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| 2022-11-21 13:08:08 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF WORK INVOLVING A 2 STORY |
| | APARTMENT BUILDING OF 15 LIVING UNITS; HOWEVER, THERE |
| | IS NO INDICATIONS OF AN EXISTING OR NEW FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 101 CH 31 EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDINGS. |
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| | 31.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. |
| | 31.3.4.1 GENERAL. |
| | 31.3.4.1.1 APARTMENT BUILDINGS FOUR OR MORE STORIES IN |
| | HEIGHT OR WITH |
| | MORE THAN 11 DWELLING UNITS, OTHER THAN THOSE MEETING |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF 31.3.4.1.2, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 9.6, EXCEPT AS MODIFIED BY 31.3.4.2 |
| | THROUGH 31.3.4.5. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE PER THE REQUIREMENT. |
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| | 2) THE 2ND FLOOR MEANS OF EGRESS ARRANGEMENT DOES NOT |
| | APPEAR TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT |
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| | 31.2.5 ARRANGEMENT OF MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| | 31.2.5.3.1 NO COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL EXCEED 35 FT |
| | (10.7 M) IN |
| | BUILDINGS NOT PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED, |
| | SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 31.3.5. |
| | TRAVEL WITHIN A |
| | DWELLING UNIT SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED WHEN CALCULATING |
| | COMMON PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL. |
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| | |
| | 3) THE 2ND FLOOR EXIT EXTERIOR STAIR APPEAR TO LAND |
| | INTO AN FENCE ENCLOSED AREA WITH RESTRICTED EXITING |
| | CAPACITY AND A GATE. |
| | |
| | THERE IS NO INDICATION OF EXIT HARDWARE OR |
| | LOCKS/LATCHING THAT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIRMENT FOR AN |
| | EXIT. |
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| | 31.2.2.2 DOORS |
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| | 31.2.2.2.2 DOOR-LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | 30.2.2.2.2.1, |
| | 30.2.2.2.2.2, 30.2.2.2.2.3, OR 31.2.2.2.2.4. |
| | 31.2.2.2.2.1 NO DOOR IN ANY MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| | LOCKED AGAINST |
| | EGRESS WHEN THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED |
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| | 4) THERE ARE INDCATIIONS OF A FIRE ESCAPE STAIR WITH |
| | EXPOSURE TO TO WINDOWS |
| | |
| | 31.2.2.9 FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS. FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS |
| | COMPLYING WITH 7.2.8 |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | |
| | 7.2.8.2 PROTECTION OF OPENINGS. FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS |
| | SHALL BE EXPOSED |
| | TO THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE NUMBER OF WINDOW AND DOOR |
| | OPENINGS, AND EACH |
| | OPENING SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH APPROVED FIRE DOOR OR |
| | FIRE WINDOW ASSEM BLIES WHERE THE OPENING OR ANY |
| | PORTION OF THE OPENING IS LOCATED AS |
| | FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) HORIZONTALLY, WITHIN 15 FT (4570 MM) OF ANY |
| | BALCONY, PLATFORM, OR |
| | STAIRWAY CONSTITUTING A COMPONENT OF THE FIRE ESCAPE |
| | STAIR |
| | (2) BELOW, WITHIN THREE STORIES OR 36 FT (11 M) OF ANY |
| | BALCONY, PLATFORM, |
| | WALKWAY, OR STAIRWAY CONSTITUTING A COMPONENT OF THE |
| | FIRE ESCAPE |
| | STAIR, OR WITHIN TWO STORIES OR 24 FT (7320 MM) OF A |
| | PLATFORM OR |
| | WALKWAY LEADING FROM ANY STORY TO THE FIRE ESCAPE STAIR |
| | (3) ABOVE, WITHIN 10 FT (3050 MM) OF ANY BALCONY, |
| | PLATFORM, OR WALK WAY, AS MEASURED VERTICALLY, OR |
| | WITHIN 10 FT (3050 MM) OF ANY STAIR |
| | TREAD SURFACE, AS MEASURED VERTICALLY |
| | (4) FACING A COURT SERVED BY A FIRE ESCAPE STAIR, WHERE |
| | THE LEAST DIMEN SION OF THE COURT DOES NOT EXCEED |
| | ONE-THIRD OF THE HEIGHT TO THE |
| | UPPERMOST PLATFORM OF THE FIRE ESCAPE STAIR, MEASURED |
| | FROM THE |
| | FINISHED GROUND LEVEL |
| | (5) FACING AN ALCOVE SERVED BY A FIRE ESCAPE STAIR, |
| | WHERE THE WIDTH OF |
| | THE ALCOVE DOES NOT EXCEED ONE-THIRD, OR THE DEPTH OF |
| | THE ALCOVE |
| | DOES NOT EXCEED ONE-FOURTH, OF THE HEIGHT TO THE |
| | UPPERMOST PLATFORM |
| | OF THE FIRE ESCAPE STAIR, MEASURED FROM THE FINISHED |
| | GROUND LEVEL |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS FOR THE REQUIREMENT. |
| | |
| | |
| | 5) ON THE 1ST FLOOR MIDDLE BUSINESS SPACE THERE APPEARS |
| | TO BE A STORAGE UNDER THE EXIT STAIR. |
| | |
| | 31.2.2.3.1 STAIRS. STAIRS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.2 SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED. |
| | |
| | 7.2.2.5.3.2 ENCLOSED, USABLE SPACE SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | UNDER STAIRS, PROVIDED THAT BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE SPACE SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE STAIR |
| | ENCLOSURE BY THE SAME |
| | FIRE RESISTANCE AS THE EXIT ENCLOSURE. |
| | (2) ENTRANCE TO THE ENCLOSED, USABLE SPACE SHALL NOT BE |
| | FROM WITHIN THE |
| | STAIR ENCLOSURE. (SEE ALSO 7.1.3.2.3) |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE PRETECTION DETAILS. |
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| | 6) ON THE 1ST FLOOR BUSINESSES, 2 OF THE BUSINESS STOCK |
| | ROOMS DO NOT HAVE EXIT SIGNS THAT WILL LEAD PEOPLE TO |
| | THAT DOOR TO EXIT INTO THE MAIN ARA. |
| | |
| | 31.2.10 MARKING OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL HAVE |
| | SIGNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.10 IN ALL BUILDINGS |
| | REQUIRING MORE |
| | THAN ONE EXIT |
| | |
| | 7.10.1.2 EXITS. |
| | |
| | 7.10.1.2.1* EXITS, OTHER THAN MAIN EXTERIOR EXIT DOORS |
| | THAT OBVIOUSLY |
| | AND CLEARLY ARE IDENTIFIABLE AS EXITS, SHALL BE MARKED |
| | BY AN APPROVED |
| | SIGN THAT IS READILY VISIBLE FROM ANY DIRECTION OF EXIT |
| | ACCESS |
| | |
| | 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 |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE PRETECTION DETAILS. |
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| | 7) 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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