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2019-12-31 12:21:39 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET C 1 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF AN ASSEMBLY |
| OCUPANCY; HOWEVER, THE ARE SEPARATE OCCUPANCIES SHOWN, |
| OFFICE (BUSINESS), GARAGE, STORAGE ROOM (STORAGE), |
| KITCHEN (ASSEMBLY/MERCANTILE PER FFPC). |
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| PER NFPA 101, CHAPTER 6, OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION IS |
| THIS A MIXED OR SEPARATED OCCUPANCY. |
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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 REVIEW AND PROVIDE APPLICABLE DETAILS |
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| 2) SHEET 1.0 A - WITHIN THE DOOR SCHEDULE MARK 5 IS |
| INDICATED A 10 X 10 GARAGE DOOR. THE FLOOR PLAN MARK IS |
| INDICATED AS A DOUBLE SWINGING EXIT DOOR. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 3) SHEET 1.0 A - THERE IS ONLY ONE EXIT DOOR INDICATED. |
| PER # 1 ABOVE AND A 2ND EXIT DOOR MAY BE REQUIRED. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY 1 EXIT WITH |
| SPECIFIC CODE REFERENCES ALLOWING JUST 1. |
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| 4) SHEET 1.0 A - DOOR MARK 5 IS SHOWN AS AN ONLY EXIT |
| DOOR FROM THE KITCHEN THROUGH THE GARAGE (STORAGE) AREA |
| INTO THE OFFICE AND THEN TO THE FRONT EXIT DOOR LEADING |
| TO A PUBLICE WAY. |
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| EXITING THROUGH THE GARAGE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED DUE TO |
| THE OBSTRUCTION OF A VEHICLE |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS, |
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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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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 4A) SHEET 1.0 A - DOOR MARK 5 IS SHOWN AS AN ONLY EXIT |
| DOOR FROM THE KITCHEN THROUGH THE GARAGE (STORAGE) AREA |
| INTO THE OFFICE AND THEN TO THE FRONT EXIT DOOR LEADING |
| TO A PUBLICE WAY. |
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| EXITING THROUGH THE GARAGE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED DUE |
| ENTERING A HIGHER HAZARD AREA TO EXIT. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 7 MEANS OF EGRESS, |
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| 7.5.2 IMPEDIMENTS TO EGRESS. SEE ALSO 7.1.9 AND |
| 7.2.1.5. |
| 7.5.2.1* ACCESS TO AN EXIT SHALL NOT BE THROUGH |
| KITCHENS, |
| STOREROOMS OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS 36 AND |
| 37, |
| RESTROOMS, CLOSETS, BEDROOMS OR SIMILAR SPACES, OR |
| OTHER ROOMS OR |
| SPACES SUBJECT TO LOCKING, UNLESS PASSAGE THROUGH SUCH |
| ROOMS OR |
| SPACES IS PERMITTED FOR THE OCCUPANCY BY CHAPTER 18, |
| 19, 22, OR 23. |
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| 12.2.5.2 ACCESS THROUGH HAZARDOUS AREAS. MEANS OF |
| EGRESS |
| FROM A ROOM OR SPACE FOR ASSEMBLY PURPOSES SHALL NOT BE |
| PERMITTED THROUGH KITCHENS, STOREROOMS, RESTROOMS, |
| CLOSETS, |
| PLATFORMS, STAGES, PROJECTION ROOMS, OR HAZARDOUS AREAS |
| AS |
| DESCRIBED IN 12.3.2. |
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| THE KITCHEN CAN EXIT THROUGH THE GARAGE. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 5) SHEET 1.0 A - THE DOOR MARK 5 IS SHOWN AS A DOUBLE |
| SWING DOOR |
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| SHOULD A VEHICLE BE PARKED THE DOOR COULD NOT SWING-IN. |
| HOW WOULD A PERSON KNOW NOT TO PUSH THE DOOR OPEN AND |
| POSSIBLY BECOME INJURED WHILE TRYINBG TO EXIT IN AN |
| EMERGENCY? |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 6) SHEET 1.0 A - THE GARAGE IS CONSIDERED A PARKING |
| STRUCTURE AND SHOULD COMPLY WITH NFPA 88A AND BE |
| PROVIDED WITH VENTILATION. |
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| 3.3.272.7* PARKING STRUCTURE. A BUILDING, STRUCTURE, OR |
| PORTION |
| THEREOF USED FOR THE PARKING, STORAGE, OR BOTH, OF |
| MOTOR VEHICLES. |
| [88A, 2015] |
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| PER NFPA 42 STORAGE OCCUPANCIES |
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| 42.8 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PARKING STRUCTURES. |
| 42.8.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. |
| 42.8.1.1* APPLICATION. THE PROVISIONS OF 42.8.1 THROUGH |
| 42.8.5.4 |
| SHALL APPLY TO PARKING STRUCTURES OF THE CLOSED OR OPEN |
| TYPE, ABOVE |
| OR BELOW GRADE PLANE, BUT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ASSISTED |
| MECHANICALTYPE |
| OR AUTOMATED-TYPE PARKING FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT |
| OCCUPIED BY |
| CUSTOMERS. THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 42.1 THROUGH |
| 42.7 SHALL |
| NOT APPLY. |
| 42.8.1.4 CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY. INCIDENTAL |
| VEHICLE PARKING |
| IN ANOTHER OCCUPANCY SHALL NOT BE THE BASIS FOR OVERALL |
| OCCUPANCY |
| CLASSIFICATION. |
| 42.8.1.5 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OF CONTENTS. PARKING |
| STRUCTURES USED ONLY FOR THE STORAGE OF VEHICLES SHALL |
| BE CLASSIFIED |
| AS ORDINARY HAZARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.2. |
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| NFPA 88A |
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| 6.3 VENTILATION. |
| 6.3.1* ALL ENCLOSED PARKING STRUCTURES SHALL BE |
| VENTILATED BY |
| A MECHANICAL SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A MINIMUM OF |
| 300 L/MIN PER M2 OF FLOOR AREA (1 FT3/MIN PER FT2 OF |
| FLOOR |
| AREA) DURING HOURS OF NORMAL OPERATION. |
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| 6.4 FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. |
| 6.4.1 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL CONFORM TO NFPA |
| 13. |
| 6.4.2 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| PORTIONS |
| OF ENCLOSED PARKING STRUCTURES, THE CEILINGS OF WHICH |
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| LESS THAN 600 MM (24 IN.) ABOVE GRADE, REGARDLESS OF |
| TYPE OF |
| CONSTRUCTION, AND IN ENCLOSED PARKING STRUCTURES OF |
| TYPE III OR |
| TYPE IV CONSTRUCTION OVER 15 M (50 FT) IN HEIGHT. |
| 6.4.3 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| ENCLOSED |
| PARKING STRUCTURES LOCATED AT OR ABOVE GRADE, OR WITHIN |
| OR IMMEDIATELY BELOW A BUILDING USED FOR ANOTHER |
| OCCUPANCY. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND COMPLY. |
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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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