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MINU7'I.S <br />CiCy Council. <br />,ian. 11, 1984 <br />Li.ttl.e Canada Appendix Td requirements of sprinlcl.erin~. <br />Day Care (Cont.) <br />Mr. Pahey reported that the Council has a l.etter f.rom the Iluildi.ng <br />InspecCOr ~ohich staCes that it is hi.s feeling thaY, when the total <br />square footage of. a buitding i.s over 2,000 syuare feet, the whoLe <br />bui.ldi.ng has to be sprinkLered. <br />Mrs. Nardini reported that at the woricshop meeting the City hel.d on <br />Appendix T, i.t was the oPi.ni.on of the commi.ttee that wrote Appendix <br />P that this was the case. Ho~vever~ the flui.l.cii.ng Inspector has written <br />a letter to [he State requesti.ng [heir opinion on this. <br />Mr. Pahey stated that he would lil<e a 1.e~21 opini.on from the State, <br />and not just the opinion of Che State buildi_n~ ctepartment. <br />The City Attorney st:ated that he coul.d work on this, but it woul.d be <br />helpf.ul to have the State's opinion before he gets into it. <br />Mr. Pahey stated that when he reads the ordinance, i.t does not appear <br />to ref.er to the whole building. <br />Mr. Krejci repor.ted that when he contacted the State on this, he got <br />many different opi.nions. <br />Mr. Pahey stated that. the whole buildi.ng has to be sprinklered if <br />the total of. the old portion of. the bui.l.di.ng and the addition are <br />over 2,000 square f.eet, and :in the case of the Little Canada Day Care, <br />this would be the case. Mr. Krejci reported that he was tol<t that <br />the square footage woul.d not i.ncLude hall space, closets, etc. <br />Mr. Krejci reported tl~at he is tryi.ng to worlc with Appendix E. <br />T9r. T'ahey suggested that the C~ity Attorney get: involved now. The <br />Attorney stated that he ~vould lilce the SCate's opinion i-n writi.ng <br />before he ~;ets i.nto i.t. <br />Pahey agai.n stated that he would l:ilce a 1eoa1 opi.nion from the State <br />and not just that of. the build:ing department. The Attorney replied <br />that Che Attorney General will probably not loolc at it unless Chere <br />i.s enough conf.usion i.n the State building department to warrent it. <br />The Attorney suggesCed that the State shoulct tal<e a positi.on on <br />Appendis E and then if not clear the City can take it to the Attorney <br />General on the basi.s oL the fitate's opinion. <br />Mr. ICrejci asked what happens to those ~eople who have built and only <br />sprinlcl.erec! their new addi.tion and it is determi.ned that the whole <br />buil.di.ng must be sprintclered. <br />The Attorney replied that i.f. someone attempted to enforce the code, <br />the whole buildi_ng would have to be sprinlclered. <br />P'ahey sCated that the confusion lies ~aith additi.ons to existing buildings, <br />and ho~o the existing building is effected. <br />Page -3- <br />