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| 2020-07-17 10:22:42 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO: |
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| | THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED |
| | AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE |
| | PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE |
| | INSPECTION. |
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| | |
| | 1) THERE ARE EXIT DOORS INDICATED, HOWEVER, THERE ARE |
| | NO LOCKS NOR HARDWARE INDICATED. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | |
| | 7.2 MEANS OF EGRESS COMPONENTS. |
| | 7.2.1 DOOR OPENINGS. |
| | 7.2.1.1 GENERAL. |
| | 7.2.1.1.1 A DOOR ASSEMBLY IN A MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL |
| | CONFORM TO |
| | THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 7.1 AND TO THE |
| | SPECIAL |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF 7.2.1. |
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| | 7.2.1.5 LOCKS, LATCHES, AND ALARM DEVICES. |
| | 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED |
| | READILY FROM |
| | THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. |
| | 7.2.1.5.2* THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.1.5.1 SHALL NOT APPLY |
| | TO DOOR |
| | LEAVES OF LISTED FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES AFTER EXPOSURE TO |
| | ELEVATED |
| | TEMPERATURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LISTING, BASED ON |
| | LABORATORY |
| | FIRE TEST PROCEDURES. |
| | 7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE |
| | OF A KEY, A |
| | TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM |
| | THE EGRESS |
| | SIDE. |
| | 7.2.1.5.4 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 7.2.1.5.1 AND 7.2.1.5.3 |
| | SHALL NOT |
| | APPLY WHERE OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS 18 THROUGH |
| | 23. |
| | 7.2.1.5.5 KEY-OPERATED LOCKS. |
| | 7.2.1.5.5.1* EXTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO HAVE |
| | KEY-OPERATED LOCKS FROM THE EGRESS SIDE, PROVIDED THAT |
| | ALL OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) THIS ALTERNATIVE IS PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 |
| | THROUGH 43 FOR |
| | THE SPECIFIC OCCUPANCY. |
| | (2) A READILY VISIBLE, DURABLE SIGN IN LETTERS NOT LESS |
| | THAN 1 IN. |
| | (25 MM) HIGH ON A CONTRASTING BACKGROUND THAT READS AS |
| | FOLLOWS IS LOCATED ON OR ADJACENT TO THE DOOR LEAF: |
| | THIS |
| | DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THE |
| | BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. |
| | (3) THE LOCKING DEVICE IS OF A TYPE THAT IS READILY |
| | DISTINGUISHABLE |
| | AS LOCKED. |
| | (4) A KEY IS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO ANY OCCUPANT |
| | INSIDE THE |
| | BUILDING WHEN IT IS LOCKED. |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.5.10* A LATCH OR OTHER FASTENING DEVICE ON A DOOR |
| | LEAF SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED WITH A RELEASING DEVICE THAT HAS AN OBVIOUS |
| | METHOD OF |
| | OPERATION AND THAT IS READILY OPERATED UNDER ALL |
| | LIGHTING CONDITIONS. |
| | 7.2.1.5.10.1 THE RELEASING MECHANISM FOR ANY LATCH |
| | SHALL BE |
| | LOCATED AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) NOT LESS THAN 34 IN. (865 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED |
| | FLOOR FOR |
| | OTHER THAN EXISTING INSTALLATIONS |
| | (2) NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED |
| | FLOOR |
| | 7.2.1.5.10.2 THE RELEASING MECHANISM SHALL OPEN THE |
| | DOOR LEAF |
| | WITH NOT MORE THAN ONE RELEASING OPERATION, UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE |
| | SPECIFIED IN 7.2.1.5.10.3, 7.2.1.5.10.4, OR |
| | 7.2.1.5.10.6. |
| | |
| | PLEASSE ENSURE COMPLIANCE AS THE FIRE INSPECTOR WILL |
| | VERIFY AND CONFIRM INSTALLATION. |
| | |
| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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