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Commission agrees covered decks treated as rooms under building code; staff to enforce firewall and setback rules
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission discussed a proposal to allow covered decks to extend to the property line between attached units if fire-protection measures are met. Commissioners directed staff to follow International Building Code interpretations used by Sioux Falls and require firewalls, foundations and sprinklering where applicable.
The Planning and Zoning Commission on May 15 directed staff to interpret covered decks as equivalent to enclosed rooms for zoning and building-code purposes, with the result that covered decks must meet setbacks and applicable fire-protection requirements.
The discussion focused on an applicant proposal for Chestnut Ridge (submitted by Mr. Van Overshield) asking to allow elevated, covered decks to extend between property lines on attached residential units. Staff and commissioners said that when a roofed, covered deck is not open and unenclosed it is treated like a room: it must meet setback requirements and…
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