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CITY OF leTORTH OLIMSTED "TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE°" BOARD OF BUII.DING COI)E APPEAI,S CONTINUANCE IN 1VIAYORS CONFERENCE ROOM FEBRUARY 26, 2004 MINUTES 1. ROLL CALL: Chairman Puzzitiello called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. PRESEN'T: Chairman R. Puzzitiello Board members; R. Klesta, M. Conway, and N. Althen ALSO PRESENT: Building Commissioner D. Conway and Clerk of Commission D. Rote ABSENT: Board member P. Engoglia. H. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: The Board of Building Code Appeals minutes for December 18, 2003 are submitted for approval. M. Conway motion to approve the Building Board of Appeals minutes dated December 18, 2003 as written. R. Klesta seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved. III. OLD BUSINESS: IV. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Chris Nesueca (Mack Industries) 201 Columbia Road, Vallev Citv, OH: 1315.05 C Material and or method of construction not specifically authorized by Building Code. 1315.01 d Strength and or stability of proposed structure not specifically covered by Building Code. Mr. Nespeca reviewed how long their business has been running and when they first started constructing walls for commercial and residential buildings. They first started building basement walls in 1992, since that time none of their pre-stressed walls have not experienced any failures. It was discussed that the walls are one to two courses above grade and the builder is responsible to seal the walls once they are in place. Mack Industries taps out the site themselves before the walls are placed. The pre-stressed method can span large distances without supports and used in bridge beams. Their walls have been used on commercial sites for some time but now they are starting to introduce their products into the residential market. For the areas that will be above grade, they can stamp the product at an additional cost if the client wishes. The walls are poured out a thousand leaner feet a day and a piece of foam is used to create the ledges. The walls are poured and while the concrete is wet panels are laid out, the areas for windows, openings are scribed, and the corners are dug out. Once the concrete is dry, a 36-inch saw is used to cut the walls to size. They have conducted tests to find the walls breaking point and found that the wall scan withstand three times the pressure soiUbackfill can produce. The walls are sealed at each connection and the walls are channeled so that if water does get inside the wall it drains to the footer tile. It was questioned how the walls hold up in soft spots and sandy areas. Mr. Nespeca suggested that as the walls are solid they bridge soft spots better than "normal" or poured basements. The R-value is one or two with urethane inside it is R-value is (7) seven. He indicated that they would be willing to allow the inspectors to come to their company to see how the walls are produced and learn how to inspect the walls. Currently the longest wall can not exceed 48 feet so it can fit on a truck bed. Mr. Klesta suggested that as it is not currently in the City codes each proposed use can be addressed individually. Mr. Nespeca felt that it would not be to long before it is addressed in the code-books. He would be more than willing to teach the inspectors what to look for when they are conducting their inspections. The board members suggested contacting the Building Commissioner to set up free training. Discussion regarding their pricing being competitive with the current market took place. R. Klesta motion to approve (Mack Industries) 201 Columbia ltoad, Valley City, OH their product into Noa•th Olmsted Codes, which will include the applicant schooling the inspectors on how to and what to look for, when iaespecting the product. M. Conway seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved. Mr. Nespeca indicated that he would set things up with the building department.