Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19020031
Permit Number 19020031
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2019-05-14 15:40:46THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC,
 FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO:
  
 THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED
 AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE
 PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE
 INSPECTION.
  
  
 1) THERE IS NO INDICATIONS OF EXISTING/NEW HADNRAIL
 DETAIL.
  
 HANDRAILS SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 101, CH 7, -
  
  
 7.2.2.4 GUARDS AND HANDRAILS.
 7.2.2.4.1 HANDRAILS.
 7.2.2.4.1.1 STAIRS AND RAMPS SHALL HAVE HANDRAILS ON
 BOTH SIDES,
 UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED IN 7.2.2.4.1.5 OR
 7.2.2.4.1.6.
 7.2.2.4.1.2 IN ADDITION TO THE HANDRAILS REQUIRED AT
 THE SIDES OF
 STAIRS BY 7.2.2.4.1.1, BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS
 SHALL APPLY:
 (1) FOR NEW STAIRS, HANDRAILS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN
 30 IN. (760
 MM) OF ALL PORTIONS OF THE REQUIRED EGRESS WIDTH.
 (2) FOR EXISTING STAIRS, HANDRAILS SHALL MEET THE
 FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
 (A) THEY SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN 44 IN. (1120 MM) OF
 ALL
 PORTIONS OF THE REQUIRED EGRESS WIDTH.
 (B) SUCH STAIRS SHALL NOT HAVE THEIR EGRESS CAPACITY
 ADJUSTED
 TO A HIGHER OCCUPANT LOAD THAN PERMITTED BY THE
 CAPACITY
 FACTOR IN TABLE 7.3.3.1 IF THE STAIR?S CLEAR WIDTH
 BETWEEN
 HANDRAILS EXCEEDS 60 IN. (1525 MM).
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE. FIRE INSPECTOR
 WILL COMFIRM ON FIRE INSPECTIONS.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]


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