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� � • c+rxu � PUBL/C I�I/O/�/C5 �'�'�I�£�n Fire Department .�—.e%'�'�/�L'.59/ c. IFC 1030.7 EmercL ncy Escape and Rescue Openinas At least one emergency escape and rescue opening must be installed for each sleeping room in the building, with a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet, with a minimum net clear width of 20 inches, and a minimum net clear height of 24 inches, per UBC section 1204. The dimension from the bottom of the clear opening to the floor must also be shown in an interior elevation. • Emergency escape openings were required by code at the time of change of occupancy, per the 1982 Uniform Building Code (UBC). c. IFC 1103.4.2 Vertical Openinas One hour fire separation partitions, tested assemblies and protected openings must be installed on shafts which interconnect more than two stories throughout the building, such that no more than two stories are interconnected in the three story structure. • NOTE: The Fire Department will accept a fully sprinklered basement, tested annually to be operational, as an alternate to the requirement for partition enclosures between three unseparated stories. d. IFC 1103.8 Sinale and Multiple Station Smoke Alarms Plans must indicate installation of smoke alarms per IFC section 907.2.11 for each sleeping room in the building. e. IFC 1103.9 Carbon Monoxide Alarms Plans must indicate installation of carbon monoxide alarms per IFC section 908.7, as amended by the State of Washington. Unpermitted fuel-burning appliances either must shown as removed, or separate fuel-gas permit application and inspections are required. f. IFC 1104.5 Emerqencv Liqhtinq Emergency lighting wired to the building system on emergency power backup must be shown on the plans for all occupancies that require two means of egress. • UBC section 3312 (a) 1970 edition; UBC section 3313 (a) 1982 edition. g. IFC 1104.16.5.1 Fire Escape Weiaht Test/Structural Examination Fire escape stairs and balconies shall be examined for structural adequacy and safety in accordance with Section 1104.16.5 by a registered design professional or others acceptable to the fire code official. Plans and calculations for repairs or additions to the fire escape must be submitted for building permit to meet egress requirements. • In addition, the fire escape stairs must be structurally examined and weight tested now and every five years thereafter; and • An inspection report shall be submitted to the fire code official after each 5 year testing and examination. h. IFC 1104.16.6 Fire Escape Stairway Termination The lowest balcony shall not be more than 18 feet from the ground. Fire escape stairs shall extend to the ground or be provided with counterbalanced stairs reaching the ground. i. IPMC 108.1.5 (5.) and RCW 64.55 The penthouse structure and spa is not designed for the resistance of moisture penetration to the structure, and must be shown on the drawings as removed or repaired. .� �