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| 2021-07-27 13:09:48 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) SHOULD IT BE INTENDED FOR THE BUILDING TO REMIAN |
| | OCCUPIED, THERE ARE NO LIFE SAFETY PLAN SHEETS |
| | INDICATING HOW THE EXITS/EXIT ROUTES WILL BE MAINTAINED |
| | DURING CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | ADDITIONALLY, WITH ALL THE EXTERIOR WORK HOW WILL THE |
| | AREA BE PROTECTED FROM FALLING OR ACCUMULATED |
| | CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. |
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| | PER NFPA 1 |
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| | 4.6.10 CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND IMPROVEMENT |
| | OPERATIONS. |
| | 4.6.10.1* BUILDINGS, OR PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS, SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE |
| | OCCUPIED DURING CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, ALTERATIONS, OR |
| | ADDITIONS ONLY WHERE |
| | REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS AND REQUIRED FIRE PROTECTION |
| | FEATURES ARE IN |
| | PLACE AND CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAINED FOR THE PORTION |
| | OCCUPIED OR WHERE |
| | ALTERNATIVE LIFE SAFETY MEASURES ACCEPTABLE TO THE |
| | AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION |
| | ARE IN PLACE. |
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| | 4.6.10.2 WHERE REQUIRED BY CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, |
| | CONSTRUCTION, |
| | ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | NFPA 241 |
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| | 4.6.10.3* IN BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, ADEQUATE |
| | ESCAPE FACILITIES |
| | SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES FOR THE USE OF |
| | CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. |
| | ESCAPE FACILITIES SHALL CONSIST OF DOORS, WALKWAYS, |
| | STAIRS, RAMPS, FIRE |
| | ESCAPES, LADDERS, OR OTHER APPROVED MEANS OR DEVICES |
| | ARRANGED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CODE |
| | INSOFAR AS THEY CAN |
| | REASONABLY BE APPLIED TO BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS PROVIDING LIFE SAFETY. |
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| | 2) THE ELECTRICAL PLAN SHEETS INDICATE FIRE ALARM |
| | EQUIPMENT. |
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| | ALL WORK ON THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE UNDER |
| | SEPARATE PERMIT AND SHOP DRAWINGS |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEGEMENT. |
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| | 3) ELECTRICAL SHEETS - THERE ARE NO OF SMOKE ALARMS |
| | WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL UNIT. |
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| | PER NFPA 101 CH 31 |
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| | 31.3.4.5 SMOKE ALARMS. |
| | 31.3.4.5.1* IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THOSE EQUIPPED |
| | THROUGHOUT WITH AN |
| | EXISTING, COMPLETE AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM, |
| | SMOKE ALARMS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.2.10, AS |
| | MODIFIED BY 31.3.4.5.2, |
| | OUTSIDE EVERY SLEEPING AREA IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY |
| | OF THE BEDROOMS |
| | AND ON ALL LEVELS OF THE DWELLING UNIT, INCLUDING |
| | BASEMENTS. |
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| | 31.3.4.5.3 IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THOSE EQUIPPED |
| | THROUGHOUT WITH AN |
| | EXISTING, COMPLETE AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM OR |
| | A COMPLETE, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 31.3.5, SMOKE |
| | ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN EVERY SLEEPING AREA IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 9.6.2.10, AS MODIFIED BY 31.3.4.5.4. |
| | 31.3.4.5.4 SMOKE ALARMS REQUIRED BY 31.3.4.5.3 SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO |
| | BE BATTERY POWERED. |
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| | 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 UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 9.6.2.10.3, |
| | 9.6.2.10.4, 9.6.2.10.6, |
| | OR 9.6.2.10.7. |
| | 9.6.2.10.2 WHERE AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION IS REQUIRED |
| | BY CHAPTERS 11 |
| | THROUGH 43, SMOKE ALARMS SHALL NOT BE USED AS A |
| | SUBSTITUTE. |
| | 9.6.2.10.3* THE INTERCONNECTION OF SMOKE ALARMS SHALL |
| | APPLY ONLY TO |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION AS PROVIDED IN 9.6.2.10.9. |
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| | SHOULD IT BE INTENDED TO PROVIDE NEW SMOKE ALARMS IN |
| | ALL THE UNITS THEN INTERCONNECTION WOULD APPLY. |
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| | 9.6.2.10.9* IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, WHERE TWO OR MORE |
| | SMOKE ALARMS ARE |
| | REQUIRED WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT, SUITE OF ROOMS, OR |
| | SIMILAR AREA, THEY |
| | SHALL BE ARRANGED SO THAT OPERATION OF ANY SMOKE ALARM |
| | SHALL CAUSE THE |
| | ALARM IN ALL SMOKE ALARMS WITHIN THE DWELLING UNIT, |
| | SUITE OF ROOMS, OR |
| | SIMILAR AREA TO SOUND, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY |
| | ONE OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) THE REQUIREMENT OF 9.6.2.10.9 SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE |
| | PERMITTED BY |
| | ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE. |
| | (2) THE REQUIREMENT OF 9.6.2.10.9 SHALL NOT APPLY TO |
| | CONFIGURATIONS |
| | THAT PROVIDE EQUIVALENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE ALARM |
| | SIGNAL. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS |
| | AND CODE REFERENCES. |
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| | 4) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 5) 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] |
