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2020-06-25 14:41:59 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET A 1 - THE KEY NOTES OF THE NEW FLOOR PLAN |
| INDICATES A # 2 AT THE NEW WALL AREA AS GYPSUM WLL WITH |
| 1/2" DRYWALL; HOWEVER, NOTE # 5 FOR THE EXISTING WALL |
| INDICATES 1 HOUR RATED. |
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| THE NEW WALL IS REQUIRED TO BE 1 HOUR FIRE RATED, THE |
| SAME AS EXISTING. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 2) SHEET A 1 - NEW DOORS # 5 & 6 ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| FIRE RATED AS THEY AS WITHIN A REQUIRED FIRE RATED |
| WALL. THE DOOR SCHEDULE DOES NOT INDICATE ANY FIRE |
| RATING FOR THESE DOORS. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT. |
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| 3) SHEET A 1 - THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A NEW STORAGE |
| ROOM WITH A NEW SEPARATION WALL. |
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| THE SEPARATION WALL IS REQUIRED TO BE RATED BE THE |
| HAZARD CLASSICATION OF THE TYPE OF STORAGE. MOST |
| STORAGE AREAS ARE CLASSIFIED AS ORDINARY HAZARD AND A 2 |
| HOUR SEPARATION IS REQUIRED; 1 HOUR IF THE BUILDING IS |
| SPRINKLERED. |
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| PER NFPA 101 CH 6 |
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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. |
| 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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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT |
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| 4) SHEET A 1 - THERE ARE NO INDICATION OF ANY EXISTING |
| LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE INDICATING IF THERE IS A FIRE |
| SRINKLER OR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. |
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| ANY WORK ON THESE SYSTEMS SHALL BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE |
| PERMIT AND SHOP DRAWINGS. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. |
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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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