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Plan Review Notes

Notes

Date	Text
2019-05-14 15:54:21	THIS 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) AN EMERGENCY ENTRANCE/EXIT IS INDICATED WITH NO
	DIMENSION.

	PER NFPA 1

	18.2.3 FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS.
	18.2.3.1 REQUIRED ACCESS.
	18.2.3.1.1 APPROVED FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS SHALL
	BE PROVIDED
	FOR EVERY FACILITY, BUILDING, OR PORTION OF A BUILDING
	HEREAFTER
	CONSTRUCTED OR RELOCATED.
	18.2.3.1.2 FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS SHALL CONSIST
	OF ROADWAYS, FIRE
	LANES, PARKING LOT LANES, OR A COMBINATION THEREOF.

	18.2.3.4.1 DIMENSIONS.
	18.2.3.4.1.1 FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS SHALL HAVE AN
	UNOBSTRUCTED
	WIDTH OF NOT LESS THAN 20 FT (6.1 M).

	PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE SIZED OPENING.



	2) IT IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO HAVE THE GATE LOCKED
	WITH A KNOX PADLOCK FOR 24 HE EMERGENCY ACCESS.

	18.2.2.2 ACCESS TO GATED SUBDIVISIONS OR DEVELOPMENTS.
	THE AHJ
	SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT
	ACCESS BE PROVIDED
	TO GATED SUBDIVISIONS OR DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH THE USE
	OF AN APPROVED
	DEVICE OR SYSTEM.



	PETER LEDUC
	FIRE MARSHAL
	561-804-4709
	[email protected]