HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-03-2026 Inspection-Letter 2160 Santa Barbara Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 783 - 7775 Fax: (805) 543 - 8019 Fire Department Email: FDGeneral@slocity.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Business / Occupant:THE VILLAGE AT SYDNEY CREEK Address:1234 Laurel
Work Phone:
Contact Name:,Email:
Date Completed:Inspected By:Hutchinson, Julianna
Passed:Violation Count:5
San Luis Obispo City Fire Inspection Report
Fire Department Information
Business / Occupant Information
Inspection Information
Thank you for your cooperation with San Luis Obispo City Fire in keeping your business and our community safe!
Correct the cited violation(s) by the "Reinspection Date" listed below to avoid further enforcement action including, but
not limited to, chargeable re-inspection and/or Administrative Citation. You may request a review of the cited violations by
the Department Director [Fire Chief ] within 5 days of report issuance if noted violations do not create an immediate danger
to health and safety (SLO M.C. 1.24.090).
If you have any questions, please contact our Inspection Line at 805/783-7775.
Inspection Notes:
Violations
Code Description Comments Reinspection Date
705.2 Inspection and
maintenance.
Opening protectives in fire-
resistance-rated assemblies
shall be inspected and
maintained in accordance
with NFPA 80. Opening
protectives in smoke
barriers shall be inspected
and maintained in
accordance with NFPA 80
and NFPA 105. Openings in
smoke partitions shall be
inspected and maintained in
accordance with NFPA 105.
Fire doors and smoke and
draft control doors shall not
be blocked, obstructed, or
otherwise made inoperable.
Fusible links shall be
replaced promptly
whenever fused or
damaged. Opening
protectives and smoke and
Remove doorstops from all
fire-rated doors. These
doors are intended to
remain closed to prevent
the spread of smoke and
fire unless held open by an
approved device that
operates with the fire alarm
system.
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draft control doors shall not
be modified.
1010.2.13.1 Delayed egress locking
system.
The delayed egress locking
system shall be installed
and operated in accordance
with all of the following:
1.The delay electronics of
the delayed egress locking
system shall deactivate
upon actuation of the
automatic sprinkler system
or automatic fire detection
system, allowing
immediate, free egress.
2.The delay electronics of
the delayed egress locking
system shall deactivate
upon loss of power
controlling the lock or lock
mechanism, allowing
immediate free egress, to
any one of the following:
2.1.The egress-control
device itself.
2.2.The smoke detection
system.
2.3.Means of egress
illumination as required by
Section 1008.
3.The delayed egress
locking system shall have
the capability of being
deactivated at the fire
command center and other
approved locations.
4.An attempt to egress shall
initiate an irreversible
process that shall allow
such egress in not more
than 15 seconds when a
physical effort to exit is
applied to the egress side
door hardware for not more
than 3 seconds. Initiation of
the irreversible process
shall activate an audible
signal in the vicinity of the
door. Once the delay
electronics have been
deactivated, rearming the
delay electronics shall be by
manual means only. The
time delay established for
each egress-control device
shall not be field adjustable.
For applications listed in
Section 1.9.1 regulated by
the Division of the State
Architect—Access
Compliance, see Chapter
11B.
Exception: In facilities
housing Alzheimer’s or
dementia clients, a delay of
not more than 30 seconds is
Add/replace signage on
delayed egress doors to
indicate their operation,
and place signage on locked
exit doors indicating a
member of staff is required
to operate them in an
emergency.
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permitted on a delayed
egress door.
5.The egress path from any
point shall not pass through
more than one delayed
egress locking system.
Exceptions:
1.In Group R-2.1, Group I-2
or I-3 occupancies, the
egress path from any point
in the building shall pass
through not more than two
delayed egress locking
systems provided that the
combined delay does not
exceed 30 seconds.
2.In Group I-4 occupancies,
the egress path from any
point in the building shall
pass through not more than
two delayed egress locking
systems provided that the
combined delay does not
exceed 30 seconds and the
building is equipped
throughout with an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section
903.3.1.1.
6.A sign shall be provided
on the door and shall be
located above and within 12
inches (305 mm) of the door
exit hardware:
Exception: Where approved,
in Group I occupancies, the
installation of a sign is not
required where care
recipients who, because of
clinical needs, require
restraint or containment as
part of the function of the
treatment area.
6.1.For doors that swing in
the direction of egress, the
sign shall read: “PUSH
UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS.
DOOR CAN BE OPENED IN
15 [30] SECONDS.”
6.2.For doors that swing in
the opposite direction of
egress, the sign shall read:
“PULL UNTIL ALARM
SOUNDS. DOOR CAN BE
OPENED IN 15 [30]
SECONDS.”
6.3.Sign lettering shall be at
least 1 inch (25 mm) in
height and shall have a
stroke of not less than 1/8
inch (3.2 mm).
6.4.A tactile sign shall also
be provided in Braille and
raised characters, which
complies with Chapter 11B.
7.Emergency lighting shall
be provided on the egress
side of the door.
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8.The delayed egress
locking system units shall
be listed in accordance with
UL 294.
9.Actuation of the panic bar
or other door-latching
hardware shall activate an
audible signal at the door.
10.The unlatching shall not
require more than one
operation.
11.Regardless of the means
of deactivation, relocking of
the egress-control device
shall be by manual means
only at the door.
603.2.2 Open electrical
terminations.
Open junction boxes and
open-wiring splices shall be
prohibited. Approved
covers shall be provided for
all switch and electrical
outlet boxes.
Replace missing exterior
outlet covers.
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1013.3 Illumination.
Exit signs shall be internally
or externally illuminated.
Exception: Tactile signs
required by Section 1013.4
need not be provided with
illumination.
Repair the lower
illuminated exit sign in the
Bishop House hallway and
replace the missing self-
luminous exit sign from one
side gate.
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1008.1 Means of egress
illumination.
Illumination shall be
provided in the means of
egress in accordance with
Section 1008.2. Under
emergency power, means of
egress illumination shall
comply with Section 1008.3.
Repair the illuminated exit
lighting in the Bishop House
hallway where one of the
bulbs is falling off.
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Inspection Documents
Violation Documents
*Please note: If a third inspection is required due to non-compliance, a fire-inspection fee of $271 may be charged for that inspection, and
every inspection thereafter until compliance is obtained. Failure to comply may result in a misdemeanor citation and an appearance by
you in court.
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