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Amending Council File RLH FCO 19-126, adopted December 18, 2019, to grant Kevin Roepe or Craig Mader an additional extension for a Fire Inspection Correction Notice for property at 584 FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH.
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WHEREAS, on December 18, 2019, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul adopted Council File #RLH 19-126, said Resolution being the memorialization of an appeal to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 584 Fairview Avenue North; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Hearing recommended that the City Council grant the appeal for an extension with compliance in reducing the volume of chemicals stored, based on meeting the following conditions and deadlines:
1. remove all flammables from the warehouse and place within the flammable storage room by January 3, 2020;
2. submit an emergency management plan based on current warehouse conditions by January 3, 2020 and another plan based on improved conditions by May 15, 2020;
3. isolate all Oxidizers into Oxidizer Storage Room and remove all combustible material from the Oxidizer Storage Room by January 3, 2020;
4. reduce Class IIIB liquids to below Maximum Allowable Quantities in warehouse by January 20, 2020;
5. submit permit for fire alarm system by January 20, 2020 - with upgrades completed by March 1, 2020; and
6. prepare and submit for Fire Inspection staff review a scope of work for the final design for installation of spill containment improvements, fire separations, ventilation system improvements and other requirements by February 3, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Hearing Officer recommended that the City Council refer to Legislative Hearing on February 11, 2020 the matter of reviewing Harcros Chemical proposals and developing a written alternative means of compliance with the Minnesota State Fire Code for the ongoing storage of the hazardous materials described in the September 5, 2019 and December 16, 2019 Summit Companies report - which shall include provisions addressing
1. all physical building improvements, to include installation of spill containment improvements, fire separations, ventilation system improvements, means of egress and other requirements;
2. proposed Maximum Allowable Quantities for each hazardous material storage classification and location;
3. provide for review and comment all existing and updated HMIS, HMMP, Operating and emergency procedures, emergency plan, spill mitigation, accident procedures, and similar;
4. provide written plan for management of change of the documents in item 3 above;
implement and follow stringent safety audit procedures; and
WHEREAS, the Appellant is requesting additional extension to install a building-wide sprinkler system, rather than continue with implementing an alternative means of compliance with the Fire Inspection Orders; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Hearing Officer recommends granting additional extension conditioned on the safety measures ennumerated above remaining in place; Now Therefore, Be It,
RESOLVED, that an extension is hereby granted to August 1, 2020 to become code compliant by virtue of installing sprinkler system.