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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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