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| 2016-11-23 12:05:21 | FIRE PLAN REVIEW IS BEING PASSED IN THE SYSTEM; |
| | HOWEVER, THE OCCUPANCY WILL NEED TO BE INSPECTED TO |
| | CONFIRM THE FIELD CONDITIONS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE |
| | DESCRIPTION PROVIDED BELOW: |
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| | I AM GENERATING THIS EMAIL IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS |
| | RECEIVED ON 11/14/16 REGARDING THE PLANS SUBMITTED FOR |
| | PERMIT.THE EXISTING 20+CONDOMINIUM STORY TOWER WAS |
| | PERMITTED IN ITS ENTIRETY INCLUDING ALL THE LIVING |
| | UNITS A FEW YEARS AGO UNDER A SEPARATE PERMIT. THIS |
| | PERMITTING IS FOR RESIDENTIAL UNIT 120, A GROUND FLOOR |
| | UNIT WHOSE ENTRY/EXIT FACES AND EXITS ONTO THE STREET |
| | DUE WEST OF THE BUILDING AND ALSO EXITS THROUGH THE |
| | MAIN LOBBY AT THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. THIS |
| | UNIT 120 WAS NO EXCEPTION TO THAT PERMITTING AND CO |
| | RECEIVED AFTER THE BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED. |
| | IT WAS PERMITTED AND BUILT ACCORDING TO PLANS, AND THE |
| | CO FOR THE BUILDING WAS RECEIVED FOR ALL THE |
| | RESIDENTIAL UNITS LOCATED WITHIN. AT SOME POINT AFTER |
| | THIS CO WAS RECEIVED A PREVIOUS OWNER, PRESUMABLY THE |
| | ORIGINAL BUILDER, MODIFIED THE ALREADY PERMITTED, |
| | INSPECTED AND CO'D UNIT. THIS MODIFICATION INCLUDED |
| | PARTIAL HEIGHT WALLS AND AN OPENING IN THE BEDROOM WALL |
| | OF THE SOUTH BEDROOM (MASTER BEDROOM) TO USE THIS |
| | RESIDENTIAL UNIT AS A PLACE FOR AGENTS TO SELL OR LEASE |
| | THE 100+ CONDO UNITS. THERE WAS NEVER ANY CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL USE TO A BUSINESS USE |
| | SUBMITTED OR APPROVED FOR THIS UNIT. THEREFORE THERE IS |
| | NO REQUIRED CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY NOW AS THE UNIT WAS, IS |
| | AND WILL STILL BE AS DESIGNED, REVIEWED, BUILT AND |
| | ALREADY CO'D AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT. THE |
| | EXISTING UNITS FLOOR PLAN WAS ALTERED WITH PARTIAL |
| | HEIGHT WALLS HAVING BEEN ADDED, AND AN OPENING THROUGH |
| | THE SOUTH BEDROOM WALL BEING MADE, BUT THE CEILING, THE |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, KITCHEN, ALARM SYSTEMS OR FIRE |
| | SPRINKLERS WERE NEVER ALTERED (NOR AFFECTED) FROM THE |
| | ORIGINAL APPROVED CONSTRUCTION. THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO |
| | THE LIFE SAFETY OF THE UNIT, AS IT BEING PUT BACK TO |
| | ITS ORIGINAL STATE, NOT HAVING BEING MODIFIED IN ANY |
| | WAY BEYOND THAT AS INDICATED ON THE PLANS. THIS IS EVEN |
| | FURTHER EVIDENCED BY USING THE EXISTING HEADER OF THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY EXISTING WALL AS INDICATED ON THE FLOOR PLAN |
| | WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH (MASTER BEDROOM) |
| | WALL.SIMILAR TO A MODEL HOME IN A LARGE DEVELOPMENT THE |
| | PREVIOUS BUILDING OWNER ADDED SOME FLOORING TILE |
| | OPTIONS FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS TO LOOK AT AND CREATED |
| | DIVIDERS IN THE UNIT TO CREATE INDIVIDUAL AREAS WITH |
| | THE PARTIAL HEIGHT WALLS TO CREATE PLACES FOR THESE |
| | LEASING AND SALES AGENTS TO HAVE SPACE TO MEET WITH |
| | POTENTIAL BUYERS.AS IT WAS NEVER CONVERTED LEGALLY INTO |
| | A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY, AND WE ARE PUTTING IT BACK TO ITS |
| | ORIGINAL STATE AS A RESIDENTIAL UNIT AND WAS ALREADY |
| | APPROVED, IT IS UNCLEAR WHY MOST OF THESE COMMENTS HAVE |
| | BEEN ISSUED.MY CLIENT IS PAYING THE PERMITTING FEES |
| | REQUIRED TO THE CITY TO MAKING THE PREVIOUS OWNERS |
| | ERRORS AND CONSTRUCTION INDISCRETIONS RIGHT, AND RETURN |
| | THE RESIDENTIAL UNIT TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE. CLEARLY ANY |
| | DEVIATION TO THIS FACT WILL BE REVEALED DURING FINAL |
| | INSPECTIONS FOR THE CO TO BE ISSUED. I HOPE THIS |
| | PROVIDES MORE CLARITY TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND WOULD |
| | INVITE YOU TO VISIT THE UNIT YOURSELF AND SPEAK TO THE |
| | BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT STAFF TO SEE THESE |
| | EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED ARE ENTIRELY TRUE.PLEASE ADVISE |
| | IF ANY FURTHER RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTS ARE |
| | REQUIRED.THANK YOU FOR YOUR URGENT CONSIDERATION ON |
| | THIS TIME SENSITIVE MATTER. |
| | |
| | DOUGLAS S. HARMUELLER |
| | DIRECTOR OF DESIGN |
| | BENJAMIN M. DRONSICK, ARCHITECT |
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| | (C):561-251-0757 |
