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2020-04-29 09:15:35 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET A 1.1 & A 4.1 - THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT |
| DOOR 103 IS AN EXIT DOOR; HOWEVER, IT SWINGS AGAINST |
| EGRESS. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| 7.2.1.4.2 DOOR LEAF SWING DIRECTION. DOOR LEAVES |
| REQUIRED TO BE |
| OF THE SIDE-HINGED OR PIVOTED-SWINGING TYPE SHALL SWING |
| IN THE |
| DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING |
| CONDITIONS: |
| (1) WHERE SERVING A ROOM OR AREA WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD |
| OF 50 OR |
| MORE, EXCEPT UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| (A) DOOR LEAVES IN HORIZONTAL EXITS SHALL NOT BE |
| REQUIRED TO |
| SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL WHERE PERMITTED |
| BY 7.2.4.3.8.1 OR 7.2.4.3.8.2. |
| (B) DOOR LEAVES IN SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED |
| TO |
| SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL IN EXISTING |
| HEALTH |
| CARE OCCUPANCIES, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 19. |
| (2) WHERE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IS USED IN AN EXIT |
| ENCLOSURE, UNLESS |
| THE DOOR OPENING SERVES AN INDIVIDUAL LIVING UNIT THAT |
| OPENS |
| DIRECTLY INTO AN EXIT ENCLOSURE |
| (3) WHERE THE DOOR OPENING SERVES A HIGH HAZARD |
| CONTENTS AREA |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR REMOVE THE EXIT SIGN ABOVE |
| IT AS IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A REQUIRED EXIT. |
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| 2) SHEET A 4.1 - THE DOOR SCHEDULE INDICATES THAT DOORS |
| 101 THROUGH104 DO NOT HAVE PANIC HARDWARE. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 13, EXISTING ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES & CH |
| 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| 13.2.2.2.3 ANY DOOR IN A REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FROM |
| AN AREA |
| HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR MORE PERSONS SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO BE PROVIDED WITH A LATCH OR LOCK ONLY IF |
| THE LATCH OR |
| LOCK IS PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE COMPLYING |
| WITH |
| 7.2.1.7, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY ONE OF THE |
| FOLLOWING: |
| (1) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO DELAYED-EGRESS |
| LOCKS AS |
| PERMITTED IN 13.2.2.2.5. |
| (2) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO |
| ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS |
| DOORS AS PERMITTED IN 13.2.2.2.6. |
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| 7.2.1.7 PANIC HARDWARE AND FIRE EXIT HARDWARE. |
| 7.2.1.7.1 WHERE A DOOR ASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| EQUIPPED WITH |
| PANIC OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE, SUCH HARDWARE SHALL MEET |
| ALL OF THE |
| FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| (1) IT SHALL CONSIST OF A CROSS BAR OR A PUSH PAD, THE |
| ACTUATING |
| PORTION OF WHICH EXTENDS ACROSS NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF |
| OF THE |
| WIDTH OF THE DOOR LEAF. |
| (2) IT SHALL BE MOUNTED AS FOLLOWS: |
| (A) NEW INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 34 IN. |
| (865 MM), |
| AND NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM), ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| (B) EXISTING INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 30 |
| IN. (760 MM), |
| AND NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM), ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| (3) IT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT A HORIZONTAL FORCE |
| NOT TO EXCEED |
| 15 LBF (66 N) ACTUATES THE CROSS BAR OR PUSH PAD AND |
| LATCHES. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT |
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| 3) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 4) 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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