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To: Planning Conunission Report No.: VILA <br />From: Kim Moore -Sykes, Assistant City Manager <br />Date: August 16, 2005 <br />Subject: Variance to Allow Gas-fired Grills on Balconies - Silver Lake Townhomes <br />Date Application 12ecdved; <br />Property Address. - <br />Zoning District_ <br />60=Da�pires; <br />12qu_ested Action_ <br />July 12, 2005 <br />391, Avenue - Pratt Homes; Hunt Associates <br />h/lixed Use <br />September 1.2, 2005 <br />The applicant is requesting a variance to the City's Ordinance 1325.12 that does not allow open flames on. <br />balconies of multi -family structures. The Silver Lake dome development is asking to be allowed this <br />variance so that they may install gas grills on the balconies of the multi -family units of the Silver Lake <br />Homes project. The gas would be plumbed to the balcony area for the gas grills and they plan to install fire <br />suppression systems over the balcony grills. <br />Sack- round: <br />The Silver Lake townhornes that are being constructed by Len Pratt and Hunt & Associates are wood. <br />framed. The City's Code clearly states that no person may set, kindle, maintain or permit any fire or open <br />flame on any balcony of a multiple dwelling or apartment building in any barbecue, torch or similar <br />heating, cooking, burning or lighting equipment or device, except in dwellings of all masonry construction.. <br />(Section 1325.12 Balconies) The state fire code does apparently make some allowances for electric or gas- <br />fired grills provided that they are weed or plumbed to the building's electric or gas supply. The attached <br />information sheet on barbecues aid open flames on balconies and patios does acknowledge that many cities <br />do prohibit this practice by ordinance, as does the City of St. Anthony. <br />Staff has received and included with Staff Report a memo from the City's Fire Chief stating that do to the <br />high risk to life safety posed by balcony grills, this activity must continue to be limited by City, State and <br />Federal laws. <br />Staff received one phone call from. Autumn Woods stating their position against allowing grills on <br />balconies. <br />I-1APlanntng\Staf,: ReportsU005\081605 Pratt I•Ionics staff report gas grills balconies.doc <br />