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Council Minutes of 04-20-2010 concerned, anybody could have sent that. Barrett said this reflects on the residents also. Kennedy said the memo addresses that. Jay Piatak, 23853 David Drive said on April 6, 2010 he and 2 other owners were granted a meeting with the Safety Director, Building Commissioner and inspector in regazds to the balconies at North Woods. He presented photographs and written documentation that supported their contention that the balconies were being built improperly and with materials that were compromising the safety of the balcony. The balcony above him has one joist hanger fastened to a block of wood; it's a loose block. He would like to see the inspection report that would allow this. During the meeting the Safety Director asked the inspector if he's done any inspections since the project began. He said yes. How can two thirds of a nail allow to be cut off and joist hangers literally cut in half and allowed to remain and the inspector state he did not see any of this based on the plans that were approved by the city? How can the city's Plans Examiner approve the plan and the city allowed to be compromised? Piatak said he has two photographs of a board member's balcony -one before showing the rotten wood and one after repairs showing four sistered rotten joists which was the total number of joists on the balcony. How can an inspection report state there are no sistered joists on this balcony when there is photographic evidence of all four. The Safety Director said that if the city came out and inspected the balconies and any of what they show in the photographs was true, the owner of the balcony would be cited by the city. How can an owner be held responsible for questionable repair of their balcony? They were told that condo law is not in the city's jurisdiction. There are serious building code questions they have not received sufficient answers to. Mayor Kennedy said he will address this first thing in the morning and he will get Piatak written answers to his questions. Harvey Fisher, 23875 Unit 106 and 205 said he is the owner of two condominiums at the North Woods condos. He appreciates being allowed to speak at the meeting that Jay was at also on April 6. He also submitted photographic documentation and voiced his concerns. Ohio Building Code states in 106.7.1 "the materials, equipment or components shall be designed and installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions". At the meeting he was told that an azchitect or engineer's seal and signature trumps the Ohio Building Code. If that was the case, there wouldn't be any need for a building department. There are twenty-seven unanswered questions that need to be answered. Most of them have to do with safety as it relates to the choice of materials and use of assemblies on the project. Wood that is forty-seven years old rots from getting wet and dry. He replaced his balcony in 1977 because the wood was rotted. In October 31, 1981, the Board President at that time stated in the North Woods newsletter that he found out through a contractor that they had termites and rotten wood which affected the structural members and caused them to be weaker. The four page state of Ohio disclosure form used when a home is going to be sold lists a lot of defects including rotten termite damage. In September 2008, an engineer's report revealed rotten wood in some of the balconies. This should have been removed and affects the value of the condos. If this rotten wood was identified in 1981 and has gone through wet dry cycles since then, he doesn't think it has become any better. The decks are connected with forty-seven year old rotten, deteriorated wood. Councilman Kearney asked if these 10 ~~~... , . .~.,..xy. _...: ~d , .,