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2016-12-30 10:32:48 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) PREVIOUS COMMNET 1) - NOT COMPLIED - SHEET A 4 - |
| EXIT SIGNS ARE INDICATED AT DOORS LEADING TO THE |
| OUTSIDE PLAY AREA; HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL GATES AND |
| PLAY AREAS THAT MUST BE NAVIGATED UNTIL THE EXIT |
| DISCHAGE IS REACHED. THE EXIT IS NOT REACHED UNTIL THE |
| POINT OF PUBLIC WAY. |
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| 8.1.2.4* EXIT TRAVEL DISTANCES. |
| 8.1.2.4.1 IN ANIMAL HOUSING FACILITIES NOT SPRINKLERED |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.2, EXIT TRAVEL DISTANCE |
| SHALL NOT EXCEED 75 FT (23 M) FROM ANY POINT IN THE |
| FACILITY. |
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| 8.1.2.1 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| 8.1.2.1.1 TWO MEANS OF EGRESS FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL |
| OCCUPANTS, AS A MINIMUM, SHALL BE PROVIDED IN EVERY |
| FACILITY, SECTION,AND AREA WHERE SIZE, OCCUPANCY, AND |
| ARRANGEMENT ENDANGER OCCUPANTS ATTEMPTING TO USE A |
| SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| THAT IS BLOCKED BY FIRE OR SMOKE. |
| 8.1.2.1.2 WHERE TWO MEANS OF EGRESS ARE REQUIRED, THEY |
| SHALL BE ARRANGED TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY THAT BOTH |
| MIGHT BE RENDERED IMPASSABLE BY THE SAME EMERGENCY |
| CONDITION. |
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| 11.2 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS. |
| 11.2.1 GENERAL. EACH REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF CHAPTER |
| 8. |
| 11.2.2 MEANS OF EGRESS COMPONENTS. |
| 11.2.2.1 GENERAL. COMPONENTS OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL |
| BE LIMITED TO THE TYPES DESCRIBED IN NFPA 101, LIFE |
| SAFETY CODE, CHAPTER 7; OR NFPA 5000, BUILDING |
| CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY CODE, CHAPTER 11; CHAPTER 8 OF |
| THIS STANDARD; AND AS MODIFIED IN THIS SUBSECTION. |
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| NFPA 101, CHAPTER 3, DEFINITIONS. |
| 3.3.81* EXIT. THAT PORTION OF A MEANS OF EGRESS THAT IS |
| SEPARATED FROM ALL OTHER SPACES OF A BUILDING OR |
| STRUCTURE BY CONSTRUCTION OR EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED TO |
| PROVIDE A PROTECTED WAY OF TRAVEL TO THE EXIT |
| DISCHARGE. |
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| 3.3.82 EXIT ACCESS. THAT PORTION OF A MEANS OF EGRESS |
| THAT LEADS TO AN EXIT. |
| 3.3.83 EXIT DISCHARGE. THAT PORTION OF A MEANS OF |
| EGRESS BETWEEN THE TERMINATION OF AN EXIT AND A PUBLIC |
| WAY. |
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| 3.3.218 PUBLIC WAY. A STREET, ALLEY, OR OTHER SIMILAR |
| PARCEL OF LAND ESSENTIALLY OPEN TO THE OUTSIDE AIR |
| DEEDED, DEDICATED, OR OTHERWISE PERMANENTLY |
| APPROPRIATED TO THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC USE AND HAVING A |
| CLEAR WIDTH AND HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 10 FT (3050 |
| MM). |
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| THE PROPOSED TRAVEL DISTANCES INDICATED ON A 4 ARE |
| NONCOMPLIANT AND NOT APPROVED. YOUR PROPOSED EXITS ARE |
| EXIT ACCESSES WITH YOUR EXIT ACTUALLY BEING AT THE END |
| OF YOUR OCUTDOOR PALY AREA. PLEASE CORRECT. |
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| 2) PREVIOUS COMMENT 2) - COMPLIED. |
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| 3) PREVIOUS COMMENT 3) - COMPLIED. |
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| 4) PREVIOUS COMMENT 4) - NOT COMPLIED - SHEET A 4 - |
| THERE IS ONE EXIT INDICATED FROM THE MERCANTILE AREA; |
| HOWEVER, PER NFPA 150, 8.1.2.1 NUMBER OF MEANS OF |
| EGRESS. |
| 8.1.2.1.1 TWO MEANS OF EGRESS FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL |
| OCCUPANTS, AS A MINIMUM, SHALL BE PROVIDED IN EVERY |
| FACILITY, SECTION, AND AREA WHERE SIZE, OCCUPANCY, AND |
| ARRANGEMENT ENDANGER OCCUPANTS ATTEMPTING TO USE A |
| SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| THAT IS BLOCKED BY FIRE OR SMOKE. |
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| SHOULD A FIRE OCCUR IN THE AREA OF THE GROOMING THE |
| MAIN EXIT COULD BE INACCESSIBLE. A SECOND EXIT SHALL BE |
| IDENTIFIED AND PROVIDED FROM THIS AREA. |
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| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: |
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| 5) SHEET A 2 & A 4 - AN EXIT ACCESS IS INDICATED |
| PASSING THROUGH A DOOR LEADING INTO INDOOR INDOOR PLAY |
| AREA # 1 THAT THEN LEADS TO THE EXIT IN THE CORNER. |
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| THE DOOR LEADING TO INDOOR PLAY AREA # 1 IS NOT |
| INDICATED ON THE DOOR SCHEDULE AND DOES NOT SHOW |
| COMPLIANT EXIT HARDWARE. |
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| PLEASE CORRECT. |
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| 6) SHEET A 2 - DOORS INDICATED AS E ARE EXIT DOORS AND |
| ARE NOT SHOWING COMPLIANT EXIT HARDWARE ON THE DOOR |
| SCHEDULE, INCLUDING LOCKING AND LATCHING DEVICES. |
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| PLEASE CORRECT. |
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| 7) SHEET A 4 - ONE EXIT IS INDICATED FROM THE OVERNIGHT |
| DOG PLAY AREA. |
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| 8.1.2.1.1 TWO MEANS OF EGRESS FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL |
| OCCUPANTS, AS A MINIMUM, SHALL BE PROVIDED IN EVERY |
| FACILITY, SECTION, AND AREA WHERE SIZE, OCCUPANCY, AND |
| ARRANGEMENT ENDANGER OCCUPANTS ATTEMPTING TO USE A |
| SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| THAT IS BLOCKED BY FIRE OR SMOKE. |
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| PLEASE CORRECT. |
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| 8) SHEET A 2 & A 4 - EXIT ACCESS IS BEING SHOWN FROM 2 |
| DOORS LEADING TO THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA AND GATE |
| SYSTEMS. THESE ARE EXIT ACCESS AND NOT EXITS. ONCE INTO |
| THE AREA THERE IS NO INDICATIONS SHOWING THE WAY |
| LEADING TO AN EXIT. HOW WILL SOMEONE KNOW WHERE TO GO |
| ONCE THEY LEAVE THE DOORS. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE CODE COMPLIANT EXIT SIGNAGE. |
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| 9) SHEET A 2 & A 4 - THE GATES WITHIN THE OUTDOOR PLAY |
| AREA ARE NOT INDICATED BY DETAIL ON THE DOOR SCHEDULE |
| OR ANY PLAN SHEET. THESE GATES ARE PART OF THE EXIT |
| ACCESS AND SHALL COMPLY WITH CODE. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE THE SEPCIFIC DETAIL REGARDING THE GATES, |
| INCLUDING LOCKING AND LATCHING DEVICES. |
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| 10) SHEET E 1 - THERE ARE NO EXIT PATH ILLUMINATION AT |
| THE OUTDOOR AREAS. |
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| NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
| 7.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| 7.8.1 GENERAL. |
| 7.8.1.1* ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8 FOR EVERY |
| BUILDING AND STRUCTURE WHERE REQUIRED IN CHAPTERS 11 |
| THROUGH 43. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REQUIREMENT, EXIT |
| ACCESS SHALL INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, |
| CORRIDORS, RAMPS, ESCALATORS, AND PASSAGEWAYS LEADING |
| TO AN EXIT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REQUIREMENT, EXIT |
| DISCHARGE SHALL INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, |
| CORRIDORS, RAMPS, ESCALATORS, WALKWAYS, AND EXIT |
| PASSAGEWAYS LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY. |
| 7.8.1.2 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| CONTINUOUS DURING THE TIME THAT THE CONDITIONS OF |
| OCCUPANCY REQUIRE THAT THE MEANS OF EGRESS BE AVAILABLE |
| FOR USE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.8.1.2.2. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE ILLUMINATION AS REQUIRED. |
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| 11) SHEET CVR - A BUNESS & MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY CLASS |
| IS INDICATED. ON SHEET A 4 AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY IS |
| INDICATED.FOR THE MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| THIS IS CONFUSING AND SHALL BE EXPLAINED AND/OR |
| CORRECTED. |
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| 12) SHEET CVR - UNDER THE SCOPE OF WORK # 2. - FENCE |
| NEW PLAY AREA WITH 6' CHAIN LINK AND WOOD FENCE AS |
| INDICATED ON PLAN. THERE IS NO INDICATION AND/OR DETAIL |
| REGARDING THIS NOTE. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAIL FOR THIS COMMENT |
| INCLUDING EITHER AT EACH LOCATION. ENSURE THAT |
| CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO THE WALL FINISH RATING ALONG |
| THE EXIT PATH OF TRAVEL. |
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| 13) THIS COMMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. |
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| SHEET A 4 - A FIRE ALARM IS INDICATED WITH 24/7 |
| MONOTORING. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT MONITORING IS NOT |
| REQURED PER NFPA 105 REQUIRMENTS FOR THE SIZE OF THIS |
| OCCUPANCY |
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| CHAPTER 11, CLASS 1 ANIMAL HOUSING FACILITIES |
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| 11.3.1 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. |
| 11.3.1.1 GENERAL. A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH SECTION 9.3 SHALL BE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| THIS SUBSECTION. |
| 11.3.1.1.1 IN ANIMAL HOUSING FACILITIES GREATER THAN |
| 3000 FT2 (280 M2) BUT NO MORE THAN 20,000 FT2 (1860 |
| M2), A LOCAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| 11.3.1.1.2 IN ANIMAL HOUSING FACILITIES GREATER THAN |
| 20,000 FT2 (1860 M2), A MONITORED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| 9.3 FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. |
| 9.3.1 WHERE FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED BY THIS |
| STANDARD THROUGHOUT THE ANIMAL HOUSING FACILITY, ALARM |
| SYSTEMS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72, NATIONAL |
| FIRE ALARM CODE, AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. |
| 9.3.2 THE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL SOUND AN AUDIBLE AND |
| VISUAL EXTERIOR ALARM FOR PURPOSES OF INITIATING |
| EMERGENCY ACTION. |
| 9.3.2.1 MODIFICATIONS TO 9.3.2 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO |
| ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF THE ANIMAL OCCUPANTS WITH |
| APPROVAL OF THE AHJ. |
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| YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF PROVIDING A LOCAL FIRE ALARM |
| SYSTEM. |
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| 14) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 15) 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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