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2017-01-20 14:28:25 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET A 1.11 - THERE ARE SEVERAL DOORS THAT ARE |
| INDICATED AS OPENING IN THE EGRESS CORRIDORS : 046, |
| 045, 034, 033, 032, 027, & 028. |
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| PER NFPA 101 CAHPTER 38, NEW BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES. |
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| 38.2 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS. |
| 38.2.1 GENERAL. |
| 38.2.1.1 ALL MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH CHAPTER 7 AND THIS CHAPTER. |
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| PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 7 , MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| 7.2.4.3 DOOR LEAF ENCROACHMENT |
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| 7.2.4.3.1 DURING ITS SWING, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS OF |
| EGRESS SHALL LEAVE NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE |
| REQUIRED WIDTH OF AN AISLE, A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, |
| OR A LANDING UNOBSTRUCTED AND SHALL PROJECT NOT MORE |
| THAN 7 IN. (180 MM) INTO THE REQUIREDWIDTH OF AN AISLE, |
| A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, OR A LANDING UNOBSTRUCTED AND |
| SHALL PROJECT NOT MORE THAN 7 IN. (180 MM) INTO THE |
| REQUIRED WIDTH OF AN AISLE, A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, |
| OR A LANDING, WHEN FULLY OPEN, UNLESS BOTH OF THE |
| FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| (1) THE DOOR OPENING PROVIDES ACCESS TO A STAIR IN AN |
| EXISTING BUILDING. |
| (2) THE DOOR OPENING MEETS THE REQUIREMENT THAT LIMITS |
| PROJECTION TO NOT MORE THAN 7 IN. (180 MM) INTO THE |
| REQUIRED WIDTH OF THE STAIR LANDING WHEN THE DOOR LEAF |
| IS FULLY OPEN. |
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| 7.2.1.4.3.2 SURFACE-MOUNTED LATCH RELEASE HARDWARE ON |
| THE DOOR LEAF SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM BEING INCLUDED IN |
| THE MAXIMUM 7 IN. (180 MM) PROJECTION REQUIREMENT OF |
| 7.2.1.4.3.1, PROVIDED THAT BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING |
| CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| (1) THE HARDWARE IS MOUNTED TO THE SIDE OF THE DOOR |
| LEAF THAT FACES THE AISLE, CORRIDOR, PASSAGEWAY, OR |
| LANDING WHEN THE DOOR LEAF IS IN THE OPEN POSITION. |
| (2) THE HARDWARE IS MOUNTED NOT LESS THAN 34 IN. (865 |
| MM), AND NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM), ABOVE THE |
| FLOOR. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE FOR THE REQUIREMENTS NOTED ABOVE. |
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| 2) EMERGENCY LIGHTING APPEARS TO BE PROVIDED GENERALLY |
| THROUGHOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT; HOWEVER, SOME AREAS OF |
| THE MEANS OF EGRESS APPEAR TO BE UNDERSERVED. |
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| 38.2.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING. |
| 38.2.9.1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.9 IN ANY BUILDING WHERE ANY |
| ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS EXISTS: |
| (1) THE BUILDING IS THREE OR MORE STORIES IN HEIGHT. |
| (2) THE OCCUPANCY IS SUBJECT TO 50 OR MORE OCCUPANTS |
| ABOVE OR BELOW THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE. |
| (3) THE OCCUPANCY IS SUBJECT TO 300 OR MORE TOTAL |
| OCCUPANTS. |
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| 7.9.2 PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEM. |
| 7.9.2.1* EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR A |
| MINIMUM OF 1? HOURS IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF NORMAL |
| LIGHTING. EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE |
| ARRANGED TO PROVIDE INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS NOT |
| LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 1 FT-CANDLE (10.8 LUX) AND, AT |
| ANY POINT, NOT LESS THAN 0.1 FT-CANDLE (1.1 LUX), |
| MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF EGRESS AT FLOOR LEVEL. |
| ILLUMINATION LEVELS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO DECLINE TO |
| NOT LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 0.6 FT-CANDLE (6.5 LUX) |
| AND, AT ANY POINT, NOT LESS THAN 0.06 FT-CANDLE (0.65 |
| LUX) AT THE END OF 1? HOURS. A MAXIMUM-TO-MINIMUM |
| ILLUMINATION UNIFORMITY RATIO OF 40 TO 1 SHALL NOT BE |
| EXCEEDED. |
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| 7.9.2.3* THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM SHALL BE |
| ARRANGED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ILLUMINATION |
| AUTOMATICALLY IN THE EVENT OF ANY INTERRUPTION OF |
| NORMAL LIGHTING DUE TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| (1) FAILURE OF A PUBLIC UTILITY OR OTHER OUTSIDE |
| ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY |
| (2) OPENING OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSE |
| (3) MANUAL ACT(S), INCLUDING ACCIDENTAL OPENING OF A |
| SWITCH CONTROLLING NORMAL LIGHTING FACILITIES |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE AND/OR ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| REQUIRMENTS. |
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| 3) SHEET 0.02 - THERE IS NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE ALARM |
| SYSTEM WORK. |
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| ANY AND ALL WORK ON THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE DONE |
| UNDER SEPARATE SHOP DRAWINGS AND BY CERTIFIED LIFE |
| SAFETY CONTRACTORS. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE. |
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| 4) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 5) 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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