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| 2020-09-10 10:42:45 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) SHEET A 1 & E 2 - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF THE THE |
| | TWO EXISTING BATHROOM DOORS THAT OPEN OUT INTO THE EXIT |
| | EGRESS CORRIDOR. |
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| | THERE IS ALSO AN EXIT SIIGN DIRECTING THE EXIT PATH |
| | DOWN THAT CORRIDOR. |
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| | THOSE DOORS, THOUGH EXISTING, RESTRICT THE REQUIRED |
| | EGRESS WIDTH. |
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| | PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| | 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 AND SHALL NOT PROJECT NOT |
| | MORE THAN 7 IN. INTO THE REQUIRED WIDTH OF AN AISLE, A |
| | CORRIDOR, A PASSAGE WAY, OR A LANDING, WHEN FULLY OPEN, |
| | 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 REQUIREMENTS THAT LIMITS |
| | PROJECTION TO NOT MORE THAN 7 IN. INTO THE REQUIRED |
| | WIDTH OF THE STAIR LANDING WHEN THE DOOR |
| | LEAF IS FULLY OPEN |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT THE DOOR SWING OR REVIEW THIS |
| | EXIT SIGN AND PATH AS IT MAY NOT BE REQUIRED. THERE IS |
| | A POTENTIAL FOR ONE EXIT FROM THE OPEN AREA THROUGH THE |
| | BREAKROOM. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 39EXISTING BUSINESS AND CH 7, MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS. |
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| | 39.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 39.2.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING, |
| | EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 39.2.4.2 THROUGH |
| | 39.2.4.6: |
| | (1) THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 7.4.1.1 AND 7.4.1.3 THROUGH 7.4.1.6. |
| | (2) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | ON EVERY |
| | STORY. |
| | (3) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE |
| | ACCESSIBLE FROM |
| | EVERY PART OF EVERY STORY. |
| | 39.2.4.2 EXIT ACCESS, AS REQUIRED BY 39.2.4.1(3), SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED |
| | TO INCLUDE A SINGLE EXIT ACCESS PATH FOR THE DISTANCES |
| | PERMITTED AS |
| | COMMON PATHS OF TRAVEL BY 39.2.5.3. |
| | 39.2.4.3 A SINGLE EXIT SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR A ROOM OR |
| | AREA WITH A |
| | TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD OF LESS THAN 100 PERSONS, PROVIDED |
| | THAT ALL OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE EXIT SHALL DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT |
| | THE LEVEL OF |
| | EXIT DISCHARGE FOR THE BUILDING. |
| | (2) THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FROM ANY POINT, |
| | INCLUDING TRAVEL |
| | WITHIN THE EXIT, SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 FT (30 M). |
| | (3) THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF TRAVEL SPECIFIED IN |
| | 39.2.4.3(2) SHALL BE |
| | ON THE SAME STORY, OR, IF TRAVERSING OF STAIRS IS |
| | NECESSARY, SUCH |
| | STAIRS SHALL NOT EXCEED 15 FT (4570 MM) IN HEIGHT, AND |
| | BOTH OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING ALSO SHALL APPLY: |
| | (A) INTERIOR STAIRS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH COMPLETE |
| | ENCLOSURES TO SEPARATE THEM FROM ANY OTHER PART OF THE |
| | BUILDING, WITH NO DOOR OPENINGS THEREIN. |
| | (B) A SINGLE OUTSIDE STAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.2 |
| | SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO SERVE ALL STORIES PERMITTED WITHIN THE 15 |
| | FT |
| | (4570 MM) VERTICAL TRAVEL LIMITATION. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHOWING |
| | TRAVEL DISTANCES THAT WOULD ME THE SINGLEE XIT |
| | REQUIREMENTS AND REMOVE THE EXIT SIGN AT THE CORRIDOR. |
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| | 2) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 3) 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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