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Home My WebLink AboutLETTERS - 97-00031 - Floyd Wilcox & Sons - Potato Packing FacilityAugust 61 1,997 Mayor and Council City of Rexburg PD Box 280 Members CITY OF REXBURG Uniform Building Code Appeals Board 12 N Center Rexburg, Idaho 83440 Rexburg, €a 83440 RE, Proposed Wilcox Potato Processing Facility in South Rexburg Dear Mayor and Council. The Building Code Appeals Board mei Friday, August I , 1997 to consider an appeal mads by tlle owners of the subject project. In reviewing the plans for the proposed structure, the building official determined that the holding and handling area where potatoes are deposited from incoming trucks is low enough ill the ground to constitute a "basement" under the code and would therefore require either fire suppression equipment or sufficient openings in the exterior wall at a certain spacing. An apnea! requesti119 ;a variance was made by the owners on the bas -is that the area in question would be constructed ofi noneornbusiible materials and that no personnel would be regularly assigned to be in the area. I have been authorized on behalf of the Appeals Board to report our consensus. We recommend that a variance be grantedin this case only since tfzere will he ►rJ combustible material and the area is [iighly open for access for fire fighting and suppression from the open warehouse area above. Therefore, 11fe safety issues rebated to this requested variance are minimal. In recommending ��s variance we wantat clearly understood that this variance applies only to this specific building and in this particular case. T��s is not a blanket variance; we envision that any related requests on this structure or any other prpjects in would suture wau�be �e�iewed on a ease by case basis for -its awn merit, Should there be questions or concerns regarding this recommendation, we invite you t4 contact us individually or recor��e�e t#�e Board at your convemnce, Sincerely, CITY OF'REXBURG BUILDING CODE APPEALS BOARD Winston R. Dyer, PE Board Member WRD/bbt cc: Joe La"rd/Rexburg Building Official Chuck Cartmil! Ted HH -1 Bart Stevens Jahn Watson TO: LYNN WILCOX FROAt Joy LAHW � SUBJECT: STATUS OF P W FOR � 0a 4COMM P 7 _COX POTATO PACHING PLANT I.—PFOvide two sets of Plans and specifications for proposed project. Status, Two sets of metal building plans provided. Cross sections of retaining walllfoundation. wall prav�det�. Normal faotinglfour�dat��n wail drawing not provided. I talked with structural engineer and Make Bressler to resolve exactly where the boundaries of the various cross sections were. 2. -- Provide Structural Calculadons for building and foundations Status: Copies of structural calculations for the building and far the footings/foundation. walls were provided by Mike Bressler. 3. -- Basement Area Plans interior walls or supports, floors., suspended floor connections to walls, stairways, �a1I openings every Sa ft. of wall or Etre sprinkling system �required, etc. Status: (A) I telephoned TTS Control Technologies re. plans for door and supports where trucks are unloaded and potatoes shored. Also z-eplans firo layout of potato sorting; and boxtng equ�prnent ��y�ut. TTS Control Tech. Is sending plans of basement structural supports, floor, beams,, equipment layout plans, etc. (B) Structural Ejigineer for Teton West needs to supply anchor design for connection that will hold the main floor beams (WF6 x 15#} to wars. These are the main beams that will be supporting the metal :door. Structural Engineer,, Brent Harris says he was not bald to design these connecfions, but he -0 will design them if asked to do so, Mike Bressler will calf Brent Harris to ,het design of It connections. 4. -- Subwater drain system and pumps. Status: Who is Drovidinq desian and drawin s of s�bvvater �rakn s stems and ur�-� _(s}?. �. -- TJ13C Sec. 904.2.2 requires openings in every 50 ft. of wall on at least 2 sides ofbuildin or a sprinkling system is required throughout the building, g Plans da not show these required openings. Truck doorways can be used for some of these opening. These opening can be doors or windows with 20 sq. ft. of opening area Some of these openings can be doors to offices, repair room, etc. Need plans from S'Ivertree Builders to determine where They will have openings 'in office area, they required remazn�n Openings can. be located. � pg. 2 of 3 5 . 0 gq.4i2M-_.�R 6. UBS Sec. 1003.4 indicates a maximum Travel Distance — 150 ft. for this build'n . plans do not show where doors ne�� to be Iocaied to deep the travel distanc-e� The ft maximum distance, . Large overhead doors are nay conside�-ed acceptablbelow the 150, y EXIT doors under CIBC requirements. meed plans from Sflvertree �uilders fQ�- office etc, sho�ving inhere they will have doors ire the office area. Alsa need plans from TTI Control Technologies to be able to determine where people can travel and where they cannot because of egl��priaent and conveyors. After receiving these plans Mike Bressler,, Lyn Wilcox and Crity can determine best location for doors. 74. -- Area were potatoes are unloaded and shared is considered to be a "basement" in accordance with UBC definitians. Therefore, 'in accordance with UBC Sec. 904.x.2, i� would have �o have a sprinkling system or Openings to the Qu1:s�de for every 5� ft. of lenfgth on at feast two sides. Status: I feel that the "basement" functions only as a potato stora4 4ge area and shauld be exempted from the requirements of UBC 904.2.2 because of the mirumal hazard involved. It is si�-nilar to lube pits under automobile lube areas, ar�Iy �arg�r because �f the large potato storage arias. Laird w1I1 set up �neeti��gs �v�th the I BC A,ppeal� Board end the pity Cou�1c�I to try to ger this requirement waived at this location because of the minimal hazard. g.-- Type of insulation on buiIding walls and ceiling; not shown on P1 s. Status" M*ke Bressler provided information on Type o�'insulatic�n material that will be used in the b u�Id�ng. ��`��erglass blanket sandwiched be wee -n panels and on underside of roof) 9.-- Office area Plans not inclu d �'th submittal. Status; Lyn Wilcox called SlIvertr6 builders wh.o vv�11 provide the plans for the, office area 0 mezzanine box storage area, rest rooms, etc. ' 10. -- Mezzanine Plans (Box storage area.) not provided. Status; See No, 9 above. Resp Dooms and .Break Roam Locations and Plans not shown or included. Status.- See Na. 9 above. 12. -- Build�ng sanitary sewer and water plumbing plans not zneluded with building plan submittat Status.- Lyn Wilcox called S'Ivertree Builders; Texan West and TTI Control Technologies�v�r ho will alb three be providing portions of the ptumbing pans. 13. -- Electrical Plans not provided. The location of illuminated EDIT signs not shown on plans, status: Lyn Wolcox called Silvertree BuMeTs and TTI Contro� Technole�gies who will each be providing pari of the electrical plans. Locations of lighted EXIT signs will be detcrnine�d �.�:er EXIT locaflons are resolved. pg. 2 of 3 141h -- HVAC Plans .not Provided. Status,,- SiIvertree Builders and TTI Control Teclana�0gzeswill provide ihesedans.p UBC Sec, 906 - Smoke and Heat Venting does not apply to this structure because of the compartmentalization of the building into three funci�on: (A) Potato unloading and storage; (B) Potato sorting, bagging and boxing; and (C) Storage, of bagged and boxed potatoes, 15. -- Equipment Plans not provided. Status: I telephoned TTI Control Technologies who are going to send me copies of the Potato sorting, bagging', boxing, etc. equipment. 16- —Subdivision Street and Utility Plans not completed. Status: Forsgren Assoc. (John Millar) 'is preparing a Final Site Plan for the Potato Sorting., 0 Bagging,Boxing Builcii��g that will show final landscaping, water, sewer, storm drainage, subwater drainage, railroad Xing, Parking lots, streets, etc. Foarsgren is also preparing the subdivision plat for this site plus the four commercial lots north of it. Forsgre.�LTtility is preparing the and Street Improvements for this subdivision plat plus the water and sanitary sewer extensions necessary io extend water and sewer to the site. Forsgren 'is also preparing plans of the concrete settling tanks outside of the building where solids will be removed before the plant effluent is directed. to the city sewer system. pg. 3 of 3 REQUEST FOR A BUILDING PERMIT FOR PARTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TO: Building Official for the City of Rexburg. Pursant to the provisions of the Uniform Building bode, the undersigned requests that a building permit be issued for: t the proposed building to be located at: A 40poig:;; 49 ic::� , OP007/9 and identified as Plan File Number, � Acknowledgement zs made that plans for the enure structure are not complete and that pian checking his not been completed. We recognize that proceeding with partial construction at thl's time xs entirely at the risk of the Architect /Owner with there being no assurance that the permit for the enure building or structure will be granted. We further absolve the pity of Rexbur and officers and employees thereof, of all res ponsi�ility for the issuance of a partial permit and further agree that any work performed under this permit will be, removed or otherwise corrected to be in accord with the requirements of the final appraved, plans when a permit for the entire building or structure is g nted. 00-7 �i M ��l�d Signature by Authorized Representative: Witness I. j #;/�01 00. 7 Date Date ;