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<br /> <br />Dear Sirs; <br /> <br />COMMUNITY <br />CHURCH <br /> <br />9529 Fairmont <br /> <br />Thank you for your time and service to our <br />community. We at Life Community Church also <br />appreciate the opportunity in hearing our request <br />to review a variance on the sprinkler system at <br />9529 Fairmont Parkway, in our new building. <br />Some vital changes have been made in the plans <br />that meet the exception requirements in the 1997 <br />Life Safety Code Handbook that is adhered to by <br />the City of La Porte. <br /> <br /> <br />Life Safety Handbook, Chapter 8- New Assembly Occupancies, <br />Page 292 <br /> <br />8-3.5 Extinguishment Requirements <br /> <br />Buildings containing assemble occupancies with an occupant loads <br />greater than 300 shall be protected by and approved, supervised <br />automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 7-7 as <br />follows; <br />(a) Throughout the story containing the assemble occupancy; and <br />(b) Throughout all stories below the story containing the assembly; <br />and <br />(c) In the case of an assembly occupancy located below the level of <br />exit discharge, throughout all stories intervening between that <br />story and the level of exit discharge including the level of exit <br />discharge. <br /> <br />Exception #1: Assembly occupancies used primarily for <br />worship with fixed seating and not part of a mixed occupancy. <br />(See 4-1.12) <br /> <br />Exception #2: Assembly occupancies consisting of a single <br />multipurpose room of less than 12,000 sq ft (1100 sq m) and <br />not used for exhibition or display. <br /> <br />Addressing the Exceptions <br /> <br />Exception # 1: The plans reflect that a four hour <br />fire wall is to be constructed separating the <br />sanctuary area from the office and classrooms. <br />Thus taking an area of 13,430 square feet and <br />subtracting it to 6,715 square feet on either side. <br /> <br />Rd :1..+ <br />