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| THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) LIFE SAFETY SHEETS - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF |
| OCCUPANCY LOADS ON EACH FLOOR. |
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| PER NFPA 101 CH 38 |
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| 38.1.7 OCCUPANT LOAD. THE OCCUPANT LOAD, IN NUMBER OF |
| PERSONS FOR |
| WHOM MEANS OF EGRESS AND OTHER PROVISIONS ARE REQUIRED, |
| SHALL BE |
| DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTORS |
| THAT ARE |
| CHARACTERISTIC OF THE USE OF THE SPACE OR SHALL BE |
| DETERMINED AS THE |
| MAXIMUM PROBABLE POPULATION OF THE SPACE UNDER |
| CONSIDERATION, |
| WHICHEVER IS GREATER. |
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| PLEASE CORRECT AND PROVIDE. |
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| 2) SHEET G 101 - THERE IS ONLY ONE EXIT INDICATED FROM |
| THE 2ND FLOOR. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 38 NEW BUSINESS: SEE (3) (A). THERE |
| ARE TWO DOOR OPENINGS INDICATED TO OTHER PARTS OF THE |
| BUILDING; PARTS WAREHOUSE & ELEVATOR LOBBY. |
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| 38.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| 38.2.4.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE |
| FOLLOWING, EXCEPT |
| AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY 38.2.4.2 THROUGH 38.2.4.6: |
| (1) THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION 7.4. |
| (2) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| ON EVERY STORY. |
| (3) NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE |
| ACCESSIBLE FROM EVERY |
| PART OF EVERY STORY. |
| 38.2.4.2 EXIT ACCESS, AS REQUIRED BY 38.2.4.1(3), SHALL |
| BE PERMITTED TO |
| INCLUDE A SINGLE EXIT ACCESS PATH FOR THE DISTANCES |
| PERMITTED AS COMMON |
| PATHS OF TRAVEL BY 38.2.5.3. |
| 38.2.4.3 A SINGLE EXIT SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR A ROOM OR |
| AREA WITH A TOTAL |
| OCCUPANT LOAD OF LESS THAN 100 PERSONS, PROVIDED THAT |
| ALL OF THE |
| FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| (1) THE EXIT SHALL DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE AT |
| THE LEVEL OF EXIT |
| DISCHARGE FOR THE BUILDING. |
| (2) THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FROM ANY POINT, |
| INCLUDING TRAVEL WITHIN |
| THE EXIT, SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 FT (30 M). |
| (3) THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF TRAVEL SPECIFIED IN |
| 38.2.4.3(2) SHALL BE ON THE |
| SAME STORY, OR, IF TRAVERSING OF STAIRS IS NECESSARY, |
| SUCH STAIRS SHALL |
| NOT EXCEED 15 FT (4570 MM) IN HEIGHT, AND BOTH OF THE |
| FOLLOWING |
| ALSO SHALL APPLY: |
| (A) INTERIOR STAIRS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH COMPLETE |
| ENCLOSURES TO |
| SEPARATE THEM FROM ANY OTHER PART OF THE BUILDING, WITH |
| NO |
| DOOR OPENINGS THEREIN. |
| (B) A SINGLE OUTSIDE STAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.2 |
| SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO SERVE ALL STORIES PERMITTED WITHIN THE 15 |
| FT (4570 |
| MM) VERTICAL TRAVEL LIMITATION. |
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| **********************OR********************** |
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| 38.2.4.4 ANY BUSINESS OCCUPANCY THREE OR FEWER STORIES |
| IN HEIGHT, AND |
| NOT EXCEEDING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 30 PEOPLE PER STORY, |
| SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED A SINGLE SEPARATE EXIT TO EACH STORY, |
| PROVIDED THAT ALL OF THE |
| FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| (1) THE EXIT SHALL DISCHARGE DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE. |
| (2) THE TOTAL TRAVEL DISTANCE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE |
| BUILDING SHALL NOT |
| EXCEED 100 FT (30 M). |
| (3) THE EXIT SHALL BE ENCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| 7.1.3.2, AND BOTH OF |
| THE FOLLOWING ALSO SHALL APPLY: |
| (A) THE STAIR SHALL SERVE AS AN EXIT FROM NO OTHER |
| STORIES. |
| (B) A SINGLE OUTSIDE STAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7.2.2 |
| SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO SERVICE ALL STORIES. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE |
| REFERENCES AND NARRATIVE. |
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| 3) SHEET A 602 - DOOR 117A IS NOT INDICATED AS HAVING A |
| FIRE RATING. THIS DOOR IS REQUIRED TO BE RATED TO |
| MAINTAIN THE 2 HR OCCUPANCY SEPARATION. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE |
| REFERENCES AND NARRATIVE. |
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| 4) SHEETS A 101, 102 & 501 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS |
| OF ANY FIRE RATINGSOF LISTINGS ON ANY OF THE WALLS OR |
| CALL OUTS WHERE FIRE RATING IS REQUIRED. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE |
| REFERENCES AND NARRATIVE. |
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| 5) SHEET A 101 & 602 - DOOR 118 IS NOT INDICATED AS |
| HAVING A FIRE RATING. THIS DOOR IS REQUIRED TO BE RATED |
| TO MAINTAIN THE 2 HR OCCUPANCY SEPARATION. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC CODE |
| REFERENCES AND NARRATIVE. |
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| 6) SHEET A 101 - THE IS AN AREA/ROOM IN THE MIDDLE OF |
| THE 1ST FLOOR INDICATED AS ELEVATOR LOBBY & HALL. |
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| THIS AREA DOES NOT APPEAR EITHER A ELEVATOR LOBBY NOR |
| HALL AND IS LABLED DIFFERENTLY THAN ON SHEET G 101. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CLARIFY/CORRECT. |
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| 7) SHEET A 101 & 602 - WINDOW DIAMOND 9 IS INDICATED AS |
| A ROLL DOWN FIRE CURTAIN. |
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| 8) SHEET A 102 - THE 2ND FLOOR WALL ALONG THE OPEN |
| SHOWROOM IS NOT INDICATED AS HAVING A FIRE RATING. |
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| IS THIS A RATED WALL? IT HAS FIRE DROP DOWN DOORS |
| INDICATED. |
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| PLEASE CLARIFY AND PROVIDE A APPLICABLE LISTED WALL |
| CALLOUT. |
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| 9) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 10) 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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