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COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 28, 2003 APPROVED 765 •66 Councilmember Carlson asked if this would affect new constructions or all buildings. Fire Chief 767 Bennett indicated it would cover new construction, or additions to existing, at the time the permit was 768 requested. Anything currently in progress would be under the old code. 769 770 Councilmember Reinert asked how a building that is not a commercial use, can be called commercial 771 due to the size. Fire Chief Bennett indicated he did not know, but reiterated aircraft hangars were 772 specifically identified. Councilmember Reinert stated that because they were specifically identified, 773 it tells him there is a reason that the Council is unaware of. 774 775 Fire Chief Bennett indicated that he knows in Blaine they had a lot of businesses being run out of the 776 hangars that had nothing to do with airplanes. He also reminded the Council that this is an 777 International code, not even just Minnesota code. 778 779 Councilmember Reinert clarified that seven residents will be affected, and forced to spend money to 780 sprinkle. Mayor Bergeson indicated they would only have to comply if they expand or build a new 781 hangar. He asked what the maximum size was for hangars at the airpark. City Planner Smyser 782 indicated 3200 square feet. 783 784 Glen Martig, 376 Carl Street, indicated he has a hangar, but for the seven current owners and the 18 785 future owners, most of the hangars do not have heat, and it is very expensive to put in a system that 786 will not freeze. 787 88 Karl Johnson, 314 Carl Street, learned only on April 15 that the fire code had been changed and W89 demands placed on the hangar owners. He reiterated that the cost of suppression exceeds the cost of 790 construction in most cases. He spoke with someone in the building department to ask for a permit, 791 and was told that the City would only grandfather for 10 days after the March 31 State adoption date, 792 which had already passed. There was no chance for him to apply. 793 794 Fire Chief Bennett indicated the State adopted the building code on March 31, but Chapter 1306 is 795 optional. The City currently has a chapter 1306, but without hangars specifically mentioned. City 796 Attorney Hawkins confirmed permits should be allowed for 30 days after it is adopted and published 797 by Lino Lakes. City Administrator Waite Smith suggested Mr. Johnson talk to the Community 798 Development Director about a permit. 799 800 Mr. Johnson indicated he also spoke with someone from MAC, who said they are only aware of a 801 handful of fires in 13 years, among 800 hangars that are under the jurisdiction of MAC. He has been 802 told they were unaware the code was changing from 5000 square feet to 2000 square feet, and MAC 803 said they only sprinkled at 10,000 square feet. 804 805 Councilmember O'Donnell stated this does not make sense, and in trying to find a short-term solution, 806 they may create issues down the road. He asked if the Fire Chief believes private hangars greater 807 than 2000 square feet should be sprinkled. Fire Chief Bennett replied that if they had a fire, there 808 would be nothing he could do. He stated they have previously been unsuccessful extinguishing fires 809 in pole barns. He reiterated that he did not choose to have hangars included in this code, but does not 810 see an option to take it out. It is part of the whole package of Chapter 1306. He noted Blaine has the 11 same ordinance. W812 17