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05-10-2000 "--' ...." City of Edgewater Construction Regulation Board Public Hearing/Regular Meeting May 10,2000 ~,,~~w~w CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Bosse called order the public hearing/regular meeting of the Construction Regulation Board (CRB) on Tuesday, May 10, 2000 at 5:30 p.m. in the Planning Department Conference Room. ROLL CALL: Members present were Chairman Michael Bosse, Woody Tindall (arrived at 5:45 p.m.), Charlie Cobb, John Gaffney, Andy Hunt, and Don Slaney. Also present were Dennis I. Fischer, Building Official; Lt. Jill S. Klem, Life Safety Division Supervisor; and Tonya L. Elliott, Board Coordinator. INTRODUCTIONS ON NEW MEMBERS: Chairman Bosse asked each of the new members to introduce themselves. 1) Andrew Hunt - said he was an electrical contractor. 2) John Gaffney - said he was a general contractor. 3) Don Slaney - said he was retired and serving as the citizen at large. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairman Bosse asked for a motion to approve the minutes of July 27, 1999. Mr. Cobb so moved. Seconded by Mr. Hunt. Motion CARRIED 5-0. SWEARING IN OF WITNESS: Chairman Bosse asked that anyone giving testimony in the public hearing to be sworn in. Dennis I. Fischer, Building Official; Vaughn W. Crile, applicant, 18 Cunningham Drive, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168; and Lt. Jill S. Klem, Fire Department were Sworn in at this time. PUBLIC HEARING: Chairman Bosse asked if anyone had any questions on the recommended procedures of the public hearing. There being no questions he called the public hearing to order. 1) Appeal by Mr. Vaughn W. Crile, 735 Air Park Road, Edgewater, FL, Section 4117.1 of the Standard Building Code 1997 Edition regarding requirement of a two (2) hour firewall on any exterior wall less than thirty (30) feet to any property line. Mr. Fischer said during plans review the site plan showed the new building 10' from the adjacent property line to the north. The code under Section 411.7.1. of the Standard Building Code 1997 Edition says that any aircraft hanger that is closer than 30' to any property line requires a 2-hour firewall. Mr. Fischer '-' ....., Construction Regulation Board Public Hearing/Regular Meeting May 10, 2000 Page -02- presented color photographs of the property in questions. He said there is already one set of double aircraft hangers on the property, which were built when the property was in the county prior to being annexed in to the city. He said the new hanger to be built is the furthest to the north, and there is additional site plan approval for two more aircraft hangers to be built Mr. Fischer said the slab was just poured and the requirement as it stands today would be that the back outside wall would need to be 2-hour fire rated which would be the equivalency of 8" concrete block from floor to ceiling throughout the entire length of the exterior wall. Mr. Fischer said Mr. Crile is appealing the decision for two reasons. First, the property adjacent is never to be built on because it is a recorded cemetery. Second, the other property which is part of lot 136 (referring to a drawing of the property) is owned by John Massey and is a water retention area for the adjacent properties. He passed around photographs for the board members showing the overgrowth and water. Mr. Fischer said the primary reason for the requirement of the code is to keep aircraft hangers apart from each other and other buildings a minimum of 30' because of the possibility of combustion of fuel. He said the aircraft hangers would be approximately 30' to 40' apart after they are all built. Mr. Fischer said that a fire suppression system would be installed under the National Fire Prevention Code (NFP) section 409 and asked Lt. Klem to explain those requirements. Lt. Klem said that Mr. Crile had met with the Fire Chief and herself and they have classified this hanger as a group 3, which does not require a fire suppression system. However, Mr. Crile has agreed and wants to put a fire suppression system in. She said there are some different separation requirements from the building code that have a greater distance than the 3D'. According to NFP 409 when the project is completed it will actually be classified as an aircraft hanger cluster. Mr. Fischer said the point is that the fire suppress system is not required but being done voluntarily. He said Staff recommends not requiring the 2-hour firewall for the simple reason of the property surrounding the hangers are not to be built on and no other buildings could be built within that 30' distance. Chairman Bosse asked if there were any questions for Mr. Fischer. Being none he asked Mr. Crile to proceed. Mr. Crile said that Mr. Fischer had covered everything very well and that the actual distance between hangers is 80' apart and will never be any closer than that distance. Mr. Crile said the County originally approved this and now that the property is in the City they just want the same approval. Chairman Bosse asked how wide the ditch was on the east property line, and what the property was on the other side of the ditch. Mr. Fischer said there are about 40' to another hanger, and a road to the east of the line. Chairman Bosse asked if it was a dedicated road. Mr. Crile said no and he thinks the ditch is actually 50' wide. Chairman Bosse asked Lt. Klem if under 2 ..... ....., Construction Regulation Board Public Hearing/Regular Meeting May 10, 2000 Page -03- NFP 409 the distance between clusters was a 100' separation requirement. Lt. Klem said under the classification type it is 75' and 1- hour rated firewall. There being no further questions, Chairman Bosse closed the public hearing. He then entertained a motion. Mr. Tindall moved to accept the recommendation for the existing set backs without the requirement of a 2-hour rated firewall. Seconded by Mr. Cobb. Motion CARRIED 5-1. Chairman Bosse voted no. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None at this time. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Election of officers - Chairman Bosse opened the table for nominations for Chairman. Mr. Tindall nominated Mr. Bosse. Seconded by Mr. Cobb. There being no other nominations for chairman, he closed the nominations. Chairman Bosse then opened the table for nominations of a vice chairman. Mr. Slaney nominated Mr. Tindall. Seconded by Mr. Cobb. There being no other nominations for vice chairman, Chairman Bosse closed the nominations. 2) Review of By-laws - Chairman Bosse asked if everyone had a chance to review the by-laws and/or had any recommendation for changes. Mr. Tindall asked the status on the Uniform Building Code. Mr. Fischer said most of the Cities have adopted the Code. However, he said that both the House and Senate have passed the new statewide building code to be adopted in July 2001, which will make the Uniform Building Code irrelevant. Mr. Fischer said basically the new statewide code would change the wind load requirement for this area from 100 mph to 120 mph and mandatory window coverage. A brief discussion followed. There were no recommended changes to the by-laws at this time. 3) Review applications for seat vacated by Robert Howard, Architect- Chairman Bosse said that Mr. Howard has been appointed to the County Building Trades Board and cannot serve on both boards and has therefore resigned from this board. Chairman Bosse asked if anyone has suggestion for a certified architect or engineer to fill the seat, please get with the Board Coordinator. ADJOURN: There being no further business to come before the board, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. Minutes respectfully submitted by: Tonya L. Elliott, Board Coordinator H:\tonya\crb\minutes\may102000 3