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Date,: 1~/13/DI ': '1;. . ~ " " ,I " . ~', I' ,',: , , I ~ ... ,'l ,': I' ~, . "'; CII " 'I , ' , ~ ~ , I.. " . '., ,', , ). ", , " '".' '. '. , ' " 'c ,~ . " ':. < ~ ' .l' ( ;',', '! HI <~) ;,' :........;,; , , ." , , It. , , , ~ ~ + : . ; ~ " , , , ' ; I " ~,~ '~ \ \ w" 1/:3 " , ", '.' \, ' . ',[, " "." ,.':'..:.c/\....,~"....,>,:... : ..:..... ".I".\"\'I,.~ '::',.'.'7 ':'~:~"i":\"'L\'I,:.~.;...:~",.,.:.:~"",. .', ~.I;....' "t~.'t: .:~.'" '. '.r .'i: '~""=~""'~.~'':.-'.:.',:~.',,' C,. I I ... J .', ,. ',I ~ ,BO!\RD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEAL ON BUILDING/FLOOD CO'NTROL MEETING CITY OF CLEARWATER December 13, 2001 Present: John H. Logan, Jr. Edward H. Walker, Jr. Pankaj Shah Michael D. Corcoran Carroll Nail, Jr. Chair Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member, Also Present: Leslie Dougall-Sides Kevin Garriott Bill Wright Brenda Moses ' Assistant City Attorney. Building Official BUilding Construction Inspector II BO,ard Reporter , , , The Chair called the meeting to ordor at 2:00 p.m. at the Municipal Services , Building. To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed In that order. , , I ' J ~'l " . , " \ ITEM #A H Approval of Minutes :/~....... ~ , , , ............. Member Shah requested that sentence 1, paragraph4,' read "... including plans and geotechnical ... /I. , ; Member Shah moved to 'approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 10, 2001, as corrected. The motion was duly secoDded and carried, unanimously. ITEM #B - Continued Requests - None. ITEM #C - New Requests " , 3070 GulfHto-Bav Boulevard - RB-3 Associates. Jim Mills - Owner: DLW Architects ,- Representative: ReQuestinQ a variance to Section 304.6.1. 304.6.2. and 304.6.3 , of the 1997 Standard Mechanical Code. Parcel 16-29-16-00000-230-0200. Case ,#BAA01~15 I:;) , Don DeReynold, representative for the applicant, ~Hstributed photographs of the property. He said mechanical exhaust fans on the roof of this 5-story hotel are for toilet exhaust. His client was informed by Building Construction Inspector Bill 'Alright and Inspector Bill Phillips that there is insufficient access to ~ha units. Mr. OeAeynofd said the units can be accessed easily with a snorkel lift. Repairs can be, made by removing the entire unit or working on it from the top once the fan cover 'is removed. There is attic access underneath the fan. ,Inspector Phililps said there , is no access'to the unit through the attic. mbf1201 1 ,12/13/01 "'l;:',. J' . ',~ /J,:' . " ~' <'., ~ " , I. " I;, ,'I, " ,(..) , , ,........ ' ',(;) , " !: ' ," ,~ '~ . < 'I ' , 1 ,Building Official Kevin Garriott' said the Code requires that mechanical work requires a platform for safety reasons. ' Inspector Philips said the platform must meet specific dimensions. Concern was expressed about the steepness of the r'oof. Mr. DeReynold , said his client Is proposing the snorkel lift as an alternative to the platform. The fans can be, accessed without leaving the snorkel lift. He said repairs can be made 'from all 4 sides from inside the lift without getting onto the roof. He said he does not want access to the roof because of the pitch and the metal shingles. , ' , , : In response to a question, Mr. Garriott said he had no objection to the request. He felt the snorkel lift is a viable alternative to the Code requirements. Me'mber Walker moved that the use of a crane or snorkel lift is an acceptable use to access the mechanical equipm,ent in lieu of that requirement in the ,City's, , mechanical se'ction of the Code. The mo~lon was duly seconded and carried ' unanimously. ITEM #0 ~ Pendiho Matters Mr. Wright said staff received a request from th'e property owner at 31 90 ,McMullen Booth Road who is experiencing problems with the land sinking. , He has hired a geologist to' determine the cause. Since the Board's extension to the owner expires this month, they are requesting another ext'ension. ' ~r. Garriott suggested an extension until February 15, 2002, to allow time for,the loss of work by the geologist over the holidays. In response to a question,' Mr. Garriott said the new County Building Code is ,effective March 1, 2002. Member Corcoran moved to grant the extension request from the property owner at 3190 McMullen Booth Road until February 15, 2002. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. ITEM #E ~ Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m. ~(4lE air, ' ' ,Board of Adjustment and Appeal on Building/Flood Control mbf1201 2 12/13/01 ~,I':",.' ~')I ,..:,.::,,,,.'. ,,','... 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