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Centennial Fire District <br />7741 Lake Drive <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 <br />651- 784 -7472 <br />MEMO <br />Date: September 28, 2004 <br />To: Lino Lakes Council Members <br />From: Milo Bennett, Fire Chief <br />Subject: Residential Airplane Hangers <br />I think we have found a solution to the residential airplane hanger issue. The codes <br />as we read them defined a residential hanger as having a maximum of 2,000 square <br />feet. We had checked with several people in both the state building department <br />and the state fire marshals office and got the same answer. <br />A letter and e -mail was sent to the State Building Official asking for a variance and <br />an amendment to the next code adopted. <br />An e -mail was received back that said if the hangers are built under the residential <br />code they would not be considered a commercial building and therefore would not <br />be required to be sprinkled. <br />This interpretation, I believe, solves the issue with the residential hangers. It <br />removes the requirement for sprinkling the hangers and still keeps the sprinkler <br />requirements in place for commercial buildings. <br />This will not require the City Council to take any action on matter. <br />We should still seek an amendment to the next building code adopted by the state <br />that defines a residential hanger to have a maximum size of least 3,200 square feet. <br />This would need to be initiated by our building department. <br />A copy of the e-mail received from the state is attached. <br />