Appeal 33624
Appeal Summary
Status: Decision Rendered
Appeal ID: 33624
Submission Date: 12/18/24 7:41 AM
Hearing Date: 1/8/25
Case #: B-002
Appeal Type: Building
Project Type: commercial
Building/Business Name: SW Park Apartments
Appeal Involves: Erection of a new structure
Proposed use: Low income commercial
Project Address: 2059 SW Park Ave.
Appellant Name: Franklin Callfas
LUR or Permit Application #: Other
Stories: 12 Occupancy: Primarily R-2 Construction Type: IV-B
Fire Sprinklers: Yes - Yes. Throughout
Plans Examiner/Inspector: Brian McCall, Corey Stanley, Russ Tomka
Plan Submitted Option: pdf [File 1]
Payment Option: electronic
Appeal Information Sheet
Appeal item 1
| Code Section | 2019 OSSC Appendix P602.4.2.2 |
|---|---|
| Requires | Interior faces of all mass timber elements, including the inside face of exterior mass timber walls and mass timber roofs, shall be protected, as required by this section, with materials complying with Section 703.5 of the Building Code. |
| Code Modification or Alternate Requested | Allow exposed mass plywood floor within a 2-hour wall where the floor intersects the wall. |
| Proposed Design | The project proposes to eliminate the GWB fire blocking above/below the mass plywood flooring and associated fire caulking while keeping all the remaining details of the five assemblies shown in the attached engineering judgment analysis. |
| Reason for alternative | Due to issues with field constructability, the project cannot provide the GWB at the MPP within the wall cavities as detailed in the approved drawings. We request approval for this alternate based on an equivalent level of fire protection to code mandates. |
Appeal Decision
Omit permitted GWB fire blocking and associated fire caulking above/below the mass plywood flooring: Granted as proposed.
"The Administrative Appeal Board finds that the information submitted by the appellant demonstrates that the approved modifications or alternate methods are consistent with the intent of the code; do not lessen the health, safety, accessibility, life, fire safety or structural requirements; and that special conditions unique to this project make strict application of those code sections impractical.