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| 2019-08-07 15:28:13 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE |
| | FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. |
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| | THE PROPOSED PROJECT SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE |
| | 6TH EDITION OF FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE WHICH |
| | INCLUDES THE 2015 EDITION OF NFPA 1 AND NFPA 101. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE OF REVIEW AND |
| | COMPLIANCE. |
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| | 2) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF HANDRAILS AT THE |
| | PROPOSED STAIRS. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| | 7.2.2.4 GUARDS AND HANDRAILS. |
| | 7.2.2.4.1 HANDRAILS. |
| | 7.2.2.4.1.1 STAIRS AND RAMPS SHALL HAVE HANDRAILS ON |
| | BOTH SIDES, |
| | UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED IN 7.2.2.4.1.5 OR |
| | 7.2.2.4.1.6. |
| | 7.2.2.4.1.2 IN ADDITION TO THE HANDRAILS REQUIRED AT |
| | THE SIDES OF |
| | STAIRS BY 7.2.2.4.1.1, BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS |
| | SHALL APPLY: |
| | (1) FOR NEW STAIRS, HANDRAILS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN |
| | 30 IN. (760 |
| | MM) OF ALL PORTIONS OF THE REQUIRED EGRESS WIDTH. |
| | (2) FOR EXISTING STAIRS, HANDRAILS SHALL MEET THE |
| | FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| | (A) THEY SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN 44 IN. (1120 MM) OF |
| | ALL |
| | PORTIONS OF THE REQUIRED EGRESS WIDTH. |
| | (B) SUCH STAIRS SHALL NOT HAVE THEIR EGRESS CAPACITY |
| | ADJUSTED |
| | TO A HIGHER OCCUPANT LOAD THAN PERMITTED BY THE |
| | CAPACITY |
| | FACTOR IN TABLE 7.3.3.1 IF THE STAIR?S CLEAR WIDTH |
| | BETWEEN |
| | HANDRAILS EXCEEDS 60 IN. (1525 MM). |
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| | 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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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLAINCE. |
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| | 3) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF A GUARDRAIL ALONG THE |
| | MEZZANINE |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| | 7.2.2.4.6.1 THE HEIGHT OF GUARDS REQUIRED IN 7.1.8 |
| | SHALL BE |
| | MEASURED VERTICALLY TO THE TOP OF THE GUARD FROM THE |
| | SURFACE |
| | ADJACENT THERETO. |
| | 7.2.2.4.6.2 GUARDS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 42 IN. (1065 |
| | MM) HIGH, |
| | EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) EXISTING GUARDS WITHIN DWELLING UNITS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO |
| | BE NOT LESS THAN 36 IN. (915 MM) HIGH. |
| | (2) THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.2.4.6.2 SHALL NOT APPLY IN |
| | ASSEMBLY |
| | OCCUPANCIES WHERE OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS 12 AND |
| | 13. |
| | (3) *EXISTING GUARDS ON EXISTING STAIRS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE |
| | NOT LESS THAN 30 IN. (760 MM) HIGH. |
| | 7.2.2.4.6.3* OPEN GUARDS, OTHER THAN APPROVED EXISTING |
| | OPEN |
| | GUARDS, SHALL HAVE INTERMEDIATE RAILS OR AN ORNAMENTAL |
| | PATTERN SUCH |
| | THAT A SPHERE 4 IN. (100 MM) IN DIAMETER IS NOT ABLE TO |
| | PASS |
| | THROUGH ANY OPENING UP TO A HEIGHT OF 34 IN. (865 MM), |
| | AND THE |
| | FOLLOWING ALSO SHALL APPLY: |
| | (1) THE TRIANGULAR OPENINGS FORMED BY THE RISER, TREAD, |
| | AND |
| | BOTTOM ELEMENT OF A GUARDRAIL AT THE OPEN SIDE OF A |
| | STAIR SHALL |
| | BE OF SUCH SIZE THAT A SPHERE 6 IN. (150 MM) IN |
| | DIAMETER IS |
| | NOT ABLE TO PASS THROUGH THE TRIANGULAR OPENING. |
| | (2) IN DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL OCCUPANCIES, IN |
| | INDUSTRIAL |
| | OCCUPANCIES, AND IN STORAGE OCCUPANCIES, THE CLEAR |
| | DISTANCE |
| | BETWEEN INTERMEDIATE RAILS, MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO |
| | THE |
| | RAILS, SHALL NOT EXCEED 21 IN. (535 MM). |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLAINCE. |
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| | 4) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF EXIT ILLUMINATION. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 42 STORAGE OCCUPANCIES |
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| | 42.2.8 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 42.2.8.1 MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE ILLUMINATED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 7.8. |
| | 42.2.8.2 IN STRUCTURES OCCUPIED ONLY DURING DAYLIGHT |
| | HOURS, MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE ILLUMINATED WITH |
| | WINDOWS |
| | ARRANGED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF ILLUMINATION |
| | ON ALL |
| | PORTIONS OF THE MEANS OF EGRESS DURING SUCH HOURS, WHEN |
| | APPROVED |
| | BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLAINCE. |
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| | 5) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF EMERGECNY LIGHTING |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 42 STORAGE OCCUPANCIES |
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| | 42.2.9 EMERGENCY LIGHTING. EMERGENCY LIGHTING SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN NORMALLY OCCUPIED STORAGE OCCUPANCIES IN |
| | ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 7.9, EXCEPT FOR SPACES OCCUPIED ONLY |
| | DURING DAYLIGHT |
| | HOURS WITH NATURAL ILLUMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 42.2.8.2. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLAINCE. |
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| | 6) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF AN EXIT MARKING ON THE |
| | MEZZANINE |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 42 STORAGE OCCUPANCIES |
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| | 42.2.10 MARKING OF MEANS OF EGRESS. MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL |
| | HAVE SIGNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.10. |
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| | 7) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 8) 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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