Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17060837
Permit Number 17060837
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-06-21 15:23:33THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
  
 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.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 39 EXISITNG BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES
 AND CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS, TWO EXITS ARE REQUIRED
 FROM THE PROPOSED.
  
  
 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.
  
 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).
  
 39.2.5 ARRANGEMENT OF MEANS OF EGRESS.
  
 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).
  
 YOUR PROPOSED OCCUPNACY REQUIRES TWO MEANS OF EGRESS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT, OR JUSTIFY YOUR POSITION
 WITH SPECIFIC CODE REFERNCES AND NARRATIVE EXPLANATION.
  
  
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 39.2.2.2.2* LOCKS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1.5.5 SHALL BE
 PERMITTED ONLY ON PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS.
  
 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.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW, ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PROVIDE AN
 APPLICABLE NOTE OF HARDWARE SPEC SHEET AND/OR PICTURE.
  
  
  
 3) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 4) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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