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Plan Review Notes For Permit 20101294
Permit Number	20101294
Review Stop	FIRE
Sequence Number	1

Notes

Date	Text
2020-11-05 10:51:07	THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
	MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:


	1) THE PLAN SHEET INDICATES AN OPENING INTO AND THROUGH
	THE KITCHEN.

	HOW WILL CHILDREN BE CONTROLLED/SEPARATED FROM ENTERING
	THE REMAING AREA OF THE HOME?

	ARE YOU PROPOSING TO USE THE ENTIRE HOUSE?

	PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.


	2) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF THE TYPE OF INTERIOR
	FINISHES ARE ON THE WALL, CEILING AND FLOOR.

	PER NFPA 101 CH 16,

	16.6.3.3 INTERIOR FINISH.
	16.6.3.3.1 GENERAL. INTERIOR FINISH SHALL BE IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH
	SECTION 10.2.
	16.6.3.3.3 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH.
	16.6.3.3.3.1 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH SHALL COMPLY WITH
	SECTION 10.2.

	10.2.1* GENERAL.
	10.2.1.1 CLASSIFICATION OF INTERIOR FINISH MATERIALS
	SHALL BE IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH TESTS MADE UNDER CONDITIONS SIMULATING
	ACTUAL
	INSTALLATIONS, PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORITY HAVING
	JURISDICTION IS
	PERMITTED TO ESTABLISH THE CLASSIFICATION OF ANY
	MATERIAL FOR WHICH
	CLASSIFICATION BY A STANDARD TEST IS NOT AVAILABLE,
	UNLESS OTHERWISE
	PROVIDED IN 10.2.1.2 OR 10.2.1.4.
	10.2.1.2 THE PROVISIONS OF 10.2.1.1 SHALL NOT APPLY TO
	MATERIALS HAVING
	A TOTAL THICKNESS OF LESS THAN 1?28 IN. (0.9 MM) THAT
	ARE APPLIED DIRECTLY
	TO THE SURFACE OF WALLS AND CEILINGS WHERE BOTH OF THE
	FOLLOWING
	CONDITIONS ARE MET:
	(1) THE WALL OR CEILING SURFACE IS A NONCOMBUSTIBLE OR
	LIMITEDCOMBUSTIBLE
	MATERIAL.
	(2) THE MATERIALS APPLIED MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
	CLASS A INTERIOR
	WALL OR CEILING FINISH WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
	10.2.3,
	USING FIBER CEMENT BOARD AS THE SUBSTRATE MATERIAL.
	10.2.1.3 IF A MATERIAL HAVING A TOTAL THICKNESS OF LESS
	THAN 1?28 IN. (0.9
	MM) IS APPLIED TO A SURFACE THAT IS NOT NONCOMBUSTIBLE
	OR NOT LIMITEDCOMBUSTIBLE,
	THE PROVISIONS OF 10.2.1.1 SHALL APPLY.

	10.2.2.2* INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH SHALL COMPLY WITH
	10.2.7 UNDER ANY OF
	THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
	(1) WHERE FLOOR FINISH REQUIREMENTS ARE SPECIFIED
	ELSEWHERE IN THE
	CODE
	(2) WHERE THE FIRE PERFORMANCE OF THE FLOOR FINISH
	CANNOT BE
	DEMONSTRATED TO BE EQUIVALENT TO FLOOR FINISHES WITH A
	CRITICAL
	RADIANT FLUX OF AT LEAST 0.1 W/CM2

	PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE TYPE OF FINISHES.


	3) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS.

	16.6.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
	16.6.3.4.1 SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITHIN
	DAY-CARE HOMES
	IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.2.10.

	NFPA 101, CH 9
	9.6.2.10 SMOKE ALARMS.
	9.6.2.10.1 WHERE REQUIRED BY ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS
	CODE, SINGLESTATION
	AND MULTIPLE-STATION SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE IN
	ACCORDANCE
	WITH NFPA 72, NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE,
	UNLESS
	OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 9.6.2.10.3, 9.6.2.10.4,
	9.6.2.10.5, OR
	9.6.2.10.6.

	NFPA 72, CH 29

	29.5.1* REQUIRED DETECTION.
	29.5.1.1* WHERE REQUIRED BY OTHER GOVERNING LAWS,
	CODES, OR
	STANDARDS FOR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF OCCUPANCY, APPROVED
	SINGLEAND
	MULTIPLE-STATION SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED AS
	FOLLOWS:
	(1)*IN ALL SLEEPING ROOMS AND GUEST ROOMS
	(2)*OUTSIDE OF EACH SEPARATE DWELLING UNIT SLEEPING
	AREA,
	WITHIN 21 FT (6.4 M) OF ANY DOOR TO A SLEEPING ROOM,
	WITH
	THE DISTANCE MEASURED ALONG A PATH OF TRAVEL
	(3) ON EVERY LEVEL OF A DWELLING UNIT, INCLUDING
	BASEMENTS
	(4) ON EVERY LEVEL OF A RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND CARE
	OCCUPANCY
	(SMALL FACILITY), INCLUDING BASEMENTS AND EXCLUDING
	CRAWL
	SPACES AND UNFINISHED ATTICS
	(5)*IN THE LIVING AREA(S) OF A GUEST SUITE
	(6) IN THE LIVING AREA(S) OF A RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND
	CARE OCCUPANCY
	(SMALL FACILITY)

	PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS ON SA LOCATIONS.


	4) HOW WILL THE PROPOSED ROOM BE USED FOR?

	16.6.3.4.3 SINGLE-STATION OR MULTIPLE-STATION SMOKE
	ALARMS OR
	SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ALL ROOMS USED FOR
	SLEEPING
	IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.2.10.

	IF THE ROOM WILL BE USED FOR SLEEPING/NAPPING PLEASE
	PROVIDE A SA.

	PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

	5) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF LIGHTING ALONG THE PATH
	OF EXITING.

	16.6.2.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF
	EGRESS SHALL
	BE ILLUMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8.

	7.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS.
	7.8.1 GENERAL.
	7.8.1.1* ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE
	PROVIDED IN
	ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8 FOR EVERY BUILDING AND
	STRUCTURE WHERE
	REQUIRED IN CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
	THIS
	REQUIREMENT, EXIT ACCESS SHALL INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED
	STAIRS, AISLES,
	CORRIDORS, RAMPS, ESCALATORS, AND PASSAGEWAYS LEADING
	TO AN EXIT. FOR THE
	PURPOSES OF THIS REQUIREMENT, EXIT DISCHARGE SHALL
	INCLUDE ONLY
	DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, CORRIDORS, RAMPS,
	ESCALATORS, WALKWAYS, AND EXIT
	PASSAGEWAYS LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY.

	7.8.2 SOURCES OF ILLUMINATION.
	7.8.2.1 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE FROM A
	SOURCE
	CONSIDERED RELIABLE BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING
	JURISDICTION.
	7.8.2.2 BATTERY-OPERATED ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND OTHER
	TYPES OF PORTABLE LAMPS
	OR LANTERNS SHALL NOT BE USED FOR PRIMARY ILLUMINATION
	OF MEANS OF EGRESS.
	BATTERY-OPERATED ELECTRIC LIGHTS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
	BE USED AS AN
	EMERGENCY SOURCE TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER SECTION
	7.9.

	PLEASE PROVIDE LIGHTING DETAILS.


	6) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
	REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
	ABOVE.


	7) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
	RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.


	PETER LEDUC
	FIRE MARSHAL
	561-804-4709
	[email protected]