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Fire Department Memorandum To: Mounds View City Council From: Fire Chief Zikmund Date: January 13, 1997 Re: Cross of Glory Code Change Request In a letter dated December 30, 1996 and signed by David Olson acting in the capacity of Construction Chair the Cross of Glory Church is requesting the city to allow a fire detection system as a substitute for an automatic fire suppression system (fire sprinklers). Background: Earlier this year the Cross of Glory Church submitted plans for additional space to their existing structure. The Planning Department along with the Fire Marshal provided plan review and feedback notifying the applicant of the need to sprinkler the new addition as well as the existing space as allowed and adopted under the Uniform Fire Code subsequently adopted by the City of Mounds View(1983). Appendix E, (Chapter 1306) is the sprinkler option requiring the additional space as well as retrofitting of existing space since square footage allowances provided in the building code are exceeded. The applicant responded with concern over the sprinkler issue citing substantial cost incursion • for minimal life safety trade-off. Additionally,the applicant noted City Hall being deficient suggesting a selective application of the code and a failure on the City's part to adequately conform to their adopted code. Subsequent meetings and site visits by planning officials and myself eventually resulted in the church accepting the requirement as they subsequently signed a construction agreement dated November 20, 1996 which contained an item(1 e.) stating "Compliance with Automatic Fire Suppression requirements of the Municipal Code" as a conditional item. In his letter dated December 30, 1996 Mr. Olson requests a copy of the applicable code as found in the Municipal Code Book. Due to an oversight admitted by the codifiers this section was omitted from the last publication. At a July council meeting Attorney Long provided a verbal and written opinion(dated July 23, 1996) stating that this omission in publication does not rescind the code. Rather, a specific process to repeal codes must be followed which has not occurred thus leaving the present code applicable. Furthermore, Code Official Jarson stated that the city had been applying the code section as required. Mr. Olson along with other members of the parish were present at the meeting as well as myself when Attorney Long presented his opininion. 110