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iVIINUTLS C1TY COUNCIL JULY 9, 1997 not have the aut~horiCy Co issue vari~nces to the buildin~ code. 1"hat way they are not faced with variance requests (or every buiiding permit The issue is whether or not the City wants to repeal Section 1306. Pedersen asl<ed if ~<ioption of Sect~ion 1306 meant all or nothin~. The 13~iiidin~ Official replied tha vttri~nce for en 800 sq~~are foot addition, the next request may be for a variance for a I,000 square fioot addition. Where would the CiCy draw Che line, for which occ~ipvicy, for whici~ amount of square ['ootage, ete.? Pederseri asl<ed if Section l.>O6 co~ild be repealed and repllced witl~ 1 cocle tl~at is dr~'I~led by the City ~nd allows for some exee~~t'ions. The B~iilding OfPicial re~~ort'ed that the City does not have the authority to rewrite the Building Code. T'he City cani~ot change the Buildin3 Code nor ca~i it create addiCior~s t~o the Cotle. N[orelan asl<ed if there was any ambi~uiCy in Section 130G or if it was ciystal cle~r. The B~iildinb Offiiei~l reported thtu Section 1306 is crystal elear and was writCen ro specifically atldress 4hese types of situ~tions. `fhe Buildin~ Official reported thxt area sep~ralion walis are allowetl as an opYion in the basic building code. However, Section 130C atldresses that issue specificaily and says that erea sep~ration w111s are not to be ~ised to allevilte the requircments of this sect~ion. I<en Youngquist, LDS, st~ted that his concern is whether the code was written wiCh t'he intent of retrutitting every buildin~ in LiCtle Canada or with the intent~ o~f forcing ~t retrofit in tl'ie event of any modifc<ttion. Fahey i~~dicated that the intent was Che letter. Yo~ingquist pointed out thaf some construction is incompatible with reCi'o{ittin~. Youn~quist~ indicated that the issue is the pr~cticality ofi reh~o('itt'in~ tl~e facility. Yo~in~quist pointetl out that the church was constructed in ~pproximately 1965, and felt it entire inappropriate to expect a Pacility that n~~et all cotles ~-vhei~ it was constructed to tiy and retrof~it t~o comply wifh codes adop~~ed I~tcr. Fahey asl:ed how many additions there have been to existin~ buildin~s in the City which tri,~ered the reU~olltting of these b~iildings. The Building Ot~ticial reportetl that there is Une retrotit pending, and Gom memory recalls t~l~e retrofit of the l3rings builtling as weli as the City Center. 5