HomeMy WebLinkAbout531 S College Ave - Correspondence/Building Inspection - 01/10/1975M E M 0
To: Assistant Chief Don Hisam
From: Bill Waldo, Building Inspector
RE: First United Presbyterian Church
531 South College Avenue
The following comments are based on an inspection made at 531 S. College
Avenue on January 10, 1975, attended by three (3) members from the Building
Inspection Office, along with Dwight Lumbert, yourself and some members of
the Church.
Our function, as Building Inspectors as related to this inspection, was
primarily of an informative nature, since both of the buildings involved have
a legal existing use, be it non -conforming or otherwise, and at this point there
are no permits for construction or alterations which would require code com-
pliance. However, the following comments which are not intended to be all
inclusive are based on applicable codes that are enforced today.
Church and Fellowship Hall
1)
Interior stairway serving three floors should be enclosed
with walls constructed as for one -hour -fire -resistive
construction
2)
Handrails should be provided for all stairways serving the
oublic.
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boor openings in exit corridor walls should be protected by
a tight -fitting smoke barrier and fire assembly. Duct
openings in exit corridor ceilings or walls should be
equipped with fire dampers.
4)
Water heater in basement should have a gas line shut-off
valve within 3 feet of the appliance.
5)
Furnace room is not protected as for one -hour -fire -resistive
construction, and do not have sufficient combustion and
ventilation air.
6)
Hood over grill in kitchen does not have fire protection and
is ducted into a masonry chimney.
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7)
The lighting above the nave is extremely hazardous due to
the live parts being exposed to dust and cobwebs in the attic
area. In addition, the circuits supplying the lighting
throughout are overloaded and improperly fused. The service
equipment installation also violates present day codes.
8)
The exit doors have edge or surface bolts, which do not comply
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9)
Some plumbing fixtures are not properly vented and some are not
protected against back-siohonage.
10)
The steel columns in basement that support first floor are not
protected as for fire -resistive construction.
11)
Toilet room wall and floor finish does not meet code.
12)
Balcony on west side of nave appears to be in an structurally
unstable condition.
Don Hisam
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January 13, 1975
13) The south exterior wall/appears to be pulling away from
the floor and ceiling at the fast end. I believe this is
serious enough to warrant an evaluation by an Architect
or Engineer.
14) The black stove pipe used for venting should be replaced
with an approved material.
15) Inadequate ventilation air for the nave.
II. Educational Building
1) Glazing in corridors is not wire glass and are not held in
place with steel glazing angles. Doors should be
maintained self -closing or should be automatic closing.
2) Grills in corridors doors should be equipped with fire
dampers.
3) Dutch doors are not approved on fire -rated exit corridors.
4) Recessed light fixtures in corridor violate the fire -
resistive rating of the ceiling.
5) Gas meter located in the boiler room.
6) As a matter of information we noted that the shingles were
buckled on the roof. This we believe is due to inadequate
ventilation for the attic, which can cause a condensation
problem with the roof sheathing. In addition the glue
bond in the plywood sheathing may notbe exterior or inter-
mediate. When these two conditions exist, delamination of
the plywood usually occurs.
It is my belief that the electrical, exiting, the structural items listed,
and the hood and duct should be of primary concern.
William E. Waldo
Building Inspectors Present:
Paul Michaud
Lynn Greenwood
Bill Waldo