1915 HEWITT AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

�� �� p �� 9029m �� ` Page 2 �� 3, The 1988 Uniform Fire Code, Article 2, Section 2.201(b), states "All «�� buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe or not provided (� with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard or are otherwise �� tlangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety or health or public welfare, by reason of inadequate p. maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster damage or '�'�M abandonment as specified in this code or any other effective ordinance, �H are, for the purpose of this section, unsafe buildinos. All such u�;d�� M buildings are hereby deciared to be public nuisances and shall be �bated �0 M by repair, rehabilitation, demolitio� or removal in accordance with the I �rn procedure saecified in Chapters 4 through 9 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings or by any other procedures provided by y� law." 6 Based upon our inspection, the following conditions were found: • 1. The basement parking area has large amounts of combustible items stored throughout. 2. There is no legal second exit from the basement parking area. 3. The basement parking area and storage room is protected by a partial sprinkler system. 4. The mid-level basement exterior exit door was locked in the upholstery I shop area. This exitway additionally was blocked by an access gate which was chained, rendering it immovable. '�1 5. The basement furnace room is being utilized as a wood shop and repair � area. 7he Uniform Fire and Building Codes require a minimum of a ��' one-hour occupancy separati�n between these two uses. � ' 6. A serious deficiency in the basement is the lack of any firefighting access openings in the perimeter walls. This is not only a technical ��' violation of regulations which have been in the code for many years, but ' represents some real life hazards, both life safety and firefighting. ' : The building is very well maintained, being clean and neat in all areas with the exception of the basement areas. without a close examination of some � basic life and firefighting requirements of the Uniform Codes, it would b� �� very easy to miss the listed violations. �' The Uniform Fire and Building Codes both require that occupied basements �' provide certain protections for property and liFe safety. ' The following items require your immediate attention: � 1. Correct the conditions in the existi�g exterior exit door and stairway �' gate from the mid-level basement. `� 2. Provide an approved second exit from the basement garage area. I I �