City of Cheyenne. Workshop May, 2012

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1 City of Cheyenne Building Code Workshop May, 2012

2 Presentation Overview Introduction ti HP Background in Cheyenne Ordinance (Demolition) Efforts to Revitalize Downtown Concerns with Codes Project Genesis Complaints Project Goals EducationofCityEmployees of Employees, LocalProfessionals, BuildingOwners Worksheet Overall: Create a stable investment environment Code Overview Zoning Code Building Code Fire Code Accessibility

3 Introduction Jim Flesher Senior Planner, City of Cheyenne Staff to Historic Preservation Board Urban Planning Office Director is DDA liaison (ex officio member) Joining Main Street Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board Established 1983 Certified Local Government 11 members

4 Historic Preservation in Cheyenne City Code Regulations Demolition Permits No design review* Few incentives No budget

5 Historic Preservation in Cheyenne Project Overview Buildings Business Bankers g Conference Dana Crawford (SHPO Grant) Goal: Motivate Market Based Preservation by identifying ways to make HP financially sound. Result: Recommended Strategic Revitalization Plan

6 Historic Preservation in Cheyenne l k ( ) Project: Historic Placemaking (SHPO) Goal: Create a community supported revitalization plan for Downtown. Develop strategic approach to preservation via revitalization Intended to provide strategies that can be adopted by anyone in the community (i.e. not City/Govt led.) Grouped Strategies into 7 buckets, identified team leaders, key action items

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8 Historic Placemaking Project Problems Identified d Missing real estate product (land uses) Overdue maintenance Under performing businesses Uneven streetscape environment Gapsin the business types (occupants) Crumbling historic buildings/empty lots Too few people/shoppers Poor image Lack of will

9 Historic Preservation in Cheyenne Building Code Workshop As part of Placemaking, discussions often pointed to an issue with Building Codes. Codes are an easy scapegoat. Additional concerns expressed via several of the projects mentioned before. Project tgoals: Building Codes Education of Staff & Building Owners Coincided id dwith ihupdating Building Codes Trying to address property owner concerns Sample Historic Building Assessment Identify typical building code hurdles Demonstrate the benefits of HBA to owners Might jumpstart subject building restoration Worksheet to helpdiscussand agree onproblems/solutions Recommendations of changes to code, funding sources, etc.

10 Code Overview Intro. to applicable codes: Zoning ( UDC in Cheyenne) Property uses Landscaping Design Parking Building Codes (IBC) Life, health, safety issues inside the building Building occupancy Intensity of Use Accessibility Fire Code (IFC) Operation of the building How many people? How much combustible material? How to get out in an emergency? Construction Specifications Sidewalk slopes, etc.

11 Zoning Code Uses Central Business District (Cheyenne Unified Development Code) Allowed uses: Residential: Single family houses, duplexes, townhouses Live/Work Mixed use Dwelling Civic Uses: Neighborhood Assembly (e.g. small churches), Community Assembly (e.g. large churches) Educational Facilities Service and Commercial Uses: Service Business, Child Care Entertainment Venues Hotels Medical Clinics, Offices Retail (convenience stores, neighborhood retail, large scale retail, grocery store, etc.) Bars and Liquor Stores Auto Repair (requires Board of Adjustment approval) Food Service (restaurants) Industrial: Limited Industrial Public Service Uses: Public Parking Government Facility

12 Building Code Occupancy Classifications Assembly (A 1 through h A 5) (Theaters, restaurants, t nightclubs, churches, museums, etc.) Business (B) )(Professional services, banks, etc.) Educational (E) (Through 12 th grade, including child care) Factory and Industrial (F 1, F 2) High Hazard (H 1 through H 5) (Flammable, corrosive, etc.) Institutional (I) (Group homes, hospitals, assisted living, jails) Mercantile (M) (Retail) Residential (R 1 throughr 4) Storage (S 1, S 2) Utility and Miscellaneous (U)

13 Example of IBC Occupancy Group A 3 Assembly uses intended for worship, recreation or amusement and other assembly uses not classified elsewhere in Group A, including, but not limited to: Amusement arcades Funeral parlors Art galleries Gymnasiums Auditoriums Indoor swimming pools Bowling alleys Indoor tennis courts Churches h Lecture halls Community halls Libraries Courtrooms Museums Dance halls Passenger stations (waiting area) Exhibition halls Pool and billiard parlors Changing a building from art galleries to Changing a building from art galleries to museums is a change of use.

14 Building Code Occupancies The Building Code doesn t prohibit uses, it limits i the area allowed depending on use, construction, and other factors. Buildings don t have to be brought up to current code if they don t change use and there aren t alterations. Otherwise, code requirements apply. Fire Code requirements may be retroactive. Annual inspections to ensure fire doors aren t blocked, etc.

15 FIRE SUPPRESSION: Inclusionoffull of full fire suppression will allow for increases in building area and stories. Type III B Construction ; A 2 Occupancy Without Sprinkler: 2 stories, With Sprinkler: 3 stories, 19,000 SF allowed 38,000 SF allowed

16 FIRE SUPPRESSION: Type III B Construction ; B Occupancy Without Sprinkler: 3 stories, With Sprinkler: 4 stories, 57,000 SF allowed 95,000 SF allowed

17 Building and Fire Codes Changing expectations Accessibility Site considerations (sidewalk, parking) Building considerations Surfaces, Door Width, Slope, Directness Bathrooms Access to upper/lower levels l NPS Preservation Brief 32: Making Historic Properties Accessible SHPO

18 International Existing Building Code The intent of this code is to provide flexibility to permit the use of alternative approaches to achieve compliance with minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare insofar as they are affected by the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation of existing buildings.

19 International Existing Building Code Gives additional options for meeting code requirements Includes more leniency for historic buildings Still requires minimum i life/safety f standards d

20 Pro s and Con s of Adopting the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) Pro s Allows more flexibility for existing and historic buildings than IBC Incentive for preserving historic buildings (not as strict requirements) Con s May require more staff time to administer Training

21 Building Assessment Property selection Size Ownership Floor Plans Vacant or occupied?

22 Carey Block Building (17 th & Carey Ave.)

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29 CAREY BUILDING ASSESSMENT FINDINGS: CASE STUDY ASSESSMENT Inside Outside Metal Paneling

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37 HISTORIC BUILDING ASSESSMENTS: All components of a building including: Roof Exterior Walls Windows & Doors Finishes Structural systems Mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Code and ADA compliance. Range of Assessments: Windshield Rapid Visual Screening Historic Structures Assessment CASE STUDY ASSESSMENT

38 CAREY BUILDING ASSESSMENT FINDINGS: CASE STUDY ASSESSMENT Roof

39 CAREY BUILDING ASSESSMENT FINDINGS: CASE STUDY ASSESSMENT Mechanical

40 CASE STUDY ASSESSMENT RAPID VISUAL SCREENING (RVS):

41 SCENARIO 1: Change ofoccupancy 3 Change of Occupancy 2 CASE STUDY CODE UPGRADES Basement: Restaurant (A 2) 1 st Floor: Restaurant (A 2); Retail (M) 2 nd Floor: Residential (R) 3 rd Floor: Residential (R) 1 B

42 SCENARIO 2: NoChange ofoccupancy 3 No Change of Occupancy 2 Basement: Retail (M) 1 st Floor: Retail (M) 2 nd Floor: Residential l(r) 3 rd Floor: Residential (R) CASE STUDY CODE UPGRADES 1 B

43 Top 10 Codes Issues 1. Change of Use 2. Accessibility 3. Means of egress 4. Fire suppression 5. Structure damage Owner Issues 1. Lack of funds 2. Thinking the Building Official is your design professional 3. Not having a building assessment performed 4. Unrealistic expectations of what it takes to rehabilitate a historic building 5. Lack of understanding about building codes It s not just one code (IFC, IPC, IMC, etc.)

44 Next Steps 1. Review written report. (Will be posted on 2. Adopt 2012 Codes including IEBC. 3. Look for ways to help property owners obtain Historic Building Assessments. 4. Explore funding to help pay for fire sprinkler systems and other upgrades. 5. Promote other incentives for Downtown revitalization.

45 Project Team Case Study Anderson Hallas Architects Historic Building Evaluation / Project Lead o Nan Anderson, Principal o Ben Heppe, Project Architect JVA Structural Engineers Structural Evaluation o Dan Cooke, Senior Project Engineer, Director of Historic Preservation Colorado Code Consulting, LLC Code Evaluation o Tom Meyers Staff Jim Flesher, Senior Planner Matt Ashby, Director of Planning B Wil Chi f B ildi Offi i l Bruce Wilson, Chief Building Officials Jon Narva, Fire Prevention Chief

46 Contact Information: Jim Flesher (307) Nan Anderson (303) Tom Meyers d t (303)