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<br />Fire Marshal Report <br /> <br />February 1st, 2005 <br /> <br />Appeal Request #05-001 <br /> <br />Requested by: <br /> <br />Alan Neel, Pastor - Life Community Church <br /> <br />Requested for: <br /> <br />Appeal to Fire Marshal plan review requiring sprinkler system installation per subsection <br />amendment 603.15.9 of the City of La Porte ordinances. <br /> <br />Location: <br /> <br />9529 West Fairmont Parkway <br /> <br />Project Description: The City of La Porte received revised drawings for the property at 9529 West Fairmont <br />Parkway that is a new structure that will not be connected to the existing building. <br /> <br />Building Information: <br /> <br />This project involves the construction of a two story Church (13,078 S.F. first floor and <br />5,070 second floor) with a total of 18,148 S.F. The building will consist of type N, <br />metal frame, and noncombustible construction. The building will have 4 hour fire wall <br />dividing the church in half. This essentially creates two separate buildings according to <br />the building and fire codes. One side of the structure will become a 10,140 S.F. two <br />story business occupancy and the other side of the structure will remain an 8,000 S.F. <br />assembly occupancy. <br /> <br />The occupancy load available inside of the assembly occupancy is 752 people based <br />upon the proposed semi-fixed seating. The facility can hold 1100 people based upon the <br />rule of7 S.F. per person in an assembly without fixed seating. <br /> <br />The semi-fixed (movable seats that secured together) seating is allowed under the life <br />safety code section 8.7-9 <br /> <br />This assembly occupancy part of the structure is a Type A-2 Occupancy as per Standard <br />Building Code 1994ed., which by definition is a small assembly that includes theaters <br />and other places of assembly with or without a stage requiring proscenium opening <br />protection and with an occupant load of 1 00 or more persons, but with an occupant load <br />of less than designated for Large Assemblies (1000 persons or more) <br /> <br />Analvsis: <br /> <br />Ordinance amendment 603.15.9 states: "In addition to any other fire and/or building code <br />requirements, the following occupancies shall be totally equipped with a sprinkler <br />system. Section 1. (A) All Class A assembly occupancies." <br /> <br />NFPA 101, 1997 ed. Life Safety Code, Section 8-3.5 Extinguishing Requirements- <br />8-3.5.1 Buildings containing assembly occupancies with occupant loads greater than <br />300 shall be protected by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system. <br /> <br />Fire Code Review Board Appeal Analysis <br />