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2020-01-15 12:03:27 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET A 1.0 - WHAT IS THE HAZARD OF CONTENTS & |
| CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD PER NFPA 101, CH 6 OCCUPANCY |
| CLASSIFICATION. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 42 & CH 6 |
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| 42.1.5 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OF CONTENTS. |
| 42.1.5.1 CONTENTS OF STORAGE OCCUPANCIES SHALL BE |
| CLASSIFIED AS |
| LOW HAZARD, ORDINARY HAZARD, OR HIGH HAZARD IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH |
| SECTION 6.2, DEPENDING ON THE QUANTITY AND CHARACTER OF |
| THE |
| MATERIALS STORED, THEIR PACKAGING, AND OTHER FACTORS. |
| 42.1.5.2 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THAT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM |
| ALLOWABLE |
| QUANTITIES (MAQ) AS PERMITTED IN THE FIRE CODE SHALL BE |
| CLASSIFIED |
| AS HIGH-HAZARD CONTENTS. |
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| 6.2 HAZARD OF CONTENTS. |
| 6.2.1 GENERAL. |
| 6.2.1.1 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CODE, THE HAZARD OF |
| CONTENTS SHALL |
| BE THE RELATIVE DANGER OF THE START AND SPREAD OF FIRE, |
| THE DANGER OF |
| SMOKE OR GASES GENERATED, AND THE DANGER OF EXPLOSION |
| OR OTHER |
| OCCURRENCE POTENTIALLY ENDANGERING THE LIVES AND SAFETY |
| OF THE |
| OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. |
| 6.2.1.2 HAZARD OF CONTENTS SHALL BE CLASSIFIED BY THE |
| REGISTERED |
| DESIGN PROFESSIONAL (RDP) OR OWNER AND SUBMITTED TO THE |
| AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL |
| ON THE BASIS |
| OF THE CHARACTER OF THE CONTENTS AND THE PROCESSES OR |
| OPERATIONS |
| CONDUCTED IN THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. |
| 6.2.1.3* FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CODE, WHERE DIFFERENT |
| DEGREES OF |
| HAZARD OF CONTENTS EXIST IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF A |
| BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, |
| THE MOST HAZARDOUS SHALL GOVERN THE CLASSIFICATION, |
| UNLESS |
| HAZARDOUS AREAS ARE SEPARATED OR PROTECTED AS SPECIFIED |
| IN SECTION |
| 8.7 AND THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH |
| 43. |
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| 6.2.2 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OF CONTENTS. |
| 6.2.2.1* GENERAL. THE HAZARD OF CONTENTS OF ANY |
| BUILDING OR |
| STRUCTURE SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS LOW, ORDINARY, OR HIGH |
| IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH 6.2.2.2, 6.2.2.3, AND 6.2.2.4. |
| 6.2.2.2* LOW HAZARD CONTENTS. LOW HAZARD CONTENTS SHALL |
| BE |
| CLASSIFIED AS THOSE OF SUCH LOW COMBUSTIBILITY THAT NO |
| SELFPROPAGATING |
| FIRE THEREIN CAN OCCUR. |
| 6.2.2.3* ORDINARY HAZARD CONTENTS. ORDINARY HAZARD |
| CONTENTS SHALL |
| BE CLASSIFIED AS THOSE THAT ARE LIKELY TO BURN WITH |
| MODERATE RAPIDITY OR |
| TO GIVE OFF A CONSIDERABLE VOLUME OF SMOKE. |
| 6.2.2.4* HIGH HAZARD CONTENTS. HIGH HAZARD CONTENTS |
| SHALL BE |
| CLASSIFIED AS THOSE THAT ARE LIKELY TO BURN WITH |
| EXTREME RAPIDITY OR FROM |
| WHICH EXPLOSIONS ARE LIKELY. (FOR MEANS OF EGRESS |
| REQUIREMENTS, SEE |
| SECTION 7. 11.) |
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| 2) SHEET A 4.0 - THE 2ND FLOOR EXIT STAIRWAY IS LOCATED |
| NEAR AN EXIT DOOR/OPENING AT THE BOTTOM. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 42 AND CH 7 |
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| 42.2 MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS. |
| 42.2.1 GENERAL. |
| 42.2.1.1 EACH REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN |
| ACCORDANCE |
| WITH THE APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 7. |
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| 7.2.2.6.3 SEPARATION AND PROTECTION OF OUTSIDE STAIRS. |
| 7.2.2.6.3.1* OUTSIDE STAIRS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE |
| INTERIOR OF THE |
| BUILDING BY CONSTRUCTION WITH THE FIRE RESISTANCE |
| RATING REQUIRED FOR |
| ENCLOSED STAIRS WITH FIXED OR SELF-CLOSING OPENING |
| PROTECTIVES, |
| EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS: |
| (1) OUTSIDE STAIRS SERVING AN EXTERIOR EXIT ACCESS |
| BALCONY THAT HAS |
| TWO REMOTE OUTSIDE STAIRWAYS OR RAMPS SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO BE |
| UNPROTECTED. |
| (2) OUTSIDE STAIRS SERVING TWO OR FEWER ADJACENT |
| STORIES, INCLUDING |
| THE STORY WHERE THE EXIT DISCHARGES, SHALL BE PERMITTED |
| TO BE |
| UNPROTECTED WHERE THERE IS A REMOTELY LOCATED SECOND |
| EXIT. |
| (3) IN EXISTING BUILDINGS, EXISTING OUTSIDE STAIRS |
| SERVING THREE OR |
| FEWER ADJACENT STORIES, INCLUDING THE STORY WHERE THE |
| EXIT |
| DISCHARGES, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE UNPROTECTED WHERE |
| THERE IS |
| A REMOTELY LOCATED SECOND EXIT. |
| (4) THE FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF A SEPARATION |
| EXTENDING 10 FT (3050 |
| MM) FROM THE STAIRS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO EXCEED 1 |
| HOUR |
| WHERE OPENINGS HAVE A MINIMUM ?-HOUR FIRE PROTECTION |
| RATING. |
| (5) OUTSIDE STAIRS IN EXISTING BUILDINGS PROTECTED |
| THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| APPROVED, SUPERVISED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| UNPROTECTED. |
| 7.2.2.6.3.2 WALL CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED BY 7.2.2.6.3.1 |
| SHALL EXTEND AS |
| FOLLOWS: |
| (1) VERTICALLY FROM THE FINISHED GROUND LEVEL TO A |
| POINT 10 FT (3050 |
| MM) ABOVE THE TOPMOST LANDING OF THE STAIRS OR TO THE |
| ROOFLINE, |
| WHICHEVER IS LOWER |
| (2) HORIZONTALLY FOR NOT LESS THAN 10 FT (3050 MM) |
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| THE DOOR IS WITHIN THE 10FT. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 3) SHEET A 4.0 - THERE IS ONLY ONE EXIT INDICATED FORM |
| THE 2ND FLOOR |
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| PER NFPA 101 CH 42 AND CH 7 |
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| 42.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS. THE NUMBER OF MEANS |
| OF |
| EGRESS SHALL COMPLY WITH 42.2.4.1 THROUGH 42.2.4.3. |
| (SEE ALSO |
| SECTION 7.4.) |
| 42.2.4.1 THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH ANY OF |
| THE FOLLOWING: |
| (1) IN LOW HAZARD STORAGE OCCUPANCIES, A SINGLE MEANS |
| OF EGRESS |
| SHALL BE PERMITTED FROM ANY STORY OR SECTION. |
| (2) IN ORDINARY HAZARD STORAGE OCCUPANCIES, A SINGLE |
| MEANS OF |
| EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED FROM ANY STORY OR SECTION, |
| PROVIDED |
| THAT THE EXIT CAN BE REACHED WITHIN THE DISTANCE |
| PERMITTED AS A |
| COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL. |
| (3) ALL BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES NOT COMPLYING WITH |
| 42.2.4.1(1) OR |
| 42.2.4.1(2) AND USED FOR STORAGE, AND EVERY SECTION |
| THEREOF |
| CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, SHALL HAVE NOT LESS THAN TWO |
| SEPARATE |
| MEANS OF EGRESS AS REMOTELY LOCATED FROM EACH OTHER AS |
| PRACTICABLE. |
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| 42.2.6* TRAVEL DISTANCE TO EXITS. TRAVEL DISTANCE, |
| MEASURED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.6, SHALL NOT EXCEED THAT |
| PROVIDED BY |
| TABLE 42.2.6. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS OF LOW HAZARD OR |
| INDICATE THE TRAVEL DISTANCES AS LESS THAN 50 FT |
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| 4) SHEET A 4.0 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF HOW THE |
| STORAGE WILL BE STORED OR IF RACKS WILL BE PROVIDED. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE ALL APPLICABLE DETAILS RELATED TO HOW |
| THE COMMODITY WILL BE STORED AISL;E/FLOOR LAYOUTS FOR |
| EACH ROOM, AND RACK INFORMATION, INCLUDING PALLET |
| TYPES, COMMODITY TYPE, WRAPPING TYPES, SHELLVING TYPES, |
| HEIGHTS, WEIGHT LIMITS, ETC, FOR REVIEW PURPOSES. |
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| RACKS SHALL BE INSTALLED UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND SHOP |
| DRAWINGS. |
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| 5) SHEET 4.0 - THERE ARE INDICATION OF DEAD STORAGE, |
| WITH NO DEFINITION, ADDITIONALLY, WHAT IS THE PROPOSED |
| WEIGHT LIMIT OF THE FLOORING OF THE 2ND FLOOR AND HOW |
| WILL IT BE MONITORED? |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE THE DEAD STORAGE DEFINITION AND ALL |
| APPLICABLE DETAILS RELATED TO STORAGE INCULDING THE 2ND |
| FLOOR. |
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| ANY PROPOSED RACKS IN THE STORAGE AREA SHALL BE |
| INSTALLED UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND SHOP DRAWINGS. |
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| 6) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 7) 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] |