9720 EVERGREEN WAY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB 2018-01-01 MF Import

CITY OF EVERETT Board of Appeals Minutes - May 15, 19A5 Appeal of the Fire Marshal's ruling that the occupancy pruposed by the Boys' and Girls' Club of Snohom�sh County at 9700 Evergreen Way cannot he approved for permanent occupancy pursuant to the Uniform Building Code (Table 5C). . Those present: Hert Cronin, Jr. Rill Finley Leonard !Jash, Chairman, Board of Appeals John Rryant, Board of Appeals Ben Newland, Board of Appeals Jim Halvorson, Board of Appeals Ron McElroy, Bo<:rd of Appeals Stan Score, Roard of Appeals Sam Preston, Everett Fire Marshal's Office Walt Cooper, Everett Fire Marshal's Office Doug dudde��, Everett Ruilding Department Larry Callahan, Everett Building Department Sue Grannan, Everett Building Department The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. in the Everett Public 4Jorks Canference Room Ay Chairman Leonard Nash. After self-introduction of those present Mr. Nash outlined the procedure that wilt be followed for this meeting. Sam Preston, Assistant Fire Marshal, spoke for the city and made the following points: This occupancy is utilizing approximately 9,000 square feet as an assembly area. The building is Type 4-N construction and has been used in the past exclusively as a business type occupancy - not as an assembly use. Tt�e occupant load for this type of use (A-2.1) is 597 persons. The building code does not allow an A-2.1 occupancy in 'fype V-�� construction (249 maximum occupant load), Lorated at the south end of the bingo facility is a furniture store with an attic space above which is used for storage, thus providing a substantial fire load. The occupancy to the north is basically office use and does not pose as qreat a threat to life safety as the use to the south. The Fire Marshal is askin� that if the appeal is successful that the Boys' and Girls' Club's facility be made to conform to code. Leonard Nash asked if any of the requested corrections have been made. The reply was affirmative. Bert Cronin, Jr. explained that Don Uglem had business away fro� Everett and is not available today. He stated that they have constructed draft stops (5/8" gyp board) to reduce the upstairs area to less than 3,000 square feet. A new electrical service and iiluminated exits have been installed. They had not been aware of ocrupancy requirements.