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OSHKOSH
ON THE WATER
INSPECTION SERVICES DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
CORRECTION NOTICE
Issue Date 12/21/2000 Compliance Date 01/20/2001
Address 118 HIGH AVE
Compliance No
Inspected By Allyn Dannhoff
~ Owner
U Contractor
U Other
~ Inspector Bill Griswold
U Required for Occupancy I Occupancy launderer Notice 0 First 0 Final . Other
Introduction Research of past and present codes reveals the basement must be provided with 2 exits if it is to be occupied with
offices, breakroom and other occupied spaces. Per the present building code, if the basement area does not
exceed 3000 sf it may be used for unoccupied storage.
Name
KINGS LAUNDRY INC
Address
41 MAIN ST
City
MENASHA
State Zip Code
WI 54952 -0000
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Description
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Code Comm 54.02
Compliance No
Compliance Date 01/20/2001 IMMEDIATELY
he basement shall be provided with 2 exits or shall e limited in use to unoccupied storage if the basement does
not exceed 3000 sf. '
Summary
Please advise me (236-5045) and Bill Griswold (236-5242) what action you will take to correct this situation and
Nhen compliance will be achieved.
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Dannhoff, Allyn J
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Bryant, Clyde [cbryant@commerce.state.wLus]
Thursday, December 21,20009:29 AM
'Dannhoff, Allyn J'
Kasper, Tom
RE: Exiting from basements of older buildings
The 1920 code, Order 54.01, says that every building and every story
thereof shall have at least two exits. The exceptions to allow one exit are
for first and second story storage rooms not over 3,000sf, and the second
story of a two story office building provided the 2nd story is only offices,
less than 3,000sf, and the stair is enclosed to the outside and doesn't lead
to the basement. Neither exception applies to the case you describe below.
Sometime after 1920, the code changed to allow a floor level used only for
storage, and less than 3,000sf to have a single exit if the building is 2
stories or less [see current code, Comm 54.02(2)(a)]. We would allow your
building to take advantage of this code change even though it was
constructed prior to the date of code change.
For your building, two exits must be provided for the occupied basement used
for offices and breakroom. If the basement is used only for storage, and
has an area of 3,OOOsf, or less, a single exit will be allowed.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dannhoff, Allyn J [SMTP:adannhoff@cLoshkosh.wLus]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19,20008:15 AM
> To: Clyde Bryant (E-mail)
> Subject: Exiting from basements of older buildings
>
> Recently I went on an inspection with our Fire Inspectors. The site is a
> commercial launderer 1 cleaner. This company occupies an older building
> (built in the 1920's) and has offices and an employee breakroom in the
> basement. It is clear these offices Ibreakroom have been here for years.
> This basement has only 1 exit. Do you know if there was ever a code that
> allowed an occupied basement with one exit? If not, can this basement be
> used for storage, approximately 1/2 is used for storage of products they
> supply to businesses (towels, uniforms, rugs, etc.?)
>
> Thanks for your help.
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