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  • 1.  Office and Restroom required ; Unmanned Non-climate ; city using 2018 building codes

    Posted 11-20-2024 02:27 PM
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    Hi, I submitted to city a preliminary site plan for 17k SF (divided into 5 buildings, attached site plan) non-climate drive up facility, I was told I need to include an office and restroom as well as fire sprinklers, 

    Does anyone have a case / "legal" precedent I can use to argue for "NOT" providing either, does TSSA have a resident expert than can assist me with this? 

    I am planning to provide electrical only for a sign, exterior (wall pack) lighting and a gate motor, No water service,  a 96 gallon roll away (residential style) trash container, they are also requiring a 3 wall masonry trash enclosure with a steel gate....   

    Thanks, 

    Roy

    830-765-7675

    PS they said I also need to provide parking for 5 bicycles and 5 foot sidewalk in the front, I am next to farmland 



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    Roy Ramon
    Rio Bravo Capital, LLC
    McAllen TX
    (830) 765-7675
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  • 2.  RE: Office and Restroom required ; Unmanned Non-climate ; city using 2018 building codes

    Posted 11-20-2024 02:35 PM
    They don't want you to build it. Cities and counties did similar things to "RV" parks (curbing required, paved roads inside park etc etc). Some counties require sprinkler systems on Climate controlled units and some don't. Never heard of it being required on NON-climate control units.
    I built outside of the city limits. NON of your list of requirements. Plus no blue prints, permits, trash containers, water or sewer. Find a better location








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  • 3.  RE: Office and Restroom required ; Unmanned Non-climate ; city using 2018 building codes

    Posted 11-21-2024 02:58 PM

    requirement for fire sprinklers is controlled by the size of building not generally if it is climate controlled.  Usually about 10,000 sf.  In the old days buildings could be artificially divided into sections with a fire wall, but that is not allowed any more.  



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    Doug Hunt
    Owner
    Owners Management Company, Inc.
    Lancaster TX
    (214) 742-9499
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  • 4.  RE: Office and Restroom required ; Unmanned Non-climate ; city using 2018 building codes

    Posted 12-09-2024 01:21 PM

    I had to get special permission from the city of San Antonio to not build a restroom.  I told them I run facilities remotely and we will not have an office or parking so why do we need to have a bathroom.  They said they would waive the requirement if that was the case. 



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    Ryan McLeaird
    Jourdanton's Own Mini Storage
    San Antonio TX
    (210) 410-6215
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