HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 7010 (Property Line Fire Wall)RESOLUTION NO. 7010
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL (IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE
BOARD OF APPEALS) GRANTING CONDITIONED
APPROVAL OF AN APPEAL FROM SECTION 504 OF
THE BUILDING CODE AT 875-881 FOURTH STREET
(RE PENETRATION OF PROPERTY LINE FIRE WALL) (BRENT DICI{ENS)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Rafael, may serve
as the Board of Appeals pursuant to Section 12.12.020 of the Municipal
Code, to hear appeals of the Uniform Building Code, and
WHEREAS, the applicant for 875-881 Fourth Street has appealed
Section 504 of the Building Code before the City Council, acting as the
Board of Appeals, and
WHEREAS, following a noticed hearing in which said applicant
was given full opportunity to be heard, the City Council, acting as the
Board of Appeals, doeslereby find as follows:
1) That granting of an exception to allow a penetration of
the fire wall between 875 Fourth Street and 881 Fourth Street will not
create a hazardous condition, if the conditions listed under 5, 6, and
7, are met;
2) That all other requirements of the Building Code can be met;
3) That the granting of the exception will result in a less
hazardous use of the space;
4) That the combined areas of the two buildings are within
that allowed by the Building Code for a single building of the same size;
5) That the opening shall be protected by a three-hour fire
door which closes automatically upon activation by a smoke detector;
6) That the opening is approved only for the duration of the
current use and tenant and shall be sealed upon termination of the use
by the existing tenant, and a covenant running with the land shall
document this, and
7) That documentation shall be submitted by the respective
property owners stating that they have no objection to the opening.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL,
ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS BOARD OF APPEALS, that in view of the fore-
going findings, the appeal for relief from Section 504 of the Uniform
Building Code at 875-881 Fourth Street, be and is hereby granted.
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I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced
and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of said City on
Monday, the 21st day of January, 1985, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Nave, Russom and Mayor Mulryan
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Frugoli
J NE M. LEONCI\I, City Clerk
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