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| 2022-12-29 10:56:03 | 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 A PROPOSED MEZZANINE WITH |
| | A SINGLE EXIT STAIR; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS |
| | OF THE LOCATIONS AND DIMESIONS TO AN EXIT MEETING THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE FIRE CODE. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| | 7.4.1 GENERAL. |
| | 7.4.1.1 THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FROM ANY BALCONY, |
| | MEZZANINE, |
| | STORY, OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN TWO, |
| | EXCEPT UNDER ONE OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| | (1) A SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED WHERE |
| | PERMITTED IN |
| | CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43. |
| | (2) A SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR A |
| | MEZZANINE OR |
| | BALCONY WHERE THE COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL LIMITATIONS OF |
| | CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43 ARE MET. |
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| | 1A) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE OCCUPANCY |
| | CLASSIFICATION. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION PER NFPA |
| | 101 CH 6 AND PROVIDE THE EXIT LENGHT DIMENION FOR A |
| | SINGLE EXIT OF THAT OCCUPANCY CHAPTER PER (2) OF THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 2) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF THE ENTIRE FLOOR PLAN |
| | SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED MEZZANINE THAT |
| | MEETS THE REQUIRMENTS OF NFPA 101 CH 8 FEATURES OF FIRE |
| | PROTECTION |
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| | 8.6.10 MEZZANINES |
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| | 8.6.10.2.1 THE AGGREGATE AREA OF MEZZANINES LOCATED |
| | WITHIN A ROOM, |
| | OTHER THAN NORMALLY UNOCCUPIED EQUIPMENT PLATFORMS, |
| | SHALL NOT EXCEED |
| | ONE-THIRD THE OPEN AREA OF THE ROOM IN WHICH THE |
| | MEZZANINES ARE LOCATED. |
| | ENCLOSED SPACE SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN A DETERMINATION |
| | OF THE SIZE OF |
| | THE ROOM IN WHICH THE MEZZANINE IS LOCATED. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE A FLOOR PLAN AND CALCULATION INDICATING |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE ABOVE REQUIREMENT. |
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| | 3) A CHECK OF RECORDS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A FIRE |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITHIN THIS OCCUPANCY; HOWEVER, THERE |
| | ARE NO INDICATIONS OF REQUIRED FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | MODIFICATIONS DUE TO THE PROPOSED WORK. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM SHALL BE MAINTAINED |
| | THROUGHOUT DEMO & CONSTRUCTION PERIODS. |
| | |
| | ANY WORK ON THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, INCLUDING DEMO, |
| | SHALL BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE PERMITS & SHOP DRAWINGS IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA 13. |
| | |
| | PLEASE CONFIRM AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. |
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| | |
| | 4) SHEET S 3 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF THE HEADROOM |
| | DIMENSION ON THE STAIR, STAIR LANDING NOR THE CEILING |
| | OF THE MEZZANINE ITSELF. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 101 CH 7 |
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| | 7.1.5* HEADROOM |
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| | 7.1.5.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND |
| | MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE |
| | HEADROOM IN ACCORDANCE WITH OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS |
| | CODE, AND SUCH |
| | HEADROOM SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 7 FT 6 IN. (2285 MM). |
| | PROJECTIONS FROM |
| | THE CEILING SHALL PROVIDE HEADROOM OF NOT LESS THAN 6 |
| | FT 8 IN. (2030 MM), |
| | WITH A TOLERANCE OF ???3 ???4 IN. (???19 MM), ABOVE THE |
| | FINISHED FLOOR, UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | |
| | (1) IN EXISTING BUILDINGS, THE CEILING HEIGHT SHALL BE |
| | NOT LESS THAN 7 FT |
| | (2135 MM) FROM THE FLOOR, WITH PROJECTIONS FROM THE |
| | CEILING NOT |
| | LESS THAN 6 FT 8 IN. (2030 MM) NOMINAL ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| | |
| | (2) HEADROOM IN INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT ACCESS AREAS AS |
| | PROVIDED IN |
| | 40.2.5.3 SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | |
| | 7.1.5.3 HEADROOM ON STAIRS AND STAIR LANDINGS SHALL BE |
| | NOT LESS THAN 6 FT |
| | 8 IN. (2030 MM) AND SHALL BE MEASURED VERTICALLY ABOVE |
| | A PLANE PARALLEL |
| | TO, AND TANGENT WITH, THE MOST FORWARD PROJECTION OF |
| | THE STAIR TREAD |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | REQUIRMENTS. |
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| | |
| | 5) A CHECK OF RECORDS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A FIRE |
| | ALARM SYSTEM WITHIN THIS OCCUPANCY; HOWEVER, THERE ARE |
| | NO INDICATIONS OF REQUIRED FIRE ALARM MODIFICATIONS DUE |
| | TO THE PROPOSED WORK. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE MAINTAINED |
| | THROUGHOUT DEMO & CONSTRUCTION PERIODS. |
| | |
| | ANY WORK ON THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, INCLUDING DEMO, |
| | SHALL BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE PERMITS & SHOP DRAWINGS IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA 72. |
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| | PLEASE CONFIRM AND PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. |
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| | 6) 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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