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2016-12-20 13:32:27 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET A 8.0 - A DOOR AND GATE SCHEDULE IS INDICATED; |
| HOWEVER, THE EXIT DOORS, LATCHING AND LOCKING EQUIPMENT |
| IS UNCLEAR. A SCHLAGE D LOCKSET IS INDICATED; HOWEVER, |
| NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS INDICATED. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, 7.2.1.5.5 KEY-OPERATED LOCKS |
| 7.2.1.5.5.1 EXTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| TO HAVE KEY-OPERATED LOCKS FROM THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET. |
| (1) THIS ALTERNATIVE IS PERMITTED IN CHAPTERS 11 |
| THROUGH 43 FOR THE SPECIFIC OCCUPANCY. ( IT IS |
| PERMITTED UNDER CHAPTER 38, NEW BUSINESS OCCUPANCY) |
| (2) A READILY VISIBLE, DURABLE SIGN IN LETTERS NOT LESS |
| THAN 1 IN. HIGH ON A CONTRASTING BACKGROUND THAT READS |
| AS FOLLOWS IS LOCATED ON OR ADJACENT TO THE DOOR LEAF. |
| THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THE BUILDING IS |
| OCCUPIED. |
| (3) THE LOCKING DEVICE IS OF A TYPE THAT IS READILY |
| DISTINGUISHABLE AS LOCKED. |
| (4) A KEY IS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO ANY OCCUPANT |
| INSIDE THE BUILDING WHEN IT IS LOCKED. |
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| SHOULD ALL OF THE ABOVE NOT BE POSSIBLE: |
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| 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED |
| READILY FROM THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS |
| OCCUPIED. |
| 7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE |
| OF A KEY, A TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR |
| OPERATION FROM THE EGRESS SIDE. |
| 7.2.1.5.10 A LATCH OR OTHER FASTENING DEVICE ON A DOOR |
| LEAF SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A RELEASING DEVICE THAT HAS |
| AN OBVIOUS METHOD OF OPERATION AND THAT IS READILY |
| OPERATED UNDER ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS. |
| 7.2.1.5.10.2 THE RELEASING MECHANISM SHALL OPEN THE |
| DOOR LEAF WITH NOT MORE THAN ONE RELEASING OPERATION. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS. |
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| 2) SHEET A 8.0, A 5.1, & A 2.1 - A DOOR AND GATE |
| SCHEDULE IS INDICATED; HOWEVER, THE EXIT GATES, |
| LATCHING, LOCKING EQUIPMENT, IS UNCLEAR. THE ZOO AREA |
| IS AN EXISTING ASSEMBLY AREA AND SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA |
| 101, CHAPTER 13, EXISTING ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES. THOUGH |
| IT IS AN OPEN SPACE, THE EXITS FROM THE SPACE SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH THE CODE. |
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| 13.2 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS. |
| 13.2.1 GENERAL. ALL MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 7 AND THIS CHAPTER. |
| 13.2.2 MEANS OF EGRESS COMPONENTS. |
| 13.2.2.1 COMPONENTS PERMITTED. COMPONENTS OF MEANS OF |
| EGRESS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE TYPES DESCRIBED IN |
| 13.2.2.2 THROUGH |
| 13.2.2.12. |
| 13.2.2.2 DOORS |
| 13.2.2.2.3 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 PROVIDED 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 |
| LOCKS AS PERMITTED IN 13.2.2.2.5. |
| (2) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO |
| ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS AS PERMITTED IN |
| 13.2.2.2.6. 13.2.2.2.4 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 FOLLOWING |
| CONDITIONS APPLY: |
| (1) THE DOOR OR PAIR OF DOORS SERVE AS THE MAIN EXIT |
| FROM ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD NOT |
| GREATER THAN 600. |
| (2) ANY LATCHING DEVICES ON SUCH A DOOR(S) FROM AN |
| ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR |
| MORE ARE RELEASED BY PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT |
| HARDWARE. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAIL OF HOW THE LOCKS AND |
| LATCHES TO THE EXIT GATES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT |
| COMPLY WITH ABOVE NOTED REQUIRERMENTS. |
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| 3) SHEET A 1.0 - EXIT SIGNAGE IS NOT INDICATED. |
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| 13.2.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF |
| EGRESS, OTHER THAN FOR PRIVATE PARTY TENTS NOT |
| EXCEEDING 1200 FT2 (112 M2), SHALL BE ILLUMINATED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8. |
| 13.2.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING. |
| 13.2.9.1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING, OTHER THAN THAT PERMITTED |
| BY 13.2.9.3, SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION 7.9. |
| 13.2.9.2 PRIVATE PARTY TENTS NOT EXCEEDING 1200 FT2 |
| (112 M2) SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE EMERGENCY |
| LIGHTING. |
| 13.2.9.3 ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD NOT |
| EXCEEDING 300 AND USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR A PLACE OF |
| WORSHIP SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE EMERGENCY |
| LIGHTING. |
| 13.2.10 MARKING OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| 13.2.10.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH SIGNS |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.10. |
| 13.2.10.2 EXIT MARKINGS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED ON THE |
| SEATING SIDE OF VOMITORIES FROM SEATING AREAS WHERE |
| EXIT MARKING IS PROVIDED IN THE CONCOURSE AND WHERE |
| SUCH MARKING IS READILY APPARENT FROM THE VOMITORIES. |
| 13.2.10.3 EVACUATION DIAGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| 7.10.8.5 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| PLEASE SPECIFIC DETAIL HOW YOU WILL COMPLY WITH THE |
| ABOVE REQUIREMENTS. |
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| 4) SHEET A 10.0 - A GREEN SCEEN IS INDICATED. |
| INFORMATION REGARDING THE SCEEN PRODUCT WAS NOT EASILY |
| INDENTIFIABLE. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING FIRE |
| RETARDENT, FLAMMABILITY AND/OR SMOKE GENERATION. |
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| 5) 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] |