BUILDING REVIEW BOARD AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider the requested variances to the 2012 International Building Code: a) Table 705.8 to permit existing windows that do not conform with fire separation distances to be allowed to remain and b) Section 706.1 to waive the fire wall requirements and allow the existing party wall to remain. - BRB Case #96.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Peter Zibble, Operations Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The BRB will consider this request at their December 19, 2018 meeting.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant, Naperville Elderly Homes Inc., is planning to construct new, low-income senior apartments at 310 Martin Avenue. The 68 new dwellings units will be in a new 5-story building located behind (south of), and connected to, the existing building. The new building will be an R-2 addition of type 2A construction. For financing purposes, the existing property must be subdivided such that the new building and a portion of the existing building will be located on a separate lot of record. The new lot line will be located along the center of existing party walls within the building and along external walls.
Functionally, the facility will be treated as a single building with shared amenities for the residents. For the purposes of plan review and permitting, the facility will be treated as two separate buildings with 0' setbacks from the interior side property line. A variance to allow for the reduced setback was approved by City Council in June 2017 as Ordinance 17-077.
DISCUSSION:
The applicant has requested a variance to allow existing windows to remain without modification (unprotected) adjacent to new property lines. Per 2012 IBC Table 705.8 when the exterior wall is between 0' - 3' of the lot line, no openings are permitted. The applicant is requesting a variance to this requirement. The applicant has stated that the existing window openings are required for the int...
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