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HomeMy WebLinkAbout612 E. PITKIN, CARRIAGE HOUSE - FDP - FDP160007 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - VARIANCE REQUEST (3)Sincerely, Heidi Shuff Architect Studio S Architecture, LLC Phone: 970.231.1040 e-mail: heidishuff(oemail.com cc: Pat McGaughran s t u d i o© a r c h i t e c t u r e Variance Request Letter Date: March 14, 2016 Project: 612 E. Pitkin Street- Carriage House Fort Collins, Colorado Attn: Ms. Sarah Carter, Plans Analyst Plans Analyst City of Fort Collins- Building Services 281 N. College Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 Dear Sara: I am requesting a variance to the 2012 IRC, Section R305.1 to allow for a shorter ceiling height at the Laundry Room of the proposed Carriage House at 612 E. Pitkin Street in Fort Collins. Per the 2012 IRC, Section R305.1 Minimum Height: Habitable space, hallways, bathrooms, toilet rooms, laundry rooms and portions of basements containing these spaces shall have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet (2134 mm). Exceptions: 1. For rooms with sloped ceilings, at least 50 percent of the required floor area of the room must have a ceiling height of at least 7 feet (2134 mm) and no portion of the required floor area may have a ceiling height of less than 5 feet (1524 mm). The proposed design contains a Laundry room at the low end of the roof, with a ceiling that slopes from 6'-1 %:" to 6'-9'/:". The design of the residence within the Carriage House is that of a compact one -bedroom dwelling unit. Laundry facilities are provided as a convenience to the resident(s). The laundry room is a compact room, where the washer & dryer is a stackable unit accessed from the Bathroom, and the remainder of the Laundry Room is used as storage space. We are working with a number of constraints on the site and within the carriage house design, specifically: Maintaining a minimum eave height at the side lot line, a maximum building height of 24'-0", a minimum roof pitch of 2:12, and 224 SF maximum with a ceiling height above 7'-6". The lower ceiling height at the west side of the Laundry room will not affect the function of the room, as the washer & dryer will occupy the shorter side of the space & access is from the taller side of the space to the west. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.