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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF APPEALS AND ADVISORS
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Reynolds, Vice Chairman Welsh, Board Members
Winkelman, Lee and Winchell
MEMBERS ABSENT: Board Member Kimball (Unexcused)
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Director of Building and Housing Grady, Chief Building.
Housing Inspector Hansell
l. CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
Chairman Reynolds called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL - Members present constituted a quorum.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MSUC Lee/Welsh to approve the minutes of February 10,
1986 with a correction that Board Member Winchell had an excused absence.
4. NEW BUSINESS:
a. CASE NO. 3-86 - 973 Valencia
Director of Building and Housing Grady stated the applicant was requesting
an allowance to build spiral stairs from the 1st floor to the 2nd floor.
The 2nd floor level has more than 400 sq. ft. if the bathroom is considered
useful space. Section 3306 allows spiral stairways in Group R, Division 3
if the space is not over 400 sq. ft. Section 409 states that habitable
space does not include bathrooms and closets.
Although the bathrooms are usable space, the number of occupants will be
restricted by the size of the recreation and bedroom. With Section 409
defining bathrooms and closets an non-habitable space, the total area
does not exceed 400 sq. ft. Based on the definition of Section 409, staff
recommended approval of the applicant's request.
MSUC Lee/Welsh (5-0) to grant the application because the spiral staircase
is limited to the occupancy of the 2nd floor.
The Board also requested the Building Official draft a proposed amend-
ment to the Uniform Building Code regarding Section 409 and 3305 to clarify
habitable space and usable space.
b. CASE NO. 4-86 - Maxwell Road, Otay >alley, SOG&E
Director of Building and Housing Grady displayed a set of plans and stated
SDG&E was requesting an increase of 25% allowable glazing area in l-hour
exit corridor to 6l.4 and 52.l% in order to provide visual control or
surveillance of lobby area, they proposed to add additional sprinkler
heads adjacent to the area of glazing increase.
BOARD OF APPEALS AND ADVISORS
MINUTES OF April 14, 1986
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Section 3305(g) of the Uniform Building Code requires walls and ceilings
of corridors serving an occupant load of 30 or more to be not less than
l-hour fire resistive construction. In Group B, Division 2, buildings,
corridors located within a single tenancy area of a building and tributary
to main exit corridors which provide egress to exit doors are exempt from
these fire restrictive construction requirements and from the opening
protection specified in Section 3305. With the additional sprinkler heads
and based on a single tenant, staff recommended approval of the applicant's
request.
MSUC Winkelman/Winchell (5-0) to approve the request subject to the follow-
ing conditions:
l. Additional sprinkler heads shall be located on both sides of
the glass as approved by the Building Official and Fire Marshal.
2. All the glass in the lObby window be tempered or wire glass.
5. STAFF REPORT - None
6. COMMUNICATIONS (PUBLIC REMARKS/BD MEMBERS COMMENTS/WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE) _ None
8. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Reynolds adjourned the meeting to the next regular
scheduled meeting for Monday, May 12, 1986.
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CITY OF CHULA VISTA
BOARD OF APPEALS AND ADVISORS
AGENDA
Monday - 5:00 p.m. Conference Room 1 February 10, 1986
Public Services Building
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, California
CALL MEETING TO ORDER /ROLL CALL
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting of December 8, 1985
2. NEW BUSINESS:
a. CASE NO.1 - 38 Third Avenue, Regina Hickey
b. 581!o Parkway Appeal from Meeting Requirement of the Housing Code
3. STAFF REPORT - Code Books
4. COMMUNICATIONS (PUBLIC REMARKS/BD. MEMBERS COMMENTS/WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE)
5. ADJOURNMENT TO REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR March 10, 1986