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CITY of ANDO VER <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />COPIES TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />REFERENCE: <br /> <br />Mavor and City Council: Citv Attorney <br /> <br />Clayton ~erg~ Ramse¥ Buildinq Official; Ramse¥ Mayor and City Council <br />David Almqren, Building Official <br /> <br />May 11, 1981 <br /> <br />House Built in 1972 at 16566 Arqon Street N.W. <br /> <br />This house was built for Mr. and Mrs. George Reff in 1972 by Ewen McClellan. From <br />construction to the present time, there have been many problems with this house, <br />some of which have been documented. <br /> <br />The following is data which is known: <br /> <br />The plans were drawn by Phillips Plan Service, 1916 W. 78th Street, Bloomington, <br />884-1787 on June 3, 1972. <br /> <br />2. The Building Permit was issued by Ramsey on July 19, 1972, Permit #608, signed <br /> . by William Pittman.' <br /> <br />3. The septic, system permit was issued August 1, 1972 and signed by Dallas Feligy. <br /> <br />4. The plumbing was done by Malone Plumbing. <br /> <br />5. 'The fireplace contractgr was Paul Moorhouse. <br /> <br />6. The general contractor was Ewen McClellan. <br /> <br />ter the house was constructed, it was found that the truss rafters, made and supplied <br />Stuart Lumber Company (Siscar style) would not hold the roof load in'the kitqhen/ <br />front room area. The ridge section started to sag. This was corrected and compensated <br />for by Stuart Lumber Company. <br /> <br />The heade'rs over the dining room and front room windows are said to be double 2x12~ <br />The windows are 12 feet wide and on the roof bearing side. This is not strong enough <br />and evidence of sagging is present. <br /> <br />There are two fireplaces; a single downstairs and a double face upstairs, upstairs. <br />being 1st floor. The lower fireplace and chimney are of faulty construction and <br />cannot be used; the firebox area is caulked with'insulation and just about all of the <br />tile liners in the chimney are cracked which allows smoke to escape into the attic <br />area. This is a fire hazard. The owner said it has been this way since it was new. <br /> <br />There is a sewage ejector pump under the basement floor which is accessible through <br />a trap door. This is not vented; the place for the vent pipe is capped off. This is <br />a hazard because of sewer gas buildup. <br /> <br />In 1973 the owners called the State Building Code Department and two people came out; <br />one was Arnold G. Olson. They looked at everything and nothing was done about <br /> <br /> <br />