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AGENDA STATEMENT
City Council Meeting Date: December 22, 1986
SUBJECT: Request for Variance to Sections 508 and 3804 of the
Uniform Building Code
EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1) Draft Resolution Granting Request.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution Granting g request-
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None.
DESCRIPTION:
Section 11 .13 of Ordinance 02-84 provides that the City Council may
grant variances to the Building and Plumbing Codes where the City Council
finds that the variance is consistant with the purpose and intent of the
Ordinance and the variance will not lessen the protection to the people and
property situated in the City of Dublin. The City Council may also consider
appeals regarding interpretation of the codes by the Building Official.
Rafanelli and Nahas propose to construct eight three-story buildings
containing 96 units as part of the 248-unit condominium project known as Alamo
Creek Village II.
The Building Code requires three-story buildings of this nature to be
constructed with one-hour fire-resistant materials throughout. This would
require all of the interior walls and ceilings to be covered with 5/8" gypsum
board. The exterior walls would be required to have 112" gypsum board under
the exterior siding material. All exterior decks, eaves, posts, and beams
must also be protected with either gypsum board or stucco.
Section 508 of the Building Code allows automatic fire sprinklers to be
substituted for one-hour construction if the sprinklers are installed
THROUGHOUT the building. Section 3804 lists where sprinkler heads may be
eliminated. The applicants propose to utilize the provisions of Section 508
to eliminate the fire-resistive construction but are requesting to omit three
sprinkler heads in each unit. These omissions are not allowed by Section
3804. Sprinklers would be omitted in the coat closet, the laundry, and under
the exterior deck.
At the December 8, 1986, City Council meeting the City Council did hold
a public hearing and did find that granting the variance would not lessen the
protection to the people of the City of Dublin and property situated thereon,
and that the granting of the variance is consistent with the spirit and
purpose of the Building Code. The City Council directed that sprinklers shall
be located in all indoor areas and shall not be required in outside patio
areas under the patio deck.
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ITEM NO. , � COPIES TO: Rafanelli and Nahas
DSRSD Fire Dept.
File
RESOLUTION NO. -86
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL : . .
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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GRANTING VARIANCE TO SECTIONS 508 AND 3804 OF THE`UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
WHEREAS, Rafanelli and Nahas requested a variance to Sections 508
and 3804 of the Uniform Building Code so as to allow the omission of three
sprinkler heads in each living unit within proposed three-story condominiums
to be erected in the Alamo Creek Village II; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did hearing this matter on December 22,
1986; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that granting the variance would
not lessen the protection to the people of the City of Dublin and property
situated thereon, and that the granting of the variance is consistent with the
spirit and purpose of the Building Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that required sprinklers shall be
located in all indoor areas and shall not be required in outside patio areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby
grant said variance so as to permit the omission of the sprinkler head under
the patio deck.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of December, 1986.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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