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City of Oshkosh - Dept of Community Development
Inspectiou Services Division
PO Box 1130
215 Church Ave
Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130
Ph (920) 236-5050 Fax (920) 236-5084
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Jackson Kinney, Director of Community Development
FROM: Allyn Dannhoff, Director ofInspection Services /ft1
DATE: May 5, 2004
RE: Exclusive Company East Entrance/Canopy Addition Code Requirements
The renovation/alteration plans for the Exclusive Company project at 318 N. Main St
incorporates a new entrance with a canopy at the east wall of the building. This east wall is a fire
division wall that sits on the property line that separates this property ITom the City owned
parking lot to the east State of Wisconsin Building Code prohibits openings in a Fire Division
wall in this situation because it is on a property line, thus compromising the protective features a
fire division wall is intended to provide. This same code also prohibits buildings ITom crossing
property lines.
Code research has determined that this proposed entrance and canopy can be allowed if an
easement is granted authorizing such activity. This easement will need to address two issues:
1. The easement must first allow the owner of 318 N. Main St to construct the proposed
entrance canopy on the City owned property.
2. The easement must then provide a permanent No Build Easement for an area surrounding the
outside perimeter of the canopy. Per COMM Table 62.602, this easement must extend 30'
ITom the south, east and north faces of the canopy. The distance ITom the north face ofthe
canopy need only to extend to the City Right of Way ifthis distance is less than 30'. The
reason that 30' is needed in all directions is because this is an open, non-fire resistive rated
structure.
Easements of this nature must then become a recorded document for both parcels ofland as it
affects the conditions of development of both parcels.