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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-08-03 - Minutes• MICROFILM b MINUTES OF THE METING OF BOARD OF CONSTRUCTION APPEALS August 3, 1984 A meeting of the Board of Construction Appeals was held on August 3, 1984 at the City Administration Building, Room 111, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Members Present: J. Palmer Boggs, Dale Cress, Tommi Ackley -Perkins. Others Present: Don Giles, Freeman Wood --Building Superintendent, Beverly Erwin --Inspection Clerk. The meeting was called to order by acting chairman, J. Palmer Boggs at 4:20 p.m. The variance to be reviewed was presented by Don Giles, Vice President of First South to be located at 2971 N. College. They were requesting a variance to build a wood frame building in the fire zone. Boggs asked Wood what the building was. Woods stated the building was a prefabricated structure out of wood, which is combustible. Cress asked what the location of the building was. Wood stated it was located at Wal -Mart's parking lot on N. College. He also stated the building was within 150' of the highway so it was in the fire zone. Giles stated the building would be facing Wal-Mart. He also stated it would be about'2 lots away from Hardees. Boggs asked if there was a chance of Hardees building within 20' of this building. Giles stated if they wanted to they would have to get a variance from the Board of Construction Appeals. Boggs asked why they wanted this type of building. Giles stated the building was built off site and brought in and put together. He also stated the building would meet the Standard Building Code and other codes. Cress stated that it doesn't meet fire codes but does it meet building codes. Wood stated he hasn't seen any plans on the building but it will have to meet the building codes or he won't issue the building permit Board of Construction Appeals August 3, 1984 Page 2 Boggs asked if they haven't discussed changing the boundaries of the fire zone before. Wood stated they have discussed changing the zone but they haven't talked to the Board of Directors concerning this. He stated that if they wanted it changed to draft a letter to the Board of Directors. Cress stated he thought they should stay late and discuss the fire zone. Boggs asked Giles the functions of the building. Giles stated it was a Savings & Loan establishment. Cress asked for Wood's comments on the setbacks. Wood stated he was comfortable with the setbacks. He also stated the building would have a fifteen (15) foot fire lane around the building as required by Arkansas State Fire Code. Ackley -Perkins made a move to grant the variance. She stated she saw no problems with it. Cress seconded. Boggs stated he would like to get it settled about the fire zone. This was the second variance from the fire zone this year. Cress stated he thought a letter needed to be drafted for the fire zone to be moved back After no further discussion, the vote was unanimous for granting the variance. Giles stated that they were also constructing a building on Dickson Street. Cress asked if this variance was for 2971 N. College. Giles stated yes. *** Boggs stated they should draft a letter to the Board of Directors asking to push the fire zone back. He also stated he felt Wood would be better at drafting the letter. Wood stated the letter would need to come from the Board of Construction Appeals, but if they would decide on the proposed fire zone he would Board of Construction Appeals August 3, 1984 Page 3 draft the letter for them and then contact them to sign it. Cress asked about the fire zone, if there was a first and second fire zone. Wood stated there was a first and second fire zone. The first fire zone prohibits wood construction or hazardous uses. Cress asked if the fire zone was enforced before Standard Building Code got so strict. Wood stated that the fire zone has been enforced for 30 years or more. He also stated the intent of the fire zone was to protect the buildings that were grouped together because firewalls are required. Boggs asked what the hazardous uses were. Wood gave some examples of the hazardous uses out of the Arkansas Fire Code. He went further to state that no one has wanted to store more than the code allows. Ackley -Perkins asked if most things in the fire code aren't covered somewhere else. Wood stated yes they are covered somewhere else but are prohibited above a certain point. Ackley -Perkins asked if their insurance would change. Wood stated if the letter goes to the Board of Directors they would have' to check with insurance companies and see what they said. He has checked with insurance companies and they wouldn't tell him if it would make a difference. Wood stated the way it's evaluated is each category is broken down into departments, for example, fire zone, number of fire trucks, and number of firemen. Cress asked if the fire zone would be worth very many points. Wood stated it was less than one hundred, since that was the limit, but he wasn't sure how much each department was worth. Boggs stated if they didn't draft the letter they would have to meet every time a variance came up to decide whether to grant it or not. Ackley asked if there was a thirty (30) foot set -back for the building. Wood stated the code didn't require a thirty (30) foot open space Board of Construction Appeals August 3, 1984 Page 4 around the building. This was just something that the Fire Department and the Inspection Department started using as a guide. He went further to state an example, the maximum size a wood building can be is 7000 square feet, but if it has a thirty (30) foot open space around it the size can be increased approximately 40% which would make it approx- imately 10,500 square feet. Cress stated that the fire department have been present at other meeting like this one and they feel if there is a thirty (30) foot space around the building, they can get the fire out before it spreads to another building. Wood stated if firewalls are used and constructed correctly, they will stop a fire from spreading. Cress made a move to draft a letter to the Board of Directors to change the fire zone from the existing fire zone which as follows: 150 feet either side of North to the City limits on Highway 71, South to the City Limits on Highway 71 and, West to the City Limits on Highway 62 to 150 feet either side of Highway 71 North to North St., Highway 71 South to Fifteenth St. and West Highway 62 to the Overpass, and East Huntsville East to Ray St. and let the Standard Building Code control this. The meeting adjourned at 4:55. • • • • NOTICE OF APPEAL TO BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS NAME FIRSTSOUTH F.A. - Don Giles ADDRESS 19 East Dickson Fayetteville, AR 72701 HOME TELEPHONE 521-3983 DATE July 31. 1384 BUSINESS TELEPHONE 442-0615 ADDRESS OF PROPERTY WHERE VARIANCE REQUESTED: 2971 N. College, LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY Lot 8, Appleby Acres Addition,'City Sec. 35, Township 17N, Range 30W. WHERE VARIANCE REQUESTED: of Fayetteville, Part of W }, NE}, VARIANCE REQUESTED: Wood frame rather than metal. REASONS FOR REQUESTING VARIANCE: The code calls for metal framing. • INTERPPETATION OF BUILDING OFFICIAL APPEALED FROM: REASONS DECISION OF BUILDING OFFICIAL SHOULD BE MODIFIED OR REVERSED: • Fayetteville Ah41(1 Signature NOTE: A fee of $10.00 shall accompany each Notice of Appeal. Section 111.5 of the Building Code provides that the Board shall meet within ten (10) days after Notice of Appeal has been re- ceived. Section 112.1 of the Building Code provides that Notice of Appeal shall be filed within ninety (90) days after the de- cision is rendered by the building official. ler