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2020-08-31 14:53:08 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET 01 & 02 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT THESE |
| NEW DOORS ARE IN A REQUIRED PATH OF EGRESS. |
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| 7.10.1.2 EXITS. |
| 7.10.1.2.1* EXITS, OTHER THAN MAIN EXTERIOR EXIT DOORS |
| THAT OBVIOUSLY |
| AND CLEARLY ARE IDENTIFIABLE AS EXITS, SHALL BE MARKED |
| BY AN APPROVED |
| SIGN THAT IS READILY VISIBLE FROM ANY DIRECTION OF EXIT |
| ACCESS. |
| 7.10.1.2.2* HORIZONTAL COMPONENTS OF THE EGRESS PATH |
| WITHIN AN EXIT |
| ENCLOSURE SHALL BE MARKED BY APPROVED EXIT OR |
| DIRECTIONAL EXIT SIGNS |
| WHERE THE CONTINUATION OF THE EGRESS PATH IS NOT |
| OBVIOUS. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY SHEET SHOWING THE REQUIRED |
| EGRESS PATHS FROM THIS BUILDING/AREA, INCLUDING |
| OCCUPANCY LOADS AND EXIT SIGNAGE. |
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| 2) SHEET 01 & 02 - THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF REQUIRED |
| EXIT SIGNS PER # 1 ABOVE. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| 7.10.1.2 EXITS. |
| 7.10.1.2.1* EXITS, OTHER THAN MAIN EXTERIOR EXIT DOORS |
| THAT OBVIOUSLY |
| AND CLEARLY ARE IDENTIFIABLE AS EXITS, SHALL BE MARKED |
| BY AN APPROVED |
| SIGN THAT IS READILY VISIBLE FROM ANY DIRECTION OF EXIT |
| ACCESS. |
| 7.10.1.2.2* HORIZONTAL COMPONENTS OF THE EGRESS PATH |
| WITHIN AN EXIT |
| ENCLOSURE SHALL BE MARKED BY APPROVED EXIT OR |
| DIRECTIONAL EXIT SIGNS |
| WHERE THE CONTINUATION OF THE EGRESS PATH IS NOT |
| OBVIOUS. |
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| IF REQUIRED, PLEASE PROVIDE THE APPLICABLE EXIT |
| SIGNAGE. |
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| 3) SHEET 01 & 02 - THE DOORS ARE INDICATED AS SWINGING |
| IN. BASED ON # 1 ABOVE, ARE THE DOORS REQUIRED TO SWING |
| IN THE PATH OF TRAVEL. |
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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 PROVIDE A DETAILED |
| NARRATIVE WITH FIRE CODE REFERENCES. |
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| 4) SHEET 01 & 02 - THERE IS NO INDICATION OF DOOR |
| HARDWARE |
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| 7.2.1.5 LOCKS, LATCHES, AND ALARM DEVICES. |
| 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED |
| READILY FROM |
| THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. |
| 7.2.1.5.2* THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.1.5.1 SHALL NOT APPLY |
| TO DOOR |
| LEAVES OF LISTED FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES AFTER EXPOSURE TO |
| ELEVATED |
| TEMPERATURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LISTING, BASED ON |
| LABORATORY |
| FIRE TEST PROCEDURES. |
| 7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE |
| OF A KEY, A |
| TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM |
| THE EGRESS |
| SIDE. |
| 7.2.1.5.4 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 7.2.1.5.1 AND 7.2.1.5.3 |
| SHALL NOT |
| APPLY WHERE OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS 18 THROUGH |
| 23. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. |
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| 5) INFORMATIONAL - A CARD READER IS NOTED. THE INSTALL |
| OF ACCESS CONTROL SHALL BE UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND |
| SHOP DRAWINGS. |
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| ANY ACCESS CONTROL SHALL NOT RESTRICT EGRESS AND COMPLY |
| WITH NFPA 101, CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS WHERE APPLICABLE. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. |
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| 6) INFORMATIONAL - ANY REMOVAL AND/OR CONSTRUCTION OF |
| WALLS AND /OR CEILINGS REQUIRE AN EVALUATION OF THE |
| FIRE ALARM AND/OR FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS BY APPLICABLE |
| LICENSED CONTRACTORS FOR CODE COVERAGE COMPLIANCE. |
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| ANY AND ALL WORK ON THE FIRE ALARM AND/OR FIRE |
| SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, INCLUDING DEMO, SHALL BE DONE UNDER |
| SEPARATE PERMITS AND SHOP DRAWINGS. |
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| THE EXISTING LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS, FIRE ALARM AND/OR |
| FIRE SPRINKLER SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND REMAIN ACTIVE |
| THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, INCLUDING DEMO. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. |
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| 7) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 8) 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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