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March 2,2018 <br /> MAR 0 5 2010 Roger Peitso <br /> • Building Official <br /> CIN OF ORONO City of Orono <br /> Post Office Box 66 <br /> Crystal Bay,Minnesota 55323 <br /> O1 9 6 8 Re: Independent School District#278 <br /> 2 0 1 8 Orono School District Future Bus Garage <br /> 5Y E A R S Commission No. 172218 <br /> Dear Roger: <br /> This letter is in response to your code review letter to Gordon James Construction on the future <br /> location of the Orono School District Bus Garage at 2687 Wayzata Boulevard in Orono, <br /> Minnesota. <br /> The School District recently purchased this property for a future bus garage that will occur in <br /> 2020.Until that time,the property will continue to be used as a retail establishment and storage <br /> facility.The tenant that occupied the southwest corner of the building has moved out and the <br /> District is adding an overhead door to access the space from the exterior to allow storage of <br /> classroom equipment in the space.We do not see this as a change in use for the building, as <br /> Group M has a storage component.There are no mechanical revisions(HVAC or plumbing) <br /> with this work with the exception of moving items to install the door. <br /> • The building has fire protection throughout. <br /> • The building has two(2)accessible toilets at the mezzanine level,but the mezzanine is <br /> not accessible.A lift will need to be added when the occupancy changes from M to S-2 <br /> in 2020. <br /> • The current work is under the$100,000 threshold for submitting to the State of <br /> Minnesota. <br /> • The current occupant load is calculated as follows: <br /> o On grade retail area 6865 SF/30 gross=229 occupants <br /> o Storage/stock/shipping area 8825 SF/300 gross=30 occupants <br /> o Mezzanine 1200 SF/60 gross=20 occupants <br /> o Total occupant load=279 <br /> Please let us know if there is anything else required. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Wold Architects and Engineers <br /> Eric B.Linner I AIA,LEED AP BD+C <br /> Associate <br /> Attachment <br /> cc: Justin McCoy,ISD#278 <br /> John Morstad,ISD#278 Wold Architects and Engineers PLANNERS <br /> Joe McPherson,Gordon James 332 Minnesota Street, Suite W2000 ARCHITECTS <br /> Vaughn Dierks,Wold Saint Paul,MN 55101 <br /> woldae.com 1 651227 7773 ENGINEERS <br /> CM/MN/ISD_278/172218/crsp/mar18 <br />