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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRe: CO O O CITY of ORONO Municipal Offices Street Address: Mailing Address: g `�'EgHO 2150 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 October 12, 1998 Mr. Roger Olson RKO Builders 3134 130th Ave N.W. Coon Rapids Minnesota 55448 Mr. Roger Olson RKO Builders 12360 Yucca Street N.W. Coon Rapids Minnesota 55448 Re: 125 Truffula Trail, Orono Dear Mr. Olson: This is in response to your letter of October 1, 1998. In your letter you quoted a sentence from the certificate of occupancy. "Building substantially conforms to the requirements of the ordinance of the City." However Uniform Building Code Section 109.1 states: "Issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Certificates presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid." Therefore the City feels outstanding code violations are still your responsibility to correct. The crack in the front stoop has reappeared after your repair and has extended now through the foundation. I would be happy to meet your structural engineer on site to discuss the issue. - I contacted the State Building Code Division to discuss the patio door installation. They confirmed that it is not a building code issue. I inspected the property on 10-8-98 and found numerous areas that lack caulking. The City will deal with the mechanical contractor on issues related to their permit. Telephone (612) 473-7357 9 FAX 4734510 Roger Olson, Rko Builders October 12, 1998 Page 2 The roof vents are somewhat obstructed but where installed per code. The septic system on this property has been inspected by the City several times since the system installation. Due to saturated soils at the base of the mound, we asked you to regrade the yard to drain surface water away from the mound as well as the septic tanks. The work was completed and some of the excess soil was placed at the base of the mound because it was a low spot in the yard which collected drainage water. Recent inspections of the system indicate that it is functioning property. The homeowner claims that the system is not compliant and must be replaced. As per my previous letters,the system may not be sized to the exact dimensions on the system designs, but it does appear to meet the minimum standards set forth in the Minnesota Rules,Chapter 7080 and the Orono Municipal Code. It may be beneficial to add more sand to the base of the mound, but it could also be a detriment as the sand and topsoil must be carefully matched to the existing materials and the addition must be given time to settle prior to heavy doses of sewage being added in these areas. As the system is functioning properly and meets the City and State standards, we recommend no changes be made to the system at this time. Therefore, the only issues for you to correct are the front stoop and the chalking. These must be corrected before 10-26-98 to prevent legal action. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at my office. S' rel , Lyl Oman Building Official LO/jlg cc: Bruce L. Vang,Field Inspector Steve Weckman, On-Site System Manager Mike&Lori Ame, 125 Truffula Trail, Orono, MN 55356 encl: Uniform Building Code 109.1 Letter from Masonry Contractor 10-8-97 letter from City of Orono signed by Roger Olson 1994 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 108.5.2-109.2 prior to inspection.All materials for the foundation shall be on the job,except where concrete is ready mixed in accordance with U.B.C.Standard 19-3,the concrete need not be on the job.Where the foundation is to be constructed of approved treated wood,additional inspections may be re- quired by the building official. 108.5.3 Concrete slab or under-floor inspection. To be made after all in-slab or under-floor building service equipment,conduit,piping accessories and other ancillary equipment items are in place,but before any concrete is placed or floor sheathing installed,including the subfloor. 108.5.4 Frame inspection. To be made after the roof,all framing,fire blocking and bracing are in place and all pipes,chimneys and vents are complete and the rough electrical,plumbing,and heat- ing wires,pipes and ducts are approved. 108.5.5 Lath or gypsum board inspection. To be made after all lathing and gypsum board,inte- rior and exterior,is in place,but before any plastering is applied or before gypsum board joints and fasteners are taped and finished. 108.5.6 Final inspection. To be made after finish grading and the building is completed and ready for occupancy. 108.6 Special Inspections. For special inspections,see Chapter 17. 108.7 Other Inspections. In addition to the called inspections specified above,the building offi- cial may make or require other inspections of any construction work to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this code and other laws which are enforced by the code enforcement agency. 108.8 Reinspection. A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made. This subsection is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code,but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection. Reinspection fees may be assessed when the inspection record card is not posted or otherwise available on the work site,the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector,for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is requested,or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the building official. To obtain a reinspection,the applicant shall file an application therefor in writing on a form fur- nished for that purpose and pay the reinspection fee in accordance with Table 1-A or as set forth in the fee schedule adopted by the jurisdiction. In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed,no additional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid. SECTION 109—CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 109.1 Use and Occupancy. No building or structure shall be used or occupied,and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefor as provided herein. EXCEPTION:Group R,Division 3 and Group U Occupancies. Issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the Jurisdiction.Certificates presuming to give au- thonty to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid. 109.2 Change in Use. Changes in the character or use of a building shall not be made except as specified in Section 3405 of this code. 1-9 i C O N S r R U C T / O N / N C . 141 Depot Drive,Wotonia,Minnesoto 55387 612-442-9767 fox 442-4499 October 1, 1998 Roger Olson RKO Builders 3134 130th Ave N.W. Coon Rapids, MN 55448 Dear Roger, I met with Mr. & Mrs . Mike Arne on September 29th, to inspect their front stoop at 125 Truffula in Orono. It is evident that there is a structural problem that needs to be corrected. We were instructed by you to pour the stoop around the wood post. You instructed your brick contractor to place his brick work atop the concrete porch. Both of these procedures are used many times successfully, but are not recommended practice. I feel that it is fair that the three of us share in the cost of removal and replacement of the stoop and whatever brick corrections are required, to either brace and add to the bottom of the brick columns, or completely remove and rebuild the brick work. Mr. Arne indicated that this worst case scenario would cost approximately $4000.00 Please contact me as soon as possible to align this solution B t Regards i Knodt cc:Mr. & Mrs. Mike Arne MK/cg