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2004-06-08 Futrell Fire Review . . " Fire Protection Enginttring Supprwion . Codes' Alanns 8860]efferson Highway Osseo, MN 55369~1500 Phone: 763-425-1001 Fax: 763-425-2234 www.ffcdi.com Futrell Fire Consult &: Design, Inc. City of Albertville 5964 Main A venue N .E. P.O. Box9 Albertville MN 55301 Mr. Jon Sutherland June 08, 2004 INVOICE #17472 In Ref~rence To: ProfeSsional Services fol' the Parkside Commercilllproject at gounty Roa4 19 and 57th Street in , A.lt:>ertville, MN: ". Futrell Fire Consult & Design,.Inc. Federal Tax ID #41-1643110 Professional Services Hours Amount. 9151 3.50 402.50 3.50 402.50] 3.50 $402.50 $402.50 OS/20/2004, Fire code/fil'e department access review and evaluation. SUBTOTAL: For professional services rendered Balance due Terms: Net 30 days. 1 1/2% interest accrued monthly on the outstanding balance, after 30 days. Fire Protection Engineering Suppression. Codes' Alarms 8860 Jefferson Highway Osseo, MN 55369-1500 Futrell Fire Consult &: Design, Inc. Phone: 763-425-1001 Fax: 763-425-2234 www.ffcdi.com Mr. Jon Sutherland Building Official City of Albertville 5975 Main Avenue NE P.O. Box 9 Albertville, MN 55301-9976 June 8, 2004 Re: Review of Fire Department Access and Water Supplies Albertville Professional Offices Parkside Commercial Albertville, MN Dear Jon: I have reviewed the submitted plans provided to us by the City of Albertville for the Parkside Commercial development. This development consists of three buildings identified as Building 1, 2 and 3 which all appear to be office buildings. This report details my review of these plans to determine if they are reasonably in compliance with Chapter 5 of the 2003 Minnesota State Fire Code (MSFC) for fire service features including fire department access and water supplies. Futrell Fire Consult and Design Inc. (FFCDI) is involved in the review based on your city's contract with us to provide plan review services to the City of Albertville. Any comments in this review should be considered recommendations for your consideration, since FFCDI is not the Authority Having Jurisdiction for fire protection issues in the City of Albertville, nor is FFCDI the engineer or designer of record for this project. The scope of this review is limited to the fire service features and related site water supply for firefighting purposes. Any opinion of compliance should in no way be construed as approval or acceptance of the plans submitted by this contractor until they have received approval from the City of Albertville. This letter does not authorize the contractor to purchase materials or begin installation on the project. Finally, this review is based on evaluation with the codes and standards applicable to Minnesota and does not include determining compliance with provisions in bid documents, contracts, or insurance standards. Based on the fact that the water supply and access road appear to be inadequate for this development and a utility plan has not been provided, this submittal does not appear to be in compliance with the codes and standards as indicated. I recommend June 8, 2004 Parkside Commercial Page 1 of 5 that the City of Albertville find "the subrnittal not acceptable, pending compliance with the items identified below, submission of updated plans and any subsequent reviews you feel necessary. MATERIALS REVIEWED This plan review is based on the following materials submitted to FFCDI: · Lampert Architects - A1 Site Plan, Code Review & Details dated 5/11/2004 · Lampert Architects - A3 Building 1 Elevations (Building 2 Similar) dated 5/11/2004 · Lampert Architects - A4 Building 3 Elevations dated 5/11/2004 · Lampert Architects - L 1 Landscape Plan dated 5/11/2004 · Lampert Architects - L2 Schematic Lighting Plan dated 5/11/2004 · Meyer-Rohlin, In.c. - Sheet 1 of 3 Existing conditions and Proposed Layoutdated 5/10/2004 · Meyer-Rohl.in, Inc. - Sheet 2 of 3 Grading and Construction Plan dated 5/10/2004 · 'Meyer-Rohlin, Inc. - Sheet 3 of 3 Standard Details dated 5/10/2004 It is expected that this review would need to be modified based on data not included in the above list, as all of the relevant material has not been provided. STANDARDS USED TO CONDUCT THIS REVIEW This plan review is based on the following standards as adopted in Minnesota: · Minnesota State Fire Code (2003) comprised of the 2000 International Fire Code pIus state amendments (MSFC). · Minnesota State Fire Code (2003) optional Appendix Chapters B, C, and D. · NFPA 13 (1999) edition. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USED TO CONDUCT THIS REVIEW Based on a review of the plans, it appears these buildings most nearly resemble: 1. The three buildings will be of Type V-B construction. 2. Proposed building size: "Building 1" and "Building 2" appear to be identical and are indicated as 15,681fe. Building 3 is indicated as 7,520 fe. 3. All three buildings are classified as "Office - Group B". 4. All three building are indicated as single story buildings. 5. The code plan indicates that a NFPA 13 sprinkler system will be provided "throughout the building". It appears that the intent is to provide sprinklers throughout all of the buildings, but the paragraph was not revised for this specific project. June 8, 2004 Parks ide Commercial Page 2 of5 6. According to Jon Middendorf with the Albertville Water Department, no hydrant flow tests have been conducted in the area. Information on the available water supply is required to complete this review. Listed below you will find the items included in the review and whether or not they appear to comply with the provision in the Minnesota State Fire Code, the NFPA Standards, or other nationally recognized standards: General: 1. Fire apparatus access roads and water supplies for fire protection shall be installed and made serviceable prior to and during the time of construction [MSFC(2003) Section 501.4). 2. Premises identification is required as indicated in MSFC(2003) Section 505. 3. The buildings will require a key (Knox) box located as approved by the Fire Chief [MSFC (2003) Section 506). 4. Fire Department access to equipment and labeling of rooms is required [MSFC (2003) Section 510). 5. A horn and strobe is recommended above each fire department connection for the sprinkler systems [State Fire Marshal Division policy and MSFC (2003) Section 912). Fire Apparatus Access Roads: 1. Based on the current layout, it appears that portions of all three buildings are over 150 feet from the roads indicated (County Road 19 ,and5ih Street) on this submittal. Given that this exceeds the 150 feet permitted by MSFC (2003) Section 503.1.1, it appears that access to all of the buildings must be through the adjacent parking lot. For this reason, the parking lot must meet the specifications for a fire apparatus access road in MSFC (2003) Section 503: a. The parking lot would be a required access route that would be considered a fire department apparatus road. b. Dimensions, construction, surface, turning radius, and grade shall comply with MSFC (2003) Section 503.2. Based on MSFC Appendix Chapter 0, nationally recognized standards of good practice, and data applicable to typical fire department ladder apparatus, we recommend a minimum 33 foot inside turning radius and 48 foot outside turning radius for the access road around the building, with a minimum clear unobstructed width of 20 feet. This could be larger based on any special apparatus in your fire department. c. Information on the ability of the access roads to support the imposed load of the fire apparatus of 75,000 pounds has not been provided. Refer to MSFC (2003) Appendix 0, Section 0102.1 for information. June 8, 2004 Parks ide Commercial Page 3 of 5 d. It appears that dimensions within the apparatus road are in compliance with the MSFC however these requirements should be verified. e. We recommend posting of the parking lots and access road for no parking or signage to indicate that the apparatus road should not be obstructed at any time [MSFC (2003) Section 503.3 and 503.4]. MSFC (2003) Appendix D recommends posting "no parking" on at least one side for roads between 20 feet and 26 feet wide such as is provided here. Fire Protection Water Supplies: 1. A utility plan indicating fire mains and hydrant locations has not been submitted for this project. Sheet 1, "Existing Conditions and Proposed Layout" indicates some information regarding fire mains, but the information does not appear to be complete. 2. Fire protection water requirements shall be in accordance with MSFC (2003) Section 508 and MSFC Appendix B (a nationally recognized standard). The requirement for buildings 1 and 2, which are Type V-B, non-sprinklered, 15,681 fe is 3,500 gpm for 3 hours. The requirementfor the 7,520 fe building 3 woul.d be 2,250 gpm for 2 hours. 3. We do not have information on the available water supply at this time, so this portion ofthe plans could not be verified. According to the City of Albertville Water Department no hydrant flow tests have been conducted in the area. It is strongly recommended that a water flow test be taken at the site to verify the flow available. at 20 psi. The hydrant flow test should be taken in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association Standard 291. In addition, information on the water supply capacities should also be provided, to verify the three-hour duration requirement. 4. Fire hydrant locations shall be in accordance with MSFC Appendix C (nationally recognized standard). The minimum number of hydrants (four for buildings 1 and 2 and two for building 3) do not appear to be provided. In addition, the average spacing between hydrants of 350 feet required from MSFC (2003) Table C105.1 has not been provided. 5. Because they are subject to damage by vehicles, we recommend that any fire hydrants located in the property be protected from vehicle impact according the MSFC (2003) Sections 508.5.6 and 312. 6. The fire department connection for a sprinkler system should be located within 50t0100 feetof afire hydrant. A proposed fire department connection is not shown on the plans, so this distance could not be verified. This review is not necessarily intended to indicate all of the deficiencies on these plans, nor does this review relieve the designer of any of their responsibility to furnish documents in accordance with the State of Minnesota, the State Building Code, the Minnesota State Fire Code, NFPA or other recognized standards. June 8,2004 Parks ide Commercial Page 4 of 5 If you have any questions or wish to discuss the contents of this letter, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Fr~ CONSULT & DESIGN, INC. Ken Strand, P.E. Fire Protection Engineer DISCLAIMER This report has been prepared by FFCDI based on the information available to us as provided by the client and is limited to a review of the fire service features and water supply as defined in Chapter 5 of the MSFC for this facility. FFCDI has not determined if the client or building is in compliance with any laws, rules, codes, or standards. The scope of this report is limited to that in the contract between the client and FFCDI and is not to be used for other designs, locations, installations, or situations outside those for which it was intended. FFCDI is not responsible for implementation, interpretation or confirmation of recommendations or requirements, including those indicatedio this report, unless provided for in additional contracts outside the scope of the current work. Should the client not retain the services of FFCDI to review the implementation or any other use of this report through site observation, inspection, or audits, then the client and any end users agree to assume full liability and responsibility for the verification, implementation, interpretation, or any other use of this report and its findings for any purpose including, but not limited to development of construction documents, approval, or any other implementation in any form. Additionally, the recommendations in this report are based on responsible parties, other than FFCDI, such as the building owner/operator maintaining the fire protection, systems, maintenance, housekeeping, and storage in accordance with local, state and national laws, and nationally recognized standards,including those outlined in this report. Report copyright FFCDI 2004. June 8, 2004 Parkside Commercial Page 5 of 5 Fire Protection Engineering Suppression. Codes. Alarms 8860 Jefferson Highway Osseo, MN 55369-1500 Futrell Fire Consult & Design, Inc. Phone: 763-425-1001 Fax: 763-425-2234 www.ffcdi.com May 18, 2005 "1 9 2005 Jon Sutherland Building Official City of Albertville 5975 Main Avenue NE P.O. Box 9 Albertville, MN 55301-9976 Building Inspections Re: Review of Fire Department Access and Water Supplies Labeaux Station 5ih Street NE between Frontage Avenue and Lachman Avenue NE Albertville, MN Dear Jon: I have reviewed site plans for the new Labeaux Station development on 57th Street NE that were provided by the City of Albertville. The development appears to consist of five buildings totaling 29,881 square feet. This report details my review of these plans to determine if they are reasonably in compliance with the 2003 Minnesota State Fire Code for Fire Service Features found in Chapter 5 of the Fire Code. Futrell Fire Consult and Design Inc. (FFCbl) is involved in the review ofthese plans based on your city's contract with us to provide plan review services. Any comments in this review should be considered recommendations for your consideration, since FFCDI is not the Authority Having Jurisdiction for fire protection issues in the City of Albertville, nor is FFCDI the engineer or designer of record for this project. The scope of this review is limited to the fire service features and related site water supply for firefighting purposes. Any opinion of compliance should in no way be construed as approval or acceptance of the plans submitted by this developer until they have received approval from the City of Albertville. This letter does not authorize the developer to proceed on the project. Finally, this review is based on evaluation with the codes and standards applicable to Minnesota and does not include determining compliance with provisions in bid documents, contracts or insurance standards. MATERIALS REVIEWED This plan review is based on the following materials submitted to FFCDI: Labeaux Station Access and Water Supply Plan Review May 18, 2005 Page 1 of 6 · Zoning Request Application Case No: 2005-07. · Miller Dunwiddie Development Application Drawings T-01, A-01 through A-05, h-01 and E-02, dated 12 April, 2005. · Miller DUhWiddie Development Application Drawings C:..1 through C-8, and L-1 dated 4/15/05. · John Oliver & Associates, Inc. drawing 1 of 1 dated 4/12/05. Only a single set of plans was provided for review, therefore this one set will be retained by FFCDI for our files and no sets of plans will be returned to the city or the developer. It is expected that this review would need to be modified based on data not included in the above list, should all of the relevant material not be provided. Information about specific materials in the form of manufacturer's cut sheets or literature were not provided, thus this review does not include analysis of any specific product or its suitability for use. STANDARDS USED TO CONDUCT THIS REVIEW This plan review is based on the following standards as adopted in Minnesota: · Minnesota State Fire Code (2003) comprised of the 2000 International Fire Code plus state amendments (MSFC). · Minnesota State Fire Code (2003) optional Appendix Chapters B, C and D. ADDllIONAlINFO~MA liON USED lO CONDUCT THIS REVIEW From the limited information provided on page A-01: 1. Minimum building size: 4,266 square feet. 2. Maximum building size: 8,603 square feet. 3. Five separate single story buildings. 4. Water flow test information: None provided. RESULTS OF PLAN REVIEW The construction type and the use occupancy of the five buildings have not been indicated on the drawings. In addition, the submittal does not indicate whether or not these buildings will have automatic sprinkler systems. It is assumed that all five buildings will have automatic sprinkler systems and fire alarm systems in accordance with the requirements of the State Building Code and Minnesota State Fire CQ(je. On that basis this review will indicate the minimum requirements, in general, and if and when additional information becomes available changes may be necessary to the conclusions in this letter. Listed below you will find the items included in the review. I have indicated whether or not each item appears to comply with the provisions in the Minnesota State Fire Code, the NFPA Standards, or other nationally recognized standards. Labeaux Station Access and Water Supply Plan Review May 18, 2005 Page 2 of 6 General: 1. Fire apparatus access roads and water supplies for fire protection shall be installed and made serviceable prior to and during the time of construction [MSFC (2003) Section 501.4]. Fire department access is provided on the south side of the development only by the existing street (57th Street NE) and it appears additional access to the northern two buildings (B1-L 1 - Bldg1 and B1-L 1 - Bldg2) will be required during construction. 2. If high-piled storage is anticipated (greater than 12 foot high storage of class I through IV commodities or greater than 6 foot high storage of high hazard or plastic commodities), the requirements of MSFC Chapter 23 will apply [MSFC (2003) Section 503.1.3). Fire department access doors are required around all sides of a building containing high piled combustible storage and include doors at leelst every 100 lineal feet around the perimeter with approved locking arrangements [MSFC (2003) Section 2306.6.1). If any high hazard commodities are stored in this facility, the Fire Chief has the authority to require that the additional protection provided by MSFC Chapter 23 for high piled storage would apply for storage greater than 6 feet. No indication is made as to the materials stored, their height, or arrangement on the plans, thus this could not be verified. 3. Premises identification is required as indicated in MSFC (2003) Section 505. 4. The building will require a key (Knox) box located as approved by the Fire Chief [MSFC (2003) Section 506). 5. Fire Department access to equipment and labeling of rooms is required [MSFC (2003) Section 510). Fire Department Access Roads: 6. Based on the current layout, it does not appear that all portions of the proposed buildings are within the maximum 150 feet to an access road permitted by MSFC (2003) Section 503.1.1. This problem appears to occur when the delivery truck is parked as indicated on A-01 in the loading/delivery zone of the east/west service road located between B1-L 1 Bldg1, B1-L 1 Bldg2 and B1-L2 Bldg1 since that road is a required access road to the south sides of B1-L 1 Bldg1 and B1:L 1 Bldg2. This road will need to be posted as "No Parking". If all buildings are sprinklered, MSFC (2003) Section 503.1.1 allows the fire chief to modify (i.e. increase) the distance to an approved fire department access road to greater than 150 feet, thus the proposed layout could be permitted if the buildings are sprinklered and accepted by the fire chief. 7. Dimensions, construction, surface, turning radius, and grade shall comply with MSFC (2003) Section 503.2. Based on MSFC Appendix Chapter 0, a nationally recognized standard of good practice, and data applicable to typical fire department ladder apparatus, we recommend a minimum 33-foot inside turning radius and 48 foot outside turning radius for the access road around the buildings where fire Labeaux Station Access and Water Supply Plan Review May 18, 2005 Page 3 of 6 department access roads are required, along with a minimum clear width of 20 feet. This could be larger based on any special apparatus in your fire department. It would appear turning radius and access road layout is in compliance with the MSFC. 8. It appears that the minimum dimension (width) of 20 feet is maintained over the length of the apparatus road, thus it is in compliance with the MSFC. However, the Fire Code recommends that both sides of fire apparatus access roads be posted "No Parking" when the net clear width is less than 26 feet [MSFC (2003) Section D103.6.1], and this appears to apply to the 22 foot wide required access road along the west property line. No permanent or temporary obstructions (i.e. dumpsters, bollards, parking, storage, etc.) are allowed to be located in the required 20' clear width. Fire Department Water Supplies: 9. Fire protection water requirements shall be in accordance with MSFC (2003) Section 508 and MSFC Appendix B (a nationally recognized standard). For sprinklered structures the minimum fire flow is required to be 1,500 gpm for two hours at a minimum residual pressure of 20 psig. Based on a maximum building size of 8,603 if, for Type V-B wood frame construction typical of this style of building, a minimum fire flow according to Table B105.1 is 2,500 gpm for 2 hours. Again, if sprinklered, the fire chief is allowed by Section 8105.2 to reduce the fire flow down to no less than 1,500 gpm. 10. Water supply test data was not provided and thus could not be verified. It is recommended that the developer or design team confirm with the City that the fire hydrants around the buildings can provided a combined flow rate of 2,500gpm at 20 psi residual pressure for a duration of 2 hours. It should be noted though that this may not be adequate for the installation of automatic sprinkler systems and the water supply data also needs to be evaluated for the sprinkler systems too. 11. Fire hydrant locations shall be in accordance with MSFC Appendix C (nationally recognized standard). The minimum number of hydrants and the average spacing between hydrants (500 feet) appears to be adequate. 12. The new fire hydrants located on the parking islands are subject to vehicular and snow plow damage. As required by MSFC (2003) Section 508.5.6, physical impact protection that is designed and installed according to Section 312 should be provided around all sides of these hydrants. 13. New underground water mains are indicated to supply the new fire hydrants and the five buildings. Private fire service underground main is to be installed according to NFPA 24 [MSFC (2003) Section 508.2.1]. Labeaux Station Access and Water Supply Plan Review May 18, 2005 Page 4 of 6 CONCLUSIONS This submittal appears to be in compliance with the codes and standards as indicated for Fire Service Features. I recommend that the City of Albertville find the submittal acceptable, pending compliance with the items identified below, submission of updated plans to the city and any subsequent reviews you feel appropriate. It is not necessary for the plans to be submitted back to FFCDI for review given that these items are the primary issues, should you wish to confirm their correction: · Verify that the buildings will have automatic fire sprinkler systems and possibly fire alarms systems installed. · Verify that the buildings will not be used for high piled storage of any kind. · Verify that the actual water supply is able to support the minimum fire flow of 1,500 gpm for sprinklered buildings at 20 psi required by the MSFC and that the water supply is adequate for the automatic sprinklers. If the buildings will not be sprinklered the minimum fire flow will be dependent on building construction and use occupancy and that information has not been provided, but is expected to be on the order of 2,500 gpm. · Require posting of "No Parking" areas where fire department access is less than 26 feet wide (post both sides) or between 26 feet and 32 feet (post one side). This review is not necessarily intended to indicate all of the deficiencies on these plans, nor does this review relieve the designer of any of their responsibility to furnish documents in accordance with the State of Minnesota, the State Building Code, the Minnesota State Fire Code, and NFPA or other recognized standards. If you have any questions or wish to discuss the contents of this letter, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, FUTRELL FIRE CONSULT & DESIGN, INC. sooff!fP President cc: City of Albertville - Mr. Kevin Roden, Fire Chief Labeaux Station Access and Water Supply Plan Review May 18, 2005 Page 5 of6 DISCLAIMER This report has been prepared by FFCDI based on the information available to us as provided by the client and is limited to a review of the fire service features and water supply as defined in Chapter 5 of the MSFC for this building. FFCDI has not determined if the client or building is in compliance with any laws, rules, codes or standards. The scope of this report is limited to that in the contract between the client and FFCDI and is not to be used for other designs, locations, installations or situations outside those for which it was intended. FFCDI is not responsible for implementation, interpretation or confirmation of recommendations or requirements, including those indicated in this report, unless provided for in additional contracts outside the scope of the current work, Should the client not retain the services of FFCDI to review the implementation or any other use of this report through site observation, inspection, or audits, then the client and any end users agree to assume full liability and responsibility for the verification, implementation, interpretation, or any other use of this report and its findings for any purpose including, but not limited to development of construction documents, approval, or any other implementation in any form. Additionally, the recommendations in this report are based on responsible parties, other than FFCDI, such as the building owner/operator maintaining the fire protection, systems, maintenance, housekeeping and storage in accordance with local, state and national laws, and nationally recognized standards, including those outlined in this report. Copyright FFCDI 2005. Labeaux Station Access and Water Supply Plan Review May 18, 2005 Page 6 of 6 t. . . Futrell Fire Consult & Design, Inc. City of Albertville 5975 Main Avenue N.E. P.O. Box 9 Albertville MN 55301 Mr. Larry Kruse INVOICE # 18180 Fire Protection Engineering Suppression. Codes. Alarms RECEIVED ,r'1AY 'I 9 2005 Building Inspections 8860 Jefferson Highway Osseo,' MN 55369,,-1500 Phone: 763-425-1001 Fax: 763-425-2234 www.ffcdi.com May 19,2005 In Reference To: Professional Services for the Labeaux Station project at 57th St. NE and Frontage Avenue in Albertville, MN: Professional Services Futrell Fire Consult & Design, Inc. Federal Tax 10 #41-1643110 915v 4/J 5/2005 Site Review of the Labeaux Station project at 57th Street NE and Frontage Avenue in Albertville, MN SUBTOTAL: For professional services rendered Balance due Hours Amount 4.00 460.00 4.00 460.00] 4.00 $460,00 , $460,00 Terms: Net 30 days. 1 1/2% interest accrued monthly on the outstanding balance, after 30 days. Please view all pages of invoice to assure you are processing total invoice amount. Thank you.