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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Service Regulation Construction Section 2705 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-2705 http://www.ncdhhs.gov/d
hsr/Drexdal Pratt, Director Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor Steven C. Lewis, Chief Lanier M. Cansler, Secretary Phone: 919-855-3893 Fax: 919-733-6592 Location: 1800 Umstead Drive n Dorothea
Dix Hospital Campus n Raleigh, N.C. 27603 An Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer April 5, 2011 Mr. Paul Preston, V.P. (via email only) DePaul Adult Care Communities, Inc.
197 Stadium Oaks Drive Clemmons, NC 27012 Re: Project No. HA-2923-MB/DS FID No. 970790 Hickory Village Interior Door Addition Hickory (Catawba County) Dear Mr. Preston: The final working
drawings dated February 8, 2011 (received March 3, 2011; fee paid March 11, 2011) for the referenced project have been reviewed for conformance with licensure’s minimum standards for
Adult Care Homes (10A NCAC 13F). This project consist of a new interior door and sidelite with a magnetic locking system at the existing primary entrance lobby of the special care unit
of Hickory Village located at 427 Third Avenue S.E. in Hickory, NC 28602. The final working drawings are approved for construction provided we receive satisfactory written responses
to the following review comments: 1. Means of egress doors in Group I-2 occupancy must provide a 41.5-inch clear opening width. Typically a 3-foot, 8-inch door is required to achieve
this opening width which excludes the frame stop and door thickness. Revise the door size or furnish door details to show how a 41.5-inch clear opening is provided. [NCSBC Section 1008.1.1]
2. Verify that an exit sign is readily visible from each corridor at the existing Lobby exterior door. If not, add or relocate an exit sign that is readily visible from each corridor
at this new door location. [NCSBC Section 1011.1] 3. Verify a wiring diagram is to be provided under glass adjacent to the fire alarm panel. [NCSBC Section 407.9 3.3] 4. Verify emergency
lighting is provided at the door. [NCSBC Section 407.9 3.5] 5. Drawings show a keyed emergency release switch to be used. Verify that provisions are made so
Project No. HA-2923-MB/DS April 5, 2011 Hickory Village Page 2 of 2 Interior Door Addition that all staff that are responsible for the evacuation of occupants carry emergency release
switch keys at all times. [NCSBC Section 407.9 3.4] 6. Note this new installation shall be approved by the appropriate fire and building inspection authority prior to installation, after
installation, and prior to initial use and reviewed periodically thereafter. [NCSBC Section 407.9 3.4] Submit one set of revised final drawings showing how the conditions above will
be met with your written response to the comments listed above. This project was reviewed with the understanding that this project was designed under the 2009 edition of the NC State
Building Codes as renovations to an existing 14,802 square foot, fully-sprinklered building of Type V-A construction under Group I-2 occupancy. You may access the current licensure rules
for the licensure category referenced above at the following DHSR website: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/testrules.htm. Please use our Project No. HA-2923-MB/DS and FID No. 970790 on all
correspondence related to this project. If you have any questions or if we can be of any further assistance, please contact us at the telephone numbers or email addresses listed below.
Sincerely, Mark Bell Don Schlagle Architect Engineer DHSR Construction Section DHSR Construction Section mark.bell@dhhs.nc.gov don.schlagle@dhhs.nc.gov 919-855-3923 919-855-3918 cc:
Wilson & Lysiak, Inc. – Walter Wilson (via e-mail only) Catawba County Building Services – Jeff Hinkle (via e-mail only) DHSR Adult Care Licensure Section (via e-mail only)