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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBuilding Review Board - Minutes - 05/25/2000• A regular meeting of the Building Review Board was held on Thursday, May 25, 2000, in the Council Chambers of the Fort Collins Municipal Building, at 300 LaPorte Avenue, Ft. Collins. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Charles Fielder, Thomas Hartmann, Al Hauck, Susan Kreul-Froseth, and Gene Little BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Rudy Hansch and Brad Massey STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Delynn Coldiron, staff support to Board AGENDA: ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Fielder and roll taken. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Board Member Little made a motion to approve the Minutes. Board Member Hauck seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously and the Minutes from the April 27, 2000 meeting were approved as submitted. 3. CONTRACTOR HEARING — DAVID CONNER DB/A NORTHERN COLORADO SCALE & MILLWRIGHT SERVICE, INC.: Chairperson Fielder explained the procedures that would be used for the meeting. He then provided information relative to this appeal. Fielder mentioned that the applicant had a pending project to install a pre -built, engineered commodity storage structure at Ranchway Feeds which is located at 546 Willow Street in Ft. Collins. The pending project included the installation of a pre -built material handling system to load and unload bins. Fielder added that according to applicant's information, all required foundation and electric work would be subcontracted to others. Fielder explained that due to the size of the structures being installed, the pending project required a Class B license. He stated that, according to the information provided by the applicant, the applicant's company specializes in the type of construction needed for this BRB May 25, 2000 Page 2 project; however, has no new commercial building construction experience which is a requirement of the Class B license. Applicant was requesting approval from the Board for a one-time Class B license that would allow him to do this project. Fielder stated that Ranchway Feeds did a project similar to the one being proposed in August, 1993, and the same licensing issue had to be addressed. The issue, Fielder mentioned, was brought before the Building Review Board at that time, and the Board granted a Class B license to the contractor limited to the Ranchway Feeds project only. Applicant, David Conner, addressed the Board. He stated that he did not have much to add to what had already been said about the project. He confirmed that his company is planning to install a pre -built, pre -manufactured commodity storage structure at Ranchway. According to applicant, the structure will be delivered in four pieces and assembled on -site. Conner mentioned that the structure is placed on top of a substructure and then material handling equipment is attached at both ends to enable the loading and unloading of the bins. Little asked Conner for clarification on who would be handling the installation of the substructure. Conner answered that the substructure would be assembled by his company. It was Conner's assumption that the substructure was built by the same company that manufactured the bins. He stated that all of the materials will be trucked to the site and his company will unload and assemble them. Kreul-Froseth asked for clarification on whether this project was similar in overall design to the previous project that had been done at Ranchway in 1993. Conner answered that his company was not involved in that project, but stated that the project is very similar with the exception of some small changes to the dimensions of the structure and special sheathing that is being added around the outside to add to the aesthetics of the building. Fielder stated that the permit that was issued for the 1993 project reflected an addition of 128 square feet. He asked for clarification on the amount of square footage that would be added by the proposed project. Kim Szidon, a representative from Ranchway Feeds, answered that the addition is 16' x 32'. Conner added that these structures are typically rated by cubic footage, not by square footage. Conner explained that there are eight separate bins contained in the cluster that is 16' x 32' by approximately 30' high. Hauck asked for clarification on the extent of the foundation work. Conner answered that the foundation was being handled by a separate contractor who has the appropriate type of license to do that type of work. It was his understanding that caissons would be constructed and that each of the caisson holes would be drilled until at least seven feet of good bedrock was found. Hauck asked if a separate permit would be obtained for the foundation work. Szidon mentioned that he was not sure. He added that Ludwig Drilling is the contractor that will be doing the foundation work. Hauck asked for clarification on who would be obtaining the permit. Szidon mentioned that he would be. BRB May 25, 2000 Page 3 Delynn Coldiron explained that, just as was done with the permit for the earlier project, Ranchway Feeds would be obtaining the permit as the owner and then subcontracting the work out to various contractors. She mentioned that the permit will cover the entire project, including the foundation work, where a special inspection from a qualified engineering firm will be required as part of the inspection process. Coldiron clarified that Building & Zoning currently does not license concrete/foundation contractors. She added that the electrical contractor will have to be licensed, and that the company installing the structure would have to be at least a licensed Class B general contractor. Kreul-Froseth asked if there had been other projects that required this type of special construction. Coldiron stated that there was the previous project done for Ranchway Feeds, which was pretty much identical to the project being proposed; and, there was also a project done for Belgium Brewery that had similar construction. Coldiron clarified that the Belgium Brewery job was done under the supervision of a licensed general contractor which makes it different than the job being proposed in this case since the applicant is not licensed. Coldiron referred Board Members to the packet of information that was provided by the applicant that documented his experience for the type of construction being proposed. There was brief discussion regarding the information that had been provided. Fielder asked if there had been any feedback, negative or positive, regarding applicant's first project. Coldiron stated that she was unaware of any problems with the initial project, but had not checked to see if completion documents were on file. Hauck asked for clarification on whether the applicant was asking for a one-time exemption to his license to allow him to build the proposed project. Coldiron clarified that the applicant did not have a contractor's license with the City at this time, and that the Board would be granting an actual license specific to this project only, if they decide to authorize applicant's request. Hauck stated that the only licensed contractor that would appear on the permit in this case seemed to be the electrician. Coldiron added that no permit could be issued for the project until at least a Class B contractor was added to the permit. She stated that should the Board not grant the applicant's request in this case, Ranchway would have to hire another licensed contractor to do the work. Kreul-Froseth mentioned that she recalled a situation where a similar request was made to the Board for the construction of a radio tower. It was her recollection that the Board also approved that request. Hauck asked applicant if he was licensed in any other jurisdictions. Conner answered that they have never done any work where a license has been required. Hauck asked applicant for clarification on his familiarity with the UBC. Conner stated that he was familiar with the UBC when he worked as a draftsman for homes. He added that the UBC is not utilized by his company because they are basically installing equipment that has been pre-engineered and pre -manufactured. BRB May 25, 2000 Page 4 Hartmann asked if there would be any office space included in the structure. Conner answered that the structure is really not a building at all, but more of a piece of equipment. He stated that there is some steel substructure underneath to get the bins off of the ground so that equipment can go beneath them, and then there is approximately 40' of bins on top. Conner mentioned that the bins are a square structure with some dividers inside to allow for different types of feed commodities, etc. Above the bins, according to Conner, there is distributor equipment used to direct the flow of the material coming in on a conveyor into the appropriate bins. Conner added that the structure is not designed to hold a person any place on it, it is basically a piece of machinery and storage. Hartmann asked if the foundation and structure had been designed by a licensed engineer. Szidon confirmed this. Hartmann asked applicant if he was a specialty contractor that assembles and builds this type of structure. Applicant confirmed this. Hauck made a motion that Northern Colorado Scale & Millwright Service be granted a one-time license to construct the proposed structure for Ranchway Feeds, pending the verification of four project forms which document applicant's experience. Fielder seconded the motion. VOTE: Yeas: Hartmann, Little, Fielder, Hauck, Kreul-Froseth Nays: None The motion passed unanimously. 4. OTHER BUSINESS: None. Meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. Felix Lee, Building & Zoning Director