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2019-07-23 11:55:49 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) THE LIFE SAFETY SHEETS INDICATES A GREATER THAN 200' |
| TRAVEL DISTANCE FROM THE STAIRWELL ON THE WEST SIDE |
| APARTMENT CORRIDORS. |
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| PER NFPA 14 - |
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| 7.3.2.2* WHERE THE MOST REMOTE PORTION OF A |
| NONSPRINKLERED |
| FLOOR OR STORY IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF 150 FT (45.7 M) |
| OF TRAVEL |
| DISTANCE FROM A HOSE CONNECTION IN OR ADJACENT TO A |
| REQUIRED |
| EXIT OR THE MOST REMOTE PORTION OF A SPRINKLERED FLOOR |
| OR STORY |
| IS LOCATED IN EXCESS OF 200 FT (61 M) OF TRAVEL |
| DISTANCE FROM A |
| HOSE CONNECTION IN OR ADJACENT TO A REQUIRED EXIT, |
| ADDITIONAL |
| HOSE CONNECTIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED, IN APPROVED |
| LOCATIONS, |
| WHERE REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE AHJ. |
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| ADDITIONAL FD HOSE CONNECTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO REDUCE |
| THIS DISTANCE FOR FIREGROUND OPERATIONS. |
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| PLEASE COORDINATE THOSE LOCATIONS WITH THE OFFICE OF |
| THE FIRE MARSHAL. |
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| 2) LIFE SAFETY SHEETS & STAIRWELL SHEETS - THERE ARE NO |
| INDICATIONS OF EXIT TACTILE MARKINGS |
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| PER NFPA 101 , CH 30 NEW APARTMENT OCCUPANCIES & CH 7, |
| MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| 31.2.10 MARKING OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF EGRESS |
| SHALL HAVE |
| SIGNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.10 IN ALL BUILDINGS |
| REQUIRING MORE |
| THAN ONE EXIT. |
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| 7.10.1.3 EXIT DOOR TACTILE SIGNAGE. TACTILE SIGNAGE |
| SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED TO MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA, UNLESS |
| OTHERWISE |
| PROVIDED IN 7.10.1.4: |
| (1) TACTILE SIGNAGE SHALL BE LOCATED AT EACH EXIT DOOR |
| REQUIRING AN |
| EXIT SIGN. |
| (2) TACTILE SIGNAGE SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: EXIT. |
| (3) TACTILE SIGNAGE SHALL COMPLY WITH ICC/ANSI A117.1, |
| AMERICAN |
| NATIONAL STANDARD FOR ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE BUILDINGS |
| AND |
| FACILITIES. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS |
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| 3) SHEET FS 2.3B - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE |
| SPRINKLER PROTECTION ON THE 3RD LEVEL OF THE PARKING |
| GARAGE. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFYCLARIFICATION OR |
| WITH SPECIFIC CODE REFERENCES. |
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| 4) SHEET LS 1 - THE R-100 RETAIL/RESTAURANT SPACE |
| INDICATES TWO EXITS THAT DO NOT APPEAR TO MEET THE |
| SEPARATION REQUIREMENT. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 7 |
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| 7.5.1.3.3 IN BUILDINGS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| APPROVED, |
| SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH SECTION |
| 9.7, THE MINIMUM SEPARATION DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO EXITS, |
| EXIT |
| ACCESSES, OR EXIT DISCHARGES, MEASURED IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH 7.5.1.3.2, |
| SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN ONE-THIRD THE LENGTH OF THE |
| MAXIMUM OVERALL |
| DIAGONAL DIMENSION OF THE BUILDING OR AREA TO BE |
| SERVED. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE SPECIFIC DIMENSIONS OR |
| CORRECT. |
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| 5) SHEET LS 1 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A DOUBLE DOOR |
| EXIT FROM THE EXTERIOR TERRACE A-122, TO THE CLUBROOM A |
| 120 WHICH INDICATES FUNRNITURE IN THE TRAVEL PATH. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 7 |
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| 7.1.10 MEANS OF EGRESS RELIABILITY. |
| 7.1.10.1* MAINTENANCE. MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| CONTINUOUSLY |
| MAINTAINED FREE OF ALL OBSTRUCTIONS OR IMPEDIMENTS TO |
| FULL INSTANT |
| USE IN THE CASE OF FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY. |
| 7.1.10.2 FURNISHINGS AND DECORATIONS IN MEANS OF |
| EGRESS. |
| 7.1.10.2.1 NO FURNISHINGS, DECORATIONS, OR OTHER |
| OBJECTS SHALL |
| OBSTRUCT EXITS OR THEIR ACCESS THERETO, EGRESS THERE |
| FROM, OR |
| VISIBILITY THEREOF. |
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| 7.5 ARRANGEMENT OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| 7.5.1 GENERAL. |
| 7.5.1.1 EXITS SHALL BE LOCATED, AND EXIT ACCESS SHALL |
| BE ARRANGED, SO |
| THAT EXITS ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 6) SHEET LS 1 - IN CORRIDOR 105 THERE ARE THREE EXITS |
| CONVERGING TO ONE; (1) THE EXTERIOR TERRACE EXIT DOUBLE |
| DOOR; (2) THE PARKING GARAGE EXIT DOUBLE DOOR AND (3) |
| CORRIDOR 104 SINGLE EXIT DOOR. |
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| IT APPEARS THAT THE OCCUPANCY LOAD TOTALS FROM THOSE |
| EXITS ARE INSUFFICIENT FOR THE SINGLE EXIT DISCHARGE |
| DOOR AT THE END OF THE CORRIDOR 105. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 7 |
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| 7.3.3* EGRESS CAPACITY. |
| 7.3.3.1 EGRESS CAPACITY FOR APPROVED COMPONENTS OF |
| MEANS OF |
| EGRESS SHALL BE BASED ON THE CAPACITY FACTORS SHOWN IN |
| TABLE |
| 7.3.3.1, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.3.3.2. |
| 7.3.3.3 THE REQUIRED CAPACITY OF A CORRIDOR SHALL BE |
| THE OCCUPANT |
| LOAD THAT UTILIZES THE CORRIDOR FOR EXIT ACCESS DIVIDED |
| BY THE |
| REQUIRED NUMBER OF EXITS TO WHICH THE CORRIDOR |
| CONNECTS, BUT THE |
| CORRIDOR CAPACITY SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED |
| CAPACITY OF THE |
| EXIT TO WHICH THE CORRIDOR LEADS. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC OCCUPANY LOAD TOTALS COMING |
| IN FROM THOSE EXITS AND THAT THE EXIT DISCHARGE DOOR |
| CAN HANDLE THIS OCCUPANCY LOAD TOTAL OR CORRECT. |
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| 7) SHEET LS 1 - IN CORRIDOR 111 THERE ARE THREE EXITS |
| CONVERGING TO ONE; (1) THE COURTYARD EXIT DOUBLE DOOR; |
| (2) THE PARKING GARAGE EXIT DOOR AND (3) CORRIDOR 110 |
| SINGLE EXIT DOOR. |
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| IT APPEARS THAT THE OCCUPANCY LOAD TOTALS FROM THOSE |
| EXITS ARE INSUFFICIENT FOR THE SINGLE EXIT DISCHARGE |
| DOOR AT THE END OF THE CORRIDOR 111. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 7 |
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| 7.3.3* EGRESS CAPACITY. |
| 7.3.3.1 EGRESS CAPACITY FOR APPROVED COMPONENTS OF |
| MEANS OF |
| EGRESS SHALL BE BASED ON THE CAPACITY FACTORS SHOWN IN |
| TABLE |
| 7.3.3.1, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.3.3.2. |
| 7.3.3.3 THE REQUIRED CAPACITY OF A CORRIDOR SHALL BE |
| THE OCCUPANT |
| LOAD THAT UTILIZES THE CORRIDOR FOR EXIT ACCESS DIVIDED |
| BY THE |
| REQUIRED NUMBER OF EXITS TO WHICH THE CORRIDOR |
| CONNECTS, BUT THE |
| CORRIDOR CAPACITY SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED |
| CAPACITY OF THE |
| EXIT TO WHICH THE CORRIDOR LEADS. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC OCCUPANY LOAD TOTALS COMING |
| IN FROM THOSE EXITS AND THAT THE EXIT DISCHARGE DOOR |
| CAN HANDLE THIS OCCUPANCY LOAD TOTAL OR CORRECT. |
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| 8) SHEET LS 1 - IN CORRIDOR 106.1 THERE ARE THREE EXITS |
| CONVERGING TO ONE; (1) THE EXTERIOR TERRACE EXIT DOOR |
| (2) THE PARKING GARAGE EXIT DOUBLE DOOR AND THE 2ND |
| FLOOR STAIRWELL EXIT . |
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| IT APPEARS THAT THE OCCUPANCY LOAD TOTALS FROM THOSE |
| EXITS ARE INSUFFICIENT FOR THE SINGLE EXIT DISCHARGE |
| DOOR AT THE END OF THE STAIRWELL EXIT DOOR.. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 7 |
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| 7.3.3* EGRESS CAPACITY. |
| 7.3.3.1 EGRESS CAPACITY FOR APPROVED COMPONENTS OF |
| MEANS OF |
| EGRESS SHALL BE BASED ON THE CAPACITY FACTORS SHOWN IN |
| TABLE |
| 7.3.3.1, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.3.3.2. |
| 7.3.3.3 THE REQUIRED CAPACITY OF A CORRIDOR SHALL BE |
| THE OCCUPANT |
| LOAD THAT UTILIZES THE CORRIDOR FOR EXIT ACCESS DIVIDED |
| BY THE |
| REQUIRED NUMBER OF EXITS TO WHICH THE CORRIDOR |
| CONNECTS, BUT THE |
| CORRIDOR CAPACITY SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE REQUIRED |
| CAPACITY OF THE |
| EXIT TO WHICH THE CORRIDOR LEADS. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC OCCUPANY LOAD TOTALS COMING |
| IN FROM THOSE EXITS AND THAT THE EXIT DISCHARGE DOOR |
| CAN HANDLE THIS OCCUPANCY LOAD TOTAL OR CORRECT. |
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| 9) SHEET LS 5 - THE EAST APARTMENT ROOF DOES NOT APPEAR |
| TO HAVE AN ACCESS/EXIT. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CLARIFY ACCESS/EXIT FROM THAT ROOF |
| SECTION. |
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| 10) FIRE ALARM SHEETS - THE FACP COULD NOT BE LOCATED. |
| THOUGH THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS THE FACP LOCATION |
| NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. |
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| AS THIS BUILDING IS DIVIDED, MULTIPLE FACP(SISTER |
| PANELS) MAY BE REQUIRED TO EXPRDITE FD RESPONSE AND |
| LOCATION. |
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| CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| IS ESSENTIAL. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE PROPOSED LOCATION(S) (ONE IN |
| EACH ELECTRICAL ROOM?), THAT IS EASILIY IDENTIFIABLE |
| FOR REVIEW PURPOSES. |
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| 11) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 12) 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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