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HomeMy WebLinkAbout224 State St - DIS-032513432 Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Phone: 608-266-2112 Division of Industry Services Web: http://dsps.wi.gov 4822 Madison Yards Way Email: dsps@wisconsin.gov Madison, WI 53705 Tony Evers, Governor Dan Hereth, Secretary May 1, 2025 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MUNICIPALITY: CITY OF OSHKOSH WINNEBAGO COUNTY SITE: THE OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN 224 STATE ST OSHKOSH, WI 54901 FOR: 224 STATE ST The submittal described above has been placed on HOLD and the review and approval is pending subject to receipt of the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and/or revised plans requested by this letter. Upon receipt of the additional information and/or revised plans, the plans will be reviewed for compliance to applicabl e Wisconsin Administrative Codes and Wisconsin Statutes. The KEY ITEM(S) must be corrected/revised and accompany the resubmittal. In your submittal, include a copy of this letter utilizing the checkboxes to indicate completed items. You will have one opportunity to address ALL the items in this letter and your response must be submitted within 15 business days of the date of this correspondence, or this submittal will be returned DENIED. Because this is a petition for variance, there is no additional charge for follow-up information submissions.  It was noted in our phone conversation that a petition for variance may not be required. The following information request is to help in that evaluation.  The designer is requested to identify, in greater detail, the building under discussion. What is the construction type? How many stories is the building and is there a basement? Is the building sprinklered throughout? What are the occupancies associated with this building and where are they located within the building? What is the floor area associated with each floor level? What are the window and door sizes, and what is the percentage of openings (window, door, etc) intended for the exterior wall of concern associated with each floor level? Are the window & door openings in the area of concern protected via fire rated assemblies or sprinklering, or not? See IBC 705.8.2. Provide an exterior elevation of the wall and the intended openings.  If it is found that the proposed percentage of openings exceeds the maximum allowable percentage based on the location of the existing easements, what does the submitter propose for equiv alent safety?  For the submitter’s information, and for future use when submitting a petition for variance, the information requested on the building of concern is required so that the petition can be differentiated from future use on different types of buildings consisting of different construction, number of stories, sprinkler status, occupancies, etc.  The submitter is informed that the section IBC 1205.2 referenced on the petition as being required to be met, is not necessarily required to be met. Specifically, IBC 1205.1 states that every space intended for human occupancy shall be Identification Numbers Application No.: DIS-032513432 Site ID No.: 202802 Please refer to all identification numbers in each correspondence with the Department. SUSAN HIRSCHBERG RH DESIGN BUILD LLC 1951 BOWEN ST OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN 54901 provided with natural light by means of exterior gla zed openings in accordance with Section 1205.2 OR shall be provided with artificial light in accordance with Section 1205.3. Typically, all rooms and spaces have the ability to be provided with light fixtures, thus natural light would not necessarily be required. Our agency offers various worksheets and checklists for the Commercial Building Code at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Programs/CommercialBuildings that may assist you in preparing your submittal. Please login to your eSLA Dashboard to upload the requested additional information. Once logged in, navigate to your plan re view and select Submit Additional Information from the Options menu . The Department will review the resubmittal within 5 working days of receipt date. Identify plan revisions by a readily discernible means such as shading, highlighting, hatching, or clouding the changed areas prior to plan submitting the revised plans. Failure to do so may delay review. If the above requested information and/or plans are not received within 15 business days of the date of this correspondence, this submittal will be returned DENIED. No fees will be refunded, and a new fee, application form, and submittal of plans/specifications will be required should you desire to continue with this project. The code in effect at the time of new submittal would apply . Inquiries concerning this correspondence may be made to me at the contact information listed below. Sincerely, Randall R. Dahmen, PE/MS Commercial Building Code Consultant, Plan Reviewer & Inspector Division of Industry Services Phone: (608) 266-3162 Email: randy.dahmen@wisconsin.gov cc: BRIAN NOE, DIS COMMERCIAL BLDG INSPECTOR, 920-420-4796, BRIAN.NOE@WISCONSIN.GOV DIANE BARTLETT, MUNICIPAL CLERK, 920 236 5094, DBARTLETT@OSHKOSHWI.GOV