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BOARD OF APPEALS
City of Cape Girardeau
P.O. Box 617
Cape Girardeau, MO 63702-0617
April 8, 1993
The Board of Appeals met Thursday, April 8, 1993 at 7: 00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers, City Hall, 401 Independence St.
Members Present:
Ralph Flori, Dave Pfeiffer,
Tony Sebek,
Members Absent:
Roy Halbert, Thomas Phillips
Call to order at 7 : 10 p.m. by Ralph Flori, Chairman.
Roll call.
( Upon motion made, the minutes of the February 11, 1993 meeting were
unanimously approved.
Variance Requests:
In a request by Blattner and Associates to reduce the number of
plumbing fixtures required in Section P 1202 . 1 of the BOCA
Plumbing Code, for their building under construction at 2050 Rust
Ave. , Tony Sebek motioned to approve the following stipulations:
That the fixtures in the shop area include: two (2) water
closets; one (1) urinal, two (2) lavatories, one (1) emergency
shower, one (1) service sink and one (1) water fountain. In
addition, the main sewer drain line is to be sized to meet the
BOCA requirements. David Pfeiffer seconded the motioned and the
motion passed by unanimous vote. The request for variance for
the plumbing requirements for the office area was tabled until
further notice.
Old Business:
The Board continued their discussion on the adoption of the BOCA
National Property Maintenance Code/1990. City staff submitted
their final draft of the review of the maintenance code and the
ens Board reviewed it item by item, receiving comments from members
of the audience. Items of concern were: what would be the time
limit given to correct a code violation before penalty is
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Old Business (cont'd. ) :
assessed; Section 110-2 of the Code concerning demolition of
condemned properties and how to enforce the removal of lead
paint. It was also requested that a list of cities who have
adopted the BOCA Maintenance Code be submitted to the City
Council.
Tony Sebek motioned that voting on adoption of the code, as
amended, be tabled until all five members of the Board were
present to vote. Dave Pfeiffer seconded the motion and motion
passed by ,unanimous vote. City staff was instructed to submit
the document to the City Attorney for legal review in the
meantime. A special meeting will be called before the scheduled
May meeting to vote on adoption of the Code.
Upon motion made, the meeting adjourned at 9: 16 p.m. The next
regular meeting of the Board of Appeals is scheduled for May 13,
1993 at 7 : 00 p.m. . Board members will be notified as to the time
and date of the special meeting.
Respectfully Submitted,
ph Flori
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Chairman
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