Owner / Applicant Information

Mark

Tomyn

Keystone Reality Group

47 S PENNSYLVANIA ST - 10TH FL

INDIANAPOLIS

46204

Phone

3176362000

[email protected]

Submitter Information

Ralph

Gerdes

Ralph Gerdes Consultants, LLC

5510 S. East St., Suite E

Indianapolis

Phone

3177873750

[email protected]

Designer Information

Alan

Tucker

CSO Architects

8831 Keystone Crossing

Indianapolis

Phone

3178487800

[email protected]

Project Information

220 North Meridian

220 North Meridian St.

Indianapolis

46204

County

MARION

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:

3173278700

Email:

[email protected]

Local Fire Official

3173278700

Email:

[email protected]

Phone:

Variance Details

Code Name:

Other Code (Not in the list provided)

2014 InBC 905.4

Conditions:

Existing 20 story office high-rise will have change of occupancy to apartments. Existing standpipes and outlets located at main floor landings will be replaced. Code requires the outlets to be located on the intermediate landings.

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:

1.  Building will be sprinklered per NFPA 13 as required by code.
2.  2018 and 2021 Editions of IBC require the outlets to be on the main floor landings.
3.  2013, 2016 and 2019 editions of NFPA 14 have a basic requirement to locate the outlets on the main landing.

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:

Later / more recent codes require the standpipe outlets to be located on the main floor landings. Cost of patching existing holes and drilling new holes on intermediate landing is part of the hardship.

Variance Details

Code Name:

Other Code (Not in the list provided)

2014 InBC `1009.7.2

Conditions:

Existing high-rise building changing use has stair risers of 7 1/2 inches high and treads of 10 inches length. Code requires maximum 7 inch risers and 11 inch treads.

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. Building will be completely sprinklered per NFPA 13.
2. Building will comply with current high-rise requirements.

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 to rebuild stairs and potentially increase size of current shafts is the hardship.

Variance Details

Code Name:

Other Code (Not in the list provided)

2014 InBC 1014.3

Conditions:

Existing high-rise office building will have change of use to apartments. Existing Sub- basement has common path of travel of 170 feet. Code allows 100 feet for common path of travel.
Sub-basement has electrical and mechanical equipment.

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.  Building will be completely sprinklered per NFPA 13, as required by code.
2.  Sub-basement will have smoke detection system installed in corridor per NFPA 72.
3.  No storage will be permitted at this level.

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



	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:			Adding another exit stair at this level is costly and impacts 3 levels of the building.