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| 2022-04-20 12:24:24 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF EXTERIOR EXIT STAIRS, BUT |
| | NO DESIGN CALL OUT OF MATERIAL, TREAD & RISERS |
| | DIMENSIONS, TREAD DESIGN TO AVOID WATER BUILDUP, |
| | RAILING DESIGN, ETC. THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA |
| | 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 2) THERE ARE EXISTING WINDOWS AND A DOOR UNDER THE |
| | PROPOSED TERRACE AND WITHIN 10' OF THE EXIT STAIRS. |
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| | THOSE OPENINGS ARE REQUIRED TO BE RATED PER NFPA 101 CH |
| | 7, MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | 7.2.2.6.3 SEPARATION AND PROTECTION OF OUTSIDE STAIRS. |
| | 7.2.2.6.3.1* OUTSIDE STAIRS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE |
| | INTERIOR OF THE |
| | BUILDING BY CONSTRUCTION WITH THE FIRE RESISTANCE |
| | RATING REQUIRED FOR |
| | ENCLOSED STAIRS WITH FIXED OR SELF-CLOSING OPENING |
| | PROTECTIVES, EXCEPT AS |
| | FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) OUTSIDE STAIRS SERVING AN EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS |
| | BALCONY THAT HAS TWO |
| | REMTE OUTSIDE STAIRWAYS OR RAMPS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO |
| | BE |
| | UNPROTECTED. |
| | (2) OUTSIDE STAIRS SERVING TWO OR FEWER ADJACENT |
| | STORIES, INCLUDING THE |
| | STORY WHERE THE EXIT DISCHARGES, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO |
| | BE UNPROTECTED |
| | WHERE THERE IS A REMOTELY LOCATED SECOND EXIT. |
| | (3) IN EXISTING BUILDINGS, EXISTING OUTSIDE STAIRS |
| | SERVING THREE OR FEWER |
| | ADJACENT STORIES, INCLUDING THE STORY WHERE THE EXIT |
| | DISCHARGES, SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO BE UNPROTECTED WHERE THERE IS A |
| | REMOTELY LOCATED |
| | SECOND EXIT. |
| | (4) THE FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF A SEPARATION |
| | EXTENDING 10 FT (3050 MM) |
| | FROM THE STAIRS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO EXCEED 1 HOUR |
| | WHERE OPEN INGS HAVE A MINIMUM 3 |
| | ?4-HOUR FIRE PROTECTION RATING. |
| | (5) OUTSIDE STAIRS IN EXISTING BUILDINGS PROTECTED |
| | THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 9.7 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE UNPROTECTED |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| | 3) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF CHANGING THE SINGLE |
| | EXTERIOR DOOR TO A DOUBLE DOOR, BUT THERE IS NO |
| | INDICATION OF DOOR HARDWARE, |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE. |
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| | 3A) IS THE EXISTING DOOR AN EXIT SPACE FROM THE 2ND |
| | FLOOR SPACE AND IS THERE AN EXSITING EXIT SIGN OVER |
| | THIS PROPOSED DOUBLE DOOR. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS, INCLUDING DOOR HARDWARE |
| | COMPLIANT WITH EXIT DOOR HARDWARE PER NFPA 101, CH 7 |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| | 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED |
| | READILY FROM THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED |
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| | 7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE |
| | OF A KEY, A TOOL, |
| | OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE |
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| | 3B) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE INTERIOR EXISITNG |
| | SPACE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE EXISTING SPACE OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION. |
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| | 4) THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT STRUCTURAL SUPPORT |
| | COLUMNS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO VEHICLE PARKING |
| | SPACES. |
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| | WHAT ARE THE PROPOSED SAFETY FEATURES TO HELP ELIMINATE |
| | VEHICLE CONTACT WITH THESE SUPPORT COLUMNS. |
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| | 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 6) 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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