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-18- <br /> <br />Board Member Johnson verified that the Ramsey Fire Department would have the ability to <br />reach the windows with their current equipment. <br /> <br />Mr. Streich replied that they could reach the bottom of the window, but the fire fighters would <br />have to lift the ladder manually. <br /> <br />Board Member Johnson inquked if the Fire Departments pr/mary concern had t~i!do with a fire <br />starting on the roof of the building. <br /> <br />Mr. Streich replied that the Fire Departments primary concern is always:f~'S <br /> <br />Mr. Gilbertson stated that the City has a mutual aid agreement w,i~ rf~ighboring ~'i~a:apd those <br />cities don't even use their aerial ladder trucks. -~?~'~7':~' <br /> <br />Dick Kruger, 7640 145~h Lane, Ramsey, stated that his~ fi~standing,¢s that the buildih~?~ill <br />have smoke fi'ee towers, with hose connections on eac~)~i6r. <br /> <br />Mr. Streich noted that the Fire Department has not discusse~di,.~':~ifii~i~ression with the developer. <br /> <br />Bruce Iverson, 14301 Neon Street, RamseS!~',~ed if the only 'i~'}~!egarding the variance had <br /> <br />Chai,erson Nixt replied that that is predom~ly the ~'~f~:~:jJ)~; <br /> <br />Mr. Iverson stated ~at the 35 f6°t-height resMcfi~fi::.7~'as probably put into place for more reasons <br />other than safety concemS::,~:: ~' .~-.i') <br /> <br />ChaiCerson Nixt r~!ia that the p~ reagg~'~ 35 foot height resection does have to do <br />with fire suppres sion2~-:-~f '~'~, -: .,-; ............... :~.~ ~,,. -~: ? <br /> <br />Mr. Ivers~¢~ as to ~kt'-~e benefit would be to the City of Rmsey for allowing them to <br />ex ceed~ ~e3 ~'"~66~'h~}~t restfi:~fif~:~ <br /> <br />B~d' Member Jonson ~quired i~ w~ ~. Iverson's opinion that there is no benefit to the <br /> <br />m. Ive;'~?~eplied ~at~"was co~ect. <br /> <br />Board Memb~~'stated ~at the Board of Adjus~ent is not there to decide if there is a <br />benefit to ~anting':~ vafi~ce, but ~e ~ere to enforce the ordinances on the books and maybe <br />~her clm~ them. He stated that he did not see the hards~p for ~anting ~e vafi~ce. <br /> <br />John Foley, 5829 142~ Avenue, Ramsey, questioned what the benefit was to the City. He <br />assumed that the height restriction had been in place for a long time and is presuming that the <br /> <br />Board of Adjustment/June 5, 2001 <br /> Page 8 of 11 <br /> <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />