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Little Canada <br />Fire Department, Inc. <br />325 Little Canada Road East Office: (651) 766 -4057 <br />Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 Fax: (651) 766 -4092 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council <br />Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />FROM: Jim Morelan, Fire Chief <br />DATE: June 17, 2004 <br />RE: Residential Building Setback Requirements <br />Gordie Howe of Masterpiece Homes contacted me earlier this week asking for my opinion regarding <br />side yard setback requirements for single- family homes in the City. As a result, I discussed the issue <br />with the City Fire Marshal, and he concurs with my following opinion. <br />It is evident from a fire protection standpoint that the larger the space between structures, the easier it <br />is to control fire spread from one structure to another. The existing 20 -foot separation between <br />single- family homes (10 -foot side yard setbacks) is a distance that provides a satisfactory distance to <br />control fire spread. Likewise, the 15 -foot separation proposed in the Text Amendment presented by <br />the City Planner would do the same and would not significantly impact the ability of the Fire <br />Department to control the spread of fire from one structure to another. <br />In summary, I would not object to adoption of the Text Amendment as presented by the City Planner. <br />cc: Gordie Howe, Masterpiece Homes <br />Duane Williams, Fire Marshal <br />