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June 18, 1996
Donald Adkins
476 West D Street
Springfield, OR 97477
Subject: Occupancy Inspection at 160 A Street, Springfield, Oregon.
Proposed Use: Office
Dear Mr. Adkins,
At your request, the Community Services Division/Building Safety conducted an inspection of the
building at the above address. The purpose of the inspection was to determine the suitability of the
building for the proposed use as indicated.
Based on the proposed occupancy, the existing conditions which are mentioned below do not meet the
minimum Building Safety Code requirements. Corrective measures must be taken prior to occupancy to
install, repair, replace or modify the following items in order for the building to conform to applicable
safety codes:
Structural
The office area shall be separated from the rest of the structure by a two-hour fire-resistive area separation
wall.
Exterior walls less than 20 ft from the property line shall meet one hour fire resistive construction
standards. Openings shall not be permitted less than 5 feet and protected less than 10 feet. The east
exterior wall is six feet six inches from the assumed property line between buildings and will need to
comply with this requirement.
Exit doors shall be openable from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or,effort.
Exception: In Groups B,F,M, and S Occupancies, key-locking hardware may be used on the main exit
when the main exit consists of a single door or pair of doors if there is a readily visible, durable sign on or
adjacent to the door stating, "THIS DOOR MUST REMAIN UNLOCKED DURING BUSINESS
HOURS."
Landings shall have a width of not less than the width of the stairway or width of the door, whichever is
greater. Length of the landing shall not be less than 44 inches measured in the direction of travel.
Compliance with commercial energy code standards is a requirement of your project. Information in
regards to code requirements can be furnished by John McCoy ai Springfield Utility Board. He can be
reached at 744-3777.
One 2A-I Olb fire extinguisher is required for every 3000 square feet of floor area. Fire extinguishers
should be wall mounted four feet above the floor.
Please submit a complete floor plan of the of the intended office space for plan review.
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Planning
Parking areas must be paved and striped with wheel stops or linear curbs installed for parking spaces
abutting landscaping or structures {Ref. SDC 31.01 0(2)(a)}. The required number of parking spaces for an
office is 1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of 4 parking spaces.
Planning staff has concerns that the existing trees/shrubbery on the lot may create vision clearance
problems for customers coming to the site. Please be advised that vegetation in the vision clearance area
should not be higher than 2 1/2 feet in height. The required vision clearance area for a driveway is a
minimum 10 foot vision clearance triangle.
An MDS application must be submitted which shows the required improvements. There is no fee for an
MDS application. The application must be submitted and a meeting scheduled with Julia Powell to discuss
the time frame for required improvements prior to occupancy for business purposes.
Please contact Julia Powell, 726-3632, if you have any questions about the required minimum development
standards or procedures involved.
Building permits must be obtained for the above items which involve repairs or modifications to the
structural, electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems of the building and for any additions or revisions
you wish to make to the building.
If you need any further information or have any questions regarding the above requirements, please contact
myself between the hours of 8:00-9:00 a.m., I :00.2:00 p.m., or 4:0-4:30 p.m, at 726-3759.
Sincerely,
Tom Marx
Building Inspector
cc: Dave Puent, Community Services Manager/Building Official
Don Maloney, 922 B Street, Springfield, Oregon 97478