Owner / Applicant Information

Scott

Brosman

Camp Tecumseh YMCA Outdoor Center

12653 WEST TECUMSEH BEND ROAD

BROOKSTON

47923

Phone

7655642898

[email protected]

Submitter Information

Ralph

Gerdes

Ralph Gerdes Consultants, LLC

5510 S. East St, Suite E

Indianapolis

Phone

3177873750

[email protected]

Designer Information

Steven

Gloyeske

Scholer Corporation

111 Walter Scholer Drive

Lafayette

Phone

7654741478

[email protected]

Project Information

Staff Housing Development

12653 West Tecumseh Bend Road

Brookston

47923

County

CARROLL

Project Type

New

Addition

Alteration

Existing

Change of Occupancy

Project Status

F=Filed U or Null=Unfiled

IDHS Issued Correction order?

Violation Issued by:

Local Building Official

Phone:

3176950719

Email:

[email protected]

Local Fire Official

3176950719

Email:

[email protected]

Phone:

Variance Details

Code Name:

Other Code (Not in the list provided)

2014 InBC, Table 1018.1

Conditions:

Corridors will not be one (1) hour fire-rated walls. Code requires residential corridors serving more than 10 persons to be one (1) hour. Code population is approximately 90 persons, using dormitory factors.

DEMONSTRATION THAT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE ARE PROTECTED:

1=Non-compliance with the rule will not be adverse to the public health, safety or w

2= Applicant will undertake alternative actions in lieu of compliance with the rule to ensure that granting of the variance will not be adverse to public health, safety, or welfare. Explain why alternative actions would be adequate (be specific).

Facts:

Cabins are designed for eight (8) persons per side. Actual population for corridors will be eight (8) persons.

Cabins will have interconnected smoke alarms.

Each sleeping room will have escape window.

DEMONSTRATION OF UNDUE HARDSHIP OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE:

Imposition of the rule would result in an undue hardship (unusual difficulty) because of physical limitations of the construction site or its utility services.

Imposition of the rule would result in an undue hardship (unusual difficulty) because of major operational problems in the use of the building or structure.

Imposition of the rule would result in an undue hardship (unusual difficulty) because of excessive costs of additional or altered construction elements.

Imposition of the rule would prevent the preservation of an architecturally or a historically significant part of the building or structure

Facts:

Cost of providing rated walls, rated fire doors, door closers and fire / smoke dampers is the hardhip. Buildings will have low population of adults.

Variance Details

Code Name:

Other Code (Not in the list provided)

2014 InBC, 903.2.8, 903.3.1.2

Conditions:

Two (2) new cabins housing 16 persons each are required to be sprinklered per NFPA 13R. Buildings of approximately 4,600 sq.ft. each will be sprinklered per NFPA 13D - One and Two Family Dwellings.

DEMONSTRATION THAT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE ARE PROTECTED:

1=Non-compliance with the rule will not be adverse to the public health, safety or w

Facts:

1. Each sleeping room will have access to two (2) exits and one (1) escape window.
2. Exit travel distance is approximately 50 feet.
3. Interconnected smoke alarms will be provided.
4. Previous 7 cabins have variances not to sprinkler (15-06-32)(09-09-01)(and 2010 var).
5. Current Commission has approved two (2) other cabin projects without sprinklers (18-03- 05)(18-03-74(b)).

DEMONSTRATION OF UNDUE HARDSHIP OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE:

Imposition of the rule would result in an undue hardship (unusual difficulty) because of physical limitations of the construction site or its utility services.

Imposition of the rule would result in an undue hardship (unusual difficulty) because of major operational problems in the use of the building or structure.

Imposition of the rule would result in an undue hardship (unusual difficulty) because of excessive costs of additional or altered construction elements.

Imposition of the rule would prevent the preservation of an architecturally or a historically significant part of the building or structure

Facts:

There is no water supply for a NFPA 13R sprinkler system. Hardship is the cost, estimated at over $100,000 to provide a NFPA 13R sprinkler system.

Variance Details

Code Name:

Other Code (Not in the list provided)

2014 InBC, 708.1

Conditions:

Sleeping rooms will not have one (1) hour fire partitions separating sleeping rooms from remainder of building. Code requires one (1) hour fire partitions for sleeping rooms.

DEMONSTRATION THAT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE ARE PROTECTED:

1=Non-compliance with the rule will not be adverse to the public health, safety or w

Facts:

Buildings are small with relatively low adult population. Sleeping rooms will have escape windows. Interconnected smoke alarms will be provided. Buildings will have NFPA 13D sprinkler system.

DEMONSTRATION OF UNDUE HARDSHIP OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE:

Imposition of the rule would result in an undue hardship (unusual difficulty) because of physical limitations of the construction site or its utility services.



				Imposition of the rule would result in an undue hardship (unusual difficulty) because of physical limitations of the construction site or its utility services.




				Imposition of the rule would result in an undue hardship (unusual difficulty) because of major operational problems in the use of the building or structure.




	Y			Imposition of the rule would result in an undue hardship (unusual difficulty) because of excessive costs of additional or altered construction elements.




				Imposition of the rule would prevent the preservation of an architecturally or a historically significant part of the building or structure



	Facts:			Cost of fire rated walls, fire rated doors, door closers, and dampers is the hardship. Some staff members will stay year round, most will be there May thru August.