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.� e CITY OF ST. PAUL FOENCIL NO.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
� C N L RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONE DATF
RESOLVED, That the Council hereby approves and ratifies
the action of the Board of Appeals and Review on December 11,
1968, as shown in the minutes, a copy of which are attached
hereto and made a part hereof, pursuant to Chapter 55 of the
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Saint Paul Legislative Code granting the application to relax
seating requirements �or the proposed Civic Center Building
as provided in Section 12.01-1d of the Saint Paul Legislative
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Code. �
FORM APPR VE
As.�t. Cor;�oration Counsel
FEB � z 1969
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19—
Yeas Nays
Carlson ��� �. ], 196�
Dalglish Approved 19—_
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Sprafka � Mayor
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Mr. President, Byrne PUBLISHEr FEB 15 1969
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' , �- Meeting No. 2 �,��;�;_ , .
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MINUTES OF MEETING
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Board of Appeals and Review for the Housing
Building , and Fire Prevention Codes
December 11 , 1968
Present : Lawrence Cohen, Chairman; Mrs . Estyr Peake , 1�4rs .
_ Vernon Sommerdorf ; Messrs, Tieso, Allen, Voight
and Velin
Others Present: R7essrs . John Connelly, Thomas Anderson,
Dr. Paul Cox , Henry Streich, Robert Ames ,
Richard Schnarr; John Talbot , Thomas
Kelley, Daniel. K.las
Citizens Present : Mr. Lewis Lundgren, Associate Project
• � Architect , Civic Center
Mr. Robert Hotve , Associate Project
Architect , Civic Center
. The minutes of the meeting of November 22 , 1968 ,
were approved as submitted. �
Appeal - Civic Center Seats
The appeal to waive the seating requirement of the '
Building Code fc�r the Civic �Center was discussed with
Mr. Lundgren and Mr. Howe , Associate Project Architects for
the Civic Center. "
- In connection with the appeal for the relaxation of re- •
auirements for fixed row seating in the proposed Civic Center,
the St . Paul Building Code , Section 12 . 01-1d provides as
follows :
"d. �vhen individual fixed seats are provided or reauired, �
, � no seat shall have more than seven (7) seats intervening
between it and an aisle ; provided that if the seatings
are fixed chairs with self-raising seats so spaced that
�ahen the seats are raised, there is an wiobstructed
space of not less tllan eighteen (18) inches horizontal
projection between the rows of seats , and doortiaays
leading directly to exit corridors are provided not more
than (5) feet apart along the sides of tlie auditorium,
the number of seats in a row shall not be limited. "
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The NFPA Pamphlet 101 , Life Safety Code , 1966 edition
, which is adopted by reference in the. St . Paul Building
� Code states :
"1 . Rows of seats between aisles shall not have more than
14 seats . "
� The present plan calls for 16 , 700 seats in the aisle
sections and that 250 seats of this numbEr is involved in
this appeal . The minimum number of seats called for in
the architects ' dracaings in any row is 18 . Therefore , the
appeal is to waive seating rec{uirements affecting some
250 seats to permit up to 18 seats between aisles . �
Mr. Allen moved that the waiver be granted. Motion
carried. The board voted unanimously (7-0) to recommend
to the Councii that the appeal be granted.
The Board was informed by Mr. Streich that Maurice '
Rosenblum had complied with the electrical reauirements of
the Building Code and that there were seven items not yet
meeting code rec{uirements . It was agreed to set an appeal
, date relating to these seven items only at the next board
meeting. .
Mr. Connelly distributed a copy of "Proposed Rules of
Procedure for the Board of Zoning" as an example of govern-
�_� ing ru.les and regulations . Mr . Cohen asked staff to prepare
a draft of proposed rules and regulations for the Board of
Appeals at an early date . .
There being no further business , the mee'ting was ad-
journed.
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