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2017-12-29 16:15:42 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) THE PROPOSED PROJECT CHANGES A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY TO |
| AN ASSEMBY OCCUPANCY. |
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| SHEET A0.14 INDICATES EXIT DOORS 001, 002, 010 & 011. |
| SHEET AO.13 INDICATES A DOOR SCHEDULE WHICH SHOWS |
| VARIOUS HARDWARE SETS FOR THOSE DOORS. NO PANIC |
| HARDWARE IS INDICATED |
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| PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 12, NEW ASSEMBLY OCCUPNACIES: |
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| 12.2.2.2 DOORS. |
| 12.2.2.2.1 DOORS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1 SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED. |
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| 12.2.2.2.3 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 12.2.2.2.5. |
| (2) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO |
| ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS AS PERMITTED IN |
| 12.2.2.2.6. |
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| 12.2.2.2.4 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 |
| AND THE ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY HAS AN OCCUPANT LOAD NOT |
| GREATER THAN 500. |
| (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 REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC FIRE |
| CODE REFERENCES. |
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| 2) SHEET A1.11- PATIO DOORS ARE INDICATED AROUND THE |
| EXTERIOR OF THE PROJECT. THOUGH THESE DOORS ARE |
| EXISTING THE HARDWARE SHALL BE INDICATED OF THE THE |
| DOOR SCHEDULE. |
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| PLEASE INCLUDE ALL DOOR HARDWARE OF ALL PATIO DOORS ON |
| THE DOOR SCHEDULE. |
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| 3) SHEET AO.13 - THE DOOR SCHEDULE INDICATES HARDWARE |
| ON SOME OF THE PATIO DOORS. HOWEVER, THEY APPEAR TO |
| INDICATE EXITING OUT ONTO THE PATIO. WHAT TYPE OF |
| HARDWARE IS ON THESE DOORS THAT ALLOWS THEM BACK IN? |
| WHAT IS THE OCCUPANCY SPACE OF THE PATIO? WILL PEOPLE |
| BE ALLOWED TO GATHER ON THE PATIO? IF THE OCCUPANCY |
| TOTAL IS OVER 50 THE EXIT DOORS FROM THE PATION ARE |
| REQUIRED TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS: |
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| 7.2.1.4.2 DOOR LEAF SWING DIRECTION. DOOR LEAVES |
| REQUIRED TO BE OF THE SIDE-HINGED OR PIVOTED-SWINGING |
| TYPE SHALL SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL |
| UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| (1) WHERE SERVING A ROOM OR AREA WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD |
| OF 50 OR MORE, EXCEPT UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING |
| CONDITIONS: |
| (A) DOOR LEAVES IN HORIZONTAL EXITS SHALL NOT BE |
| REQUIRED TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL |
| WHERE PERMITTED BY 7.2.4.3.8.1 OR 7.2.4.3.8.2. |
| (B) DOOR LEAVES IN SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED |
| TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL IN EXISTING |
| HEALTH CARE OCCUPANCIES, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 19. |
| (2) WHERE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IS USED IN AN EXIT |
| ENCLOSURE, UNLESS THE DOOR OPENING SERVES AN INDIVIDUAL |
| LIVING UNIT THAT OPENS DIRECTLY INTO AN EXIT ENCLOSURE |
| (3) WHERE THE DOOR OPENING SERVES A HIGH HAZARD |
| CONTENTS AREA |
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| IF THE PATIO DOORS ARE EXIT DOORS, THE EXIT PATH IS NOT |
| INDICATED ON THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN. IF THESE DOORS DO |
| NOT LEAD TO A DEFINED EXIT, THEY ARE NO EXIT DOORS. SEE |
| # 6 BELOW. |
| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC FIRE |
| CODE REFERENCES. |
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| 4) SHEETS A 1.13 - NOTE # 7 INDICATES SOUND PANELS ON |
| THE CEILING. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF HOW THESE WILL |
| BE FASTENED? THERE ARE NO MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATION |
| SHEETS TO VERIFY INTERIOR FINISH CODE COMPLIANCE. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 12 |
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| 12.3.3 INTERIOR FINISH. |
| 12.3.3.1 GENERAL. INTERIOR FINISH SHALL BE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10.2. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. |
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| 5) SHEET A1.11 - NOTE # 8 INDICATES FLOORING PER |
| MANUFACTURESE SPECIFICATIONS. THE IS NO FLOORING |
| DOCUMENT OR INDICATIONS THAT CAN BE EASYILY OR |
| DIFNITIVELY IDENTIFIED. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 12 |
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| 12.3.3.5 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH |
| 12.3.3.5.1 INTERIOR FLOOR FINSIH SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| SECTION10.2. |
| 12.3.3.5.2 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH IN EXIT ENCLOSURES AND |
| EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS AND IN SPACES NOT SEPARATED FROM |
| THEM BY WALLS COMPLYING WITH 12.3.6 SHALL BE NOT LESS |
| THAN CLASS II. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. |
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| 6) SHEET E 2.1 - THERE ARE EXIT SIGNS OVER THE PATIO |
| DOORS LEADING OUT ONTO THE PATIO AREA. THERE IS NO |
| DEFINED EXIT INDICATED FROM THIS PATION SPACE. THE LIFE |
| SAFETY PLAN DOES NOT INDICATE A DEFINED EXIT FROM THE |
| PATIO SPACE. |
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| IF THE PATIO AREA DOES NOT HAVE A DEFINED EXIT, THE THE |
| EXIT SIGNS ABOVE THESE DOORS IN NOT APPLICABLE FROM THE |
| INTERIOR. ON THE CONTRARY, THESE DOORS MAY NEED TO HAVE |
| EXIT SIGN INDICATORS ON THE EXTERIOR LEADING IN. |
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| EITHER WAY IT IS NOT CLEAR IF A PERSON CAN EXIT THE |
| PATIO AREA WITH THIS PLAN SUBMITTAL. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR CLARIFY WITH DETAILS. |
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| 7) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 8) 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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