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July 26, 2021
Mr. Aaron Moultrup
Architectural Concrete Plus, LLC
69 Hollister Street
Dundee, New York 14837
Re: IC Physician Assistant Program -Rothschild Renovation
City of Ithaca Inspection Follow-up Clarifications
QPK no. 220157.00
Dear Aaron,
In response to the two questions you contacted me about concerning the City of Ithaca Certificate of
Occupancy inspections this afternoon, I offer the following information:
Emergency Lighting in Public Restrooms:
Per the Fire Code of NYS, Section 1008.3.3.5, in the event of power failure, an emergency electrical system
shall automatically illuminate public restrooms with an area greater than 300 square feet.
No public bathrooms in the project are over 300 s.f. In our opinion, emergency lighting is not
required in any of the public restrooms in the project.
Exiting from Classroom 132:
Room 132 (as numbered on Permit drawings) was designed for an occupant load over 50 and requires two
exits. One exit is north Door 132 that exits to Corridor 122. The second exit is a 36” wide swinging door with
panic hardware, that is part of the folding panel partition. It swings in the direction of exit travel. The exit
path and distance traveled is shown on the Permit Drawing A-003. The exit path is through Classroom 133,
to and through door 133B, out to the existing west common space corridor and to the exterior, through the
existing west corridor exit doors.
Please advise if this does not resolve any open questions concerning the above two items.
Respectfully submitted,
QPK DESIGN, LLP
Vincent Nicotra, R.A., LEED AP
Partner
cc: Steve Dayton, IC
Sean Murphy, MCE
Shari Shortt, QPK