Ms. Goodwin explained that it is common for changes to occur between the |
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time a site plan is approved at the conceptual level in terms of its |
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compliance with zoning ordinance requirements. The Fire Department has |
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fire prevention ordinances that they administer. She acknowledged that |
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sometimes changes occur. Mr. Hartner did indicate in his letter that the |
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building plans that he is now reviewing differ from the original approved site |
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plan. She did not receive a revised site plan from the applicant indicating |
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those changes were to be reflected on a site plan. There is a letter to the |
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file indicating there were changes based on the building plans that were |
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submitted. She has a recommendation for approval of the site plan from |
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the Fire Department. The BOCA code comes into play when building plans |
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are reviewed. BOCA requirements typically are not reviewed at the time |
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the site plan is presented because the plan examiner does not participate |
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in the site plan review process. Ordinance Enforcement officers are |
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charged with that. Part of the issue is that the two plan examiners are also |
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doing construction plan review. There was not adequate communication |
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between the Building Department, the applicant, and the Planning |
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Ms. Goodwin understood the Planning Commission's reluctance to move |
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on this plan if there are other changes that are not reflected on it. Ms. |
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Goodwin acknowledged that the site layout is the same. The concept is the |
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same as what was presented to the Planning Commission last year. It |
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appears that the size of the building has been reduced. If the Planning |
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Commission felt that the plan needs to come back for further review, that |
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can be done. An alternative would be to extend the site plan as it was |
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presented originally. If there are significant modifications involving fire |
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safety, then that can be brought back to the table. She believed that the |
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