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ARCHITECTS INC.
DIRECTORS -
Roy S.Brown,A.►A.
Edward L.Jendrv,A.1A Office of the Building Inspector
PRINCIPALS City of Northampton
Taylor T.Dueker,A.IA.
C.J.'1iitham 210 Main Street
SENIOR ASSOCIATE Northampton, Massachusetts 01060
Steve T.Drakulich,A.IA
ASSOCIATE
Ann Lawrence Knox Attention: Frank Sienkiewicz
Building Inspector
Re: Stairway Repairs
Hampton Gardens Apartments
Dear Frank:
The purpose of this letter is to record the
understandings and agreements that were reached in our
meeting with Gerard Hughes of Hampton Gardens on
September 7, 1993 in your office regarding the Hampton
Gardens Stairway repair project.
The points that were agreed upon were as follows:
1. The occupancy of the units exiting onto the roof
exitways would not be classified as Use Group R-2,
but would be classified as Use Group R-3 , one and
two family dwelling units.
2. With the R-3 Use classification, the width of the
new stairs can be reduced to 36 inches in width as
per the Massachusetts State Building Code, Section
816. 2. 1, Exception No. 3 .
3 . Only one handrail is required for the stair since
the new stair width is less than 44 inches as per
the Massachusetts State Building Code, Section
816 . 5.
4. Sonotubes would be acceptable for the post
foundations which are excavated with an auger
method so that a mushroom spread of concrete pours
out of the bottom of the sonotube, forming an
integral footing.
5 . Tempered safety glass would be installed in the
windows that are adjacent to where the new stairs
will be located.
78 MAIN STREET/NORTHAMPTON,MASSACHUSETTS 01060 (413)584-7224 A 109 CONCORD STREET/FRAMINGHAM,MASSACHUSETTS 01701 (617)872.8373
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Mr. Frank Sienkiewicz
September 21 , 1993
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The above comments reflect my understanding of the
agreements reached at our meeting. If your
interpretations differ from those mentioned above,
please let me know so that I may proceed with the
necessary stairway repairs as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
ARCHITECTS INC.
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Edward L. Jen , A I . .
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cc: Gerard Hughes