2528 E GRAND AVE 2017-08-10 - Laserfiche WebLink

. i t i i i Electrical(all levels) i 1. The last electrical work for general wiring(other than upgrading the electrical service in 2010, which is not a permit for wiring)was noted in 1973 as having been repaired and inspected. i There is a significant amount of electrical work evident within the building that has not been inspected or approved. ` 2. Examples of the non-permitted work include: a. There are several exposed,yellow-colored nonmetallic sheathed cables(NM)within the structure. NM was not produced in yellow-sheathed cable until after 2001. b. There is a modern 2" PVC electrical conduit within the dumbwaiter shaft that feeds the attic that has been installed after 1973. All wiring through that conduit and served by the conduit has not been inspected and approved. c. A room has been created in the basement and wired without permits, inspections and approvals. d. There are numerous exposed cut-in boxes and exposed wiring that have not been done in an approved manner and have not been permitted,inspected and approved. Other(all levels) 1. Most all walls and ceilings are covered in GWB which is not the original wall covering for this structure. While some of the GWB may have been in place for several years (or decades)there is significant evidence of GWB having been erected more recently. The building codes have required inspection of GWB for decades as well: a. A permit was issued in 1986 to replace walls with GWB. There are no inspections or final approvals on record for that permit. As the permit holder let the permit to expire without approvals,any work done on that permit is unlawful per the 1986 (and all subsequent) building codes. b. There have been no prior or subsequent permits in the record for GWB. c. A GWB wall has been created to separate one room and create sleeping;rooms H & I (first story). This is the wall that was noted in the Violation Citation as being constructed without required permits and has been confirmed by visual inspection. d. Several of the rooms on the first floor have been walled off from the entry hall without required permits. e. A room has been created in the basement and enclosed in GWB and oriented strand board (a modern construction material). The room has been constructed without required building permits inspections and approvals. 2. The building has recently been re-roofed as visually noted by the condition and material used and confirmed by the tenant during walk through. 3. Stairs within the structure exceed the allowance for existing stairways at greater than 8% inch rise and/or less than a 9 inch run. 4. The attic is accessed via a stairway that includes winder treads. The winder treads are required to be a minimum of 6 inches in depth and a minimum of 9 inches wide at a point 12 inches from the narrowest edge.