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| 2018-05-25 14:25:23 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THE OCCUPANCY IS INDICATED AS WAREHOUSE; HOWEVER, |
| | MINI SHOWROOMS ARE INDICATED WITH AN OPEN FLOOR SPACE |
| | INDICATED AS SHOWROOM. THIS CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY APPEARS |
| | TO BE MERCANTILE IN THE LIFE SAFETY CODE. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 6, CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY. |
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| | 6.1.10.1* DEFINITION ? MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY. AN |
| | OCCUPANCY USED |
| | FOR THE DISPLAY AND SALE OF MERCHANDISE. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC FIRE |
| | CODE REFERENCES. |
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| | 2) THERE IS A HAND WRITTEN INDICATION THAT THE |
| | OCCUPANCY IS "BETWEEN FIRE WALLS". THERE ARE NO |
| | INDICATIONS ON THE PLAN SET DRAWINGS OR LISTING |
| | CALL-OUTS THAT THE EXISTING WALLS ARE FIRE RATED. |
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| | WHAT IS THE SEPARATION CLASSIFICATION OF THE |
| | SURROUNDING OCCUPANCIES? A 2 HOUR RATING IS REQUIRED. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 6 |
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| | 6.1.14.2.2 MIXED OCCUPANCY. A MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY WHERE |
| | THE |
| | OCCUPANCIES ARE INTERMINGLED. |
| | 6.1.14.2.3 SEPARATED OCCUPANCY. A MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY |
| | WHERE THE |
| | OCCUPANCIES ARE SEPARATED BY FIRE RESISTANCE?RATED |
| | ASSEMBLIES. |
| | 6.1.14.3 MIXED OCCUPANCIES. |
| | 6.1.14.3.1 EACH PORTION OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE |
| | CLASSIFIED AS TO ITS USE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.1. |
| | 6.1.14.3.2* THE BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MOST |
| | RESTRICTIVE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE OCCUPANCIES INVOLVED, UNLESS |
| | SEPARATE SAFEGUARDS |
| | ARE APPROVED. |
| | 6.1.14.4 SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES. (SEE ALSO 6.1.14.1.2.) |
| | 6.1.14.4.1 WHERE SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES ARE PROVIDED, |
| | EACH PART OF THE |
| | BUILDING COMPRISING A DISTINCT OCCUPANCY, AS DESCRIBED |
| | IN THIS CHAPTER, |
| | SHALL BE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES BY |
| | FIRE-RESISTIVE |
| | ASSEMBLIES, AS SPECIFIED IN 6.1.14.4.2, 6.1.14.4.3, |
| | TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(A), |
| | AND TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(B), UNLESS SEPARATION IS PROVIDED |
| | BY APPROVED |
| | EXISTING SEPARATIONS OR AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY |
| | 6.1.14.4.6. |
| | 6.1.14.4.2 OCCUPANCY SEPARATIONS SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS |
| | 3-HOUR FIRE |
| | RESISTANCE?RATED, 2-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE?RATED, OR |
| | 1-HOUR FIRE |
| | RESISTANCE?RATED AND SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | CHAPTER 8. |
| | 6.1.14.4.3 THE MINIMUM FIRE RESISTANCE RATING SPECIFIED |
| | IN TABLE |
| | 6.1.14.4.1(A) AND TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(B) SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE |
| | REDUCED BY 1 HOUR, BUT IN NO CASE SHALL IT BE REDUCED |
| | TO LESS THAN 1 |
| | HOUR, WHERE THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| | APPROVED |
| | AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 9.7.1.1(1) AND |
| | SUPERVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.7.2, UNLESS PROHIBITED |
| | BY THE |
| | DOUBLE-DAGGER FOOTNOTE ENTRIES IN THE TABLES. |
| | 6.1.14.4.4 OCCUPANCY SEPARATIONS SHALL BE VERTICAL, |
| | HORIZONTAL, OR |
| | BOTH OR, WHEN NECESSARY, OF SUCH OTHER FORM AS REQUIRED |
| | TO PROVIDE |
| | COMPLETE SEPARATION BETWEEN OCCUPANCY DIVISIONS IN THE |
| | BUILDING. |
| | 6.1.14.4.5* EACH SEPARATED PORTION OF THE BUILDING |
| | SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OCCUPANCY THEREIN. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE SEPARATIONS AND |
| | FIRE RATING OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC FIRE CODE |
| | REFERENCES. |
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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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