Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20031184
Permit Number 20031184
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Sequence Number 1
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2020-03-25 11:14:47THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF AN ALF OCCUPANCY.
  
 PER THE LIFE SAFETY CODE THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL BOARD
 AND CARE OCCUPANCY, PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 32
  
 32.1.1.3 GENERAL. THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 4, GENERAL,
 SHALL
 APPLY.
 32.1.1.4 RESERVED.
 32.1.1.5 CHAPTER SECTIONS. THIS CHAPTER IS DIVIDED INTO
 FIVESECTIONS AS FOLLOWS:
 (1) SECTION 32.1 ? GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
 (2) SECTION 32.2 ? SMALL FACILITIES (THAT IS, SLEEPING
 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NOT MORE THAN 16 RESIDENTS)
 (3) SECTION 32.3 ? LARGE FACILITIES (THAT IS, SLEEPING
 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 16 RESIDENTS)
 (4) SECTION 32.4 ? SUITABILITY OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING
 TO
 HOUSE A BOARD AND CARE OCCUPANCY (SECTIONS 32.5 AND
 32.6
 ARE RESERVED.)
  
 WHAT IS THE PROPOSED OCCUPANCY SLEEPING ACCOMODATIONS?
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE AN APPLICABLE NOTE AND ENSURE THAT THIS
 OCCUPANCY IS REVIEWED WITH THIS CODE INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, THE ITEM BELOW.
  
  
  
 2) THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
  
 32.2.3.4 DETECTION, ALARM, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
 32.2.3.4.1 GENERAL. A MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE
 PROVIDED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.6.
 32.2.3.4.2 OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION. OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION
 SHALL BE
 PROVIDED AUTOMATICALLY, WITHOUT DELAY, IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH 9.6.3.
  
 IF EXISTING, ALL WORK ON THE FIRE ALARM SHALL BE UNDER
 SEPARATE PERMIT AND SHOP DRAWINGS.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE IS A SYSTEM IS
 EXISITNG.
  
  
 3) THERE DOES NO APPEAR TO BE AN INDICATION OF FIRE
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM
  
 32.2.3.5* EXTINGUISHMENT REQUIREMENTS.
 32.2.3.5.1* ALL FACILITIES, OTHER THAN THOSE MEETING
 THE
 REQUIREMENT OF 32.2.3.5.2, SHALL BE PROTECTED
 THROUGHOUT BY AN
 APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM, INSTALLED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH
 32.2.3.5.3, USING QUICK-RESPONSE OR RESIDENTIAL
 SPRINKLERS.
 32.2.3.5.2* IN CONVERSIONS, SPRINKLERS SHALL NOT BE
 REQUIRED IN
 SMALL BOARD AND CARE HOMES SERVING EIGHT OR FEWER
 RESIDENTS WHEN
 ALL OCCUPANTS HAVE THE ABILITY AS A GROUP TO MOVE
 RELIABLY TO A
 POINT OF SAFETY WITHIN 3 MINUTES.
 32.2.3.5.3 WHERE AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS
 INSTALLED, FOR
 EITHER TOTAL OR PARTIAL BUILDING COVERAGE, ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING
 REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE MET:
 (1) THE SYSTEM SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13,
 STANDARD
 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, AND SHALL
 INITIATE THE
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 32.2.3.4.1.
 (2) THE ADEQUACY OF THE WATER SUPPLY SHALL BE
 DOCUMENTED TO THE
 AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION.
 32.2.3.5.3.1 IN BUILDINGS FOUR OR FEWER STORIES ABOVE
 GRADE PLANE,
 SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R, STANDARD FOR THE
 INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN LOW-RISE
 RESIDENTIAL
 OCCUPANCIES, SHALL BE PERMITTED. ALL HABITABLE AREAS,
 CLOSETS,
 ROOFED PORCHES, ROOFED DECKS, AND ROOFED BALCONIES
 SHALL BE
 SPRINKLERED.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE SIGNED AND SEALED, 61G
 COMPLIANT FIRE SPRINKLER PLANS WITH THIS PERMIT.
  
  
  
 4) THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SECONDARY ESCAPE WINDOWS
  
 32.2.2.3 SECONDARY MEANS OF ESCAPE.
 32.2.2.3.1 SLEEPING ROOMS, OTHER THAN THOSE COMPLYING
 WITH
 32.2.2.3.2 OR 32.2.2.3.3, AND LIVING AREAS IN
 FACILITIES WITHOUT A
 SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 32.2.3.5
 SHALL HAVE A
 SECOND MEANS OF ESCAPE CONSISTING OF ONE OF THE
 FOLLOWING:
 (1) DOOR, STAIRWAY, PASSAGE, OR HALL PROVIDING A WAY OF
 UNOBSTRUCTED TRAVEL TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE DWELLING AT
 STREET OR
 THE FINISHED GROUND LEVEL THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF, AND
 REMOTELY LOCATED FROM, THE PRIMARY MEANS OF ESCAPE
 (2) PASSAGE THROUGH AN ADJACENT NONLOCKABLE SPACE
 INDEPENDENT
 OF, AND REMOTELY LOCATED FROM, THE PRIMARY MEANS OF
 ESCAPE
 TO ANY APPROVED MEANS OF ESCAPE
 (3) *OUTSIDE WINDOW OR DOOR OPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE,
 WITHOUT
 THE USE OF TOOLS, KEYS, OR SPECIAL EFFORT, THAT
 PROVIDES A CLEAR
 OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN 5.7 FT2 (0.53 M2), WITH THE
 WIDTH NOT
 LESS THAN 20 IN. (510 MM), THE HEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 24
 IN. (610
 MM), AND THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING NOT MORE THAN 44 IN.
 (1120 MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR, WITH SUCH MEANS OF ESCAPE
 ACCEPTABLE, PROVIDED THAT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
 IS MET:
 (A) THE WINDOW IS WITHIN 20 FT (6100 MM) OF THE
 FINISHED
 GROUND LEVEL.
 (B) THE WINDOW IS DIRECTLY ACCESSIBLE TO FIRE
 DEPARTMENT
 RESCUE APPARATUS, AS APPROVED BY THE AHJ.
 (C) THE WINDOW OR DOOR OPENS ONTO AN EXTERIOR BALCONY.
 (4) WINDOWS HAVING A SILL HEIGHT BELOW THE ADJACENT
 FINISHED
 GROUND LEVEL THAT ARE PROVIDED WITH A WINDOW WELL
 MEETING
 THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
 (A) THE WINDOW WELL HAS HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS THAT
 ALLOW
 THE WINDOW TO BE FULLY OPENED.
 (B) THE WINDOW WELL HAS AN ACCESSIBLE NET CLEAR OPENING
 OF
 NOT LESS THAN 9 FT2 (0.84 M2), WITH A LENGTH AND WIDTH
 OF
 NOT LESS THAN 36 IN. (915 MM).
 (C) A WINDOW WELL WITH A VERTICAL DEPTH OF MORE THAN 44
 IN.
 (1120 MM) IS EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED PERMANENTLY
 AFFIXED LADDER OR WITH STEPS MEETING THE FOLLOWING
 CRITERIA:
 I. THE LADDER OR STEPS DO NOT ENCROACH MORE THAN 6 IN.
 (150 MM) INTO THE REQUIRED DIMENSIONS OF THE
 WINDOW WELL.
 II. THE LADDER OR STEPS ARE NOT OBSTRUCTED BY THE
 WINDOW.
 32.2.2.3.2 SLEEPING ROOMS THAT HAVE A DOOR LEADING
 DIRECTLY TO THE
 OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING WITH ACCESS TO THE FINISHED
 GROUND LEVEL OR
 TO AN EXTERIOR STAIRWAY MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 32.2.2.6.3
 SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
 A SECOND
 MEANS OF ESCAPE.
 32.2.2.3.3 SLEEPING ROOMS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE
 A
 SECONDARY MEANS OF ESCAPE WHERE THE CLINICAL NEEDS OF
 THE
 RESIDENTS REQUIRE SPECIAL SECURITY MEASURES, PROVIDED
 ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING ARE MET:
 (1) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED
 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 32.3.3.5.
 (2) A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 32.3.3.4.1 THROUGH 32.3.3.4.3 AND 32.3.3.4.6.
 (3) SMOKE DETECTORS ARE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 32.3.3.4.8.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE AS APPLICABLE.
  
  
  
 5) THE DOOR SCEDULE DOES NO INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE FOLLOWING:
  
 32.2.2.5.3 EVERY CLOSET DOOR LATCH SHALL BE READILY
 OPENED FROM
 THE INSIDE.
 32.2.2.5.4 EVERY BATHROOM DOOR SHALL BE DESIGNED TO
 ALLOW
 OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE DURING AN EMERGENCY WHEN
 LOCKED.
 32.2.2.5.5 NO DOOR IN ANY MEANS OF ESCAPE, OTHER THAN
 THOSE
 MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF 32.2.2.5.5.1, 32.2.2.5.5.2,
 OR
 32.2.2.5.5.3, SHALL BE LOCKED AGAINST EGRESS WHEN THE
 BUILDING IS
 OCCUPIED.
 32.2.2.5.5.1 DELAYED-EGRESS LOCKS COMPLYING WITH
 7.2.1.6.1 SHALL
 BE PERMITTED ON EXTERIOR DOORS ONLY.
 32.2.2.5.5.2 ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS DOOR ASSEMBLIES
 COMPLYING
 WITH 7.2.1.6.2 SHALL BE PERMITTED.
 32.2.2.5.5.3 DOOR-LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS SHALL BE
 PERMITTED WHERE
 THE CLINICAL NEEDS OF RESIDENTS REQUIRE SPECIALIZED
 SECURITY
 MEASURES OR WHERE RESIDENTS POSE A SECURITY THREAT,
 PROVIDED ALL OF
 THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
 (1) STAFF CAN READILY UNLOCK DOORS AT ALL TIMES IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH
 32.2.2.5.5.4.
 (2) THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED BY AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC
 SPRINKLER
 SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 32.2.3.5.
 (3) THE PROVISION OF 32.2.3.5.2 FOR CONVERSIONS IS NOT
 BE
 PERMITTED TO BE USED.
 32.2.2.5.5.4 DOORS LOCATED IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS AND
 PERMITTED TO
 BE LOCKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 32.2.2.5.5.3 SHALL COMPLY
 WITH ALL OF
 THE FOLLOWING:
 (1) PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE FOR THE RAPID REMOVAL OF
 OCCUPANTS
 BY MEANS OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
 (A) REMOTE CONTROL OF LOCKS FROM WITHIN THE LOCKED
 BUILDING
 (B) KEYING OF ALL LOCKS TO KEYS CARRIED BY STAFF AT ALL
 TIMES
 (C) OTHER SUCH RELIABLE MEANS AVAILABLE TO STAFF AT ALL
 TIMES
 (2) ONLY ONE LOCKING DEVICE SHALL BE PERMITTED ON EACH
 DOOR.
 32.2.2.5.6 FORCES TO OPEN DOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH
 7.2.1.4.5.
 32.2.2.5.7 DOOR-LATCHING DEVICES SHALL COMPLY WITH
 7.2.1.5.10.
  
 PLEAE PROVIDE DETAILS IN COMPLIANCE.
  
  
  
 6) THE CORRIDOR WALLS DO NOT INDICATE THE FOLLOWING:
  
 32.2.3.6 CONSTRUCTION OF CORRIDOR WALLS.
 32.2.3.6.1 CORRIDOR WALLS, OTHER THAN THOSE MEETING THE
 PROVISIONS
 OF 32.2.3.6.2, SHALL MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
 REQUIREMENTS:
 (1) WALLS SEPARATING SLEEPING ROOMS SHALL HAVE A
 MINIMUM ?-
 HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING. THE MINIMUM ?-HOUR FIRE
 RESISTANCE RATING SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE ACHIEVED IF
 THE
 PARTITIONING IS FINISHED ON BOTH SIDES WITH LATH AND
 PLASTER OR
 MATERIALS PROVIDING A 15-MINUTE THERMAL BARRIER.
 (2) SLEEPING ROOM DOORS SHALL BE SUBSTANTIAL DOORS,
 SUCH AS THOSE
 OF 1? IN. (44 MM) THICK, SOLID-BONDED WOOD-CORE
 CONSTRUCTION
 OR OF OTHER CONSTRUCTION OF EQUAL OR GREATER STABILITY
 AND FIRE
 INTEGRITY.
 (3) ANY VISION PANELS SHALL BE FIXED FIRE WINDOW
 ASSEMBLIES IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH 8.3.4 OR SHALL BE WIRED GLASS NOT
 EXCEEDING 9
 FT2 (0.84 M2) EACH IN AREA AND INSTALLED IN APPROVED
 FRAMES.
  
  
  
 7) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
  
 8) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  
  


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