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SPRINGFIELD
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
Office of Community & Economic Development
Planning and Development Department
February 8, 1987
Ms. Corinne Loeb
Lane Co. Legal aid
376 E. 11th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
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Subject: Courtesy Inspection at 5312 Main Street, Springfield, Oregon
In response to your telephone request, the following summarizes my records on
the subject inspection request:
On December 30, 1986, I received a telephone call from Mr. Ralph Garrelts,
residing at 5312 Main St., Apt.#8, claiming that the stair leading to his and an
adjoining apartment had collapsed the night before. He claimed that previous
requests to the property manager, prior to the collapse, had brought no results.
He also claimed that a thermostat in his apartment was malfunctioning.
Although our normal procedure is to ask the complainant to come to this office
to make a written request for a Courtesy Inspection, the imminent nature of the
complaint required immediate investigation to verify the claim. I therefore took
an inspection request form to the complainant at the subject address. Upon
arriving at the site I discovered that two workmen had already removed the stair
landing and were beginning repairs. I informed them that a building permit and
structural inspections wel'e required for the work they were doing, and requested
that they obtain the permit within 24 hours. I then proceeded to Mr. Garrelts'
apartment to obtain the inspection request. I informed Mr. Garrelts that The
workmen had been requested to obtain the required permits, and that the City
would verify that adequate repairs were made. Mr. Garrelts filled out the
Inspection Request Form, but noted only the faulty thermostat in his application.
My inspection of the thermostat indicated that it may in fact be faulty, due to
the difficulty in getting it to shut off using the control dial.
I subsequently talked to the propel.ty managers at Key Largo, informing them of
the two problems. They responded to the request for repairs and obtained the
building permit the following day. I returned to the site to inspect the repairs
to the stair on Jan. 2, 1987, and noted that the stairs at the ground level were
also rotted and also required repair. I left a correction notice at the property
manager's office, citing the additional repairs needed. I reinspected the repairs
on Jan. 7, and called the property manager's office again to discuss the repair.
(Although the repair was adequate for temporary use, I informed Mr. Larry
Harden that I believed the repair would not last, indicating my concern for the
continued safety of the residents.) Mr. Harden stated that the repairs were
indeed temporary and that they were attempting to obtain authorization from the
property owner to rebuild the stair. 'He requested additional time in which to
accomplish his goal, to which I agreed since the imminent hazard had been
removed.
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225 North 5th Street . Springfield, Oregon 97477 . 503/726-3753
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Corinne, Loeb
Feb. 8, 1987
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I have not been in contact with Mr. Harden since. However, I did receive
another call from Mr. Garrelts who stated that he had received a letter from the
property managers giving notice to vacate due to the "required" stair replace-
ment. I told Mr. Garrelts, as I subsequently told you, that I believed the stair
replacement could be made expediently. You will recall that I stated my belief
that the stair could be replaced in usable form within the period of a day, if all
materials were on the job and precut to size and shape prior to removing the
existing stair. Please keep in mind that this is my personal opinion based on
,previous experience as a contractor, and that the actual time required would also
depend upon the experience and ability of the people doing the work.
I hope that this information will help to clarify 'my participation in this matter.
Please call me at 726-3759 if I can be of further help.
Sincerely,
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Don Moore, Structural Inspector
enclosures:
1. Courtesy Inspection Request application by Mr. Garrelts
2. Computer inspection record of the project
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Dave Puent, Building Official
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