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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial Inspection Correspondence 1985-4-8 .~ . '. SPRINGFIELD .' lilT 1: OF SPRINGFIELD Department of Public Wprks April 8. 1985 1885.1985 Springfield Centennial year ", I ..~... " ," Mr. Bob F~t''-=o Pvt"l"=u and Associates 401 East 10th Avenue #560 ,,' Eugene. Oregon 97401 .... * ,'-" , RE: oi:~upancy Inspection for 4343 Main street. Springfield, Oregon Dear Mr. h..t't'=o: At your request as agent for the ONl1er, the Springfield Building Safety Division =nducted an inspection of the building at 4343 Main street. Springfield. ~.c",-.. 'Ihe pJrpOse of this inspection was to detennine the suitability of this building for the t'.~!^,sed uses of warehousing. office, light manufacturing and auto/truck repair. IXIe to the indefl.hate nature of scrne of the pro!X)sed uses. our _,..~.ts will be generalized for the areas where the specific use has not been detennined. tbwever . for the !X)rtions of the buildings Wherein you have ~~!^,sed a definite use, our ~~...=nts will be restricted to that use. General All tenants rnlSt be provided adequate toilet facilities. 'Ihis may be accanplished by providing facilities in each tenant space or by incltrling provisions for the joint use of existing facilities by all tenants in the lease docunents. 'Ihe three existing toilet fixtures will a~~~....Jate occupant loads to a maximum of 200. '!he occupant load is based en the type of use and the floor area of each tenant space, or the actual nunber of tenants. Whichever is qreater. 'Ihe following tables should help in detennining the actual number of fixtures required. o. "_. I, OCCUPANl' lOI\D USE FlOOR AREA PER OCCUPANl' Office/Manufacturing/Vehicle Repair/Wholesale Sales Warehouse 100 square feet 300 square feet I, SANITARY FIXTURES I USE OCCUPANl' WATER ClOSEr IAVA'IDRIES , " Office/Wholesale Sales 0-100 2 2 or Light Manufacturing 101-200 3 2 Auto/Truck Repair 0-25 2 2 26-50 3 2 51-75 4 2 - - 225 North 5th Street · Springfield, Oregon 97477 · 503/726.3753 -~I . . " l'--" Mr. Ebb Pv~.. ' Occupancy In",l-""'- ~on 4343 Main Street April 8. 1985 Page 2., We rc,-~.".end that at least ene drinking fountain be provided for each floor level. accessible to all tenants on the same level. " """,. OFFICES/SALES . <'" This area oontains "'t't'~v..:imately 3080 square feet en the ground floor with an additional 1540 square feet above. You t'~v~se to use the front half of the ground floor for Wholesale display, with the rear half and the upper floor area for offices. These uses are all oonsidered Group B, Division 2 Occupancies. OCCUPANl' lDAD: 100 s.f./occupant 31 ground floor 16 upper floor 'lbtal 47 Occupants Type of Cbnstruction - V-N The following requirements plrtain to the above areas: 1. Provide a second exit sta.inlay, 36" in width, fran the upstairs office. The stairway must be separated fran the adjoining warehouse area by a 1 hour fire separation wall, if the exit is provided through that area. 2. Provide Type 2A fire extinguishers in cnnspicoous locations in all these areas so that the accessible distance fran any locatoin does not exceed 75'. Coordinate extinguisher locations with the City Fire Department. 3. The 1 hour fire separation must be maintained between these areas and the larger adjacent warehouse/manufacturing area en the south. (Inlctrling the ceiling/floor separation below the mezzanine storage area.) ~oUSE/LIGHT MANUFACI'URING (""'AU BUILDING) This area contains at't'~v"imateiy 5390 square feet on the main floor plus additioanl mezzanine storage, of at't'~vAimately 1500 square feet above the adjacent office/sales area. ',~.q . ;.<, ~:4 The boo t'~v~sed uses for this area are warehousing or light manufacturing. Ebth uses will be oonsidered as Group B, Division 2 Occupancies if: 1. The warehouse use does IDt involve the storage of highly flarrmable liquids or fibers beyond the anounts allowed by Table 9A (Attached), if such materials are stored in cx:mpliance with the ~re O:xle (volatile storage cabinets). . . . Mr. Bob Fvt'~. Occupancy Inspection 4343 Main Street April 8, 1985 Page 3. 2. '!he IlBIlufacturing involves ooly materials \\hi.ch are rot highly flarrrnable or canbustible, with the .,,,,~c...;'ion of materials allowed by Table 9A, as i.rx1icated above. '!he ","vt"-'sed netal fabrication mfg. should qualify, if 00 aluminun or magnesium dust is involved. OCCUPANr lOAD If Warehouse - 300 s.f./oocupant 18 main floor 5 mezzanine 'lbtal 23 Occupants If Light Manufacturing - 100 s.f./occupant Mezzanine Storage - 300 s.f./oocupant 54 main floor 5 mezzanine 'lbtal 59 Occupants TYPe of Construction - V-N '!he following requirements pertain to the above area relative to the ",""vt"-'sed uses: 1. If warehousing, provide one personel exit to the exterior \\hi.ch does not pass throu::Jh a storage area, nor throu::Jh an adjacent tenant space unless the door hardware pennits access to the adjacent tenant space at all tians. 2. If light IlBIlufacturing/ storage \\hi.ch provides for an occupant load of m:>re than 50 (as exampled above) provide t\\1O personnel exits at least 52 feet apart, one of \\hi.ch must exit directly outside. If the seoorrl exit is throu::Jh an adjacent tenant area, as provided above, the maxirnun pennitted travel distance to the outside of the building is 150 feet. (Please rote that overhead doors cannot be considered as personel exits). Provide illuminated exit signs at both required exits in confonnance with the Structural Specialty O:xle and ~re and Life Safety O:xles. 3. Provide TYPe 2 ABC fire extinguiShers in the arrount of one for each 3000 square feet of floor area. O:lordinate extinguisher locations with the City Fire ' Marshal. REXXM1ENDATION Please oote that the canbined floor area of the front and center buildings exceeds that allowed by the O:xle for an unsprinklered buiding without fire separation between them. If the ","vt"-'"ed uses do rot increase the hazard presented by the previous use, no additional fire protection is required' for the wall separating the t\\1O' areas. lbwever, ~ recarmend that t\\101ayers of 5/8" type 'x' gypsum be installed on each side of the ~~,..~.. wall between these t\\1O buildings up to 30" above the roof of the lONer structure, and that one layer of the gypsum board be provided on both sides of the . . . Mr. Bob Fvt-i-""u Occupancy Inspection 4343 Main Street April 8, 1985 Page 4. ".", wall for a distance of 10' above the lower rcof. The exterior gypsum J::oard should be ~ther protected with non-canbustible material for the first 30" above the lower rcof and ~J:'.vJ:'.iate ~ther resistive materials above. The doors connecting the tw:> spaces should be fire rated assanblies for 1 1/2 oour protection. WAREHOUSE (CEm'ER BUILDING-WOOD FRAME) 'Ibis area oontains a,..",.v..imately 4500 square feet in the main building area plus an additional enclosed storage of aJ:'",.vAimately 1092 square feet (42' x 26') to the east of the warehouse. There is a oovered loading dock with an aJ:'",.v..imate area of 705 square feet. The "'.v.......sed use as warehousing is considered to be a Group B, Division 2 Occupancy as long as the use does mt involve hazardous liquids or fibers. OCCUPAm' I..OI'J): 300 square feet/occupant 15 main area 6 additional storage/dock 'Ibtal 21 Occupants :rYPe of Contruction V-N The following requi.=.=.ts pertain to the above area(s) for the .....v.......sed use. 1. Provide one personnel exit dex>r or dex>rway to the outside fran both the main warehouse area and the storage shed. 2. Re=nstruct the stair exiting fran the loading dock to the fOllowing specifications. A. Maximum riser - 7 1/2", minimum tread depth - 10", minimum stair width 36". (The dimensions of all treads and all risers shall be consistent to within 3/8" variance for total stair nm.) B. 'Provide handrails at the height of 30" - 34" above the nosings on both sides of the stair; Extend the handrails 6" beyond the top and'bottan steps. Provide intennediate rails or ballisters with a maximum 6" clear spacing. 3. Cooridnate fire exitingusiher requirements with the City Fire Marshal. REXX:MMElIDI\.TION Please rote that the west wall is unprotected \>OOd frame at the J:"-vJ:'Crty line. Since this is a pre-existing condition, fire protection of this wall will not be required as long as the proposed use presents ro rore hazard than the prior use. ib..oever, we r",~~....end that the wall be made 1 hour fire resistive to a height of 30" above the rex>f, by adding a p3.rapet and oovering both sides of the Will with 5/8" type 'x' gypsum J::oard on both sides, fran the ground to the top of the parapet. . . Mr. Ibb Poppen Occupancy In",~~Jon 4343 Main Street April 8, 1985 Page 5. ' , . '!he exterior side should be protected with \\leather resistive material applied OI/er the gypsum board. AUro/TROCK REPAIR (RFAR BUILDING) '!his area oontains ",<-,,,,.v,droately 6800 square feet en the ground floor. '!here is a 2 hour area separation wall ~~..,~. to the .:.v..~ IIoOOd framed warehouse. '!he ....vt"-'sed possible use for this area is ~,..=cial vehicle repair 1IIhi.ch is classified as a Group H, Division 4 Occupancy. OCCUPANl' !.DAD - (SiIn. 'Ib Parking Garage @ 200 s.f./occupant) 'Ibtal 34 O:::cupants Type of Contsruction II-N '!he fo11CMing requirements IErtain to the above area for the ",.vt"-'sed use: 1. '!he area must be sprinklered throughout. I 2. '!he \\lest and south ...w.ls "'-Ould need to be changed to 4 hour fire resistive type construction, inlctrling the structural frame elements (l1ON 1 hour fire resistive). 3. Provide tw:> IErsonnel exits at least 60' apart. Neither required exit may be through a storage area. I ELEX:TRICAL SPEX::IJ\LTY SAFEl'Y CODE 1. Maintenance repairs are needed in the service pmel area en the dock. 2. '!he extension corCi wiring on the display floor area and the sales/office area must be rancved, and replaced, if needed, with """....v..ed wiring Irethods. 3. '!he p::lWer requirements for the ....vt"-'sed uses should be evaluated to deternu.ne the adequacy of existing systems. . \". 4. O::mnercial vehicle repair area shall CXJTply with Article 511 of the Electrical Safety Code. . . Mr. Bob <'-'!fl""" Occupancy Inspection 4343 Main Street April 8, 1985 Page 6. Pennits will be necessary for the required rrodification or additional rrodifications you may desire. Plumbing and electrical work shall be perfonned by a contractor licensed in Oregon for such work. Specific questions regarding the above items may be directed to the inQl-"'~..ors at 726-3753. Sincerely, ,Ii!M~ 7:>/f#II'1 /Yrt7JChl)4 utbm Denny Ebrdeaux Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector i!~~~ Electrical Inspector D:ln M:x:>re Structural Inspector =: Dennis She......,. Deputy Fire Marshal rWlh .'