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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-01-13 BUILDING CODE OF ADJUSTMENTS MEETING MINUTESMINUTES - MEETING OF THE BUILDING CODE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON FRIDAY, APRIL 30,1999, AT 4:00 PM, IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM OF CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 4:14 PM with the following present: Lloyd Kern, Chairman Jerry Acosta, Board Member Bob Campbell, Board Member Bill Walsh, Board Member Dennis Smith, Director of Planning & Community Development Larry Steed, Fire Marshal Mona Ann Phipps, Secretary II APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 6, 1997 Board Member Bill Walsh made a motion, seconded by Board Member Jerry Acosta, to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion passed 4 to 0. III NEW BUSINESS A. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION - V99-1, Request of Bo Winston, agent for 518 Investment, J.V., for a variance from City of Pearland Ordinance #224-11, Section 1 Exceptions, to allow more than 3,000 square feet between 2-hour fire resistance walls, at corner of FM 518 and Wooten Road Bo Winston explained that these will be climate controlled, self -store mini -storage units. He stated that the architects tried to design the buildings so there are eves for ingress and egress for those coming in and out. He added that they are proposing fire walls approximately every forty-five hundred (4500) square feet in building one. In building two, the fire walls are approximately every five thousand (5000) square feet. Mr. Winston stated that they tried to keep the furthest point of an interior building no more than seventy five (75) feet from an exit. Chairman Lloyd Kern asked if the building will have a fire sprinkler system. Mr. Winston stated that it will not. Board Member Bill Walsh asked if there are fire hydrants on the property. Mr. Winston stated that they will install the lines and fire hydrants on the property now, however, the utilities are not yet available. He stated that they will be ready to tie the system in when the water is available. Chairman Lloyd Kern asked why the plans were not designed to meet the required fire walls every three thousand (3,000) square feet. Mr. Winston stated that he asked the architect this question and his response was that it would be much more expensive to provide the fire rated doors, etc. -1- Chairman Kern explained that the Board does not consider cost a hardship, they deal strictly with the codes. Mr. Winston stated that with the twenty-five foot driveways and then breaking out every three thousand (3,000) square feet with fire walls, they are losing a lot of storage space for the amount of property that they have. He explained that they also consider the ease of customers getting in and out of the storage units. He stated that they do not want the customer to have to open doors every fifty (50) feet. A discussion ensued regarding the site plan. Mr. Winston stated that the property is roughly 4.1 acres. Fire Marshal Larry Steed stated that the codes probably need to be changed. He explained that it is very difficult to rate corridors because othe roll up doors. He added that you could only rate the ceilings in the corridors. Board Member Bob Campbell asked if the structures will have a monitored fire alarm system. Mr. Winston explained that they will have smoke alarms and cameras in the corridors. The cameras will be monitored at the security quarters. He stated that he has used this system in another project. Chairman Lloyd Kern stated that in buildings 2A, 2B and 2C, they could add a fire wall in the middle of the building and a fire door and be in compliance with the ordinance. A discussion ensued regarding possible changes to this ordinance. Mr. Winston stated that Fire Marshal Larry Steed originally told him that fire walls were required every six thousand (6,000) square feet. He added that after the plans were drawn, he was told that the fire walls were required every three thousand (3,000) square feet. Board Member Bill Walsh made a motion to deny this request. He suggested that Mr. Winston resubmit his request with more extensive drawings and try to comply more closely with the ordinance. Chairman Lloyd Kern seconded the motion. Motion passed 4 to 0. IV. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 4:45 PM. These minutes respectfully submi{tB* by; • ;• . Mona Ann Phipps, Secretary Minutes approved as submitted and!vr:corrected :this = _ day of , 2000. Lloyd Kern, Chairman m m Z -2-