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| 2022-03-16 14:49:37 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | MR AJ WASSON: |
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| | THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER ADDRESSING MY EMAIL COMMENTS |
| | AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE NATURE OF YOUR |
| | BUSINESS. |
| | |
| | UNDER THE DEFINITION OF USE IN YOUR LETTER YOU USED |
| | WORDS; DRINKING PLACE, FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT, BAR AND |
| | THE TERM I PROVIDED, NIGHTCLUB. |
| | |
| | THE BUSINESS TAX INFORMATION MAY NOT SPECIFICALLY |
| | INDICATE EXACTLY WHAT A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY FALLS UNDER |
| | PER THE LIFE SAFETY NOR BUILDING CODE. |
| | |
| | THAT IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS |
| | AND REVIEW THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE BUSINESS WHAT |
| | THEY DO AND WHAT THEY PROVIDE. |
| | |
| | NFPA DOES PROVIDE CODE FOR TERMS NOT EXPRESSLY DEFINED |
| | IN NFPA 101 CH 3, DEFINITIONS. |
| | |
| | 3.1 GENERAL |
| | THE DEFINITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY |
| | TO THE TERMS USED |
| | IN THIS CODE. WHERE TERMS ARE NOT DEFINED IN THIS |
| | CHAPTER OR WITHIN |
| | ANOTHER CHAPTER, THEY SHALL BE DEFINED USING THEIR |
| | ORDINARILY ACCEPTED |
| | MEANINGS WITHIN THE CONTEXT IN WHICH THEY ARE USED. |
| | MERRIAM-WEBSTER?S |
| | COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY, 11TH EDITION, SHALL BE THE |
| | SOURCE FOR THE ORDINARILY |
| | ACCEPTED MEANING. |
| | |
| | PER MERRIAM-WEBSTER?S |
| | COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY, 11TH EDITION |
| | |
| | DEFINITION OF NIGHTCLUB |
| | |
| | : A PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT OPEN AT NIGHT USUALLY |
| | SERVING FOOD AND LIQUOR AND PROVIDING MUSIC AND SPACE |
| | FOR DANCING AND OFTEN HAVING A FLOOR SHOW |
| | |
| | THE TERM DRINKING PLACE, FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT AND |
| | BAR ARE ALSO NOT DEFINED IN NFPA 101. |
| | |
| | MERRIAM-WEBSTER DOES NOT PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR |
| | DRINKING PLACE NOR FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT. IT DOES FOR |
| | BAR. |
| | |
| | A COUNTER AT WHICH FOOD OR ESPECIALLY ALCOHOLIC |
| | BEVERAGES ARE SERVED |
| | WE SAT AT THE BAR WHILE WE WAITED FOR A TABLE. |
| | B: A ROOM OR ESTABLISHMENT WHERE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND |
| | SOMETIMES FOOD ARE SERVED : BARROOM |
| | THEY WENT TO A BAR FOR DRINKS. |
| | |
| | I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO INCLUDE BAR AS A PART OF YOUR |
| | OCCUPANCY; HOWEVER, IF STILL FALLS UNDER THE |
| | REQUIRMENTS OF NFPA 101, CH12 NEW ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY. |
| | |
| | THE TERM NIGHTCLUB IS USED IN THE CODE TO HELP DEFINE |
| | WHAT ELSE OCCURS WITHIN AN THAT OCCUPANCY THAT SEPARATE |
| | IT FROM A BAR, FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT OR DRINKING |
| | PLACE. |
| | |
| | UNDER YOUR OWNER POSITION 1, 2 & 3 YOU DESCRIBE AN OPEN |
| | FLEX SPACE WHERE YOU WOULD REMOVE THE POOL TABLES FOR |
| | LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FOR COMIC'S, DRAG SHOWS, GUITARIST |
| | OR ANY OTHER LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. |
| | |
| | |
| | AS I PROVIDED IN MY EMAIL: |
| | |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF 12.3.5.1 FOR NEW NIGHTCLUB-TYPE |
| | ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCIES TO BE SPRINKLERED, AND OF 13.3.5.1 FOR |
| | EXISTING NIGHTCLUB TYPE |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH MORE THAN A 100-PERSON |
| | OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD TO BE SPRINKLERED, WERE ADDED TO THE CODE IN 2006. |
| | THE PROVISIONS |
| | WERE DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO THE FEBRUARY 2003 FIRE AT |
| | THE |
| | STATION NIGHTCLUB IN WEST WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, WHICH |
| | CLAIMED |
| | 100 LIVES. THE FIRE AND THE KEY FINDINGS RELATED TO |
| | EMERGENCY EGRESS |
| | REPORTED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND |
| | TECHNOLOGY |
| | (NIST) ARE DESCRIBED IN THE COMMENTARY FOLLOWING |
| | 12.2.3.8. |
| | |
| | WHAT FIRE SPRINKLERS PROTECTION PROVIDES IS FOR THE |
| | CONTROL OF FIRE AND TIME FOR PATRONS TO EXIT. |
| | |
| | IT ALSO DOES NOT LIMIT, TO SOME EXTENT, WHAT THE |
| | OCCUPANCY CAN PROVIDE OR DO. |
| | |
| | YOU ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE A BAND, FLOOR SHOWS, DANCES AND |
| | OTHER LIVE ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS. AND YOU CAN PROVIDE |
| | THESE EVENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT |
| | YOUR OCCUPANCY IS DESIGNED FOR. |
| | |
| | YOU HAVE PROVIDED A FEW NAMES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY OR |
| | MAY NOT CONDUCT SIMILAR ACTIVITIES AND MANY OF WHICH |
| | HAVE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND SOME MAY NOT. MANY OF |
| | THOSE ARE NIGHTCLUBS SOME MAY NOT. |
| | |
| | HOWEVER, IF THEY ARE PRODUCING EVENTS OUTSIDE OF THE |
| | OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IT IS NOT WITH PERMISSION NOR |
| | APPROVAL OF THIS OFFICE. |
| | |
| | BASED ON REVIEW OF THE DEFINITION OF NIGHTCLUB ABOVE |
| | AND THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED YOUR PROPOSED |
| | OCCUPANCY CONTINUES TO MEET THE NIGHTCLUB THRESHOLD. |
| | |
| | THE PLAN REVIEW COMMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FIRE |
| | SPRINKLER PROTECTION REMAINS WITH ALL OTHER FIRE REVIEW |
| | COMMENTS BEING ADDRESSED. |
| | |
| | HOWEVER, SHOULD YOU STILL WANT TO PROCEED WITH |
| | OBJECTION TO THIS REQUIREMENT, I WILL REVIEW A DETAILED |
| | LETTER SIGNED AND SEALED FROM A FIRE PROTECTION |
| | ENGINEER AND OR A WRITTEN NFPA (NATIONAL FIRE |
| | PROTECTION ASSOCIATION) EXPERT OPINION THAT CONTAINS |
| | SPECIFIC FIRE CODE REFERENCES AND NARRATIVE POINTS THAT |
| | OUTLINE WHY YOUR OCCUPANCY DOES OR DOES NOT MEET THE |
| | NIGHTCLUB THRESHOLD FOR CONSIDERATION. |
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| | RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
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