916 PACIFIC AVE 1ST FLOOR 2018-01-01 MF Import

Mr. Tim Tyler Paqe 3 June 19, 1991 consider allowinq the application of the suite concept according to the Life Safety Code NFPA101, Section 12.2.5.4. As discussed, this concept is not addressed in the UBC, and the Life Safety Code has not been adopted by th� city or state. The square footaqe of the Surgery and Emerqency Departeents meets or exceeds thc Aaximum of 10,000 square feet. I have contacted buildinq officials in Tacoma, Bellevue, and Seattle reqardinq this issue, and all provided unfavorable responses. For these reasona, we are no lonqer requestinq your acceptance of the suite concept. The corridors are one-hour rated, noncombustible construction, and are in compliance with UBC Sections ��05 and 7321. Door asse�blies are fire-protection rated to 20 minutes unless they access a one-hour separation reqvirinq a ratinq of 60 minutes. UeC Section 3321(c) 3 states that door closers do not need to be installed on doors to sleepinq rooms. This provision is aseumed to prevent an unattended nonambulatory patient from qoinq unnoticed durinq an emergency, especially if nurse-call systems fail. We request that this interpretetion also be applied to observation and traume roome within the Emerqency Department, ae well as in the operatinq rooms within the Surqery Department. These doore have been indicated on the plens with "N/C" indicating no closer. The patients that are in the above-mentioned rooma are also nonambulatory, and in some inetances, unconscious. The difference between the tvo condit:ons is thet theae patients are lesa stable end are most often attended by staff. If this patient is unattended, it is imperative that the staff heve direct, unobstructed accees, not only in the event of a fire, but on a daily basis. An exemple of this often occure in the Emerqency Department vhen a patient is fn an observation roo� beinq monitored and the nurse leeves to acquire supplies or medication. If this patient has an adverse reaction or cardiac arrest while unattended, the nurse needs direct, unobatructed access to thin patient with whatever ahe �ay be carryinq at that time. Similar circumetancea may occur in the operetinq rooma, and for this reason, we requeat that closers not be required. C. The two-hour separations have been indicated with the color green. Ail openinqs thr�uqh a tao-hour separation shall be a 90-minute rated assembly according to UBC Seckions 505 (e) , 1706 (b) , and 3308 (b) . Two-hour