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RESOLUTION NO. 87-~ ~ STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON ~ RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDERING CORRECTION OF CODE VIOLATIONS AT BEISSWENGER HARDWARE, 1390 HIGHWAY 8. WHEREAS, on February 19, 1987, the City of New Brighton issued notice and orders to correct code violations at the Beisswenger Hardware property and; wBEREAS, Mark Beisswenger, owner of Beisswenger Hardware, appealed the notice and orders to the New Brighton City Council on March 12, 1987; and WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the New Brighton City Council April 14, 1987 to consider Mark Beisswenger's appeal and; and Mark Beisswenger appeared before the City Council, and; WHEREAS, Mark Beisswenger offered no evidence that the statement of violations were not factual. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the New Brighton City Council makes the following Findings of Fact: 1. Mark Beisswenger did not question or provide any evidence questioning the accuracy of the statement of violations. 2. The Beisswenger Hardware Building is in deteriorated and obsolescent: condition and in violation of the Life Safety Code, Uniform BUilding: Code, Minnesota Uniform Code and Electrical Code. THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following code violations are ordered to be corrected by the dates indicated; 1. Means of egress from the lower level requires two separate exits to , the exterior of the building per section 25-2.4.1 of the Life safetyl Code. Chapter 101 of the N.F.P.A. hereafter referred to as (LSC). The two required exits on this level do not meet the code for the following reasons. The ramp exit to the south end is steeper than a: ratio of 1.8 per section 5-2.5.2 (LSC) and the exit stairway to the: east side is open to the repair shop which is classified as a . hazardous area per section 25 and 4-2 of the (LSC). The corrections! must be started on May 28 and completed by August 30, 1987. 2. Exiting on both levels exceeds the 100 foot travel requirement as stated in section 25-2.6 (LSC). These corrections must be started by May 28 and completed by August 30, 1987. 3. All required exits from each level do not have proper exit illumination nor exit signs as required by sections 25-2.8, 25-2.9 and 25-2.10 (LSC). These corrections must be started by May 28 and completed by August 30, 1987. 4. Headroom is not sufficient from exit aisle in lower level of storag~ room under the upper level ramp per section 5-1.4 (LSC). Reconstruction of catwalk in storage area to eliminate low headroom. from aisle below is needed. These corrections must be started by May 28 and completed by August 30, 1987. 5. The interior finish for all walls and ceilings shall be in accordance with section 6-5 (LSC). These corrections must be started by May 28 and completed by August 30, 1987. 6. The oil burner furnace room cannot be used for storage and both the! oil and coal furnace rooms and the coal bin must be separated from the sales areas and each other as required for 1 hour fire resistiv~ assemblies, per section 25.3.2 (LSC) and Chapter 42 of the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition. These corrections must be started by May 28 and completed by August 30, 1987. 7. All openings and penetrations of rated walls and ceiling assemblies; shall be protected as set forth in the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition, Chapter 43 and the Life Safety Code Sections 6-3.4.1 and 6r