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<br />. 1 <br />Original Approval from Fire Marshall <br />j <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />-----Original Mec;sage--- <br />From: I-luber, Mark [mailto:HuberM@ci.la-porte.lx.us] <br />Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 3:02 PM <br />To: 'melissa@thesligroup.com' <br />Cc: Christensen, Laurie; Wilmore, Debbie; Huber, Mark <br />Subject: RE: 9601 Fairrnont 1st United Mettl. Churcll <br />Melissa, <br /> <br />Thank YOIl for bringing Section 503.4.4 to my aLtention If alllhe conditions of that section can be-meliachieved, then we ;Jgree, no fire sprinkler would be <br />required up \0 12.000 5(].ft max limit. However. the four hour fire wall is still required separating proposed from eKislinu. My fflview of this issue with the fire <br />marshal resulted with her strongly recommending (but not required) thaI you install a fire sprinklfr and 01' monitored alarm 5ystern <br /> <br />Marl< Huber <br /> <br />L' <br /> <br />--;~.,,"~ <br /> <br />La Porte Fire Code Amendments <br />. <br /> <br />(t- <br /> <br />1994 Standard Fire Code with City of La Porte Amendments <br /> <br />603.15.9 Additional Required Automatic Sprinkler Systems <br />in addition to any other fire and or building code requirements the following <br />occupancies shall be totally equipped with a sprinkler system. <br /> <br />1. Assembly Occupancies <br />a. All Class A assembly occupancies <br />b. When a Class B assembly occupancy is located in a building. above <br />the level of exit discharge, the entire building shall b~equippedwith a <br />sprinkler system. <br />c. When a Class C assembly occupancy is located in. a building two (2) <br />stories or more above the level of exit discharge, the entire building <br />shall be equipped with a sprinkler system; <br /> <br />NFPA 101, Life Safety 1985 <br /> <br />8-1.4.1 Classification of Assembly Occupancies <br />Each assembly occupancy shall be classified according to its occupant load, <br />as follows: Class A, occupant load greater tlutn 1000 persons; ClassB, <br />occupant load greater than 300 but not greater than 1000 persons; Class C <br />occupant load greater than 50 but not greater than 300 persons. <br /> <br />~LI <br />_"'~~~~~'''r.~ <br /> <br />6 <br />