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PROJECT MEETING SUMMARY REPORT
Report Date: August 27, 1998
Project Description: Eagle Hardware & Garden
Tigard, Oregon
Meeting Specifics:
Date: August 20, 1998
Time: 10:30 PM •
Location: City of Tigard Administration Building •
13125 SW. Hall Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon
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Attendees:
Robert Poskin _ City of Tigard Building Department
Jim Funk • City of Tigard Building Department
Gene Birchill Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
Eric McMullen Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
Chuck Siegmann TVA
Meeting Discussions:
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Adopted Codes and Standards �1
1. The City of Tigard Building Department is currently using th 19 9 Uniform Building Code (UBC) as_
modified by state amendments.
2. The City - of Tigard Fire Department is currently using the 9 Uniform Fire Code (UFC) as modified by
local amendments. Local amendments to the Fire Code provided by the Fire Department.
3. The following NFPA standards will be used by the Fire Department for this project:
• NFPA 13 -- 1996 Edition
• NFPA 20 - -. 1996 Edition
• NFPA 24 -- 1995 Edition
• NFPA 30 -- 1994 UFC Article 79
• NFPA 30B -- 1994 UFC Article 88 •
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• NFPA 101 -- 1994 UBC Article 10
• NFPA 231 -- 1994 UFC Standard 81 -1
• NFPA 231C -- 1994 UFC Standard 81 -2
Construction Classification
1. The construction classification for the building will be Type III -N (unprotected noncombustible materials).
Display boards and build -outs will be considered part of the stores fixtures. Build -outs will be sprinklered if
they have a roof or overhang more than 4 feet wide.
2. The occupancy classification will be Use Group M. This classification will apply to both the main building
as well as the outdoor garden center area.
Site Requirements
1. 60 ft. side yards will be provided on all four sides of the building. This in conjunction with full sprinkler
protection will allow an unlimited floor area.
2. Outdoor Garden Center /Greenhouse
a. Metal canopies in the outdoor garden center area will be considered as part of the building. They will be
protected by overhead sprinklers designed for high rack storage of Group A plastics in the high canopy
(UFC Std." 81 -2, Fig. 8 -2(c) w/ELO 231 Special Application Listing) and Class III commodities in the
lower canopy (UFC Std. 81 -2, Fig. 6- 11.1(c), Curve E).
b. The greenhouse area will be provided with full sprinkler protection designed for an Ordinary, Group II
hazard (NFPA 13, Fig. 5 -2.3, based on storage less than 12 feet high)
c. Approximately 3,600 sq. ft: of the garden center will be provided with a retractable shade screen
material. Eagle is requesting that sprinkler protection not be required under this material. Both the Fire
and Building Departments will review a variance request for these requirements. A sample of the
material and a copy of the appeal report will be forwarded to the Fire Department and Development
Services for review. •
3. Fire Department Access
a. Minimum width for Fire Department Access Roads and Fire Lanes will be 20 feet. Minimum height to
overhead obstructions will be 13' -6 ". `No Parking — Fire Lane' signs and painted curbs will be provided
in accordance with the local Fire Department requirements.
b. Access roads will be provided to within 150 feet of all exterior portions of the building.
c. Minimum inside turning radius will be 25 feet and minimum outside turning radius will be 45 feet.
d. Temporary access .roads during construction will be made of all weather gravel compacted sufficiently
to a maximum load of 50,000 lbs. GVW.
e. Fire Department Access Doors will be provided on all four sides of the building at a rate of at least
one for every 100 feet of wall adjacent to required access roads. These doors will be spaced as close
to 100 feet on- center as possible, however minor variations of 115 feet on- center will be acceptable
provided they are the exception rather than the rule. Exterior locking hardware will be provided on
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all ac cess doors.
f. Two Knox Boxes will be provided. One will be located next to the front main entrance to the store,
while the other will be located at the rear of the store within 20 feet of the access door for the interior
riser enclosure. The Knox Box at the front of the store will be large enough to hold a full set of keys and
an elevator key, while the one at the rear needs to hold a set of keys only. Both boxes will be mounted
at least 10 feet above ground level.
Fire Hydrants
1. A total of 8 on -site hydrants will be provided around the perimeter of the store, at locations agreed to at the
meeting.
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• 2. Hydrant protection will be provided for, all hydrants subject to vehicular damage. Where hydrants are
located in landscaped areas surrounded by curbing, the curbs. will provide an acceptable, level of
protection provided hydrant is located at least 6 feet behind the curb. In all other case the hydrants
will be protected by concrete filled bollards. A minimum of 3 ft. clear space will be maintained around
all hydrants.
Fire Department Connection (FDC)
1. A 2 '/2 inch by 4 -way FDC will be provided.
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2. The FDC will be located on the.rear of the building. It will be on the same side of the access road as the
closest hydrant, and will be at least 40 feet away from the building'.
3. The. FDC will be located within 70 feet of the nearest public hydrant. .
4. The minimum size for the feed main from the. FDC to the system manifold will be determined based on
hydraulic calculations using the maximum demand and a 150 psi starting pressure.
5. The hose thread for the FDC will be National Standard Thread (NST).
Fire Protection Water Supply and. Control Valves
1 Control Valves
a. An interior control system consisting of individual indicating type butterfly valves for each system will
be provided: The valves will be UL Listed and gages will be provide both above and below the valves.
The risers will be located inside a fenced enclosure that will have an exterior door that provides access.
Signs will be provided on'each riser to indicate which system they supply.
b. All on -site fire main control valves will be PIVs, including the valves on the' sprinkler system lateral.
c. Interior control for the in -rack systems will be provided by a single indicating type butterfly located at
the in -rack system riser.
d. All sprinkler system control valves will be provided with tamper switches.
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2. Water Supply
a. The Fire Department will require a minimum on -site fire flow of 2,800 gpm at a residual pressure of 20
psi. The system will be designed so that this flow is available from the three most remote on -site
hydrants; with the hydrants flowing simultaneously. - Maximum discharge from a.hydrant will be 1,500
gpm. .
b. A flow test conducted by the Tualatin Valley Water District indicates that 5,514 gpm is available at 20
psi from the looped 16 inch main at Dartmouth Street and 72 " Avenue (approximately 1,000 feet north
of the site). 0
c. A 10% safety margin will be included for sprinkler system calculations performed using actual flow test
data.
3. Backflow Prevention
a. The Fire Department follows Water Company reccomendations regarding backflow prevention
requirements. The Water Department requires a double check detector assembly be installed in a vault
at the property line for each point of connection to the off -site public system.
b. All valves on the backflow preventor(s) will be monitored with tamper switches.
Exiting s1
1. The exiting arrangement will comply with the 1994 UBC requirements for travel distance and aisle /door
width. In all cases travel distances will be less than 200 feet. Travel distance calculations will take into
account the racking layout.
2. All fire department access doors will be provided with panic hardware so they may be included as egress
system components. Sliding glass doors at the front of the store will be provided with the breakaway
emergency egress feature.
3. Minimum aisle width in shelf storage areas will be 6 feet. Minimum aisle width in rack storage areas will
be 8 feet. Main aisles circulating around the interior of the store will be greater than 10 feet in width, and
will terminate at or near exit doors or lobby areas.
4. Emergency power and lighting will be provided by battery back -up.
5. Hard -wired exit signs will be provided as required by the code, including directional signs indicating the
way to . the nearest exit. At a minimum, an exit or directional sign must be visible from the end of each aisle.
• • If an inspection of the facility indicates that additional exit signs are required once the rack structure and
stocking is complete, additional hardwired signs and/or placards will be provided. Placards must be
sufficiently illuminated by the emergency lighting system. Both the Building and Fire Departments agreed
to a preliminary inspection of these devices once the rack structures are installed.
Automatic Sprinkler System and Alarm Requirements
1. A sprinkler system application density of 0.60 gpm/sq. ft. over a 2000 sq. ft. design area will be provided
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using ELO -231 sprinklers. This assumes maximum storage heights of 16 feet in the shelf storage areas and
20 feet in the rack storage areas, and that minimum 6 inch longitudinal and 3 inch transverse flue spaces are
maintained in all rack storage areas. In addition, in -rack sprinklers will be provided in the pigeon -hole racks
located in the rear area of the store, and all build -outs that include a roof or ceiling assembly more than 4
feet in any dimension will be sprinklered below the roof or ceiling. Spacers will be installed with the wood
slats to assure that the 2 inch gap is maintained between slats.
2. Supervision of Sprinkler System
a. All sprinkler systems will be fully supervised at the Fire Protection System Panel (FPSP), including
control valve tamper switches, flow switches, and air pressure switches. Alarm signals from these
devices will activate local alarms and send a signal to the central station.
b. A single electric bell will be pro vided on the exterior of the store in the rear adjacent to the location of
the riser enclosure.
c. The. FPSP will be located in the telephone equipment room. The FACP will be continuously monitored
by a central station. A Remote Annunciator Panel (RAP) will be provided at the customer service desk
at the front of the store. Audible /visual notification at this location will be provided by a horn/strobe
device.
3. There are no additional fire alarm system requirements beyond those listed in NFPA 72 for supervisory
systems. The manual pull station required by NFPA 72 will be located adjacent to the RAP. A smoke
detector will be provided above the main fire alarm control panel.
4. Small Hose Connections See Pi.av ��• ew �+' Coasz,mas ARM. Sati c e«
a. Class II hose stations will be provided around the perimeter of the interior of the store (at Fire
Department access doors) and at other interior locations to meet the 150 ft. distance
requirements. The Fire Department will consider a request for deletion of the hose, nozzles and racks at
the 1 '/2 inch hose connections.. L ,1 e rigeena
b. The hose thread on the valves will be 2 '/2 inch NST.
c. The hose valves and supply piping will be 2 '/2 inch.
5. Freeze protection will be provided by dry-pipe systems. All dry-pipe systems except those protecting the
front canopies will be supplied by a dry system riser located in the riser enclosure. The front canopy
systems will be supplied by an auxiliary dry system riser located in a closet at the front of the store, which
in turn will be connected to one of the overhead wet -pipe systems.
6. Design will be for seismic zone 3, sway bracing will be required.
7. Non - combustible void spaces will not be sprinklered provided they meet one of the exceptions listed in
NFPA 13 (Sec. 4- 5.1.1).
8. Sprinklers will be provided in electrical rooms. Sprinkler piping, other than branchlines for the sprinklers
protecting the room, will not be run above these spaces. .
9. The sprinkler system will be designed so that sprinklers are not located beneath skylights. If this condition
should occur due to field changes in the roof construction, the affected sprinkler(s) will be replaced with
higher temperature heads.
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10. A single sprinkler, protected by a shield as shown in Figure A -4 -13.4 ofNFPA 13 will be provided in the
top of the chute connecting the trash compactor to the building.
11. Sprinkler branchline spacing of 12' -3" in 49' -0" bays will be acceptable to the Fire Department.
12. Both the Building and Fire Departments will review the request for variance of the duct smoke detector
requirements. The Fire Department indicated that if the request is denied, the detectors should be connected
to and monitored by the Fire Protection Supervisory Panel.
Curtain Boards and Smoke and Heat Vents
1. Both the Building and Fire Departments will review the request for variance of curtain boards
requirements specified in the UFC and the UBC. The request will be based an alternative of providing
smoke vents at a 1:75 vent -to -floor area ratio, and the appeal report must include data from the recently
completed UL NFPA/NIST smoke vent and draft curtain testing.
2. Manual operation of smoke and heat vents will be by interior cable mounted pull rings located at columns
and the end of racks. The Fire Department indicated they would consider and review alternative electrically
operated systems provided the systems are UL Listed.
3. Automatic activation of the smoke and heat vents will be by interior fusible links having a temperature
rating of 350 °F.
4. Smoke vents will be UL Listed and will be capable of opening against a 25 psf snow load.
Hazardous Materials
1. Flammable and Combustible Liquids
a. .Flammable and combustible liquids stored on racks will be acceptable provided in -rack sprinklers are
installed in accordance with 1997 UFC Article 79, as described in the fire protection plan. This will
include in -rack protection for the roof and driveway coatings. "
b. The Fire Department will review a variance request to-allow shelf storage and display of flammable and
combustible liquids to. a height of 14 feet.
2. Aerosols stored 'on racks will be acceptable provided two levels of face and flue space in -rack sprinklers are
installed in accordance with 1997 UFC Article 88, as described in the fire protection plan. The Fire
Department will review a variance request to allow shelf storage and display of aerosols to a height of 14
feet.
3. Oxidizers, corrosives and pesticides stored on racks and shelves in the display areas are acceptable when
• properly separated and protected as described in the fire protection plan and UFC Article 80.
4. Mechanical ventilation will be provided for the forklift battery charging area. A 4A:40BC dry chemical fire
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extinguisher will also be provided.
5. The Fire Department will be provided with a Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement and a Hazardous
Materials Floor Plan. The Oregon State Fire Marshals office must,also be contacted to determine what state
requirements there may be. •
6. The Fire. Department does not have any special zoning requirements for display and retail sale of hazardous
materials.
7. A propane storage tank used for refueling the fork lifts will be provided as shown on the preliminary site
plan., Installation will be in accordance with UFC Article 82, including protection by concrete filled pipe
bollards. All store employees performing refilling operations will have the appropriate training.
8.: Special permits that will be required for this project include the following:
• LPG Storage
•• High -piled Storage Racking ..
• Automatic Sprinklers = ' - „a
• Fire Alarm Systems - " G t r
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9. A temporary C. . will be required for store employees and merchandisers to final stock the store prior to
opening. All life safety and fire protection will be fully operational and final inspected before the TCO is
issued.
We feel the above accurately reflects the discussions and agreements made during our meeting. If there are any
questions, comments or corrections, please do not hesitate to call. • Thank you for your cooperation with this
matter and we look forward to the continued opportunity to work with you on this project.
Sincerely,
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Charles W. Siegmann III, P.E.
Fire. Protection Engineer
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