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2020-05-27 11:37:07 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF SPRINKLER HEADS AT THE |
| BOTTOM OF THE ELEVATORS. |
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| SHEET FS 5.2 OF THE MASTER PERMIT INDICATES A SPRINKLER |
| HEAD IN THE ELEVATOR PIT. |
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| PER NFPA 13 |
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| 8.15.5 ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS AND MACHINE ROOMS. |
| 8.15.5.1* SIDEWALL SPRAY SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| AT THE BOTTOM |
| OF EACH ELEVATOR HOISTWAY NOT MORE THAN 2 FT (0.61 M) |
| ABOVE THE FLOOR OF THE PIT. |
| 8.15.5.2 THE SPRINKLER REQUIRED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE |
| ELEVATOR |
| HOISTWAY BY 8.15.5.1 SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR |
| ENCLOSED, NONCOMBUSTIBLE |
| ELEVATOR SHAFTS THAT DO NOT CONTAIN COMBUSTIBLE |
| HYDRAULIC FLUIDS. |
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| 8.15.5.3 AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS SHALL NOT BE |
| REQUIRED IN ELEVATOR |
| MACHINE ROOMS, ELEVATOR MACHINERY SPACES, CONTROL |
| SPACES, OR |
| HOISTWAYS OF TRACTION ELEVATORS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH THE |
| APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN NFPA 101, OR THE APPLICABLE |
| BUILDING |
| CODE, WHERE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| (1) THE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM, MACHINERY SPACE, CONTROL |
| ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, OR HOISTWAY OF TRACTION ELEVATOR |
| IS |
| DEDICATED TO ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT ONLY. |
| (2) THE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM, MACHINE ROOM, MACHINERY |
| SPACE, CONTROL ROOM, CONTROL SPACE, OR HOISTWAY OF |
| TRACTION |
| ELEVATORS ARE PROTECTED BY SMOKE DETECTORS, OR OTHER |
| AUTOMATIC |
| FIRE DETECTION, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA72. |
| (3) THE ELEVATOR MACHINERY SPACE, CONTROL ROOM, CONTROL |
| SPACE, |
| OR HOISTWAY OF TRACTION ELEVATORS IS SEPARATED FROM THE |
| REMAINDER |
| OF THE BUILDING BY WALLS AND FLOOR/CEILING OR ROOF/ |
| CEILING ASSEMBLIES HAVING A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF |
| NOT LESS |
| THAN THAT SPECIFIED BY THE APPLICABLE BUILDING CODE. |
| (4) NO MATERIALS UNRELATED TO ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT ARE |
| PERMITTED |
| TO BE STORED IN ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS, MACHINERY |
| SPACES, CONTROL ROOMS, CONTROL SPACES, OR HOISTWAYS OF |
| TRACTION |
| ELEVATORS. |
| (5) THE ELEVATOR MACHINERY IS NOT OF THE HYDRAULIC |
| TYPE. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH ELEVATOR |
| INFORMATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE. |
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| 2) SHEET FS -THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SPRINKLER |
| HEAD AT THE TOP OF STAIRWAY # 1 |
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| IT MAY BE THAT THE STAIRWAY GOES UP TO THE ROOF BUT IT |
| IS NOT INDICATED WITH A PLAN SHEET; SEE 2A BELOW. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY |
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| 2A) SHEET FS 2.5 OF THE MASTER PERMIT INDICATES THE |
| STAIRWAY # 1 GOING TO THE ROOF WITH A SPRINKER HEADS |
| LOCATED AT THE TOP. |
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| YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN SHEET WHERE THE ROOF PLAN IS |
| APPLICABLE. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY. |
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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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