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Ted D. Bair-
5794 Nor-th 'E' Str-eet
San Ber-nar-dino, Ca. 92407
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14 September- 1986
To the Mayor- and Common Council,
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On the 5th of September- 1986 the Boar-d of Building
Commissioner-s voted to abate a pub I ic nuesance on my
pr-oper-ty at 571B Nor-th 'D' Str-eet (pr-oject 12514). The
nuesance is the r-econstr-uction of our- home. I would like to
appeal that decision to yoU and your- council for- the
following r-easons.
Fir-st of all this matter- has been on going since the
Panor-ama Fir-e in 1980, so details pr-ior- to the September- 5th
Boar-d of Building Commissioner-s meeting ar-eon public
r-ecor-d, which you have access to.
At the last City Council meeting, which was the day Mayor-
Wilcox star-ted, my case was dismissed. I had a loan package
in my possesion and r-econstr-uction had alr-eady star-ted. The
day I pour-ed the slab, the pr-oper-ty was posted by the
Building and Saftey Depar-tment. At the Boar-d bf Building
Commissioner-s meeting I was given 90 days to show pr-ogr-ess.
The pr-oper-ty was posted again at the end ~f August for- a
show cause to the Boar-d of Buildi'ng Commissioner-s on
September- 5th. At that meeting I was asked why the house was
not completed? My under-standing was .pr-ogr-ess. at the pr-ior-
metting. I explained what pr-ogr-ess had taken place in the
last 90 days. This was unacceptable to them. I bel ieve that
the Boar-d of Building Commissioner-s do not want to be
bother-ed with tr-ivia and enjoy passing the puck to someone
else. I assur-e yOU the r-econstr-uction of our- home is not
tr-ivia, but ver-y ser-ious to us.
The planned constr-uction after- the slab was pour-ed is 21
concr-ete tilt-up wall panels, which ar-e the main floor-
inter-ior- and exter-ior- walls. Each wall had to be dr-awn out,
after- measur-ements fr-om the new slab wer-e taken, and
engineer-ed for- pick points. Since the panels ar-e to be
pour-ed at the job site, the cor-r-ect location on the site had
to be chosen for- the cr-ane to maneuver- for- tilt-up and
placement. Since it's a one time event for- the cr-ane to
place the walls tr-ue and plum the fir-st time, the only way
to assur-e this is to br-ace each wall and install the second
floor- joists, which have to be on the job site at that time.
Since the second floor- ventalation system is installed in
the floor-, car-e had to be taken on the placement of the
ducting as to not penitr-ate a joist or- beam. With the
pr-esent joist layout and beam location, this was not
possible. So I have contr-acted the Tr-us Joist Cor-por-ation in
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Chino for calculation and construction of floor trusses.
Upon the initial bid by the Trus Joist Corp., replacement of
the joists for trusses was possible, but much more costly.
With re-evaluation of the house plans, it was found that the
original design had the second floor, on the west side,
cantilevered out 3 feet. Then at a later date, the main
floor west wall (Kitchen/dinning> was brought out to be in
line with the second floor wall, which el iminated the
cantilever. However the floor joist pattern was not changed
for some reason at that time. Upon further inspection and
counsultation with a civil engineer at Joe Bonidaman and
Associates. It was decided that th. layout could indeed be
revised to provide a strong and to the UCBC as well as cost
savings layout for the floor trusses.
At the present, I have submitted engineering cales from Joe
Bonidaman and Associates for some beams to the Trus Joist
Corp in Chino. Their engineers are worKing on the trus and
beam cales and shou I d have them bacK by Sep hmber 19 for me
to submit to the Building and Saftey for approval.
I can not stress enough the concern we have for completing
our construction. This is not an idle project and we want it
finished as well as everyone else. Once the main floor walls
are up, things should go quicKer. There will be more
sub-contractors lnvolved.
I sincerely hope you can see your way clear to allow us to
continue reconstructing our home and help el iminate these
costly delays and aggravations that are totaly unproductive.
Sincerely,
Ted D. Bair
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Jane S. Bair
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