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| 2020-02-12 14:22:04 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO A FIRE ALARM INSTALL; HOWEVER, I |
| | WANT TO BE SURE THAT THIS INSTALL IS NOT BE REQUIRED |
| | THROUGH MY OFFICE WITHOUT SPECIFIC CODE REVIEW |
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| | 1) WHAT IS THE OCCUPANCY PER NFPA 101? |
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| | 2) WHO OR WHAT IS REQUIRING/REQUESTING THIS INSTALL? |
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| | 3) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM BEING |
| | INSTALLED IN AN EXISTING TRIPLEX OCCUPANCY. |
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| | PER NFPA 31 EXISTING APARTMENT OCCUPANCIES A FIRE ALARM |
| | IS NOT REQUIRED. |
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| | 31.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. |
| | 31.3.4.1 GENERAL. |
| | 31.3.4.1.1 APARTMENT BUILDINGS FOUR OR MORE STORIES IN |
| | HEIGHT OR WITH |
| | MORE THAN 11 DWELLING UNITS, OTHER THAN THOSE MEETING |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF 31.3.4.1.2, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 9.6, EXCEPT AS MODIFIED BY 31.3.4.2 |
| | THROUGH 31.3.4.5. |
| | 31.3.4.1.2 A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED |
| | WHERE EACH |
| | DWELLING UNIT IS SEPARATED FROM OTHER CONTIGUOUS |
| | DWELLING UNITS BY FIRE |
| | BARRIERS (SEE SECTION 8.3) HAVING A MINIMUM ?-HOUR FIRE |
| | RESISTANCE |
| | RATING, AND WHERE EACH DWELLING UNIT HAS EITHER ITS OWN |
| | INDEPENDENT EXIT |
| | OR ITS OWN INDEPENDENT STAIRWAY OR RAMP DISCHARGING AT |
| | THE FINISHED |
| | GROUND LEVEL. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE A BRIEF REVIEW OF WHO IS REQUESTING OR |
| | REQUIREING THIS INSTALL. |
| | |
| | THE ABOVE COMMENT IS STATED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REVIEW |
| | OF THE PROPSOED SYSTEM: |
| | |
| | |
| | THE SUBMITTED PLANS APPEARS TO BE OVER DESIGNED WITH |
| | NUMEROUS POTENIAL EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT REQUIRED AND |
| | MAY LEAD TO FALSE ALARMS. |
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| | 4) PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE SPECIFIC |
| | CODE REFERNCES THAT REQUIRE: |
| | |
| | A. PULL STATIONS IN RESIDENTIAL UNITS. |
| | B. THREE HORN STROBES IS SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY OF EACH |
| | OTHER IS SUCH SMALL UNITS. |
| | C. A FACP IN A RESIDENTIAL UNIT. |
| | D. AN ANNUCIATOR PANEL IS INDICATED SOMEWHERE ON THE |
| | OUTSIDE; HOWEVER, NO PROTECTION IS INDICATED NOR ITS |
| | LOCATION, FUNCTIONALITY, SEQUENCE OF OPERATION, |
| | SECURITY/FD ACCESS ONLY. |
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| | 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 6) 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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