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| 2021-11-29 12:10:58 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) PREVIOUS COMMENT # 2 WAS NOT ADDRESSED AND REMAINS. |
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| | THE PRIMARY MEANS OF ESCAPE WITH THE STAIR OPENING INTO |
| | THE LVIVING ROOMS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | NFPA 101 CH 32 |
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| | 32.2.2.4.6 IN BUILDINGS THREE OR FEWER STORIES IN |
| | HEIGHT AND PROTECTED |
| | BY AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 32.2.3.5, |
| | STAIR ENCLOSURES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED, PROVIDED THAT |
| | THERE STILL REMAINS |
| | A PRIMARY MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM EACH SLEEPING AREA THAT |
| | DOES NOT REQUIRE |
| | OCCUPANTS TO PASS THROUGH A PORTION OF A LOWER FLOOR, |
| | UNLESS THAT ROUTE |
| | IS SEPARATED FROM ALL SPACES ON THAT FLOOR BY |
| | CONSTRUCTION HAVING A MINIMUM |
| | 1?2-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING. |
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| | THE PROVISIONS OF 32/33.2.2.4.7 PERMIT A TWO-STORY OPEN |
| | STAIR |
| | (AND ITS ASSOCIATED EXPOSURE TO THE AREAS THAT ARE |
| | OCCUPIED OR FURNISHED, |
| | OR BOTH, ON THE GROUND FLOOR) TO SERVE AS PRIMARY MEANS |
| | OF |
| | ESCAPE FOR NEW SMALL FACILITIES AND EXISTING SMALL |
| | FACILITIES (NOT |
| | MORE THAN EIGHT RESIDENTS) WITH PROMPT EVACUATION |
| | CAPABILITY, |
| | PROVIDED THAT THE FACILITY IS SPRINKLERED USING |
| | QUICK-RESPONSE OR |
| | RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLERS. THIS PROVISION, IN EFFECT, |
| | EQUATES SUCH A |
| | BOARD AND CARE FACILITY WITH A ONE- OR TWO-FAMILY |
| | DWELLING. AN |
| | UNENCLOSED INTERIOR STAIR MEETING THE CRITERIA OF THIS |
| | PROVISION IS |
| | CONSIDERED THE EQUIVALENT OF AN ENCLOSED INTERIOR |
| | STAIR. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE A DETAILED |
| | NARRATIVE WITH CODE REFERENCES |
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| | *****ADDITIONAL COMMENT**** |
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| | 2) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A RAMP LEADING TO A PUBLIC |
| | WAY; HOWEVER, THERE ARE OPENINGS ALONG THE RAMP ROUTE |
| | THAT APPEAR TO BE NORMAL GLAZING. |
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| | 32.2.2.2 PRIMARY MEANS OF ESCAPE. |
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| | 32.2.2.2.1 EVERY SLEEPING ROOM AND LIVING AREA SHALL |
| | HAVE ACCESS TO A |
| | PRIMARY MEANS OF ESCAPE LOCATED TO PROVIDE A SAFE PATH |
| | OF TRAVEL TO THE |
| | OUTSIDE AT STREET LEVEL OR THE FINISHED GROUND LEVEL. |
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| | 32.2.2.2.2 WHERE SLEEPING ROOMS OR LIVING AREAS ARE |
| | ABOVE OR BELOW |
| | THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE, THE PRIMARY MEANS OF |
| | ESCAPE SHALL BE AN |
| | INTERIOR STAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 32.2.2.4, AN EXTERIOR |
| | STAIR, A HORIZONTAL |
| | EXIT, OR A FIRE ESCAPE STAIR |
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| | 32.1.1.3 GENERAL. THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 4, GENERAL, |
| | SHALL APPLY. |
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| | 4.5.3 MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 4.5.3.1 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS. TWO MEANS OF EGRESS, |
| | AS A MINIMUM, |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED IN EVERY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, |
| | SECTION, AND AREA |
| | WHERE SIZE, OCCUPANCY, AND ARRANGEMENT ENDANGER |
| | OCCUPANTS ATTEMPTING |
| | TO USE A SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS THAT IS BLOCKED BY FIRE |
| | OR SMOKE. THE |
| | TWO MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO MINIMIZE THE |
| | POSSIBILITY THAT |
| | BOTH MIGHT BE RENDERED IMPASSABLE BY THE SAME EMERGENCY |
| | CONDITION. |
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| | 4.6.1.2 ANY REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE |
| | SAFETY OF BUILDING |
| | OCCUPANTS AND THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR BY |
| | THIS CODE SHALL |
| | BE DETERMINED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. |
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| | PER NFPA 101 CH 7 MEANS OF ESCAPE |
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| | 7.5.3 EXTERIORWAYS OF EXIT ACCESS |
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| | 7.5.3.3 EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS BALCONIES SHALL BE |
| | SEPARATED FROM THE INTERIOR |
| | OF THE BUILDING BY WALLS AND OPENING PROTECTIVES AS |
| | REQUIRED FOR CORRIDORS, |
| | UNLESS THE EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS BALCONY IS SERVED BY AT |
| | LEAST TWO |
| | REMOTE STAIRS THAT CAN BE ACCESSED WITHOUT ANY OCCUPANT |
| | TRAVELING PAST |
| | AN UNPROTECTED OPENING TO REACH ONE OF THE STAIRS, OR |
| | UNLESS DEAD ENDS |
| | ON THE EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS DO NOT EXCEED 20 FT |
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| | 7.5.4 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 7.5.4.1* AREAS ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH SEVERE |
| | MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT, |
| | OTHER THAN IN EXISTING BUILDINGS, SHALL HAVE NOT LESS |
| | THAN TWO ACCESSIBLE |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.5.4.1.2 |
| | THROUGH 7.5.4.1.4 |
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| | 7.5.4.1.2 A SINGLE ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED FROM |
| | BUILDINGS OR AREAS OF BUILDINGS PERMITTED TO HAVE A |
| | SINGLE EXIT. |
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| | 7.5.4.6 TO BE CONSIDERED PART OF AN ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS, A SMOKE |
| | BARRIER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.5 WITH NOT LESS |
| | THAN A 1-HOUR FIRE |
| | RESISTANCE RATING, OR A HORIZONTAL EXIT IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 7.2.4, SHALL |
| | DISCHARGE TO AN AREA OF REFUGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 7.2.12. |
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| | PERSONS IN WHEELCHAIRS/WALKERS HAVE THEIR SOLE MEANS OF |
| | ESCAPE VIA THE RAMP. SHOULD FIRE BREACH THOSE WINDOWS, |
| | THEIR ESCAPE IS BLOCKED. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE A DETAILED |
| | NARRATIVE WITH CODE REFERENCES |
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| | 3) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 4) 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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