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Home My WebLink About3350 University Ave_102519WATERLOO FIRE RESCUE INSPECTION REPORT BLDG 3350 UNIVERSITY AVE, 3350 UNIVERSITY AVE, WATERLOO IA 50701 DETAILS Inspection Date: 10/25/2019 | Inspection Type: Rental Inspection | Inspection Number: 3641 | Shift: N/A | Station: N/A | Unit: N/A | Lead Inspector: BARRY STRATTON | Other Inspectors: N/A STATUS CODE DESCRIPTION FAIL 1010.1.9 - Door operations Except as specifically permitted by this section, egress doors shall be readily openable from the egress side without the use of a key or special knowledge or effort. Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: FAIL 1018.1 - General Aisles and aisle accessways serving as a portion of the exit access in the means of egress system shall comply with the requirements of this section. Aisles or aisle accessways shall be provided from all occupied portions of the exit access that contain seats, tables, furnishings, displays and similar fixtures or equipment. The minimum width or required capacity of aisles shall be unobstructed. Exception: Encroachments complying with Section 1005.7. Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: FAIL 1031.7 - Emergency escape and rescue openings Required emergency escape and rescue openings shall be maintained in accordance with the code in effect at the time of construction, and the following: Required emergency escape and rescue openings shall be operational from the inside of the room without the use of keys or tools. Bars, grilles, grates or similar devices are allowed to be placed over emergency escape and rescue openings provided the minimum net clear opening size complies with the code that was in effect at the time of construction and such devices shall be releasable or removable from the inside without the use of a key, tool or force greater than that which is required for normal operation of the emergency escape and rescue opening. Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: All windows shall be operable. Printed on 07/24/2020 @ 14:16 Page 1 of 4 STATUS CODE DESCRIPTION FAIL 703.1 - Maintenance The required fire-resistance rating of fire-resistance-rated construction, including, but not limited to, walls, firestops, shaft enclosures, partitions, smoke barriers, floors, fire-resistive coatings and sprayed fire-resistant materials applied to structural members and fire-resistant joint systems, shall be maintained. Such elements shall be visually inspected by the owner annually and properly repaired, restored or replaced where damaged, altered, breached or penetrated. Records of inspections and repairs shall be maintained. Where concealed, such elements shall not be required to be visually inspected by the owner unless the concealed space is accessible by the removal or movement of a panel, access door, ceiling tile or similar movable entry to the space. Openings made therein for the passage of pipes, electrical conduit, wires, ducts, air transfer openings and holes made for any reason shall be protected with approved methods capable of resisting the passage of smoke and fire. Openings through fire-resistance-rated assemblies shall be protected by self- or automatic-closing doors of approved construction meeting the fire protection requirements for the assembly. Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: Several holes in walls in common corridors. FAIL 703.2 - Opening protectives Opening protectives shall be maintained in an operative condition in accordance with NFPA 80. Where allowed by the fire code official, the application of field-applied labels associated with the maintenance of opening protectives shall follow the requirements of the approved third-party certification organization accredited for listing the opening protective. Fire doors and smoke barrier doors shall not be blocked or obstructed, or otherwise made inoperable. Fusible links shall be replaced promptly whenever fused or damaged. Fire door assemblies shall not be modified. Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: Door do not have proper fire rating tags on doors. FAIL 907.2.11 - Single- and multiple-station smoke alarms Listed single- and multiple- station smoke alarms complying with UL 217 shall be installed in accordance with Sections 907.2.11.1 through 907.2.11.6 and NFPA 72. Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: Smoke detectors throughout can be heard beeping. FAIL R1 - Unsafe Structures Is the structure found to be dangerous to the life, health, property or safety of either the public or occupants of the structure? (IPMC 108.1.1) Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: “Public nuisance” means a building that is a menace to the public health, welfare, or safety, or that is structurally unsafe, unsanitary, or not provided with adequate safe egress, or that constitutes a fire hazard, or is otherwise dangerous to human life, or that in relation to the existing use constitutes a hazard to the public health, welfare, or safety by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment. Printed on 07/24/2020 @ 14:16 Page 2 of 4 STATUS CODE DESCRIPTION FAIL R2 - Unsafe Equipment Was the presence of unsafe equipment noted during the inspection? Equipment may include boilers, heating equipment, elevator, moving stairways, electrical wiring, and flammable liquid containers. (IPMC 108.1.2) Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: FAIL R3 - Unfit for Human Occupancy Is the structure found to be fit for human occupancy according to the code? (IPMC 108.1.3) Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: A structure is unfit for human occupancy whenever the code official finds that such structure is unsafe, unlawful or, because of the degree to which the structure is in disrepair or lacks maintenance, is insanitary, vermin or rat infested, contains filth and contamination, or lacks ventilation, illumination, sanitary or heating facilities or other essential equipment required by this code, or because the location of the structure constitutes a hazard to the occupants of the structure or to the public. Entire building is infested, unsafe conditions exist with fire separation, unsafe plumbing, unsafe floors, unsafe doors, unsafe windows. THIS BUILDING SHALL BE VACATED UNTIL SUCH TIME THE BUILDING CAN BE REPAIRED AND MADE SAFE FOR OCCUPANCY. FAIL R4 - Exterior Property Areas Is the exterior property area maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition? This includes grading and drainage, sidewalks and driveways, weeds, and pest infestations. (IPMC 302) Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: Infestation throughout the building. FAIL R6 - Interior Structure Has the interior of the structure and equipment inside been maintained in good repair, structurally sound, and in a sanitary condition? (IPMC 305) Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: Bedbugs, cockroaches, fleas, unsanitary conditions throughout building. Holes in walls, fire separation not being met. FAIL R6.A. - Interior Structure- Unsafe Conditions Were any unsafe conditions noted during the interior inspection?(IPMC 305.1.1) Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: Infestation & unsanitary conditions. Every owner of a structure containing a rooming house, housekeeping units, a hotel, a dormitory, two or more dwelling units or two or more nonresidential occupancies, shall maintain, in a clean and sanitary condition, the shared or public areas of the structure and exterior property FAIL R6.C. - Mechanical Eqiupment Are mechanical appliances properly installed and maintained in good working condition? (IPMC 603.1) Inspector: BARRY STRATTON - Comments: Mechanical appliances, fireplaces, solid fuel-burning appliances, cooking appliances and water heating appliances shall be properly installed and maintained in a safe working condition, and shall be capable of performing the intended function. Printed on 07/24/2020 @ 14:16 Page 3 of 4 REINSPECTION DATE 11/26/2019 CONTACT SIGNATURE LANE7 LLC Signed on: 10/25/2019 @ 11:29 INSPECTOR SIGNATURE BARRY STRATTON Signed on: 10/25/2019 @ 11:29 QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR INSPECTION? BARRY STRATTON barry.stratton@waterloo-ia.org (319) 231-9147 Printed on 07/24/2020 @ 14:16 Page 4 of 4