BLD20071162-3 Sound & Oly View Apts 2.doc
MEMORANDUM
Date:December 27, 2007
To:Development Services Lead Marie Harrison
From:John Westfall, Fire Marshal, 425-771-0213
Subject:REPLY for CORRECTIONS
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BLD20071162 Sound View Apts 417 3 Av S
BLD20071163 Olympic View Apts 303 Howell Wy
The Fire Department provides the following comments and corrections in response to your email
PROJECT MEMO dtd 12/21/07:
Notes have been added to your plans as follows:
IF YOU RESUBMIT WITH OTHER CORRECTIONS, INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING
CORRECTIONS INTO YOUR REVISED SHEETS :
1. Sheet A1.0 General Note added:
SMOKE ALARMS IN APARTMENTS OLDER THAN TEN YEARS SHALL BE REPLACED
(NFPA 72 11.8.1.4). SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE HARD-WIRED, INTERCONNECTED, WITH
BATTERY BACKUP.
2. Sheet A1.0 Listed permits:
REQUIRED PERMITS/SUBMITTALS INCLUDE:
a. FIRE CONNECTION PERMIT
FIRE CONNECTION PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE
UNDERGROUND SUPPLY FOR YOUR FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM. UNDERGROUND
DESIGN MUST BE STAMPED BY REGISTERED PE OR A LEVEL III (WA) FIRE
SPRINKLER CONTRACTOR AND THE INSTALLER MUST ALSO STAMP THE PLANS.
THE INSTALLER MUST BE EITHER LEVEL III OR LEVEL “U” FIRE SPRINKLER
CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE STATE. PROVIDE THREE COPIES OF PLANS
SHOWING ALL VALVES, VAULT LOCATION, POST INDICATING VALVE, FIRE
DEPARTMENT CONNECTION AND PIPING TO INCLUDE SIZE AND MATERIAL,
HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS, THRUST BLOCKING WITH CALCULATIONS, PIPE BURY
DEPTH AND ANY AND ALL OTHER MATERIALS USED AND THEIR FIRE PROTECTION
LISTINGS. RCW 18.160.070 / RCW 18.27.110
b. FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM PERMIT
c. FIRE ALARM PERMIT
City of Edmonds Office of Fire Marshal
3. Sheet A1.0 (Automatic closing assembly smoke and heat control is not opted by owner).
Added note:
INSTALL “FIRE DOOR KEEP CLOSED” SIGNAGE AT FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
i. Sheets A2.5 (OV) & A2.15 (SV) COMMUNITY ROOM - CORRIDOR
ii. Sheets A2.5 (OV) & A2.15 (SV) LOBBY - OFFICE
iii. Sheets A2.6 (OV) & A2.17(SV) LAUNDRY
iv. Sheet A2.7 (OV) BEAUTY SALON
v. Sheets A2.8 (OV) & A2.18 (SV) LIBRARY
vi. Sheets A2.6-A2.8 (OV) & A2.16-A2.18 (SV) CORRIDOR - ELEVATOR
LOBBY
4. Sheets A2.5 & A2.15 Note added:
EXISTING RISERS THAT WILL BE ABANDONED ARE LOCATED IN STAIRWAY #1. NEW
RISERS SHALL BE INSTALLED NEXT TO EXISTING WHILE MAINTAINING EGRESS
CLEARANCES.
5. Sheets A2.5-A2.8 (OV) & A2.15-A2.18 (SV) Changed GENERAL NOTE #4:
(Emergency lighting…) VERIFY LOCATION WITH FIRE MARSHAL.
6. Sheet A3.1 & A3.2 Changed note #21:
EXISTING CIGARETTE RECEPTACLE TO BE REMOVED. PATCH AND REPAIR WALL
PER SPECIFICATIONS.
7. Sheet A3.1& A3.2 Added note:
UPDATE KEYS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT LOCKBOX.
8. Sheet A3.1 & A3.2 Added note:
POST BUILDING ADDRESS IN A POSITION VISIBLE FROM BUILDING. BUILDING
NUMBERS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 4 INCHES HIGH WITH A MINIMUM STROKE WIDTH
OF ½ INCH. THESE NUMBERS SHALL BE ARABIC NUMERALS AND CONTRAST WITH
THEIR INSTALLED BACKGROUND.
Cc: Mr. Glenn Hydahl,Housing Authority-Snohomish County glenn@hasco.org
Mr. Scott Schreffler Dykemman Architects, scotts@dykeman.net
Engineering Program Technician Jeanne McConnell
Assistant Building Official Ann Bullis
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