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2015-05-27 14:31:19 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) THE OCCUPANY IS NOT CLEARLY INDICATED; |
| STORE/COMMERCIAL IS GENERAL AND VAGUE. PLEASE PROVIDE |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED OCCUPANCY PER NFPA 101. |
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| 2) A LIFE SAFETY PALN IS NOT PROVIDED. COMPLETE LIFE |
| SAFETY PLANS FOR EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL BE PROVIDED THAT |
| ILLUSTRATE OCCUPANT LOADS, TRAVEL DISTANCES, COMMON |
| PATHS OF TRAVEL, DEAD-END CORRIDORS, EXIT SIGNS, |
| EMERGENCY LIGHTING, EXITS LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY, FIRE |
| EXTINGUISHER LOCATIONS, AND ALL FIRE SAFETY FEATURES |
| AND EQUIPMENT. |
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| 3) THE FIRE WALL DOES NOT INDICATE A FIRE RATING. A 2HR |
| FIRE RATING IS REQUIRED WITH FIRE WALL DETAIL DRAWINGS, |
| INCLUDING LISTED SEALED OPENINGS. |
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| 4) NO DIMENSIONS ARE INDICATED. PLEASE INDICATED ALL |
| DIMENSIONS ON THE RESUBMITTAL. |
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| 5) EXIT DOOR HARDWARE IS NOT INDICATED. DOORS SHALL BE |
| ARRANGED TO BE OPENED READILY FROM THE EGRESS SIDE |
| WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, |
| SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A KEY, TOOL, OR SPECIAL |
| KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM THE EGRESS SIDE. |
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| INDICATE IF THE DOORS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH ANY |
| LOCK/LATCH. IF THE DOORS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A |
| LOCK/LATCH, INDICATE HOW THE LOCK/LATCH WILL BE |
| RELEASED FROM THE EGRESS SIDE OF THE DOOR. |
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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 WHEN EQUIPPED ON OTHER DOORS IS SHALL |
| BE INSTALED WITH AN ?OPEN/LOCKED? INDICATOR WINDOW |
| (SUCH AS ADAMS RITE 4089 OR SIMILAR). |
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