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August 2, 1979 <br />Mr. Sam Matsen <br />4412 N.E. 60th Street <br />Seattle, wA• 98115 <br />Dear Mr. Matsen: <br />During our consultation inspection on July <br />regarda to your apartment building located <br />asked if the acustical bord on the ceiling <br />could be used in place of sheet rock. <br />According to the <br />inch or 1/2 inch <br />laundry area. <br />CITY Of <br />everett <br />nrr e�u . xee.nru <br />CVCNCTT� W�`6NINGT011 <br />4020� <br />2J, 1979 Lri IN6PCCTIONO��'�`PTMCNT <br />at 3212 Wetmore you <br />in the laundry area <br />Uniform Building Code, 1976 <br />gypsum board shall be used <br />Edition, a 5/S <br />on the ceiling in <br />the <br />This can be accomplished by dropping the ceiling level kith the <br />hall ceiling then r.overing it. <br />We had discussed the one exit from the ground floor apartments, <br />and the fact that the bedrooms didn't have required windows and no <br />way to PUt Windows in• <br />After studying the structure and consultinq with Sam Preston, Fire <br />inspector, we agreed that a door could be placed between the Ued- <br />room and hallway as a neans for emergency egress. <br />According to the Unifor.m Housing Code, 197G Edition, Sec. 801, <br />"Ev�ry s:�eeping room below the fourth story shall have at least <br />one operable window or exterior door approved for emergency egress <br />or rescue.'' <br />I hope this answers your questions. <br />Yours truly, <br />KEI�iNETH W . G+LLn�»N <br />BUILDING DjRBCTOR / <br />��, l, ,1 •I � � � � . -- <br />r,J <br />Ma'rian G. Dent <br />Housing Inspector <br />