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Plan Review Notes For Permit 20120918
Permit Number 20120918
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2021-01-15 14:57:26THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 THE FOLLOWWING COMMENTS ARE RELATED TO THE EGRESS
 CAPACITY OF THE BASEMENT AREA.
  
 I BELIEVE THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION ON THIS ISSUE
 SOMETIME AGO.
  
  
 1) SHEET A 3.1 - THE REAR VESTIBULE AREA REQUIRES
 ADDITIONAL EXIT SIGNAGE ALONG THE PATH OF TRAVEL .
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS
  
 7.10.1.5 EXIT ACCESS.
 7.10.1.5.1 ACCESS TO EXITS SHALL BE MARKED BY APPROVED,
 READILY
 VISIBLE SIGNS IN ALL CASES WHERE THE EXIT OR WAY TO
 REACH THE EXIT IS
 NOT READILY APPARENT TO THE OCCUPANTS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
 2) SHEET A 3.1 & 3.2 - THE SINGLE REAR EXIT UP THE WOOD
 STAIRS DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR THE REQUIRED OCCUPANCY
 LOAD.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS
  
 7.3.1 OCCUPANT LOAD.
 7.3.1.1 SUFFICIENT CAPACITY.
 7.3.1.1.1 THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS FOR
 ANY STORY,
 BALCONY, TIER, OR OTHER OCCUPIED SPACE SHALL BE
 SUFFICIENT FOR THE
 OCCUPANT LOAD THEREOF.
  
 CONSIDER USING THE EAST STAIR AS AN EXIT AS WELL AND
 PROVIDE FOR AN EXIT SIGN OVER THE E.ROOM DOOR LEADING
 PEOPLE THROUGH THE OPEN ASSEMBLY AREA TO THE FRONT EXIT
 DOORS.
  
 THE E. ROOM DOOR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SWING IN THE PATH
 OF TRAVEL.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
 3) SHEET A 3.1 & 3.2 - THE REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO
 THE VESTIBULE IS REQUIRED TO SWING IN THE PATH OF
 TRAVEL.
  
 PER NFPA 101 CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS
  
 7.2.1.4.2 DOOR LEAF SWING DIRECTION. DOOR LEAVES
 REQUIRED TO BE
 OF THE SIDE-HINGED OR PIVOTED-SWINGING TYPE SHALL SWING
 IN THE
 DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
 CONDITIONS:
 (1) WHERE SERVING A ROOM OR AREA WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD
 OF 50 OR
 MORE, EXCEPT UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
 (A) DOOR LEAVES IN HORIZONTAL EXITS SHALL NOT BE
 REQUIRED TO
 SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL WHERE PERMITTED
 BY 7.2.4.3.8.1 OR 7.2.4.3.8.2.
 (B) DOOR LEAVES IN SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED
 TO
 SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL IN EXISTING
 HEALTH
 CARE OCCUPANCIES, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 19.
  
 PLEASE ENSURE IT HAS THE REQUIRED EXIT PANIC HARDWARE
  
 PER NFPA 101,CH 13 EXISTING ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES
  
 13.2.2.2.3 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, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY ONE OF THE
 FOLLOWING:
 (1) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO DELAYED-EGRESS
 LOCKS AS
 PERMITTED IN 13.2.2.2.5.
 (2) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO
 ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS
 DOORS AS PERMITTED IN 13.2.2.2.6.
  
 7.2.1.7 PANIC HARDWARE AND FIRE EXIT HARDWARE.
 7.2.1.7.1 WHERE A DOOR ASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED TO BE
 EQUIPPED WITH
 PANIC OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE, SUCH HARDWARE SHALL MEET
 ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
 (1) IT SHALL CONSIST OF A CROSS BAR OR A PUSH PAD, THE
 ACTUATING
 PORTION OF WHICH EXTENDS ACROSS NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF
 OF THE
 WIDTH OF THE DOOR LEAF.
 (2) IT SHALL BE MOUNTED AS FOLLOWS:
 (A) NEW INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 34 IN.
 (865 MM),
 AND NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM), ABOVE THE FLOOR.
 (B) EXISTING INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 30
 IN. (760 MM),
 AND NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM), ABOVE THE FLOOR.
 (3) IT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT A HORIZONTAL FORCE
 NOT TO EXCEED
 15 LBF (66 N) ACTUATES THE CROSS BAR OR PUSH PAD AND
 LATCHES.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
 3A) SHEET A 3.1 & 3.2 - IT APPEARS TO BE AN OPENING
 FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE VESTIBULE. THIS OPENING CAN
 SERVE AS AN EAST EXIT PATH TO THE REAR STAIRS.
  
 AN EXIT SIGN WOULD BE REQUIRED AT THE KITCHEN OPENING
 AND AGAIN AT THE OPEING TO THE VESTIBULE.
  
  
  
 4) SHEET A 3.2 & E11 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF
 MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION
  
 PER NFPA 101 CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS & CH 13 EXISTING
 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES
  
 13.2.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF
 EGRESS, OTHER
 THAN FOR PRIVATE PARTY TENTS NOT EXCEEDING 1200 FT2
 (112 M2), 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.
 7.8.1.2 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE
 CONTINUOUS DURING THE
 TIME THAT THE CONDITIONS OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRE THAT THE
 MEANS OF EGRESS
 BE AVAILABLE FOR USE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
 7.8.1.2.2.
 7.8.1.2.1 ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING SHALL BE EMPLOYED AT SUCH
 LOCATIONS AND FOR
 SUCH PERIODS OF TIME AS ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE
 ILLUMINATION TO THE
 MINIMUM CRITERIA VALUES HEREIN SPECIFIED.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
  
  
 5) SHEET A 3.2 & E11 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF
 EMERGENCY LIGHTING
  
 PER NFPA 101 CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS & CH 13 EXISTING
 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES
  
 13.2.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
 13.2.9.1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING, OTHER THAN THAT PERMITTED
 BY 13.2.9.3,
 SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.9.
 13.2.9.2 PRIVATE PARTY TENTS NOT EXCEEDING 1200 FT2
 (112 M2) SHALL
 NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
 13.2.9.3 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD NOT
 EXCEEDING 300 AND USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR A PLACE OF
 WORSHIP SHALL
 NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
  
 7.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING.
 7.9.1 GENERAL.
 7.9.1.1* EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES FOR MEANS OF
 EGRESS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.9 FOR THE
 FOLLOWING:
 (1) BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES WHERE REQUIRED IN CHAPTERS
 11 THROUGH 43
 (2) UNDERGROUND AND LIMITED ACCESS STRUCTURES AS
 ADDRESSED IN SECTION
 11.7
 (3) HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS AS REQUIRED BY OTHER SECTIONS
 OF THIS CODE
 (4) DOORS EQUIPPED WITH DELAYED-EGRESS LOCKS
 (5) STAIR SHAFTS AND VESTIBULES OF SMOKEPROOF
 ENCLOSURES, FOR WHICH THE
 FOLLOWING ALSO APPLY:
 (A) THE STAIR SHAFT AND VESTIBULE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
 INCLUDE A
 STANDBY GENERATOR THAT IS INSTALLED FOR THE SMOKEPROOF
 ENCLOSURE MECHANICAL VENTILATION EQUIPMENT.
 (B) THE STANDBY GENERATOR SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE USED
 FOR THE
 STAIR SHAFT AND VESTIBULE EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER
 SUPPLY.
 (6) NEW ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH 7.2.1.6.2
 7.9.1.2 FOR THE PURPOSES OF 7.9.1.1, EXIT ACCESS SHALL
 INCLUDE ONLY
 DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, CORRIDORS, RAMPS,
 ESCALATORS, AND PASSAGEWAYS
 LEADING TO AN EXIT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF 7.9.1.1, EXIT
 DISCHARGE SHALL
 INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED STAIRS, RAMPS, AISLES,
 WALKWAYS, AND ESCALATORS
 LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY.
 7.9.1.3 WHERE MAINTENANCE OF ILLUMINATION DEPENDS ON
 CHANGING FROM
 ONE ENERGY SOURCE TO ANOTHER, A DELAY OF NOT MORE THAN
 10 SECONDS SHALL
 BE PERMITTED.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT.
  
  
 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]
  


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