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| 2019-03-06 10:11:17 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) SHEET LS 1.1 - IS THIS ADDITION PROPOSED CLASSIFIED |
| | AS A MIXED OCCUPANCY, SEPARATED, OR NON-SEPARATED? |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 6 |
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| | 6.1.14.2 DEFINITIONS. |
| | 6.1.14.2.1 MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY. A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE |
| | IN WHICH TWO |
| | OR MORE CLASSES OF OCCUPANCY EXIST. |
| | 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. |
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| | PLEASE CLARIFY. |
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| | 2) SHEET A 1.1.1- THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A 1 HOUR |
| | WALL BETWEEN THE TWO SPACES WITH A DOOR, 101A. THE DOOR |
| | SCHEDULE DOES NOT INDICATE ANY FIRE RATEING |
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| | PLEASE CLARIFY THE SEPARATION FEATURES OR CORRECT AND |
| | PROVIDE A 1 HOUR FIRE RATED DOOR WITH APPLICABLE |
| | HARDWARE. |
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| | 3) SHEET A 1.1.1 - THERE IS A SHADED AREA INDICATED |
| | EAST OF THE PROPOSED ADDTION WITH A DOOR FROM THE |
| | ADDITION. WHAT IS THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS |
| | SPACE? |
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| | WHAT IS THE SEPARATION RATING REQUIRED FROM THIS SPACE |
| | PER NFPA 101, CH 6? |
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| | 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. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT AND PROVIDE FOR THE |
| | REQUIREMENT. |
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| | 4) SHEET A 1.1.1 - DOOR 101 IS INDICATED AS HAVING A |
| | PASSAGE HANDLE AND DEAD BOLT. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 12 |
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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. |
| | 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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| | PER # 1 ABOVE WHAT IS THE COMBINED OCCUPANCY LOAD |
| | SERVED BY THIS EXIT? |
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| | PLEASE CLARIFY OR CORRECT. |
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| | 5) SHEET A LS 1.1 - THERE IS AN OCCUPANCY LOAD |
| | INDICATED AS 62. IS THIS NUMBER REFLECTIVE OF JUST THIS |
| | PROPOSED ADDITION OR TOTAL FOR BOTH SPACES? |
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| | PLEASE CLARIFY. |
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| | 6) SHEET A LS 1.1 - PER THE ABOVE, THE OCCUPANCY COUNT |
| | DOES NOT INDICATE/INCLUDE THE BAR SEATING, BAR AREA, |
| | FIXED SEATING, THE PIANO AREA, ETC. DOES THE SQ FT |
| | CALCULATION REFLECT THE REDUCTION OF THESE |
| | AREAS/INCLUDE THESE AREAS? |
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| | PLEASE CLARIFY AS THE TOTAL OCCUPANCY LOAD COULD BE |
| | REDUCED/INCREASED AS APPLICABEL. |
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| | 7) SHEET A 1.1 & S 2.0 - AT DOOR 101A THERE IS AN |
| | INDICATION OF A RAMP AND A POSSIBLE STEP DOWN INTO THE |
| | PROPOSED SPACE. THERE ARE NO INDICATION OF HOW HIGH |
| | THIS POSSIBLE STEP IS? |
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| | PLEASE CLARIFY AND CORRECT/SO DRAWING. |
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| | 8) SHEET S 2.0 - THERE ARE TWO RAMPS INDICATED, ONE |
| | INTERIOR & ONE EXTERIOR. THERE AR RAILINGS/GUARDS |
| | INDICATED; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO DETAILS. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS FOR THE HANDRAILS AND GUARDS PER |
| | NFPA 101, CH 7. |
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| | 7.2.2.4.5* HANDRAIL DETAILS. |
| | 7.2.2.4.5.1 NEW HANDRAILS ON STAIRS SHALL BE NOT LESS |
| | THAN 34 IN. |
| | (865 MM), AND NOT MORE THAN 38 IN. (965 MM), ABOVE THE |
| | SURFACE |
| | OF THE TREAD, MEASURED VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE |
| | RAIL FROM THE |
| | LEADING EDGE OF THE TREAD. |
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| | 7.2.2.4.6 GUARD DETAILS. SEE 7.1.8 FOR GUARD |
| | REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 7.1.8* GUARDS. GUARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.2.4 SHALL |
| | BE |
| | PROVIDED AT THE OPEN SIDES OF MEANS OF EGRESS THAT |
| | EXCEED 30 IN. |
| | (760 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR OR THE FINISHED GROUND LEVEL |
| | BELOW |
| | EXCEPT WHERE GUARDS ARE SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED BY |
| | PROVISIONS OF |
| | CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE APPLICABLE DRAWING DETAILS IN |
| | COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 9) PER # 1 AND NFPA 101, CH 12 THIS IS AN ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCY WITH A POSSIBLE TOTAL OCCUPANCY LOAD OVER |
| | 100. |
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| | ADDITIONALLY, IT CAN BE CONSIDERED A NIGHTCLUB. |
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| | 12.3.5 EXTINGUISHMENT REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 12.3.5.1 THE WHERE THE OCCUPANT LOAD EXCEEDS 100, THE |
| | FOLLOWING |
| | ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES SHALL BE PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY |
| | AN |
| | APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH 9.7.1.1(1): |
| | (1) DANCE HALLS |
| | (2) DISCOTHEQUES |
| | (3) NIGHTCLUBS |
| | (4) ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH FESTIVAL SEATING |
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| | HOWEVER, THERE IS NO DEFINITION OF NIGHTCLUB IN NFPA |
| | 101. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 3 |
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| | 3.1.1 WHERE TERMS ARE NOT DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER, |
| | WITHIN ANOTHER |
| | CHAPTER, OR THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, THEY SHALL BE |
| | DEFINED USING |
| | THEIR ORDINARILY ACCEPTED MEANINGS WITHIN THE CONTEXT |
| | IN WHICH |
| | THEY ARE USED. WEBSTER?S THIRD NEW INTERNATIONAL |
| | DICTIONARY OF |
| | THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, UNABRIDGED, SHALL BE A SOURCE FOR |
| | ORDINARILY ACCEPTED MEANING. |
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| | PER WEBSTERS |
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| | DEFINITION OF NIGHTCLUB : A PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT OPEN |
| | AT NIGHT USUALLY SERVING FOOD AND LIQUOR |
| | AND PROVIDING MUSIC AND SPACE FOR DANCING AND OFTEN |
| | HAVING A FLOOR SHOW |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CLARIFY, HOW THE PROPOSED WILL BE |
| | USED, SEPARATED, AND PROTECTED PER THE REQUIRMENTS OF |
| | THE CODE. |
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| | 10) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 11) 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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