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Hotel owner says city and county officials are requiring engineering for freestanding decks; committee offers inspection options
Summary
A hotel representative reported a dispute with the city fire marshal and planning staff over permits and required engineering for two freestanding decks (planned 55x18); committee members suggested county inspection or post‑construction inspection to reduce upfront engineering costs.
A hotel representative (Speaker 5) told the committee that volunteers purchased materials and planned to build two freestanding decks for outdoor seating but that the city fire marshal and planning staff were holding up a building permit and asking for engineering documentation, which the representative said would make the project prohibitively expensive.
Speaker 5 said the decks would be approximately…
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