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Home My WebLink AboutOCRC Packet City Hall 55 W. Tompkins Street Galesburg, IL 61401 309-343-4181 www.ci.galesburg.il.us TO: Galesburg Overall Code Review Commission FROM: Eric Heiden, Code Compliance Supervisor DATE: May 9, 2024 SUBJECT: Overall Code Review Commission Meeting A meeting of the Overall Code Review Commission will be held on Thursday, May 9, at 5:30p.m. in the Curtis H. Erickson Conference Room of the Galesburg City Hall, 55 West Tompkins Street. AGENDA Approve Update Receive Minutes of the February 8, 2024 meeting. Past Overall Code Review Commission items. General Citizen Comments OC-24-0501 Public Hearing Variance request of Section 1809.5 of the 2021 International Building Code in regards to the requirement for Frost Footings for a building over 600 sq feet. COMMISSION MEMBERS PLEASE NOTIFY MY OFFICE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING AT 345-3619, OR FAX AT 345-5704, OR E-MAIL AT eheiden@ci.galesburg.il.us cc: Mayor Council Members (7) City Manager File Copy Director of Community Development City Clerk Electrical Inspector Plumbing Inspector Randy Hovind, GFD Fire Chief/Fire Marshall. News Media (7) Deronte Davis , Building and Grounds MINUTES OVERALL CODE REVIEW COMMISSION MEETING ERICKSON CONFRENCE ROOM Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Brian Benbow, Dale Sugden, Jay Feely, Mike Groom, Jeremy Schultz, Ken Swanson, Rob Benedict, 7 MEMBERS ABSENT : Cody Basham, 1 OTHERS PRESENT: Eric Heiden (Code compliance Supervisor), Rory Speidel (Building Inspector), Randy Hovind (Fire Chief) , Doug Peterson (Werner Restoration), Dave West (Harley's Pub), Ryan Litton (Harleys Pub) Chairmen Benbow called the meeting to order at 530 P.M. Chairmen Benbow took Roll Call, Declared quorum present. Approve Minutes of the December 8, 2022 meeting Member Swanson moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Member Benedict Minutes were approved by voice vote. All Aye OC-24-0201 Variance Request of section 903.2.1.2{2) of the 2021 International Building Code in regards to sprinkler requirements. Member Benedict questioned if this was the same code that required him to install a sprinkler system in his outdoor patio at the Vault. Fire Chief Hovind stated that that was a change of use . Harleys Pub has been an assembly use since the SO's . Building Inspector Speidel said the addition of the fire walls creating 3 separate spaces reduced the risk of extensive damage . Member Schultz asked if it was a good look to grant a sprinkler variance for a building that just caught fire. Chief Hovind offered ifthe fire walls had been in place at the time of the fire the damage would have been contained to the boiler area and would not of spread to the rest of the building. Chairmen Benbow asked about egress requirements and Chief Hovind stated egress was not an issue due to the two sets of double exterior doors in the banquet room. Member Bened ic t stated that we would not grant the variance for the warming shelters for 14 people. He asked if this issue could be tabled . Secretary Heiden stated that the matter should be voted on at that time to allow an appeal to go to Council. Doug Peterson stated that there are water damage risks with installing sprinklers and there are several buildings in Galesburg that are un -sprinkled . Chief Hovind stated that had the building not been gutted then sprinklers would not have been requ i red . Member Sugden mentioned that some insurance companies won 't insure a building that received a variance . Member Schultz made a motion to deny the variance and was seconded my Member Benedict . Roll Call #1 Aye : Nays : Benbow, Groom, Swan son , Shultz , Sugden, Benedict, Feely, 7 None . Abstentions : None. Chairperson Benbow declared the motion approved Being no further bus i ness Member Swanson made a motion seconded by Member Benedict to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 5:55 pm . Eric Heiden Acting Executive Secretary City Hall 55 W. Tompkins Street Galesburg, IL 61401 309-343-4181 www.ci.galesburg.il.us TO: Overall Code Review Commission FROM: Eric Heiden, Code Compliance Supervisor DATE: May 9, 2024 SUBJECT: OC-24-0501 The property is located at 1475 N Henderson St. They are requesting a variance to the 2021 International Building Code Section 1809.5. The owner of the property has plans to start a rental storage business at this location. Some of the concrete pads have been poured in advance. The plans submitted show a 260 foot by 40 foot building. The International Building code requires frost footings for any building over 600 square feet. The applicant is requesting the variance due to the amount of remaining footings in place from the previous hotel on the site. The applicant states that this would be a hardship due to the financial cost of removing the old footings. A copy of the code section that the petitioner is requesting a variance of is attached for your review.