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Structural Frame primary

members only

1HR

Bearing Walls exteriors

1HR

Table A.8.2.1 and NFPA 220

Bearing Walls Interior

1HR

Table A.8.2.1 and NFPA 220

Floor Construction

1HR

Table A.8.2.1 and NFPA 220

Roof Construction

1HR

Table A.8.2.1 and NFPA 220

Nonbearing Walls Interior

0HR
Table A.8.2.1 and NFPA 220
Fire Separation Distance of more
than 10 less than 30 for Type IIA
and IIB Construction = 1HR for
Group H and F2.
Fire Separation Distance of more
than 30 for Type IIA and IIB
Construction = 0HR for Group H
and F2.
For a Fire Separation Distance
greater than 30-0, the area of
unprotected openings is unlimited.
5. Means of egress
Industrial Areas: 1 person per 100 Business Use : 1 person per 100
gross SF or actual number of
gross sq ft (38.1.7, Table 7.3.1.2)
occupants (1004.1.1 and Table
Industrial Use: Maximum probable
1004.1.2)
number of occupants or occupant

4.04 Bearing and

Nonbearing Exterior Walls
(Table 602)

4.05 Max Area of Exterior

Wall Openings ( Table
704.8)

5.01 Occupant Load

Table A.8.2.1 and NFPA 220

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Compliance
Beams and columns are fire proofed
designed as 3HR for Type II
Construction.
All interior bearing walls are designed
as a minimum of 3HR fire barrier
construction.
Elevated floors are cast concrete and
are designed as 3HR construction.
Due to loss prevention requirements
the roof at Group H4 Occupancies is
cast concrete construction and is
designed as 3HR construction and
the roofs over the F2 Use Group areas
are metal and designed as 2HR.
construction.
Roof assemblies shall be a Class A I90.
All the adjacent buildings and public
roads are located beyond the 30-0
fire separation distance see attached
Composite Floor Plan El 100
therefore no fire rating is required on
any exterior wall.

Actual occupant load of the facility is

20 persons for the main shift which is
most heavily occupied.

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load factor, whichever is greater.
(40.1.7, Table 7.3.1.2).
Storage Use: Maximum probable
number of occupants (42.1.7)

Compliance

Group H-3 with Sprinkler System:

150 ft - Table 1015.1
5.02 Maximum Travel
Distance to an Exit

5.03 Maximum Dead End

Corridor

5.04 Maximum Common

Path of Travel

Group H-4 with Sprinkler System:

175 ft - Table 1015.1
Group F-2 with Sprinkler System:
400 ft - Table 1015.1
Group H-3 and H4: 20 ft (1016.3)
Group F2 with sprinkler system: 50
ft (1016.3 Exception 2)
Group H-3: 25 ft (1013.3)
Group H-4: 75 ft (1013.3)
Group F-2 with sprinkler system:
100 ft (1013.3 Exception 1)

Industrial: 250 ft (40.2.6.1 Exception

No.1) 6.1.14

Industrial Occupancy-Special
Purpose: 50 ft (40.2.5.2)
Business Occupancy 20 (38.2.5.2)

100 ft (40.2.5.3 Exception)

There is no Group-H under Life Safety

Code; therefore IBC requirements will
be followed

There are no dead end corridors.

Maximum will not be exceeded.

5.05 Required Egress

Width per Occupant

Stairways only

Group H3 and H-4 with Sprinkler

System: 0.3-inches/occupant.
(Table 1005.1)

0.3-inches (7.3.3.1)

Stairs sizes are adequate for the

occupant load. Current egress is
designed to accommodate more than
the 20 actual occupants of the
building.

0.2-inches. (7.3.3.1)

Corridor, ramps and doorways sizes

are adequate for the occupant load.
Current egress is designed to
accommodate more than the 20 actual

Group F-2: 0.2-inches/occupant

(Table 1005.1)

Other egress components

Group H3 and H-4 with Sprinkler

System: 0.2-inches/occupant.
(Table 1005.1)

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Group F-2: 0.15-inches/occupant
(Table 1005.1)

5.06 Minimum Corridor

Width

44-inches typical; 36-inches if

serving less than 50 people; 24inches for access to MEP
equipment (1016.2- Exceptions 1
and 2)

5.07 Minimum Stair Width

44-inches typical; 36-inches if

serving less than 50 people, 48inches clear for the accessible
means of egress. (1007.3, 1009.1)

5.08 Minimum Headroom

7 feet; with allowance for 4-inch

protruding objects, for no more
than 50% of the ceiling area in the
egress path.(IBC 1003.2,
1003.3.1) Stairs headroom shall be
maintained at min. 6-8. (1009.2)

5.09 Accessible Egress

Accessible spaces shall be provided

with no less than one accessible
means of egress. ( 1007.1)

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Compliance
occupants of the building.

All: 36-inches (7.3.4.1, 40.3.6)

Business: 44-inches if serving 50 or
more (38.2.3.2)

44-inches; (36-inches. if serving less

than 50 people) (7.2.2.2.1)

7 ft-6 in. ceiling, with projections to

6 ft-8-in. allowed.(7.1.5)

All corridors and aisles are designed to

meet the width requirements.

All stairs are designed to be a

minimum of 44-inches, unless is on the
accessible egress path, or is serving a
mechanical platform.

A minimum clearance height of 7-6 is

maintained throughout corridors and
stairs.

Stairs: 6 ft-8 in. (7.2.2.2.1)

Areas accessible to people w/
mobility impairment shall have at
least 1 accessible exit discharge
within the allowable travel distance
(7.5.4.1)

6. Stair construction
Maximum riser is 7- inches and
min is 4-inches.
6.01 Treads and Risers

Minimum tread, excluding nosing

11-inches.

Maximum riser 7-inches.

Minimum riser 4-inches.
Minimum tread depth (run) 11inches. (7.2.2.2.1)
Where total rise is less than 21inches., minimum tread depth is 13inches. (7.1.7.2) 40.2.3

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All egress stairs are designed to meet

both codes.

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6.02 Uniformity

6.03 Alternative tread

stair
6.04 Landings
Maximum Vertical Rise
Minimum Dimensions

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Treads and Risers shall be uniform
in size and shape. The tolerance
between the smallest and the
largest shall not exceed 3/8 in
any flight. (1009.3.1)
Are limited as means of egress in
Group H and F from a mezzanine
less than 250SF and less than 5
occupants.
12 ft without a Landing (1009.7)
Width no less than width of stair.
Depth in direction of travel no less
than width of stair but no more
than 4 ft required if in a straight
run (1009.4.2)

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Compliance
All egress stairs are designed to meet
both codes.

12 ft (7.2.2.2.1)
Minimum in direction of travel no
less than width of stair but no more
than 4 ft required if in a straight run
(7.2.2.3.2)

Stairs meet this requirement.

6.05 Handrails
Required Locations

Required on both sides of stair

(1009.11)

Both sides of all stairs (7.2.2.4.2)

Handrails are designed on both sides

of all stairs.

Height

3438-inches, uniform height

(1007.5.1)

34-inches. to 38-inches. or up to 42inches. if part of a guardrail

(7.2.2.4.5(1))

Handrail height is 36-inches.

Circular w/diameter of 1-inches. to

2-inches. (7.2.2.4.5(3))

Handrails are designed to comply.

1 -inch. minimum from wall

(7.2.2.4.5(2))

Handrails are designed to comply.

Hand Rail Grasp ability

Clearance

Circular w/ OD of 1 -inch, up to
2-inches or noncircular
w/perimeter of 4-inches up to 6
-inches, and max cross section
dimension of 2 -inches.
(1009.11.3)
1 -inch. Minimum from wall
(1009.11.6)

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Hand Rails Extensions

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12-inches horizontally beyond top
riser, one tread width on slope
beyond bottom riser, except inside
turns shall be continuous
(1009.11.5)

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12-inches horizontally beyond top
riser, one tread width on slope
beyond bottom riser where a guard
or wall exists [7.2.2.4.5(6)]. At
turns, inside rails continuous at
between flights at landings
(7.2.2.4.3)

Compliance
Handrail are designed to extend 12inches horizontally beyond the top
riser and one tread width on slope
beyond bottom riser, except on inside
turns the handrail are continuous.

7.06 Guards
Required Locations

Height

Intermediate Rails

8.01 Number Allowed

8.02 Fire Separation

All unenclosed sides of stairs,

landings or other openings more
than 30-inches above ground or
finished floor (1012.1)

All open sides of stairs, landings or

other openings more than 30-inches.
above ground or finished floor
(7.2.2.4.1)

Not less than 42-inches. (1012.2)

Not less than 42-inches.

(7.2.2.4.6(2))

Storage and Industrial Occupancy:

intermediate rails no more than 21inches. clear distance (7.2.2.4.6(3)
Exception No. 2)
Business Occupancy: Prevent
passage of 4-inch sphere or 6-inch.sphere at intersection of tread, riser
and rail (7.2.2.4.6(3) & Exception 1
8. Horizontal exits
Are permitted egress if no more
No more than 50% of required exits
than 50% of the required exits
from an area (7.2.4.1.2, 40.2.4)
from an area (1021.1)
The separation of areas of refugee
connected by a horizontal exit
must be a 2-Hr fire barrier wall per
section 706, with 1 - Hr opening
protection per section 715.
(1021.2)
Group-H3, H4 & Group-F2 - where
not open to general public and
Mechanical equipment platforms
must prevent passage of 21-inch
diameter sphere (1012.3Exception 3 and 1012.5)

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Guardrails are 42-inches high. Where

guardrails are required on one or both
sides of a stair, handrails are set inside
the guardrails at 36-inches height.

Guards at various locations are

designed to comply with code
specifics.

All horizontal exits are in fire barrier

walls that are 4-hr. construction with
3-hr. opening protection.

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9.01 Minimum/Maximum
clear leaf size

32-inches celar/48-inches by 80inches minimum height. (1008.1.1)

9.02 Swing in direction of

travel

At Group H-3 and H-4: all egress

doors.
At Group F-2: egress doors serving
more than 50 people (1008.1.2)

9.03 Level Elevation

Floor shall be level on both sides

of egress door for min. distance
equal to leaf width (1008.1.4)
Exterior doors may have a level
change drop of no more than 7 in
Groups F2, H3 and H4 ( 1003.5
exception 1)

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9. Doors
32-inches (7.2.1.2.3, 40.2.2.2)
Egress doors serving 50 or more
people (7.2.1.4.2)

Compliance
All egress doors are 30 x 7-0
standard nominal size.
All egress doors shall comply.

Doors in an exit enclosure

(7.2.1.4.3)
Floor shall be level on both sides of
egress door for distance equal to leaf
width (7.2.1.3.)

The facility is designed to provide level

floors or landings on both sides of
each door.

10. Ramps

10.01 Required Locations

10.02 Maximum Slope

10.03 Maximum Rise
10.04 Handrails
Required Locations

Where changes in elevation in an

egress path is 12-inches. or less
(1013.1)

7.1.6.2 and 7.1.7

Maximum Slope in the Direction of

Travel: 1:12 when in the
accessible egress path or 1:8 slope
elsewhere. (1010.2)

1:12 for >6-inches rise, 1:10 for >3inches and < 6-inches rise and 1:8
for < 3-inches. rise (7.2.5.2)

30-inch for a single run(1010.4)

30-inches. (7.2.5.2)

Total rise greater than 6-inches on

both sides of the ramp. (1010.8)

Slope exceeding 1:20

(3.3.158,7.2.2.4.2, 7.2.5.4)

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Ramps are provided where the change

in elevation of an egress path is 12inches or less and for handicap
accessible entrance to the front of the
Administration Area.

All ramps steeper than 1:20 or with a

total rise of 6-inches or more will have
handrails on both sides

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10.05 Drop-Offs

10.06 Guardrails
10.07 Minimum Width

Walls and ceilings in vertical

exits & passageways, exit
access corridors and other
exit ways.

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34-inches to 38-inches (1010.8) A
34-inches to 38-inches or 42-inches.
rail shall be mounted 17-19
if part of a guardrail [7.2.5.4,
above the ramp or landing surface.
7.2.2.4.5(1)]
(1010.9.1)
Edge protection shall be provided
by extending the ramp surface
beyond the handrail a minimum of
12 or by providing a curb or
Ramps with drop-offs shall have 4in. curbs, walls or railings (7.2.5.3.3)
barrier that prevents the passage
of a 4 diameter sphere where any
portion of the sphere is within 4
of the floor or ground surface.
Shall be provided where required
See requirements for stairs above
by 1012.
44-inches; (36-inches if serving
44-inches. (7.2.5.2(1))
less than 50 people) (1010.5.3)
11. Interior Finishes Minimum Classification
Group H3 &H4 Class B (7.1.4),
Sprinklered buildings Group-H3 &
10.2.2, Table A.10.2.2, 38.3.3.2)
H4 Occupancy: Class B
Group-F Occupancy: Class C (in
All Others: Class C (38.3.3.2,
accordance with ASTM E 84)
40.3.3.2, 42.3.3.2) (10.2.2, Table
(Table 803.5)
A.10.2.2).

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Compliance
Ramp design will comply

Ramp design will comply

Guard Rail design will comply

Ramp design will comply

Exit and exit access enclosures have a

Class-A finish due to the materials of
construction selected (concrete or
gypsum board).