| Date |
Text |
| 2022-12-21 10:45:07 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
| | |
| | 1) THERE ARE INDICATIONS ON THE ELECTICAL PLAN SHEET E |
| | 1 OF EXIT SIGNS LEADING OUT OF THE RESTROOM AND OUT OF |
| | THE OPENING TO THE REAR EXIT. |
| | |
| | HOWEVER, THE RESTROOM DOOR OPENS OUT INTO THE EXIT |
| | TRAVEL PATH AND RESTRICTS EGRESS DUE TO THE EQUIPMENT |
| | INSTALLATIONS. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.4.3 DOOR LEAF ENCROACHMENT |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.4.3.1 DURING ITS SWING, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS SHALL |
| | LEAVE NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE REQUIRED WIDTH OF |
| | AN AISLE, A CORRIDOR, |
| | A PASSAGEWAY, OR A LANDING UNOBSTRUCTED, UNLESS BOTH OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING |
| | CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| | (1) THE DOOR OPENING PROVIDES ACCESS TO A STAIR IN AN |
| | EXISTING |
| | BUILDING. |
| | (2) THE DOOR OPENING MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF |
| | 7.2.1.4.3.2. |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.4.3.2 WHEN FULLY OPEN, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS SHALL |
| | NOT PROJECT MORE THAN 7 IN. (180 MM) INTO THE REQUIRED |
| | WIDTH OF AN AISLE, |
| | A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, OR A LANDING, UNLESS THE DOOR |
| | LEAF IS EQUIPPED |
| | WITH AN APPROVED SELF-CLOSING DEVICE AND IS NOT |
| | REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS |
| | OF 7.2.1.4.2 TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS |
| | TRAVEL. |
| | |
| | 7.3.4 MINIMUM WIDTH. |
| | |
| | 7.3.4.1 THE WIDTH OF ANY MEANS OF EGRESS, UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE PROVIDED |
| | IN 7.3.4.1.1 THROUGH 7.3.4.1.3, SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) NOT LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED FOR A GIVEN EGRESS |
| | COMPONENT IN THIS |
| | CHAPTER OR CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43 |
| | (2) NOT LESS THAN 36 IN. (915 MM) WHERE ANOTHER PART OF |
| | THIS CHAPTER |
| | AND CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43 DO NOT SPECIFY A MINIMUM |
| | WIDTH |
| | |
| | 7.3.4.1.1* THE WIDTH OF EXIT ACCESS SERVING NOT MORE |
| | THAN SIX PEOPLE |
| | AND HAVING A LENGTH NOT EXCEEDING 50 FT (15 M) SHALL |
| | MEET BOTH OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| | (1) THE WIDTH SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 18 IN. (455 MM), |
| | AT AND BELOW A |
| | HEIGHT OF 38 IN. (965 MM), AND NOT LESS THAN 28 IN. |
| | (710 MM) ABOVE |
| | A HEIGHT OF 38 IN. (965 MM). |
| | (2) A WIDTH OF NOT LESS THAN 36 IN. (915 MM) FOR NEW |
| | EXIT ACCESS, AND |
| | NOT LESS THAN 28 IN. (710 MM) FOR EXISTING EXIT ACCESS, |
| | SHALL BE |
| | CAPABLE OF BEING PROVIDED WITHOUT MOVING PERMANENT |
| | WALLS |
| | |
| | 7.3.4.2 WHERE A SINGLE EXIT ACCESS LEADS TO AN EXIT, |
| | ITS CAPACITY IN TERMS |
| | OF WIDTH SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED CAPACITY |
| | OF THE EXIT TO WHICH |
| | IT LEADS |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE THE DIMENSION FOR PROPER |
| | CLEARANCE OR REMOVE THE EXIT SIGN OVER THE OPENING TO |
| | THE REAR AND PALCE ONE OVER ANY OF THE OTHER EXTERIOR |
| | DOORS IN THE FRONT. |
| | |
| | |
| | 2) THE DOOR SCHEDULE INDICATES LOCKING HARDWARE ON D3 |
| | DOORS. |
| | |
| | IF ONE OF THOSE DOORS HAS THE EXIT SIGN MOVED OVER IT, |
| | THE LOCKING HARDWARE SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 101 CH 7, |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | |
| | 38.2.2.2.3* LOCKS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1.5.5 SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED ONLY ON |
| | PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE THE APPLICABLE DETAILS OR A |
| | NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. |
| | |
| | |
| | 3) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
| | |
| | |
| | 4) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
| | |
| | |
| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
