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2017-08-09 10:56:16 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET FP P 1 & P 2 - THERE APPEARS TO BE |
| INSUFFICIENT FIRE SPRINKLER COVERAGE OVER THE NEW |
| RESIDENT STORAGE AREAS. |
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| THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE MOST RECENT MEETING IN JULY. |
| IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT A FENCE TYPE MATERIAL WILL BE |
| PLACED OVER THE THE UNITS FOR SECURITY AND SPRINKLER |
| COVERAGE WOULD NEED TO NE MODIFIED. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE FOR PROPER FIRE SPRINKLER COVERAGE OVER |
| THESE AREAS. |
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| 2) SHEET FP 2.01 - THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FIRE |
| SPRINKLER COVERAGE OVER THE WOOD DECK FLOORING AREA ON |
| THE LOBBY SHEETS. |
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| PER NFPA 1, CHAPTER 13 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS |
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| 13.3.2.6* EXTERIOR ROOFS, CANOPIES, PORTE-COCHERES, |
| BALCONIES, DECKS, OR SIMILAR PROJECTIONS. IN BUILDINGS |
| PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION |
| SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR |
| THE EXTERIOR SPACES IN ACCORDANCE WITH 13.3.2.6. |
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| 13.3.2.6.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 13.3.2.6.2, |
| 13.3.2.6.3, OR |
| 13.3.2.6.4 ARE MET, SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER |
| EXTERIOR ROOFS, CANOPIES, PORTE-COCHERES, BALCONIES, |
| DECKS, OR SIMILAR PROJECTIONS EXCEEDING 4 FT (1.2 M) IN |
| WIDTH. [13:8.15.7.1] |
| 13.3.2.6.2* SPRINKLERS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE OMITTED |
| WHERE THE CANOPIES, ROOFS, PORTE-COCHERES, BALCONIES, |
| DECKS, OR SIMILAR PROJECTIONS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH |
| MATERIALS THAT ARE NONCOMBUSTIBLE, LIMITED-COMBUSTIBLE, |
| OR FIRE RETARDANT?TREATED WOOD AS DEFINED IN NFPA 703, |
| STANDARD FOR FIRE RETARDANT?TREATED WOOD AND FIRE- |
| RETARDANT COATINGS FOR BUILDING MATERIALS. |
| [13:8.15.7.2] |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE THE MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS OF ALL WOOD |
| ELEMENTS OF THE FLOORING DESING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| ABOVE NOTED CODE. |
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| 3) SHEET 156 4A 13A - INDICATES THE WOOD DECKING WITH |
| SUBFLOORING WITH A NOTE CALL-OUT "WOOD FINISH FLOOR, |
| LANSCAPE DWG" BUT NO DRAWING REFERENCE SHEET. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE. |
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| 4) SHEETS FP P1 & P2 - THERE ARE INTERANL PRIVATE |
| GARAGES INDICATED WITH THE PARKING GARAGE AREAS. THERE |
| ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT WHEN THE INTERANL GARAGE DOOR |
| IS OPEN, THAT FIRE SPRINKLER PROTECTION WILL BE |
| PROVIDED FOR THE POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTION. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE THE APPLICABLE NOTE. |
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| 5) FIRE SHARES IDENTICAL CONCERNS REGARDING THE FIRE |
| DAMPERS, GENERATOR EXHAUST. SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS BUT |
| WILL NOT BE DUPLICATED THOSE QUESTIONS. |
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| FIRE WILL REVIEW THE RE-SUBMITTAL INFORMATION TO |
| MECHANICAL AND PROVIDE APPLICABLE COMMENTS IF |
| NECASSARY. |
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| 6) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 7) 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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