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2014-11-05 13:53:09 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING PROVISO: |
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| PER SECTION 7.2.1.5.9, THE LOCK/LATCH RELEASING |
| MECHANISM ON ALL DOORS SHALL OPEN THE DOOR WITH NOT |
| MORE THAN ONE RELEASING OPERATION. THE RELEASING |
| MECHANISM SHALL HAVE AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION |
| THAT IS READILY OPERATED UNDER ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS. |
| THE RELEASING DEVICE SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF BEING |
| OPERATED WITH ONE HAND AND SHOULD NOT REQUIRE TIGHT |
| GRASPING, TIGHT PINCHING OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST TO |
| OPERATE. |
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| A THUMB TURN LOCK IS NOT PERMITTED ON THE MAIN ENTRY |
| DOOR(S). IN LIEU OF PANIC HARDWARE, THE MAIN ENTRY IS |
| PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A KEYED LOCK WITH |
| LOCK/UNLOCK INDICATOR WINDOW AND SIGNAGE STATING THE |
| DOOR IS TO REMAIN UNLOCKED DURING BUSINESS HOURS. NO |
| OTHER LOCKING OR LATCHING MECHANISMS ARE PERMITTED. |
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| THUMB-TURN LOCK TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AN ?OPEN/LOCKED? |
| INDICATOR WINDOW (SUCH AS ADAMS RITE 4089 OR SIMILAR). |
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| THE REAR EXIT DOOR SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH PANIC |
| HARDWARE. FOR ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT |
| LOAD OF 100 OR MORE PERSONS (50 PERSONS PER THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE), PANIC HARDWARE SHALL BE PROVIDED ON |
| DOORS TO RELEASE THE LOCK/LATCH. NO OTHER LOCKS OR |
| LATCHES ARE PERMITTED THAT WOULD NOT BE RELEASED BY THE |
| PANIC HARDWARE. |
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