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| 2019-07-29 13:50:17 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION PROVIDE TO |
| | COMPLETE A THOROUGH LIFE SAFETY REVIEW. |
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| | 2) SHEET A 201 - THERE IS NO REFERENCE OF REVIEW OR |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. |
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| | PROPOSED PROJECTS SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE |
| | 6TH EDITION OF FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH |
| | INCLUDES THE 2015 EDITION OF NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101; |
| | SPECIFICALLY, CHAPTER 14 NEW EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW. ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PROVIDE THE |
| | REFERENCE. |
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| | 3) SHEET A 201 - THERE ARE NO AGE GROUPD INDICATED. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 14 |
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| | 14.1.2.2 EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES SHALL INCLUDE |
| | PRESCHOOLS, |
| | KINDERGARTENS, AND OTHER SCHOOLS MEETING BOTH OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING |
| | CRITERIA: |
| | (1) THE PURPOSE IS PRIMARILY EDUCATIONAL, EVEN THOUGH |
| | THE |
| | CHILDREN WHO ATTEND SUCH SCHOOLS ARE OF PRESCHOOL AGE. |
| | (2) THE CHILDREN ARE ALL 24 MONTHS OF AGE OR OLDER. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE AGE GROUPS. |
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| | 4) THERE IS NO DOOR SCHEDULE INDICATED SHOWING LOCKS |
| | AND HARDWARE. |
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| | PER NFPA 14 |
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| | 14.2.2.2 DOORS. |
| | 14.2.2.2.1 DOORS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1 SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED. |
| | 14.2.2.2.2 ANY DOOR IN A REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FROM |
| | AN AREA |
| | HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR MORE PERSONS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE PROVIDED WITH A LATCH OR LOCK ONLY IF |
| | THE LATCH OR |
| | LOCK IS PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE COMPLYING |
| | WITH |
| | 7.2.1.7. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS AND A DOOR SCHEDULE. |
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| | 5) THE PROPOSED OCCUPANCY IS INDICATED ON THE 2ND FLLOR |
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| | PER NFPA 14 |
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| | 14.2 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 14.2.1 GENERAL. |
| | 14.2.1.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | CHAPTER 7 |
| | AND SECTION 14.2. |
| | 14.2.1.2 ROOMS NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY PRESCHOOL, |
| | KINDERGARTEN, OR |
| | FIRST-GRADE STUDENTS SHALL BE LOCATED ON A LEVEL OF |
| | EXIT DISCHARGE, |
| | UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 14.2.1.4. |
| | 14.2.1.3 ROOMS NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY SECOND-GRADE |
| | STUDENTS SHALL |
| | NOT BE LOCATED MORE THAN ONE STORY ABOVE A LEVEL OF |
| | EXIT DISCHARGE, |
| | UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 14.2.1.4. |
| | 14.2.1.4 ROOMS OR AREAS LOCATED ON FLOOR LEVELS OTHER |
| | THAN AS |
| | SPECIFIED IN 14.2.1.2 AND 14.2.1.3 SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | TO BE USED |
| | WHERE PROVIDED WITH INDEPENDENT MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | DEDICATED FOR |
| | USE BY THE PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN, FIRST-GRADE, OR |
| | SECOND-GRADE |
| | STUDENTS. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 6) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF THE CORRIDOR WIDTH. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 14 |
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| | 14.2.3 CAPACITY OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 14.2.3.1 GENERAL. CAPACITY OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| | IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.3. |
| | 14.2.3.2 MINIMUM CORRIDOR WIDTH. EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS |
| | SHALL |
| | HAVE NOT LESS THAN 6 FT (1830 MM) OF CLEAR WIDTH. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 7) SHEET A 201 - THERE IS A DOOR FROM THE EXISTING |
| | WAITING AREA THAT OPENS INTO THE EXIT CORRIDOR |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 14 |
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| | 14.2.5.6 DOORS THAT SWING INTO AN EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR |
| | SHALL BE |
| | ARRANGED TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE WITH CORRIDOR TRAVEL. |
| | (SEE ALSO |
| | 7.2.1.4.3.) |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OF PROVIDE DETAILS IN |
| | COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 8) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING. |
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| | PER NFPA 14 |
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| | 14.2.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING. EMERGENCY LIGHTING SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.9. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE |
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| | 9) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF A COMPLETE FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 14 |
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| | 14.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. |
| | 14.3.4.1 GENERAL. |
| | 14.3.4.1.1 EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | WITH A FIRE |
| | ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.6. |
| | 14.3.4.2 INITIATION. |
| | 14.3.4.2.1 GENERAL. INITIATION OF THE REQUIRED FIRE |
| | ALARM SYSTEM, |
| | OTHER THAN AS PERMITTED BY 14.3.4.2.3, SHALL BE BY |
| | MANUAL MEANS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.2.1(1). |
| | 14.3.4.2.2 AUTOMATIC INITIATION. IN BUILDINGS PROVIDED |
| | WITH |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION, THE OPERATION OF THE |
| | SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM SHALL AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE THE FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM IN |
| | ADDITION TO THE INITIATION MEANS REQUIRED IN |
| | 14.3.4.2.1. |
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| | 14.3.4.3.1 OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION. |
| | 14.3.4.3.1.1 OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION SHALL BE |
| | ACCOMPLISHED |
| | AUTOMATICALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.3. |
| | 14.3.4.3.1.2 THE OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION REQUIRED BY |
| | 14.3.4.3.1.1 |
| | SHALL UTILIZE AN EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION |
| | SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.3 WHERE THE BUILDING HAS AN |
| | OCCUPANT LOAD OF |
| | MORE THAN 100. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 10) SHEET A 201 - THERE ARE MULTIPLE CLASSROOMS THAT |
| | REQUIRE EXIT THROUGH AN AJOINING ROOM OR SPACE. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 14 |
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| | 14.2.5.5 EVERY ROOM THAT IS NORMALLY SUBJECT TO STUDENT |
| | OCCUPANCY |
| | SHALL HAVE AN EXIT ACCESS DOOR LEADING DIRECTLY TO AN |
| | EXIT ACCESS |
| | CORRIDOR OR EXIT, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY ONE OF |
| | THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE AN EXIT DOOR |
| | OPENS |
| | DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE OR TO AN EXTERIOR BALCONY OR |
| | CORRIDOR AS |
| | DESCRIBED IN 14.2.5.9. |
| | (2) ONE ROOM SHALL BE PERMITTED TO INTERVENE BETWEEN A |
| | NORMALLY |
| | OCCUPIED STUDENT ROOM AND AN EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR, |
| | PROVIDED |
| | THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (A) THE TRAVEL FROM A ROOM SERVED BY AN INTERVENING |
| | ROOM |
| | TO THE CORRIDOR DOOR OR EXIT SHALL NOT EXCEED 75 FT (23 |
| | M). |
| | (B) CLOTHING, PERSONAL EFFECTS, OR OTHER MATERIALS |
| | DEEMED |
| | HAZARDOUS BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION SHALL BE |
| | STORED IN METAL LOCKERS, PROVIDED THAT THEY DO NOT |
| | OBSTRUCT THE EXIT ACCESS, OR THE INTERVENING ROOM SHALL |
| | BE |
| | SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7. |
| | (C) ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS OF PROTECTION SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED: |
| | I. THE INTERVENING ROOM SHALL HAVE APPROVED FIRE |
| | DETECTION THAT ACTIVATES THE BUILDING ALARM. |
| | II. THE BUILDING SHALL BE PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE TRAVEL DISTANCES AND OTHER |
| | REQUIRED DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 11) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 12) 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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