCED ONLY).
 (2) SUCH OPENINGS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM UNPROTECTED
 VERTICAL
 OPENINGS SERVING OTHER FLOORS BY A BARRIER COMPLYING
 WITH 8.6.5.
 (3) SUCH OPENINGS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM CORRIDORS.
 (4) *IN OTHER THAN APPROVED, EXISTING CONVENIENCE
 OPENINGS, SUCH
 OPENINGS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER FIRE OR SMOKE
 COMPARTMENTS ON THE SAME FLOOR.
 (5) IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, THE CONVENIENCE OPENING SHALL
 BE SEPARATED
 FROM THE CORRIDOR REFERENCED IN 8.6.9.1(3) BY A SMOKE
 PARTITION,
 UNLESS CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43 REQUIRE THE CORRIDOR TO
 HAVE A FIRE
 RESISTANCE RATING.
 (6) *SUCH OPENINGS SHALL NOT SERVE AS A REQUIRED MEANS
 OF EGRESS.
  
 8.6.9.2 WHERE PERMITTED BY CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43,
 UNENCLOSED
 VERTICAL OPENINGS CREATED BY CONVENIENCE STAIRWAYS
 SHALL COMPLY WITH
 ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) THE CONVENIENCE STAIR OPENINGS SHALL NOT SERVE AS
 REQUIRED
 MEANS OF EGRESS.
 (2) THE BUILDING SHALL BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN
 APPROVED,
 SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH
 SECTION 9.7.
 (3) *THE CONVENIENCE STAIR OPENINGS SHALL BE PROTECTED
 IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD DETAILED FOR THE PROTECTION
 OF
 VERTICAL OPENINGS IN NFPA 13, STANDARD FOR THE
 INSTALLATION OF
 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.
 (4) IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, THE AREA OF THE FLOOR OPENING
 SHALL NOT
 EXCEED TWICE THE HORIZONTAL PROJECTED AREA OF THE
 STAIRWAY.
 (5) FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, SUCH OPENINGS SHALL NOT
 CONNECT MORE THAN
 FOUR CONTIGUOUS STORIES, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY
 CHAPTERS
 11 THROUGH 43.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW, CORRECT AND PROVIDE DETAILS.
  
  
  
  
 16) SHEET ALS1.108 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF AN EXIT
 SIGN AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRWAY NOTED ABOVE; HOWEVER,
 PER 8.6.9.2 (1) THE STAIR SHALL NOT SERVE AS A REQUIRED
 MEANS OF EGRESS.
  
 THIS STAIR APPEARS TO SERVE AS A REQUIRED MEANS OF
 EGRESS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE
 REFERENCES AND NARRATIVE.
  
  
  
  
 17) SHEET FP 301 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF TWO PUMPS.
 THE PUMP SCHEDULES INDICATE 750 GPM WITH MAX CHURN
 PRESSURE OF 235.
  
 THOSE THESE ARE NOT SHOP DRAWINGS, THESE FIGURES DO NOT
 APPEAR TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT FIRE DEMANDS ON UPPER
 FLOORS, NOR SEPARATE FIRE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT TOWERS
 AT THE SAME TIME.
  
 PLEASE REIVEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH THE EOR
 NARRATIVE.
  
  
  
 18) SHEET A1.105 & E - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A
 GENERATOR ROOM; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF
 WHAT TYPE, CLASS, ETC.
  
 PER NFPA 110
  
 CHAPTER 4 CLASSIFICATION OF EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY
 SYSTEMS (EPSSS)
 4.1* GENERAL. THE EPSS SHALL PROVIDE A SOURCE OF
 ELECTRICAL
 POWER OF REQUIRED CAPACITY, RELIABILITY, AND QUALITY TO
 LOADS FOR
 A LENGTH OF TIME AS SPECIFIED IN TABLE 4.1(A) AND
 WITHIN A SPECIFIED
 TIME FOLLOWING LOSS OR FAILURE OF THE NORMAL POWER
 SUPPLY
 AS SPECIFIED IN TABLE 4.1(B).
  
 4.2* CLASS. THE CLASS DEFINES THE MINIMUM TIME, IN
 HOURS, FOR
 WHICH THE EPSS IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE AT ITS RATED LOAD
 WITHOUT
 BEING REFUELED OR RECHARGED. [SEE TABLE 4.1(A).]
 4.3 TYPE. THE TYPE DEFINES THE MAXIMUM TIME, IN
 SECONDS,
 THAT THE EPSS WILL PERMIT THE LOAD TERMINALS OF THE
 TRANSFER
 SWITCH TO BE WITHOUT ACCEPTABLE ELECTRICAL POWER. TABLE
 4.1(B)
 PROVIDES THE TYPES DEFINED BY THIS STANDARD.
 4.4* LEVEL. THIS STANDARD RECOGNIZES TWO LEVELS OF
 EQUIPMENT
 INSTALLATION, PERFORMANCE, AND MAINTENANCE.
 4.4.1* LEVEL 1 SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED WHERE FAILURE
 OF THE
 EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE
 OR
 SERIOUS INJURIES.
 4.4.2* LEVEL 2 SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED WHERE FAILURE
 OF THE
 EPSS TO PERFORM IS LESS CRITICAL TO HUMAN LIFE AND
 SAFETY.
 4.4.3 ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PERMANENTLY INSTALLED.
 4.4.4* LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 SYSTEMS SHALL ENSURE THAT
 ALL LOADS
 SERVED BY THE EPSS ARE SUPPLIED WITH ALTERNATE POWER
 THAT
 MEETS ALL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
 (1) OF A QUALITY WITHIN THE OPERATING LIMITS OF THE
 LOAD
 (2) FOR A DURATION SPECIFIED FOR THE CLASS AS DEFINED
 IN TABLE
 4.1(A)
 (3) WITHIN THE TIME SPECIFIED FOR THE TYPE AS DEFINED
 IN TABLE
 4.1(B)
  
 THE GENERATOR SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER SEPARATE SHOP
 DRAWINGS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS AND A NOTE OF
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
  
  
  
 19) SHEET A 1.108 & ALS 1.108 - STAIRWAYS # 5 & 9
 INDICATE EXIT SIGNS AND OPENINGS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO
 DOORS INDICATED ON THESE SHEETS OR ANY OTHER SHEET FOR
 THESE OPENINGS.
  
 PER NFPA 101 CH 7, EXIT STAIRWELLS ARE TO BE PROTECTED.
  
 7.2.2.5 ENCLOSURE AND PROTECTION OF STAIRS.
 7.2.2.5.1 ENCLOSURES.
 7.2.2.5.1.1 ALL INSIDE STAIRS SERVING AS AN EXIT OR
 EXIT COMPONENT
 SHALL BE ENCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.1.3.2.
  
 7.1.3.2 EXITS.
 7.1.3.2.1 WHERE THIS CODE REQUIRES AN EXIT TO BE
 SEPARATED FROM OTHER
 PARTS OF THE BUILDING, THE SEPARATING CONSTRUCTION
 SHALL MEET THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 8.2 AND THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) *THE SEPARATION SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 1-HOUR FIRE
 RESISTANCE
 RATING WHERE THE EXIT CONNECTS THREE OR FEWER STORIES.
  
 (8) OPENINGS IN THE SEPARATION SHALL BE PROTECTED BY
 FIRE DOOR
 ASSEMBLIES EQUIPPED WITH DOOR CLOSER COMPLYING WITH
 7.2.1.8.
  
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY.
  
  
  
  
 20) OUTDOOR TERRACE/POOL/ROOFTOP AREAS - THERE DOES NOT
 APPEAR TO BE ANY BBQ'S PROPOSED FOR THIS PROJECT;
 HOWEVER, SHOULD THEY BE A FUTURE INSTALL THEY SHALL
 COMPLY WITH THE ALL APPLICABLE CODES INCLUDING NFPA 1
  
 10.10.6 COOKING EQUIPMENT.
 10.10.6.1 FOR OTHER THAN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS,
 NO
 HIBACHI, GRILL, OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICES USED FOR
 COOKING, HEATING,
 OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE SHALL BE USED OR KINDLED ON ANY
 BALCONY,
 UNDER ANY OVERHANGING PORTION, OR WITHIN 10 FT (3 M) OF
 ANY
 STRUCTURE.
 10.10.6.1.1 LISTED ELECTRIC PORTABLE, TABLETOP GRILLS,
 NOT TO EXCEED
 200 SQUARE INCHES OF COOKING SURFACE, OR OTHER SIMILAR
 APPARATUS
 SHALL BE PERMITTED.
 10.10.6.2 FOR OTHER THAN ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS,
 NO
 HIBACHI, GRILL, OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICES USED FOR
 COOKING SHALL BE
 STORED ON A BALCONY.
 10.10.6.3* LISTED EQUIPMENT PERMANENTLY INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE
 WITH ITS LISTING, APPLICABLE CODES, AND MANUFACTURER?S
 INSTRUCTIONS
 SHALL BE PERMITTED.
 10.10.7 INSTALLATION OF PATIO HEATERS. THE INSTALLATION
 OF PATIO
 HEATERS SHALL COMPLY WITH 69.3.11.
  
 SHOULD THERE BE REVISIONS, BBQ'S SHALL BE CLEARLY
 IDENTIFIED, LOCATED PER THE CODE AND ALL MANUFACTURES
 SPECIFICATIONS ATTACHED, AND COMPLY WITH THOSE
 SPECIFICATIONS, PRIOR TO ANY APPROVAL.
  
 PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE.
  
  
  
  
 21) RESIDENTIAL TOWER SHEETS - AT THE FIRE SERVICE
 ELEVATOR EXIT DOOR TO THE STARIWELL THE DOOR OPENS INTO
 THE REQUIRED EGRESS OF THE CORRIDOR DOOR AND VISA A
 VERSA.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 7
  
 7.2.1.4.3* DOOR LEAF ENCROACHMENT.
 7.2.1.4.3.1 DURING ITS SWING, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS
 OF EGRESS
 SHALL LEAVE NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE REQUIRED
 WIDTH OF AN AISLE,
 A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, OR A LANDING UNOBSTRUCTED,
 UNLESS BOTH
 OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
 (1) THE DOOR OPENING PROVIDES ACCESS TO A STAIR IN AN
 EXISTING
 BUILDING.
 (2) THE DOOR OPENING MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF
 7.2.1.4.3.2.
 7.2.1.4.3.2 WHEN FULLY OPEN, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS
 OF EGRESS
 SHALL NOT PROJECT MORE THAN 7 IN. (180 MM) INTO THE
 REQUIRED WIDTH
 OF AN AISLE, A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, OR A LANDING,
 UNLESS THE DOOR
 LEAF IS EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED SELF-CLOSING DEVICE
 AND IS NOT
 REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF 7.2.1.4.2 TO SWING IN THE
 DIRECTION OF
 EGRESS TRAVEL.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OT JUSTIFY/CLARIFY WITH
 SPECIFIC CODE REFERENCES.
  
  
  
  
  
 23) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
  
 24) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
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