6-Courts Tower Code Plan.pdf

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Attached to: Professional Services for Administration Center Study
Solicitation number: 2026010
Issued by: Waukesha County, Wisconsin

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This is a Life Safety Plans document prepared by Architectural Studios, Inc. for the Waukesha County Courthouse Addition project located at 515 W Moreland Boulevard, Waukesha, Wisconsin. The document provides comprehensive fire and life safety code analysis and floor plans for a four-story courthouse addition with a total building height of 56 feet and gross square footage of 62,379 square feet distributed across ground, first, second, and third floors. The project includes multiple occupancy classifications: Group A-3 Assembly spaces with varying fixed seating capacities (216 occupants on ground floor, 171 on first floor, and 200 occupants on both second and third floors), Group B Business spaces (25 occupants per floor), Group I-3 Institutional spaces, and Group S-2 Storage. The facility is designed as Type IIA construction with one-hour fire resistance ratings for primary structural elements. Life safety requirements include an automatic sprinkler system throughout the building, a fire alarm system per Section 907.2.14, and detailed egress planning with multiple exits accommodating a total occupant load of 958 persons. Exit access travel distances vary by occupancy type, with Assembly areas limited to 250 feet in sprinklered buildings, Business and Institutional spaces at 300 feet, and Storage at 400 feet.

The design incorporates comprehensive fire protection systems, including fire extinguisher placement with various mounting types (surface, semi-recessed, and recessed cabinets) throughout all floors. Stairway widths are calculated at minimum 48 inches clear between handrails for accessible means of egress, with specific egress width requirements per floor based on occupant load calculations. The code review documentation indicates four revisions: initial review on July 30, 2018, Addendum 2 on January 10, 2019 following Clarification Bulletin #1, Clarification Bulletin #2 on February 6, 2019, and Record Drawings on December 10, 2021. Accessibility requirements comply with Chapter 11 standards, including provisions for water closet compartments, sinks, kitchens, and drinking fountains. The construction type and height allowances accommodate the four-story addition within Waukesha County's regulatory framework and building code requirements for institutional and public assembly facilities.

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LIFE SAFETY PLANS

170019.00

WAUKESHA COUNTY

COURTHOUSE /

COURTHOUSE ADDITION

515 W Moreland Blvd, Waukesha, WI 53188

3/32" = 1'-0"1

ADDITION - GROUND FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN

3/32" = 1'-0"2

ADDITION - FIRST FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN

3/32" = 1'-0"3

ADDITION - SECOND FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN

3/32" = 1'-0"4

ADDITION - THIRD FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN

CHAPTER 3 : USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION

Group A-3 Exhibition Spaces (303.4) Group B Business (304) Group I-3 Institutional (308.5) Group S-2 Low Hazard Storage (311.3)

GROUND FLOOR LEVEL

Assembly A-3 Number of fixed seats = 216 occupants Business 2,468sf/100 = 25 occupants Institutional 492sf/100 = 5 occupants Storage 3,228sf/300 = 11 occupants

FIRST FLOOR LEVEL

Assembly A-3 Number of fixed seats = 171 occupants Business 2,468sf/100 = 25 occupants Institutional 4,018sf/100 = 41 occupants

SECOND FLOOR LEVEL

Assembly A-3 Number of fixed seats = 200 occupants Business 2,468sf/100 = 25 occupants Mechanical Spaces 4,033sf/300 = 14 occupants

THIRD FLOOR LEVEL

Assembly A-3 Number of fixed seats = 200 occupants Business 2,468sf/100 = 25 occupants

TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD = 958 OCCUPANTS

CHAPTER 4: SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY

404.3 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION

An approved automatic Sprinkler system shall be installed throughout the entire building.

404.4 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

A fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with Section 907.2.14 .

404.5 SMOKE CONTROL

Per Section 909, Smoke Control system is not required for Atriums connection only 2 stories.

CHAPTER 5: BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS

Tables 504 & 506 A3- 75' Height - 3 Stories

Area: 28,500sf

B- 75' Height - 4 Stories Area: 69,000sf

I3- 75' Height - 3 Stories

Area: 30,000sf S2- 75' Height - 4 Stories

Area: 78,000sf Total Height, Stories and Area: 56' height, 4 stories, 17,015sf + 16,503sf + 16,503sf + 12,358sf = 62,379sf

CHAPTER 6: TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION

602 Construction classification Construction Type

Type IIA Fire resistance Rating

Sprinkled Table 601: Primary Structural Frame, Bearing Walls, Floor Construction, Roof Construction: 1 hr.

EXTERIOR WALLS RATING REQ. BASED ON FIRE SEPERATION DISTANCE:

Exterior Walls setback is> 30 ft so fire rating is 0 (due to parking surrounding)

CHAPTER 9: Fire protection systems

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

CHAPTER 10: MEANS OF EGRESS

1004 OCCUPANT LOAD

Assembly Number of fixed seats

Business 100 sf/person Institutional 100 sf/person

Storage 300 sf/person

1005 EGRESS WIDTH

Stairs- .3 in /occupant

Other- .2 in/occupant Ground floor: 257 occupants x .2 = 52 required inches First floor: 237 occupants x .3 = 72 required inches Second floor: 239 occupants x .3 = 72 required inches Third floor: 225 occupants x .3 = 68 required inches Any loss of any one means of egress shall not reduce the available capacity to less than the 50% of the required capacity.

1010.1.2.1 Doors shall be permitted to encroach no more than 7” into the required egress width when full open, and shall not reduce the width to less than half during the course of the swing.

1009.3 STAIRWAYS

For an accessible means of egress the stair shall be minimum 48” clear between handrails.

Area of refuge assistance not required for sprinkled building

1008.1.2 Doors shall swing in the direction of egress travel where serving an occupant load of 50 or more persons.

1014.3 COMMON PATH EGRESS TRAVEL

Maximum 75 – Assembly Per Exception 1- B and S occupancies, egress length is 100 ft

1007.1.1.1 THREE OR MORE EXITS OR EXIT ACCESS DOORWAYS

3 exits required for occupant load 501-100 occupants 4 exits required for occupant load over 1000 occupants

1017 EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE

Sprinkled Building Assembly 250 ft

Business 300 ft

Storage 400 ft

1020.1 CONSTRUCTION

Corridors shall be fire resistance rated in accordance with table 1020.1

Assembly 0 rating Business 0 rating

Storage 0 rating

1022.1 1 hr rated vertical enclosures- where connection less than four stories.

1028 EXIT DISCHARGE

1028.1 Exits shall discharge directly to the exterior of the building. The exit discharge shall be at grade or shall provide direct access to grade. The exit discharge shall not reenter a building. The combined use of Exceptions 1 and 2 shall not exceed 50 percent of the number and capacity of the required exits.

1. Exceptions:

A maximum of 50 percent of the number and capacity of the exit enclosures is permitted to egress through areas on the level of discharge provided all the following are met.

1.3 The egress path from the exit enclosure on the level of exit discharge is protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system. All portions of the level of exit discharge with access to the egress path shall either be protected throughout with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1 or 903.3.1.2, or separated from the egress path in accordance with the requirements for the enclosure of exits.

1029 ASSEMBLY

Group A occupancies greater than 300 occupant load shall be provide with a main entry. The main entry shall accommodate at least half of the occupant load.

CHAPTER 11: ACCESSIBILITY

1109.2.2 Where water closet compartments are provided, at least one must be accessible. Where total water closet compartments within a room is six or more, one compartment must be ambulatory accessible, in addition to the wheelchair accessible compartment.

1109.3 Where sinks are provided, at least 5% but not less than one must be accessible.

1109.4 Kitchens and kitchenettes shall be accessible.

1109.5.2 Drinking Fountains- 50% of provided drinking fountains shall be accessible.

CODE REVIEW

1 07/30/2018 Addendum 2

2 1-10-19 CB #1

3 2-6-19 CB #2

4 12-10-21 Record Drawings

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