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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBuilding Correspondence 2001-09-28fiLtnt Bulldln $afet Flrst il-^r!J-i FrYurt=Lt_, 225 5!h SIREET, SPRINGFIELD, 0R 97477 (547) 726-3753 FAX(541 )726-s676 September 28,2001 Jake Geier Geier & Geier Enterprises Inc. 1262 SW 18ft St. Redmond, OR 97756 Re: 460 21't Street, Springfield OR I have received your letter regarding your involvement in the subject property. As you will recall, our position has been that the entire fire damaged portion of the structure must be repaired before it will be considered safe to occupy. By "occupy'', we mean any use permitted by the building codes, including storage. The damaged structure must be completely repaired or demolished in order to comply with the building safety requirements of the City of Springfield. When we met at the customer service counter, my interpretation of the above requirement was that we needed a permit for repair of the entire damaged portion of the building, not just for partid repair. After reviewing your letter with the Building Official, it appears that we can issue a permit for the work your company did. The following conditions for obtaining the permit will apply: l. The repair work must be reviewed by a licensed design professional (engineer or architect) who must determine whether the repair is structurally sound and stable, and will not contribute to the instability or diminish the structural integrity of the remainder of the structure, including the remaining damaged areas. Any corrections required by the design professional or by the City building inspector must be made before final approval of the construction will be granted. 2. Permits and inspection approval of the partial repair work done by your company will not constitute, or be construed as, authorization by the City for the owners to occupy the damaged portion of the building for any purpose. 3. The new owners must provide this office with a statement that they understand the forgoing requirements and will comply, by either obtaining additional permits to repair the damaged structure within a reasonable time, and maintain the separation between the damaged and undamaged portions of the building until repairs are made, or obtain permits to demolish the damaged structure. We cannot condone your actions, in attempting to do the repairs without proper permits or inspection approvals. However, we do not want to deny you a building permit to bring the work that was done into compliance with the Building Safety Codes. At the same time we do need to assure the entire building will be safe, and brought into code compliance. Please provide us with a verifiable copy of the bill showing the amount you charged for the work. This will be used to determine the value of constuction for the building permit and associated investigation fee. Sincerely, Don Moore, Construction Representative Cc David Puent, Building Official Tom Marx, Building Inspector David Bowlsby, Comm. Services Tech. IAJ(E GEIER CeIl (s41) 279-8?Oo Fax (541) 504-1448 OfBce (541) 5O4j7??O -ieteR & Geren EurenPRlsEsr{'lc' COMMERGTAL & RESIDENTTAL STATE CERTIFIED INSPECTION SERVTGES LICENSED BONDED INSURED +ocril2ll September 10, 2001 Donald Moore City of Springfield Development Services RE: 454 & 460 2l"tStreet Springfield OR. Dear Mr. Moore: I have been involved in a lawsuit for some time conceming which I have visitect with you oncebriefly. I have been advised by my attomey to approach you once again. without going into a l_ol of boring details which would not interest you anyu,ay, l,ll give you a brief sketch of the issue. The lawsuit actually involves the buyer of thii property iuingine sellers andthe Realty Company involved. My company was thrown in as the iuit kind of toof a shot-gun approach and hit anyone within range. I was originally askedto do a Pest & Dryrot lnspection on the property and provide this toMortgage Market. This was done and d-elivered. A short time later I was called to do a watkthrough inspection of the auditorium struc-ture and give an estimation of tfre Oamage and whetherit has any usefulness' This was also done and eve-ryone appeared satisfied. soon thereafter Iwas asked to provide an estimate of what it would c6st to ilirore the extreme south end of theauditorium and consilruc[ q lew walljust like the old one that had been there (with the exceptionthat r-1-11 was to h u"S forthe siiing.; This was also oone with the understanding that mycompany had no interest in constructlnfinis wall as r" *.i. primarily an inspec[ion company. It wasnt long until the lender expressed their concem with the end wall being dangerous becauseof the previous fire damage anowere not going to arrow irre transaction without the enct removedand the new wall installed. we were-aiso iou [rrat rt ne"oeoiJ09 ogne nSnp ,njine buyersand sellers both needed ilre favor ii .r"-rytring *orroirrriirfrg-^ of ;urse t[" .,.rrtv companywas in agreement with this. The rinsr ,i"iir" rhaoe was to rlj'i ro, the..sob story" and agree totake care of it- rhe second misr"h;r;rT."-r1d!^iffi#ftins to beat *,"dro.r.ror them by H:,:?,#tiryq:ffi g";ryi;,1'Hi,ly;jmgf ffi#,"r,,sioeowtiviiestoppeor-ffi#Lr:r:'rililii{:iT}.[['r;ij*r*llufi_fu trrlsmfl *fi iffi{was well built with th9-"ITot'on or pGiotvneeoing ;i,iG ffi, as a strong-back. This was a rerativerv minor item to-tate *i"-#r-il'Irso wour<In"ro to my.*.r,1*r, p-rii, iire footing for*f""i; i5[:9ffi',i,-,-,, be too h;d i; ilt"-in" -o;;;;'".Lch-showed now much steerthere. iirii iJ *[7]';:'f",T:?,:;:* n is atso poss;oi-eJoi.'i""i,ns company to veriry whar is in tzao sw tse Street,Redmond oR.977s6 There is no legitimate excuse for having done the job without proper permits, etc. My motivation however was not for profit-the job was done as inexpensively as possible. lt was done as a favor because the people involved really needed a hand'. I never expected to be involved in a suit over something I had nothing at all to do with. After having paid attomeys fees for months, I am told that the opposing attomey would allow me to exit this whole thing if I can get the end wall permitted. What was tom down was the bulk of the fire damage. The new wall was built under an existing glue-lam beam which was still in good structural condition. The job was paid for out of the sellefs proceeds. The buyer did not have a single dollar invested to my company. Can you tell me if there is any way that I can get this accomplished? I am coming under quite a lot of pressure at this time over this issue. There is no plumbing or electrical involved. Structurally, there was only the end wall-nothing else. Jake Geier P.S. I have moved and my new address is: Thank You.*dl&6,n Ridgetop lnspections 1262 SW 18th St. Redmond, OR.97756 HP OfficeJet Personal Printer/Fax/Copier Fax Log Report Aug-09-01 10:01 AM Idenlification 9342t908 Result OK Pages Type A Sent Datc Time Aug-09 l0:0OA Duretion Diacnostic 00:0O:34 0trl58fi300t22 r.3.o zt City Of Springfield 225 Fifth Street Springfield, Oregon Fax Cover Sheet DATE: FROM: Community Services Division Number of pages including cover sheet: Message \)-u31qD PHONE: FAX: PHONE: FAX: 541-726-3676 t, C P- SiPRIrlGF'€LC' city(2sbn nglicld {uiildine Safet-v 225 Fifth Street Job Number / Dcvelopment Services Date Job Addres t ,t {t)---21 .td '' To i'L//--5 z /-/z z"'t- t L (.."0I l! r' Call for reinspection Inspector \ **t********************* Call for inspection 726-3769 ***** Questions 726-3759***************l.******* July 31, 2001 Springfield City Development Services Attention: Ms. Lisa Hopper, Building Safety Supervisor 225 5th St. Springfield, OP.97477 Re:Property at 460 & 454 21't St. Springfield, OP.97477 Legal Description: Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 14, Block A of Nicholas Gardens, as platted and recorded in Volume 11, Page l, Lane County Oregon Plat Records, thence North along the west line of vacated Lcts 15 and 16 cf said Block, 145 feet to the Southerly line of Plywood Drive, thence Easterly along the Southerly line of Plywood Drive 159 feet to its intersection with the Westerly line of Garden Road, thence Southerly along the Westerly line of Garden Road 144.5 feet to the Northeast corner of said Lot 14, and thence West along the North line of said Lot 14,130.6 feet to the point of beginning, in Lane County, Oregon. Tax #: Account Number 0322436 Subject: Status of Condemnation of above referenced (Sanctuary structure at 460 2l't St.) Dear Ms. Hopper: The above referenced real property was purchased, not knowing that the sanctuary structure portion had been condemned. We have been unable to procure hazard insurance on the property. We are attempting to find a way to work with the City of Springfield in order to meet the necessary requirements to remove the condemned status, either temporary or permanently, of said property, and convince an insurance company to insure this property. Please consider this a request for information pertaining to the above referenced property: **Did the City of Springfield, the fire department, or civilians issue condemnation? **What actions must be undertaken to remove the condemnation, either temporary or permanent, for insurance purposes. Your timely response to the above requested information would be appreciated. Due to the urgency of our requests, listed below are telephone, fax, cell, email, work and home phone numbers of the owners, and our attorney, Thomas M. Orr. Please feel free to contact anyone of us at any of the numbers listed below. Fax & E-Mail numbers: Jerry Gorter jerrygorter@yahoo.com John & Ruby Gorter grouchy2@pacinfo.com Fax numbers are the same as home numbers with the exception of Thomas M. Orr, Atty, and his fax # is. 541-342-1908 Thanking you, t"ft^ John J. N owner owner Home #'s John & Ruby Gorter 541-746-4299 Jerry Gorter 541-741-0305 Shondra Gorter 541-741-0305 ThomasM. Orr, Atty 541-345-3333 Sno-r*", Shondra Gorter, owner CC. Thomas M. Orr, Esquire Veralrud & Orr Attorneys, P.C. 975 Oak Eugene, Cellular Phone # Work # 54t-953-2962 541-913-9427 B'lryDl q g* .^>(lv-f \.,Irf, en\lc-l$ ZQ-ol { Sc..d S\a- N ,}.b.,b C,)tr"4 a i\\\alr 0-"\-rornScr-. \Aoq Fe4-- U1A1 $e.r., \^/R^^b^* \o N*r*u btr1f *&* \l*x I'tay 1ti UU U5: U I e Kurt Bencter Rh FtPPra I Se I s t 5'l LI /eE;- 3UA5 FAX GOVER $HEET p.1 n-*-- / ll Qlttt-*_3- l@.A{r(l.l Iq: Comprny; Phnm' Far: ^lU )tilt---T-t No, ol Paget lnc.luding thls cova, snrx'.:t: ? Flom: Addre$; Kurt Bonder Ku-rt BEnder Real Estate Appraisals P.O. Box t1 Thurstsn, Clregon g74E2 (541) 726-3822 (s41) 72S3985 Phone: Fu: 0$e*: Renaris: /AO A/6r 6* F<e do*og, Hay 16 0O O3:O1a l4AY.lA.aE@ 18:5AS1 FR!t}1 : GEIERSEEIER JAKE GEIER c.ell (5.r) 57El-s89A FBx (5{1} {61€7ffi OfiiEef541) 6074778 GEIPN & GEIER EXTURTzuSES, INC. ( 54 1 I 7?6- 3985 fio.3aa F.z,/? _.,. il 26AA 6:5Pr{ 72 9.2 I WHOLE HoilE tNSFEcytoN sEFtt/tcEs Snrc Ccniticd LICENSED Bor{ogD INSURED docHt 2rr Mry It,2000 Jesse Robertson 460N.2ltrSt Sprhgfreld. Oregoa 97417 Dear Mr Rsbertson; -Upon my srrucfural inspeaion of the property locared e1460 N 2')'t.rrreer in Springfield Orego4 I specitically inspcted the old $aneruary that hrs bern drmagcd by fire, I found that the fire damrgc wrs quitc cxtensive but t found no danger of thc Efructure falling in- It has been reinforced in some stretcgic Eres that were morc damaged rlrn otJrers, end rhi.r appeari to bc zufticiecrt forthe time being. 'This area cilrnot be uscd for living spacc howerrer. It is only suitablc for storiqg thirrgr rs long rs there arc clcar cur islcs available for etsy pts$agc. Thesc isles should be no lcss than thrcc feer widc. It *ould bc a good idca to avoid enythiag stscked around the NIV comcr where the hoavicst firc damage wa*. Nmhiug should bc *ac*ed *3Bin$ or arornd tlre brucing matenials as urll. -/,L6,* Siocerely. - Jakc Geier IG Ma* NairAhc**xa) No'*rWrdN tf,Mf')eL - *laruo/ .'ffidmf fn?e batrilry/u?kl7W,M "195 Skippr Avenue * Eugent. Orcgon q7{0{ Kurt, Bender RE Flppna i sa I s FrD( ha. : 54r 451 3?e6 //a, oD,nR or /q/ef bw,?T 4Uc ffi s/T /rr ry ?'2O J.,rtanpro.I& t St^o.'&a- 2 LIF o3oa- JoV-.. + R'"tu * yq(! - q2?7 ,,c,'u- //a, M/n?< of /q/e? /tW,T 4Uc 7t 4r lf ry a/z-/*-a ,Sr *& + SXo.-&o- t{.,tt'n 2q? o3os- JaV'rr- + R'"t' * lqb - qa?? A*t"^-, t'laS rb uu u:J:u1a Kurt t ender KE HPprelsels t5+l r.i/eU-3UU5 p. r FAX GOVER SHEET n-,-. 1/ tl t4!-tt<-*.?r l@ .4{r,4J fq: Cornprny: Pholr€: Far: -rltl )tOlt---TJ No. ol Page+ lncluding thli cove, ,o*t_, ? From: AddrBssi Kurt Bender v,-zD- rr\urr ocrucr rteal Estate Appraisals P.0. 8cx 2i Thurstgrl. Oregst g74E2 {541) 726-38?2 (s41 ) 726-3985 Phone: FaI: Ctia; t /./ -themalks: ab{JJ -- Kurt Benden Rt HPPnelsaIs t5r+1,'726-3985 r0. 324 P.Z/Z _ F$( hlo. : 541 451 3?A6 Fd9. 1t zB'aA 69:SSPFI p2 GgtEn & GEIER ExTuRTRIsEs, INC. P 1 el'lay i6 OO OS:Ola ff,Y. 1?-ZBAA lE:5OAt1 FR(}l : GEIER8EEIER JAIG GEIER +tt (sal) 57st-s898 Fax (5c1) {61€706 O,tice f5{1) 6074778 tr,!{orE HolE lNsFEcloN sERvtcEs Srerc Ccnilicd LICENSED BONOgO INSUREO IOCHI 2rr May |1,2AOA Jesse Robertsoo 460N.2lGSr Spdagfreld. Oregoh 97 417 Dcar Mr, Robcrtson: -Upon rny strucfural iaspeaion of rhe p'roperty locared at 460 N. 21'r streer in Springfictd oregon I specitically iaspcted the old s.ocruary that has been drmagcd by fire. I found that the fire damagc wes quitc exrensive btrt I found no danger of thc urrrc.ture falling ia- lt has becn rclnforced in some sEeteglc areer ttat rwre rtrore damaged rlan othcrs, and :his appears to bc srfficient forrhe time bcing. This area crnnot be uscd fur tiving spaca howwcr. It is only suitrblc for storing thirrgs as long rs,there arc clcar cur islcs avsilablc for eaiy par3.gc. Thesc isles should he no less than thrce &ct widc. It would bc a good idca O avoid arrythiog stssked around the Ntff EoflIer whcrc the hoavicst fire damage was. Nothing should bc sra*ed a3ainst or rround the bracing materrals 8s ulall. Sioceroly. /rh6* r/a- No{/ltcatsa /Yclfr7ef {E rtM/D&< ' 'Ulsl;i7 ''4*J : #f W< - )F7;4/n'U*7r"d , //,i/y/h* - Iake Geier .rG ?s5 SliDga AvcnuE - Eugenc. Orclon 97't0{ ; i I i t I : t OCCTIPAI.ICY INSPECTION APPLICATION CITT OF SPRTNGFIELD BUII,DING DI\ISION ================================================================================ DATE:?)lq qr-JOB NUMBER:7, n- ADDRESS OF INSPECTION: q6O ,f v p,^rh frunet Saon 6ct PHoNE NUMBER: 724 -o z 3l OIINER'S ADDRESS:q60 N. ,tt, APPLICANT:L /(lLQn,l la.n APPLICANT'S ADDRESS:5;2>a6 f9 PROPOSED USE: A $35.00 INSPECTIoN FEE IS REoUIRED AT THE TIME 0F APPLICATIoN THIS APPLICATION FORM ST BE SIGNED BY THE OI{NER OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SPECTED FOR OFFICE USE ONLY DATE PAID: f-??--RECEIPT NUMBER: DATE OF REPORT: 7 DATE OF INSPECTION: - DATE OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE: COMMENTS, ?',0O OIINER: /