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| 2023-02-06 11:26:20 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) SHEET LS 101- THERE APPEARS TO BE AN OCCUPANY LOAD |
| | OF 150 WITHIN THE PLAN LEGEND. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 101, CH 12 NEW ASSEMBLY & CH 7 MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS, THE OCCUPANY CLACULATION IS SQ FT / EITHER 7 OR |
| | 15. |
| | |
| | EACH ASSEMBLY SPACE IS REQUIRED TO BE CALCULATED |
| | SEPARATLY AND RECORDED. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE THE SEPARATE CALCULATIONS OF |
| | THE AREA SERVED. |
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| | |
| | 2) THERE ARE INDICATIONS WITHIN THE DOOR SCHEDULE THAT |
| | DO NOT APPEAR TO MEET THE NFPA 101 CH 7, MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS & CH 12 NEW ASSEMBLY REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCIES. |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.7* PANIC HARDWARE AND FIRE EXIT HARDWARE. |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.7.1 WHERE A SIDE-HINGED OR PIVOTED-SWINGING DOOR |
| | ASSEMBLY IS |
| | REQUIRED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH PANIC OR FIRE EXIT |
| | HARDWARE, SUCH HARDWARE |
| | SHALL MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| | (1) IT SHALL CONSIST OF A CROSS BAR OR A PUSH PAD, WITH |
| | THE LENGTH OF THE |
| | ACTUATING PORTION OF THE CROSS BAR OR PUSH PAD NOT LESS |
| | THAN ONE-HALF |
| | OF THE WIDTH OF THE DOOR LEAF. |
| | (2) IT SHALL BE MOUNTED AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) NEW INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 34 IN. |
| | (865 MM), AND |
| | NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM), ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| | (B) EXISTING INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 30 |
| | IN. (760 MM), |
| | AND NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM), ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| | (3) IT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT A HORIZONTAL FORCE |
| | NOT TO EXCEED 15 LBF |
| | (66 N) ACTUATES THE CROSS BAR OR PUSH PAD AND LATCHES |
| | |
| | 7.2.1.7.3 REQUIRED PANIC HARDWARE AND FIRE EXIT |
| | HARDWARE, IN OTHER THAN |
| | DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL OCCUPANCIES AS OTHERWISE |
| | PROVIDED IN CHAP TERS 22 AND 23, SHALL NOT BE EQUIPPED |
| | WITH ANY LOCKING DEVICE, SET SCREW, |
| | OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT PREVENTS THE RELEASE OF THE |
| | LATCH WHEN PRESSURE |
| | IS APPLIED TO THE RELEASING DEVICE |
| | |
| | 12.2.2.2 DOORS. |
| | 12.2.2.2.1 DOORS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1 SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED |
| | |
| | 12.2.2.2.3 ANY DOOR IN A REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FROM |
| | AN AREA HAVING |
| | AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR MORE PERSONS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE PRO VIDED WITH A LATCH OR LOCK ONLY IF |
| | THE LATCH OR LOCK IS PANIC HARDWARE OR |
| | FIRE EXIT HARDWARE COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1.7, UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE PERMITTED |
| | BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO DELAYED-EGRESS |
| | ELECTRICAL LOCK ING SYSTEMS AS PERMITTED IN 12.2.2.2.5. |
| | (2) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO SENSOR-RELEASE |
| | OF ELECTRICAL |
| | LOCKING SYSTEMS AS PERMITTED IN 12.2.2.2.6 |
| | |
| | 12.2.2.2.4 LOCKING DEVICES COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1.5.5 |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| | TO BE USED ON A SINGLE DOOR OR A SINGLE PAIR OF DOORS |
| | IF BOTH OF THE FOL LOWING CONDITIONS APPLY: |
| | (1) THE DOOR OR PAIR OF DOORS SERVE AS THE MAIN EXIT |
| | AND THE ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCY HAS AN OCCUPANT LOAD NOT GREATER THAN 500. |
| | (2) ANY LATCHING DEVICES ON SUCH A DOOR(S) FROM AN |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCU PANCY HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR |
| | MORE ARE RELEASED BY |
| | PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE THE PROPER EXIT HARDWARE IS |
| | PROVIDED AT EACH DOOR. |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET LS 101- THERE IS AN INDICATION REGARDING THE |
| | KNOX BOX LOCATION BEING COORDINATED WITH PBC FIRE |
| | RESCUE. |
| | |
| | THAT IS THE INCORRECT JURISDICTION. WEST PALM BEACH |
| | FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THE CORRECT JURISDICTION. |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
| | |
| | |
| | 4) SHEETS FP - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A FIRST FLOOR |
| | FIRE PROTECTION PLAN BUT NO INDICATION OF A SECOND |
| | FLOOR PLAN. |
| | |
| | FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES PLEASE PROVIDE A SECOND |
| | FLOOR PLAN OR JUSTIFICATION WHY FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | PROTECTION IS NOT BEING PROVIDED WITH CODE REFERENCES. |
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| | |
| | 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
| | |
| | |
| | 6) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. DELINEATE |
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| | |
| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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