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2020-05-11 09:50:11 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) IS THIS PERMIT FOR A FOUNDATION OR A STAIR? |
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| PLEASE CLARIFY/SEPARATE. |
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| 2) THIS THIS PERMIT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A STAIR OR A |
| NEW STAIR? |
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| PLEASE CLARIFY/SEPARATE. |
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| 3) THERE IS NO OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION THAT THIS NEW |
| STAIR SERVES. |
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| WHAT DOES THIS STAIR SERVE? |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE THE OCCUPANCY CODE PER THE FLORIDA FIRE |
| PREVENTION CODE, NFPA 101, CH 6. |
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| 6.1.1.1 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. THE OCCUPANCY OF A |
| BUILDING OR |
| STRUCTURE, OR PORTION OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, SHALL |
| BE CLASSIFIED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH 6.1.2 THROUGH 6.1.13. OCCUPANCY |
| CLASSIFICATION SHALL BE |
| SUBJECT TO THE RULING OF THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| JURISDICTION WHERE THERE IS A |
| QUESTION OF PROPER CLASSIFICATION IN ANY INDIVIDUAL |
| CASE. |
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| 4) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY WINDOWS ON THE FACE |
| OF BUILDING THAT THIS STAIR SERVES. |
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| IF THIS IS A REQUIRED EXIT OF THE OCCUPANCY IT SERVES, |
| IT SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 101, CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
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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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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS |
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| 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 6) 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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