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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION -MAY 5, 2004 . 6 \ sprinklers in order to keep the buildings together and he believed that decision was better left to the fire and building departments as to how that happened. He noted he did not want to eliminate the use of the sprinklers, . Commissioner Ricke suggested modifying condition number 6 so that "the applicant shall use either sprinklers in the temporary modular classroom building, or provide direct exits from each classroom to the outside, or both as determined in accordance with the Building Inspector and the Fire Marshal." She asked it that would be agreeable. Commissioner Zimmerman stated he would favor requiring emergency exists to the classroom and then sprinklers at the discretion of the City Engineer. Commissioner Larson pointed out that they might be mandating something that is not mandated by building Fire Code. He stated they might be eliminating some options the College had. He stated he did not want to be in the position of mandating things that the Codes did not address and eliminating options for applicant on this. He suggested that perhaps this be left to the Building Official and the Fire Marshal. Commissioner Zimmerman stated it was his concern that there be emergency exists, one way or the other. Commissioner Larson suggested they change that to say "that the applicant install exits directly to the exterior from each classroom". Chair Sand noted that is what the condition said right now. Commissioner Larson indicated there were no openings along the one side, except for . windows, but if it came down to sprinkling, it might be that those windows could not be there because of construction of the walls, so there was a lot of things that entered into that and he did not want to take any options away from them. However, so that they would not belabor it, he would agree with Commissioner Ricke's suggestion. Commissioner Ricke clarified that what she suggested was one or the other or both, as determined by the Building Official and Fire Marshal and she did not know if that was acceptable to Commissioner Zimmerman, Commissioner Zimmerman stated he would not accept the amendment. He indicated his own personal feelings were to hold fast for emergency exists and for sprinklers at the discretion ofthe City Engineer. Chair Sand noted as of now there was a pending motion without the last amendment that read with respect to paragraph 6, "That the applicant shall either sprinkle the temporary modular classroom building and also have exits". Commissioner Zimmerman noted he had removed the sprinkler requirements. Chair Sand stated they would strike the first phrase, Commissioner Zimmerman stated he wanted emergency exits. Chair Sand noted that Commissioner Larson was saying that if the Building Official . should say based on building materials on the adjacent structure, they would have to have sprinklcrs as well as exits; then the way the motion was phrased, it would take away the ability to have sprinklers.