HomeMy WebLinkAbout809 Apex Dr - Special Inspections/Engineering - 02/26/2004February 26, 2004
Project No: 1909-02-03
John Walz Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 1344
Ft. Collins, Colorado 80522
Attn: Mr. John Walz
Re: Lot 53, Pinnacle Townhomes P.D.P.; Fort Collins, Colorado
809 Apex Drive
Dear Mr. Walz,
till
SHEAR
ENGINEERING
CORPORATION
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, a representative of Shear Engineering Corporation conducted certain
site observations at the above referenced address. These observations were made in association with
foundation wall basement window opening modifications and main floor framing header
modifications.
Basement window openings were modified by saw cutting the concrete header from the top of the
original opening provided with foundation construction. These cuts were made to accommodate
raising the windows to meet 100-year flood plain minimum opening elevation requirements. The
bottom of the basement window opening in the foundation wall was originally set too low to meet the
100-year flood plain minimum opening elevation requirement according to the Final Utility Plans for
Pinnacle Townhomes P.D.P. by Shear Engineering Corporation; SEC Project No.: 1552-02-00; City
of Fort Collins Director of Engineering approval date September 4, 2002.
On Wednesday, December 3, 2003, this issue was brought to our attention. We discussed and
authorized installation of the microllam headers with the floor framing. We also discussed saw
cutting the foundation walls. Both construction modifications were authorized by Shear Engineering
Corporation to accommodate the 100-year flood plain minimum opening elevation requirement.
Based on our observations and our analysis of the peak anticipated loading conditions, the
modification of the basement windows will not affect the overall structural integrity of the
foundation walls or the main structure above.
Consideration should be made for current uniform building code egress requirements. These include
egress square footage requirements, window well egress requirements, etc.
If you have any questions concerning our observations, please call (970) 226-5334.
Sincerely, Revie
Lynn Gmeiner, E.I.T. Brian
Shear Engineering Corporation Shear
BWS / Ing
cc: City of Fort Collins Building Department
4836 S. College, Suite 12 Ft. Collins, CO 80525 (970) 226-5334 Fax (970) 282-0311 www.shearengineering.com