daves
Member
4 story office building, dates from mid 1970's. Developer looking to convert to multi family, R-2.
Chapter 34 says:
If R-2 is in fact decided to be a "greater hazard", and the building can't be reasonably altered, (example: the building diagonal dimension is 140', distance between entrance to stairs on each floor is 32', stairs enclosures are masonry. No way remoteness is satisfied.), we can have them look at compliance alternatives in order to not kill the potential. No one wants an empty 4 story building.
Chapter 34 says:
What criterias are used to determine whether or not R-2 is less hazardous than B?Subject to the approval of the buildingofficial, the use or occupancy of existing buildings shall be permitted
to be changed and the building is allowed to be occupied
for purposes in other groups without conforming to all the
requirements of this code for those groups, provided the new or
proposed use is less hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than
the existing use.
If R-2 is in fact decided to be a "greater hazard", and the building can't be reasonably altered, (example: the building diagonal dimension is 140', distance between entrance to stairs on each floor is 32', stairs enclosures are masonry. No way remoteness is satisfied.), we can have them look at compliance alternatives in order to not kill the potential. No one wants an empty 4 story building.