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December 31, 2015
Re: Status of Alterations to 421 N. Main Street — Ruby Owl Tap Room
Per your request we were to advise you of the status of the alterations at 421 N. Main
Street. It is our understanding that this request relates to the liquor license. A number
of issues have come up which have caused delays to the building alterations.
Although it appears that the project is not progressing, considerable money has been
spent on design fees, demolition of the front facade, demolition of the interior ceiling,
structural repair of the wood floor joists and a now electrical service.
Some of the issues causing the delays are as follows:
0 A building code variance was drafted, submitted and approved to provide a
greater fire barrier at the second floor in lieu of a more costly'fire sprinkler
system.
0 In removing the plaster ceiling it was found that considerable wood floor joist
repair was required. Those repair plans have been submitted to Inspections and
the floor joist repair work has been recently completed.
a There are also common structural members between 421 & 423 N. Main that
have required structural investigation, design and detailing of repairs. The
owners of both 421 & 423 had to be consulted and a corrective structural repair
to these common members had to be designed to the satisfaction of both
owners. It should be noted that the owners of The Ruby Owl are a tenant in the
space, not the owner of the building. Therefore, these structural issues are not
their responsibility to correct and as a result, the timetable to correct these issues
is also out of their control and is entirely up to the building owner, not the tenant.
We hope this satisfies your request. If you have any further questions please contact
our office.
Respectfully,
Thomas R. Karrels, P.E.
1934 Algoma Blvd Oshkosh W1 54901 P 920.426.4470 F 920.426,8847,
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