Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 22070126
Permit Number 22070126
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2022-07-13 14:35:07THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 1) 2ND FLOOR PLANS - THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF THE
 INSTALLATION OF NEW EXTERIOR DOORS TO EACH UNIT.
  
 THESE DOOR OPEN OUT INTO THE PATH OF EXIT TRAVEL.
  
 THERE ARE NO DIMENSIONS INDICATED FOR THE REMIANING
 WIDTH OF THE REQUIRED EXIT WIDTH OF THE EXIT ACCESS.
  
 PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 7, MEANS OF EGRESS
  
 7.2.1.4.3 DOOR LEAF ENCROACHMENT
 7.2.1.4.3.1 DURING ITS SWING, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS
 OF EGRESS SHALL
 LEAVE NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE REQUIRED WIDTH OF
 AN AISLE, A CORRIDOR,
 A PASSAGEWAY, OR A LANDING UNOBSTRUCTED, UNLESS BOTH OF
 THE FOLLOWING
 CONDITIONS ARE MET:
 (1) THE DOOR OPENING PROVIDES ACCESS TO A STAIR IN AN
 EXISTING
 BUILDING.
 (2) THE DOOR OPENING MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF
 7.2.1.4.3.2.
 7.2.1.4.3.2 WHEN FULLY OPEN, ANY DOOR LEAF IN A MEANS
 OF EGRESS SHALL
 NOT PROJECT MORE THAN 7 IN. (180 MM) INTO THE REQUIRED
 WIDTH OF AN AISLE,
 A CORRIDOR, A PASSAGEWAY, OR A LANDING, UNLESS THE DOOR
 LEAF IS EQUIPPED
 WITH AN APPROVED SELF-CLOSING DEVICE AND IS NOT
 REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS
 OF 7.2.1.4.2 TO SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS
 TRAVEL.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE FOR THE REQUIREMENT.
  
  
 1A) THERE IS NO DOOR SCHEDULE INDICATING THE LOCK/LATCH
 FOR THE NEW DOORS.
  
 PER NFPA 101, CH 31 EXISTING APARTMENT
  
 31.2.2.2 DOORS.
 30.2.2.2.1 DOORS COMPLYING WITH 7.2.1 SHALL BE
 PERMITTED
  
 7.2.1.5 LOCKS, LATCHES, AND ALARM DEVICES
  
 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
  
 31.3.6.2.3 DOORS THAT OPEN ONTO EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS
 SHALL BE SELF CLOSING AND SELF-LATCHING.
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE.
  
  
 2) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
 3) 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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