HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-12-27 - Minutes• • MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CONSTRUCTION APPEALS MICROFILMED December 27, 1984 A meeting of the Board of Construction Appeals was held on December 27, 1984, at the City Administration Building, Room 111, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Members Present: J. Palmer Boggs, Tommi Ackley -Perkins, Dale Cress. Others Present: Kim Fugitt, Larry Poage--Fire Inspector, Freeman Wood --Inspection Superintendent, Beverly Erwin --Inspection Clerk. The meeting was called to order by acting chairman Boggs at 4:07 p.m. The variance to be reviewed was for American College, who was represented by Kim Fugitt. Boggs stated the variance was to construct a building with combustible materials in the fire zone. He asked the representative what the function of the building was. Fugitt stated the function was a private owned educational facility like a vo-tech. Boggs stated it is economic but is in the fire zone. Fugitt stated the size of the building is nine thousand (9,000) square feet. The building meets all requirements except for the type six (6) construction. Wood stated codes allow nine thousand (9,000) square feet 1n'type six (6) construction for business and educational. We can issue the permit if he uses type six (6). construction except for the fire zone requirements. Fugitt stated the building is masonry. Boggs asked if the framing was the main concern. Fugitt stated the wood trusses are the part that doesn't comply. Poage asked if class five (5) would allow this type of building. Wood stated yes. Boggs stated they would need thirty (30) feet of clearance around the building. • Ackley asked what Fugitt meant when he wrote unobstructed clearance on his application. Fugitt stated there would be parking around the building except on the North side which has landscaping. Poage asked Fugitt what their plans were in the future if they needed more room. Wood stated they would have to have a fire wall or sprinkler system. The new construction would have to come back to the Board of Construction Appeals for approval, if they approved the construction with the stipu- lation that a thirty (30) foot clearance remain around the building. Poage asked how they planned on expanding in the future. Fugitt stated the center of the building has a courtyard and if expansion is needed that they would build in the courtyard. Poage asked if they would have to have a firewall if the courtyard was enclosed. Wood stated additional property would be required if they added on. Boggs asked Wood if someone else bought the building and changed the use would it still have to come back to the Board for approval if they planned an addition. Wood stated they could put any stipulation they wanted on the approval. Boggs asked if they could stop them from using the courtyard. Wood stated yes. Cress stated that they would have to get a permit to enclose the courtyard. Ackley -Perkins asked if they would have to come back to the Board of Construction Appeals. Wood stated if they didn't want to sprinkle it they would have to come to the Board of Construction Appeals. Ackley made a move to grant the variance without further restrictions. Cress seconded. After no discussion, the vote was unanimous, 3--0. The meeting adjourned at 4:17. 1 NOTICE OF APPEAL TO BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS NAME AMERICAN COLLEGE by KIM FUGITT DATE 12-12-84 • ADDRESS 524 N. College Ave. • • Fayetteville, AR. HOME TELEPHONE 521-4564 BUSINESS TELEPHONE 521-8976 ADDRESS OF PROPERTY WHERE VARIANCE REQUESTED: 3448 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY WHERE VARIANCE REQUESTED: See Attachment: VARIANCE REQUESTED: Type VI Construction within the Fire District. REASONS FOR P£QUESTING VARIANCE• Due to scope of building and location we feel this type construction is adequate to protect the safety=and'welfare'bf.the'p6blic':while^.being economically more attractive to the owner. INTERPRETATION OF BUILDING OFFICIAL APPEALED FROM: See Section 301 S.B.C.C.I. REASONS DECISION OF BUILDING OFFICIAL SHOULD BE MODIFIED OR REVERSED: Proposed building has a 30'-0° minimum unobstructed clearance on all four sides. The exterior is brick, concrete or stucco veneer (noncombustable materials) while the roof meets the standards of section 706 type "B" roofing (Standing seam metal). The building square footage (with allowable increases) is well\ below the maximum allowable area for type VI construction whether business or educational occupancy is used. Finally, there exists a fire sub -station less than z mile from the property in question. _ Signature Kim Fugitt A.I.A. 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. tei toil i. X:v. CIS r.;"L y/%1.icdr'-1, LAND SURVEYORS, PLANNERS & CONSULTANTS P.O. BOX 1001 FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72702 42-457- 37/.22 /5EASeAir/VT(/s'% , /S 4445 Nis )IN1 7.B /R v ,a• mrs r 3G 7. 71 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A PART OF THE NE/4 OF THE SE/4 OF SECTION 26, T -17-N, • R- 30-W, OF THE 5TH P.M., COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO -WIT: Beginning at a point on The East right of way line of U.S. Hwy. No. 71 which is 238.02' North and 44.45 feet East of the SW/corner of the NE/4 of the SE/4 of said Section 26; Thence along said right of way NO1°12'W 166.03 feet; Thence leaving said rightot way and running Thence East 371.22 feet; Thence South 166.00 feet; Thence West 367.74 feet to the point of be finning and containing in all 1.408 Acres more or less. Subject to a 15' Easement along the North side thereof. SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE: I, Don L. Kemp, Registered Land Surveyor in and for the State of Arkansas, do hereby certify that I have surveyed the above platted and described property dated Aug. 9, 1984 and will set or have found monuments encroachments and easemen s all to be true and correct to the best of my proffesi.,g know ed belief. BY: RE: FIRST FEDERAL OF ARKANSAS F.A. HERITAGE DIVISION FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS DON L KEMP AEGISTEREO LAND SURVEYOR STATE OF