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2017-06-21 15:23:33 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET LS 1.1 - ONLY ONE MEANS OF EGRESS IS INDICATED |
| OF THE SUBMITTED DRAWING. ONLY 1 EXIT IS INDICATED IN |
| THE LIFE SAFETY CALCULATION BOX. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 39 EXISITNG BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES |
| AND CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS, TWO EXITS ARE REQUIRED |
| FROM THE PROPOSED. |
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| 39.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| 39.2.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE |
| FOLLOWING, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 39.2.4.2 |
| THROUGH 39.2.4.6: |
| (1) THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH 7.4.1.1 AND 7.4.1.3 THROUGH 7.4.1.6. |
| (2) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| ON EVERY STORY. |
| (3) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE |
| ACCESSIBLE FROM EVERY PART OF EVERY STORY. |
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| 39.2.4.6 A SINGLE EXIT SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR A |
| SINGLE-TENANT SPACE OR BUILDING TWO OR FEWER STORIES IN |
| HEIGHT, PROVIDED THAT BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA |
| ARE MET: |
| (1) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH 9.7.1.1(1). |
| (2) THE TOTAL TRAVEL TO THE OUTSIDE DOES NOT EXCEED 100 |
| FT (30 M). |
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| 39.2.5 ARRANGEMENT OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| 39.2.5.3* LIMITATIONS ON COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH 39.2.5.3.1, 39.2.5.3.2, AND |
| 39.2.5.3.3. |
| 39.2.5.3.1 COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 |
| FT (30 M) ON A STORY PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| 9.7.1.1(1). |
| 39.2.5.3.2 COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL NOT BE LIMITED |
| IN A SINGLETENANT SPACE WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD NOT |
| EXCEEDING 30 PEOPLE. |
| 39.2.5.3.3 IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THOSE COMPLYING WITH |
| 39.2.5.3.1 OR 39.2.5.3.2, COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL |
| NOT EXCEED 75 FT (23 M). |
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| YOUR PROPOSED OCCUPNACY REQUIRES TWO MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT, OR JUSTIFY YOUR POSITION |
| WITH SPECIFIC CODE REFERNCES AND NARRATIVE EXPLANATION. |
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| 2) SHEET A 1.1 - THERE ARE TWO DOORS WITH EXIT SIGNS |
| OVER THEM. THE DOOR SCHEDULE AND NOTE INDICATE THE |
| HARDWARE IS GROUPD B, PASSAGE. HOWEVER, THE HANDLE OR |
| LATCH IS NOT INDICATED AS BEING COMPLIANT WITH NFPA |
| 101, CHAPTER 7. |
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| 39.2.2 MEANS OF EGRESS COMPONENTS. |
| 39.2.2.1 COMPONENTS PERMITTED. MEANS OF EGRESS |
| COMPONENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE TYPES DESCRIBED IN |
| 39.2.2.2 THROUGH 39.2.2.12. |
| 39.2.2.2 DOORS. |
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| 39.2.2.2.2* LOCKS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1.5.5 SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED ONLY ON PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS. |
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| 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. |
| 7.2.1.5.10.1 THE RELEASING MECHANISM FOR ANY LATCH |
| SHALL BE LOCATED AS FOLLOWS: |
| (1) NOT LESS THAN 34 IN. (865 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED |
| FLOOR FOR OTHER THAN EXISTING INSTALLATIONS |
| (2) NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED |
| FLOOR 7.2.1.5.10.2 THE RELEASING MECHANISM SHALL OPEN |
| THE DOOR LEAF WITH NOT MORE THAN ONE RELEASING |
| OPERATION, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN 7.2.1.5.10.3, |
| 7.2.1.5.10.4, OR 7.2.1.5.10.6. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW, ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PROVIDE AN |
| APPLICABLE NOTE OF HARDWARE SPEC SHEET AND/OR PICTURE. |
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| 3) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 4) 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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