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86-555 WHITE - CITV CLERK PINK - FINANCE G I TY O F SA I NT PA U L Cou il , �� _3—�—�--- CANARV- DEPARTMEN7 1 � BLUE -MAYOR � Flle NO. , ^C cil Resolution ����; Presented By � � Referred To Committee: Dat Out of Committee By Dat BE IT RESOLVE;�, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby certifies and approves the action of the Cit of Saint Paul Board of Ap�eals and Review nertaining to the f llowing listed nroperty� and as shown by the Excer�ted N:inute of said Board of Appeals and Review, dated April 8 , 1986 , an marlced E�HIBIT A, and attached hereto and made a part hereo by reference: DATE OF BOARD MINUTES CASE ?VO. PROPERTY PPELLANT 4-8-86 13-86-H 2O08 Villard Ave S san Rosenbloom �OARD ACTION: Gra.nted an extension of time till Jul 1 , 1986 to do the necessary renairs on escape windows in bas ment to bring the sleeping room un to code requirements . PROPERTY DESCRIPfiION: Murray Lane Addition Plat 3 Lot 1 B1Ic 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-8-86 12-86-H 2O67 Carter Ave. G na Anthony 30ARD ACTION: Granted an extension of time till Sep ember l , to comp ete fire code compliance orders in buil ing. 3oard determined that heat detectors should be added to furnace room, battery backup to be added to nresent system. PP.OPERTY DESCRIPTION: St . Anthony Park North Lot 10 Bl?:: 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Drew n�asanz In Favor Nicosia Scheibel Sonnen _ A gainst gY Tedesco Wilson Adopted by Council: Date Form Approv d b 'ty Atto � �/2�� Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY •� By- A►pproved by {Navor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submi sion to Council By BY WHITE - C�TV CLERK PINK - FINANCE GITY OF SAINT PAUL Cou cil (^/, r L� .CANARY`- DEPARTMENT FII NO. y � ✓�`� BI.UE - MAVOR Council Resolution Presented By Referred To Committee: Dat Out of Committee By Dat -2- DATE OF BOARD MINUTES CASE N0. PP.OPERTY APPELLANT 4-8-86 14-86-H 946 E. Minnehaha Phylis Grieling BOARD ACTION: Granted an extension of six months ( tober 9 , 1986) to insta ation of fire alarm system. The alarm sy tem is to include one hard-wired smoke detector at the topof ch stairwell one at the bottom of basement stairs , all wired tog ther . Board asked the ag�ellant to return to the meeting ' May with pictures and measurements of the escape windows fro the bedrooms , so that the Board can make recommendations for modi ing the window to meet code requirements . PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Schiffmann' s Subdivision of Blocks 109 and 110 Lyman Daytons Addition W 1/2 of Lot 13 and all of Lot 14 Blk 110 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-8-86 11-86-H 344 L�. 6th St John F . Sauro 168/170 Summit BOARD ACTI�ON: Granted an extension of time until Ju y 15 , 1986 to complete installation of an escape window, or an alt rnative safety measure . COUNCILMEIV Requested by Department o Yeas p�� Nays Nicosia [n Favor Rettman Scheibel Sonnen __ AgBinst BY Tedesco Wilson Form Appr ved City Atto ne Adopted by Council: Date � Certified Passed by Counc.il Secretary BY By� Approved by Ylavor: Date _ Approved by Mayor for Subm ssion to Council By _ _ _ By WHITE - CITV CLERK PINK - FINANCE GITY OF SAINT PAiTL Cou cil ��_��.� �ANqRY•- DEPARTMENT BLUE - MAVOR FII NO. Council Resolution Presented By Referred To Committee: Dat Out of Committee By Dat -3- PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Culver & Farrington' s Subdiv' sion North easterly 5 ft . of Lot 1 except 6th St . Lot 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COUNCILMEN Requested by Department o Yeas Drew Nays �"°�' In Favor Rettman Scheibel s,�+� �" __ Against BY rea�� � MAY � - �g86 Form Approv,d b 'ty Atto ney Adopted by Council: Date L^--`X Certified a s Council S et BY B}� Appro y Mavor: Date AY I�86 Appcoved by Mayor for Subm ssion to Council BY - — BY PUBIISHED MAY 3 i986 � �-�� . REC�n��r� � APR 1 � ia86 S�T�. PAUL BOAf�U Uf APPEAL5 ANU REV 1 EW �7U5A C i�ty Ha 1 1 -` ` '��,Y .- 5t. Pau 1 , M i nnesota 55102 �� � � �� ���a M i nutes, Meet i ng ofi� Apr i 1 8, 198Ei MEMBER5 PRESEN�T: Honald Glassman, Chairman ':, Rosie Bostrom Glenn Gausman William Hite Narold Knutson William Tilton AE3SEN1� WER� : Kudo 1 ph Sawyer OTHER5 PRLS�N�r: Nat Fish. 5t. �au1 Fire Uept. 5teve Roy, Liuilding lnspection nd Uesign Div. !-1 i 1 ary Abur�ove, Uff i ce c�f I nfior at i on & Comp 1 . Steve Schroec�er Lori Tork ison Natalie Brinkman Carol :ial strom Marion kyan Chester P rkewicz Tom Grieblinc7 Curtis We sser � Alma M. Weisser John F. S uro SfAFF : Josephine P. �'alermo, 5ecretary Ctiairman � lassman called tFie meeting to order at 1 :30 p.m. on April 8, 1986. He welcomed tl�e appellants and explained the � procedures and c7oals of the board, stating that th hoard is here i:o do whatever they can to help the appellants so ve their code problems. Tt�ie minutes of the February 11 , 19i36 meeting we e approved as submittec� in writing. fZon Gl�ssman, stated he received a phone caii from Alice Bi ,jjani , wF�o is now working for the City Ordinance Departme t. There are proposed cl��anges in two ordinances. One of these changes is in Urdinance l8. 0'L, in cases of condemnation, they ave 3U days to file an appeal , they want to revert back to 0 days on a r_ondemnation. kon Glassman put thfs be�ore the B ard to see how ttiey fee 1 about t.f�i s . Steve Roy, from the Hous ng & Bu i 1 d i ng C:ode office states tt�at in some case it may be xcessive, but th�t it would depend on the case in quest.ion or h w critical the case was. 'ihe Board aareed to ailow 3U days to appeal . The second ordinance is �ertaininq to filing tees . Alice Bi ,jJani was called by tw� City Council members asking why the ees for filing are so low, Zoning has a filing fee ofi $%5. U0 and iling fee for the Board of Appeals is $IU.UU. Fton Glassman, feels that most of the cases that corne befiore the board are hards ip cases and �herefore, they should remain $ 1U. 00. kosie gost om stated that most o� the cases that. are handled by the board ar owned by the appellant, but not occupied by the appellant. osann Bostrom sugqested maybe, there would be a set fee for own r-occupied and � � � C�-�- ��� �ne set for owner not occupied. l�he Board unanimou ly agreed this a�as reasonable. A letter is being prepared to b f�orwarded to Alice �i ,�,�ani , in�orming her of the concensus of t e board. �fhe chairman then proceeded with agenda as follows : �A5E,,N0. PROF'tF2TY APPEALEU APPELLANT l3-�36-H'' 20U8 Viilard Ave. Susan osenbioom SUE3JEC1 : Appellant re�uesting an extension of tim pertaining to escape windows in basement, to bring them into c plaince with the Fire Prevention Bureau. APNEARANC:E : Susan kosenbloom F�RUCEEUING5: Appellant is a single parent. She ould like an exter�s i on of t i me to br i ng tl�e basPment w i r�dows up o code. John Betz, lnspector with St. Paul Housing Cod Enforcement Uff=ice, He inspected the Piouse and it does not mee the minimum code requirements for light and ventilation in the basement for eqrees . "Ihis must either be vacated or alteratio s be made to brir�� up �to code. A letter dated January 8, 1986 fr m Division of N�.�blic Heaitri gave the ap�ellant till April 1 , 19 6, at whfch time the violations were to be corrected upon reins ection. There are no kitch�en facilities in the basement, th se are only sleepin� rooms . If corrections are not made by July lst, 1986, after that no one rnay live in the basement. � E�OARU ACTIUN: Motion was mad� by Bill Tilton to give an extension of� time tiil July 1 , 1986, to do neces ary repairs. Ii= requirements are not met at time, basement mus be vacated. 5econded by Rosie Bostrom. M07IQN CARf�I�D UNANIMUU LY . ----------------------------------------------- ------ 12-�36-H LU67 CAR7�12 AVE. Gena Anth ny 5Ul3JEC'f: Appellant requestinq an extension of time to complete �the instaliation of a f=ire alarm system; also tt�e nstallation of 4 - 1 hour fire doors , because of financial hardshi . AFPEAf2ANCE Carol Sallstrom PRU(;EEOINC�: Appellant would like an extension of ti e on the four 1 Fiour Fire rated doors ; and would like a dismis al of a1arm systems. Appellant stated tt7at in the past year a addition was adcied to the r�uuse. Permits were pu 1 1 ed for th i s pro,ject they were finalized in Uecember 1985. Both of these c de violations triat were c i�ted hY tt-►e F i re and 5afety U i v i s i on we e i n the new acidition. Uur concern is that, why were these item not cited at tha� time. 1`he cost is $ZUU. UU per door; and $1 , 85.UU for the fire alarm system. Appellant fieels that tf�ere is discrepancy between Buildine� Departm�nt and Fire and Safety Di isfon as far . . � � , �=�-�5� +�s tl�e c:1�s� 1 �i �_�t 1�:�n ��� tt��1 R k�u 1 I�i t ng. L�u i 1 ci n� C�epartment considers us a residential building and the Fi e and 5afety Division a mult�i-family dwelling. `C�his puts this building into two di�fferent cades. We feel that the alarm syste that has been instailed now does meet the Electrical and Buildin Codes. We do r�ave battery operated smoke detectors in each bedr om; also srnoke det,�ctors in each hallway near the bedrooms tr�at re hard-wired and �'inter-connected. �:. Pat F9sh, f= ire Pi,evention Bureau states that thi is a rooming r�ouse and every rooming house under the fire code does require a fire �larm system and f-� ire doors. '1he doors hat the fire department refiers to is in tt�e laundry, furnace an storage rooms have to have self-closing hydraulic self closer. Appellant will be insta) lin_y fire rated doors , but must have an extension of time. BCIAkD AClIUN: Motion was made by Harold Knutson to grant an extension of time tili Sepember 1 , 198fi to comp ete fire COdP. compliance orders in your building. lhey determi ed that heat detect9on should be added to the fire alarm system in the furnace room, and battery backup shouid be added to your resent system. �econded by Rose �ostrnm. MUTIUN CARRIEU UNANTMUU LY. --------------------------------------------- -------- l5-�36-H 419 5herburne Ave. Chester I�erkerwic� SUBJEC�[� Appellant requesting a variance of code pertaining to � rear exit stairway on 3rd floor, because it is extremely expensive and not economically feasible and w uld create a t=inancial hdrdship. A�f'EARANCE : Chester PerkPrwicz �kGCEEUINGS?_ Appellant ref�erred to a letter c�at d January 24 , 1y86, wherein, it sta�tes, the rear stairway cioe not meet the code requirements. The run rise measurements and headroom clearances musfi be corrected. 5tairway is sound nd useable the placard has been lif�ted witti the ianderstanding th t the stairway be corrected witl�in 6 months and at that time the building inspector will inspect and sign o�� the permit w en completed. Anpellant has had some verbal bids to have a stai way installed. cost is exorbitant; electrical would have to be ch nged. Pat Fish arid the inspector for this pro�aerty wen out to the property and met witFi Mr. Nerkowciz on the 24th of January, 19$6. There i s a th i rd un i t wr� i cl� does not have a seco d ex i t. 'f'the idea of �utting d stairway on the side or rear o the building was questionable because of the lack of� sr��c . The other alternative was to try and work out a suitable plan on the ir►side, presently there is an Pxisting stairway on he inside but lacks head r�om. Appellant had a contractor loo at the inside stairway and the contractor states that there is no roorn for changes . • - � � � �--5.55 Lhairman Glassman, referred to a letter from the F re and 5afety Uivision dated, A�ril 7, 1986, wherein, the city tates that in January , 19t36 orders were g i ven to mod i i-�y t e 3rd f 1 oor stairway of his tri-�lex at 419 Sherburne. Sixty- ine (69) days iater appellant. files fior an appe�l . "T�his does no conform with the =>��0 day appeai period, prescribed in 5ecti n 18.U2 ( 1 ) Lec�islative C;ode, therefiore making this appeal i valid. City tr�erefior�, is askinc� the Board decline this ap�eal . Appeliant said the building was sold in May, then g t it back the last owner neqlected it and appellant had to fix 1 up. First and second filoor had to have all new radiators bec use they were ali busted. Ap�ellant put in baseboard heatin . Appellant remodeled the entry a�ays. �i�his was very costly and appellant can not afford to spent more money in this place. f30ARD AC1-IUN: Motion made by Bill Tilton to deny th request for a variance, and afifirm the order regardinq 3rd fl or stairway. Seconded by Glenn Gausman. MUTIUN CARf2IED UNANIMUU5LY. ---------------------------------------------- ------ 1�!-£36-H 9�!6 �. M i nnehaha Ave. Phy 1 i Gr i eb 1 i ng �UF3JECT: Appellant requesting a variance of code ertaining to HiindowsMir� sleepinq room; also installat9on of Fire Alarm systems because it will create a fiinancial hardship. � AF'F'EAkANC:E : 7om Gr i eb 1 i ng NRU(:EEDINGSs Appellant has put on new siding an combination a�indows . hire de�artment maintains the windaws do ot meet the code reyuirement 5. 7 sq. f't. Appellant states ifi� his has to be charnged it would be very costly. rhe f7ouse has tw entrances to ali three apartments. Pat F� ish, F'ire Prevention Bureau states code requir s fire alarm sysLems in �uildings 16 or rnore units and building hree stories above ground. Pat Fish states all the appellant n eds to meet the code requirement is a hard-wired detector at tli top of tr�e froni: and back stairway aiso one in the basement n ar the fire door all wired together. A letter from Fire and afety dated March 13, 19£36 gives the appellant 3C� days on the e cape windows and 6 months on the alarm systems . , ' . � , � � -s�_5 f3t�AFiU ACT I ON!_ Mot 9 on made by E�1 1 1 T�1 1 ton to grant n e:�tens 1 on c�f t i me s i x month per i od (OC�TOBER 9, 19t36)for the i r 5ta l l at i on of the fire alarm system in your building. lhe alar system is to ir�clude one hard-wired smoke detector at the top of each stairwell , one at the bottom of t�asement stai s, atl wired toc�ethers . Board moved to ask tt�at a��ellant brin pictures and meas�rements of the escape windows from the bedroo s , and present thema at the next meeting, to help them make reco endations for modifyi�hg the window to meet code requirements. Seconded by Haro 1 d Knutson. MU�C"1 ON CARF2 I ED UNAN 1 MUUSLY. ---------------------------------------------- ------- 11-86-H 3A4 W. 6th St-1 �7U 5ummit Jotin . Sauro �UE3JECT:, Ap�ellant requesting a variance ofi code ertaining to escape windows at 344 w. 6th St; also Apt 36 at 1'1 Summit Ave. , pertaining to escape windows . APF'E.AF?ANCE : John F . Sauro P�lUCEEDING5:__ Appellant is withdrawing the request or a variance an the escape windows , in Apt 36 at 170 5ummit A e. Appeilant plans on •doing the work. In regards t.o escane windows at 344 W. 6th 5t. Thi unit used to be a s�ore, since it was vacated some years ago ppellant has made a rer►tal unit of this. Wirinc7 and Plumbing w s brought up to code permits were taken out and approved. �The scape windows � in this unit can be remedied by removing the wall i the bedroom, make that a living room, put in a door way in th living room therefore make this an escape door. Another item .hat needs to be corrected is a suspended ceilinq. Appellant t lked to the inspector in Eluilding Oept, they feei there is no problem with this as the Vuilding in a s�lid masonry construct on. Ceiling over� this unit is clay tile ceilings . Pat Fish, F 're Prevention Bureau states the ceilinq tile is not in gaod sha e, some are loose. Barb Franklin, in a letter dated March 6, 1986 states that the ceilinq above the dropped ceiling in deteriorated condition, plaster falling off ceiling. A�pellant would like to ask for and extension ofi time to repair the ceii ng and then change tF�e wall in the unit and create an e cape window. Question was raise whether to add additional unit r to remodel exist.ing commercial t� residential requires zon ng approval . Appellant stated this has been approved. BOAkD AC�TI�N: Motion made by C�ill �Tilton to deny th variance for correction af the ceiling requirement in Apartment 44 W. 6th St. The Board granted an extension of time until July 15, 1y86 to corri�lete installa� ion of an excape window, or a alternative safety measure. �econded by Rosie Bostrom. M TIUN CARRIEU UNANIMUUSLY . � . - � , ��-�s.� Q3-85-H 74U Ashland Ave F2obert J. offman SUBJ�CT: The case has been laid over from the Febru ry I1 , 1986, meeting because Appellant was sick. Appellant is ppealing the requirement for registration fee fior vacant buildi gs because of financial hardship. ,, .,. A�PEA�2ANCE: None �___. .r.._ �FtOCECDINGS: Steve Ftoy, Building Inspection and Design Div. states that F�obert Hoffman has been scheduled two p evious times to �ppeal . E3UARU ACT I UN:_ Mot i on made by F�on G 1 assman to deny he refund of his registration fee. Seconded by Glenn Gausman. MOTIUN CAkRIEU UNANIMOUSLY. -----------•----------------------------------- ---------- Meeting adjourned at 3 :U0 p.m. �