Board of Code Appeals

BOARD OF CODE APPEALS REGULAR MEETING September 8, 2016 SUBJECT: The minutes of the Board of Code Appeals meeting of October 13 , 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Johnson at 6:01 pm MEMBERS PRESENT: Douglas Harvey, Laurel Johnson, Terry Measel, Thaddeus Stanek, Thomas Szatkowski Michael Viazanko, Building Official RECORDING SECRETARY: Dana Vietto APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Stanek, supported by Measel, to approve the agenda as presented. Yes: All Absent: None. Motion: Carried. CONSIDERATIONS 1. PG16-0201 – SLM Windmill LP (John Berry, CR Architecture & Design) - Property address: 2121 Eighteen Mile Road Requesting Board approval to classify proposed new Kroger building as an unlimited per Section 507.3. Building to be constructed with zero setback adjacent to the existing strip mall Section 507.5 requires 451 setback. John Berry, Architect with CR Architecture & Design, was present. Daniel Carper, with Kroger, was present. Mr. Berry stated that this project is a new Kroger store that is a ground lease. They are proposing a 4 hour rated wall on the Kroger wall on the ground lease side and a two hour wall on the retail center with a total of 6 hours of separation. They are expanding into the other tenant spaces and it will be a new wall. On the north face of the Kroger store they have turned that 4 hour wall to run at an east, west manner for a distance of 60 feet fundamentally all the way around a building. Mr. Stanek asked Mr. Berry what will be in the existing building where the additional two hour wall is. Mr. Berry stated that it is an existing strip center with tenants in it now and the owner of the property is looking to fill the vacancies. Mr. Berry explained that Kroger is expanding and taking out two or three tenants. Mr. Measel stated that they are taking the four hour wall all the way around the rear corner. He wanted to know why it is not being done in the front. Mr. Berry stated that they are putting in a two hour wall all the way to the face of the Kroger building and then from the face of the Kroger building on out is their property. Mr. Berry stated that there is an existing canopy that extends over to the two hour wall. Along the front façade they have a café. Mr. Measel stated that the wall is around the corner. Mr. Berry stated that the two hour wall would protect. Mr. Measel stated that he understands them wanting windows in the café but how about half the windows instead. Mr. Berry stated that the windows into the café are very important to them. Mr. Measel stated that they took great care in protecting the back corner with the four hour wall but not with the front corner with the two hour wall. He suggested them to eliminate the two windows and bring the four hour wall around the corner. Mr. Carper stated that is something that would have to be approved by their store team. He stated that that area has a drop ceiling that is 10 feet high and it would feel like a cave without the windows. Mr. Measel stated that if there is a 10 foot ceiling and windows on the lower lever than the upper masonry can be four hours. Mr. Berry stated they could and they could put a fire shutter at the windows. Mr. Measel stated that his concern is fire coming around the corner. He stated that they could have fire curtains over the first two windows and bury it into the 10 foot ceiling and right into the fire suppression system. If the alarm goes off then the fire curtains come down. Mr. Berry stated that is something they will look into. Motion by Measel, supported by Stanek, to approve PG16-0201 at 2121 Eighteen Mile Road, Board of Code Appeals Page 2 October 13, 2016 Regular Meeting Board approval for the new Kroger building showing the four hour wall and the two hour wall on the end of the strip center with the addition of the fire curtains dropping down over the first two windows in the café on the south elevation. Yes: All Absent: None. Motion: Carried OLD BUSINESS 1. PG16-0198 – Chrysler Group, LLC (Michael Serdiuk -NSA Architects) Property address: 38111 Van Dyke An email was provided that they are moving forward to put fire protection on the test track building. They will not be coming back to this Board for what was denied or tabled at the last meeting. NEW BUSINESS None PARTICIPATION None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Stanek, supported by Szatkowski, to table approval of the minutes on September 8, 2016. Minutes were not provided today. Yes: All Absent: None. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Stanek, supported by Harvey, to adjourn. Yes: All Absent: None. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:17 pm. Respectfully submitted, Laurel Johnson Laurel Johnson Chairman