Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21070181
Permit Number 21070181
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2021-07-09 13:09:13THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
  
 1) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS.
  
 PER NFPA 101
  
 17.6.3.4.1 SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITHIN
 DAY-CARE HOMES IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.2.10.
  
 AS A NEW LARGER OCCUPANCY, THE SA SHALL BE
 INTERCONNETED SO THAT
 WHEN ONE GOES OFF TEHY ALL GO OFF.
  
 PER NFPA 72
  
 29.5.1.1* WHERE REQUIRED BY OTHER GOVERNING LAWS,
 CODES, OR STANDARDS FOR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF
 OCCUPANCY, APPROVED SINGLE- AND MULTIPLE-STATION SMOKE
 ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED AS FOLLOWS:
 (1)* IN ALL SLEEPING ROOMS AND GUEST ROOMS
 (2)* OUTSIDE OF EACH SEPARATE DWELLING UNIT SLEEPING
 AREA, WITHIN 21 FT (6.4 M) OF ANY DOOR
 TO A SLEEPING ROOM, WITH THE DISTANCE MEASURED ALONG A
 PATH OF TRAVEL
 (3) ON EVERY LEVEL OF A DWELLING UNIT, INCLUDING
 BASEMENTS
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE SA LOCATIONS AND DETAILS OF BEING
 INTERCONNECTED. FYI THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE HARD WIRED,
 THEY MAKE BLUETOOTH SA THAT ARE BATTERY POWERED.
  
  
 2) WITH THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN CLIENTS, THE OCCUPANCY
 IS CLASSIFIED AS A GROUP DAY CARE HOME.
  
 17.6.1.4.1 SUBCLASSIFICATION OF DAY-CARE HOMES.
 SUBCLASSIFICATION
 OF DAY-CARE HOMES SHALL COMPLY WITH 17.6.1.4.1.1 AND
 17.6.1.4.1.2.
  
 17.6.1.4.1.1 FAMILY DAY-CARE HOME. A FAMILY DAY-CARE
 HOME SHALL
 BE A DAY-CARE HOME IN WHICH MORE THAN THREE, BUT FEWER
 THAN SEVEN,
 CLIENTS RECEIVE CARE, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPERVISION BY
 OTHER THAN THEIR
 RELATIVE(S) OR LEGAL GUARDIAN(S) FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS
 PER DAY, GENERALLY
 WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT.
 17.6.1.4.1.2 GROUP DAY-CARE HOME. A GROUP DAY-CARE HOME
 SHALL
 BE A DAY-CARE HOME IN WHICH NOT LESS THAN 7, BUT NOT
 MORE THAN 12,
 CLIENTS RECEIVE CARE, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPERVISION BY
 OTHER THAN THEIR
 RELATIVE(S) OR LEGAL GUARDIAN(S) FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS
 PER DAY, GENERALLY
 WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT.
  
 17.6.1.7 OCCUPANT LOAD.
  
 17.6.1.7.2 IN GROUP DAY-CARE HOMES, ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY:
 (1) THE MINIMUM STAFF-TO-CLIENT RATIO SHALL BE NOT LESS
 THAN TWO STAFF
 FOR UP TO 12 CLIENTS.
 (2) THERE SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN 3 CLIENTS INCAPABLE OF
 SELF-PRESERVATION.
 (3) THE STAFF-TO-CLIENT RATIO SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE
 MODIFIED BY THE
 AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION WHERE SAFEGUARDS IN
 ADDITION TO THOSE
 SPECIFIED BY SECTION 17.6 ARE PROVIDED.
  
 IT IS THE INTENT OF THIS CODE TO CLASSIFY CHILDREN
 UNDER THE AGE OF 30 MONTHS
 AS INCAPABLE OF SELF-PRESERVATION. EXAMPLES OF DIRECT
 INTERVENTION BY
 STAFF MEMBERS INCLUDE CARRYING A CLIENT, PUSHING A
 CLIENT OUTSIDE IN A
 WHEELCHAIR, AND GUIDING A CLIENT BY DIRECT HAND-HOLDING
 OR CONTINUED
 BODILY CONTACT. IF CLIENTS CANNOT EXIT THE BUILDING BY
 THEMSELVES WITH
 MINIMAL INTERVENTION FROM STAFF MEMBERS, SUCH AS VERBAL
 ORDERS, CLASSIFICATION
 AS INCAPABLE OF SELF-PRESERVATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE NUMBER AND AGE OF CLIENTS
 AND WITH THE STAFF TO CLIENT RATIO THAT COMPLY WITH THE
 CODE
  
  
  
 3) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
 4) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  
  
  
  
  


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