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,- " " , . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM ===== ==- DATE: November 09, 1992 TO: Dorthy Person, City Administrator FROM: David W. Kriesel, Building Official SYBJECT: Determination of Classification of Lower Level and Valuation at 1178 Benton Way =======================---------------------------------------== On November 2, 1992 I received an application for a building permit to remodel and improve the "basement" at 1178 Benton Way. My review found the Lower Level to be classified not as a base- ment but as a story, requiring a higher valuation. This resulted in a protest by the owner, Mr. Scott Larson. . After a phone call from Mike Godfrey of the Minnesota Building Codes and Standards Division, I retreived the original building plans for the building: which show the lower level to meet the reequirements of a story and not as a basement. On Thursday, November 5, 1992 I verified the elevations on the drawings to be existing at the site. The submitted plans show improvments to all areas of the lower level requiring me to revalue the entire story from a basement to a story. UBC Sec. 423. "VALUE or VALUATION of a building shall be the estimated cost to replace the building and structure in kind, based on curent replacement costs, as determined in Section 304 (a) . As a practice to provide uniformity in determining valuation, I follow the recommendations outlined in the "HANDBOOK TO THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE" published by the International Conference of Building Officials of which the City is a Class A member. "The code defines the valuation or value of the building in Chapter 4 essentially as the cost of replacing the building in kind. Also, the valuation includes work such as finish work, painting, electrical and mechanical work, etc., even though separate permits are to be obtained for the mechanical and . electrical trades.