The Lexington Street Parking
Garage is a fire resistive open air parking facility with
eight levels of parking all of which are above grade, and an
enclosed ninth level which contains storage throughout the
floor.
An interior fire alarm system is installed in the
building with manual pull
stations on all levels and smoke detectors on the the
ninth level.
Two manual dry standpipes for fire department use are
located in the Northwest and Southeast stairwells.
Fire department connections are located on the Lexington
and Pine Street sides of the building on the SE and NW
corners of the building. Knox FDC caps have been
installed on the fire department connections to prevent
vandalism.
Portable fire extinguisher's are located
throughout the facility.
Two enclosed two hour fire rated
stairways provide sufficient exiting capacity.
Fire department suppression equipment has access on
all sides.
Access by persons with disabilities is via the main entrance
and then by elevator to the upper levels.
A Knox Box has been installed next
to the fire alarm panel with keys for elevators, mechanical areas,
electric areas and fire alarm panels to be used by the
fire department as needed.
A key for the Knox FDC caps is
also located in the Knox Box.
This is classified as a Storage occupancy. |
