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HomeMy WebLinkAbout212 MTD Occupancy Letter 05.02.2025 (1)203 WILLOW STREET SUITE A PH 508-362-8382 YARMOUTHPORT MA 02675 FAX 508-362-2828 WWW.CATALYSTARCHITECTS.COM May 2, 2025 Mr. Tim Sears (via email tsears@yarmouth.ma.us) Deputy Building Commissioner Town of Yarmouth 1146 Route 28 South Yarmouth, MA 02664 RE: Occupancy Clarification @ New Industrial Bay Building 212 Mid Tech Drive, West Yarmouth, MA Dear Mr. Sears, As we near the completion of the above project we began to look more closely at the proposed occupancy within each of the eleven (11) industrial bay units, and the Owner is also courting potential tenants, who now need this information. During our review we noticed an error in our permit drawings which we would like to clear up now. On page A0.0 within our code review table Catalyst identified the use of the building as “Storage Use” which only allows for one occupant per 300 gross square feet. When in fact we should have classified these spaces as “Industrial Use” with an allowable occupancy of one person per 100 gsf. Formally our code review allowed for only 34 persons in the entire structure; under the correct classification the building would accommodate 110 persons. However, we then compared this new higher occupancy with the permitted civil/septic plans we realized that we must divide the allowable septic flow equitably amongst the eleven units. The septic system design is based on an occupancy of only 53 Persons. Catalyst has put together the attached worksheet that looks at the size of each unit and then calculates the max allowable occupancy in that space, and in the in the far right column assigns a prorated “posted occupancy” for reach unit. The total proposed occupancy of this column matches the maximum allowable occupancy allowed under Title-V septic regulations. 203 WILLOW STREET SUITE A PH 508-362-8382 YARMOUTHPORT MA 02675 FAX 508-362-2828 WWW.CATALYSTARCHITECTS.COM Also attached is a new plan drawing (#A1.4) showing each unit with a new alphabetic name (example: Unit-A, Unit-B…..), we have also included the size and occupancy of each unit on this plan. If you agree with our findings please replay with a brief email, and my office will assist the contractor in uploading new PDF copies of our revised plans through the permitting portal in the coming days. As always, please feel free to contact me at any time with any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Kurt E. Raber Project Architect CC: Mark Grylls, Building Commissioner Waylon Lohr, Lohr Construction (Contractor) Jeff Bilezikian (Owner) Rick Fenuccio (OPM, ClearPath Advisors) Former # Unit Description Size (gross) Size (net) *Occupancy Rate Occupancy (per code) Occupancy (per net area) **Posted Occupancy 1 Unit - A South End - Right Side 1020 934 100 10 9 4 2 Unit - B Typical Middle Unit 1000 936 100 10 9 5 3 Unit - C Typical Middle Unit 1000 936 100 10 9 5 4 Unit - D Typical Middle Unit 1000 936 100 10 9 5 5 Unit - E Typical Middle Unit 1000 936 100 10 9 5 6 Unit - F Typical Middle Unit 1000 936 100 10 9 5 7 Unit - G Typical Middle Unit 1000 936 100 10 9 5 8 Unit - H Special Size Unit 1085 1029 100 10 10 5 n/a Unit - I Sprinkler Room 193 142 300 0 0 0 9 Unit - J Special Size Unit 1042 994 100 10 9 5 10 Unit - K Typical Middle Unit 1000 936 100 10 9 5 11 Unit - L North End - Left Side 1020 934 100 10 9 4 TOTALS 11360 10585 110 100 53 212 MID TECH DRIVE - OCCUPANCY CHART *Occupancy Rate is based on "Industrial" use in table 1004.12 and reflects the maximum number of people allowed at any one time. **Posted Occupancy is a pro-rated distribution of occupants allowed per the limitations of Title-V Septic Regulations CC AA 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 BB UNIT # AUNIT # BUNIT # CUNIT # DUNIT # EUNIT # FUNIT # GUNIT # HUNIT # JUNIT # KUNIT # L BATHBATH FIRE SPRINKLER ROOM # I BATHBATHBATHBATHBATHBATHBATH BATH BATH BDA TYPICAL DOOR SIGNAGE "UNIT A" DOOR SIGNAGE FIRE SPRINKLER ROOM "UNIT I" 1029 GSF 934 NSF Occ. 4 pp. 1000 GSF 936 NSF Occ. 5 pp. 1085 GSF 1025 NSF Occ. 5 pp. 1042 GSF 994 NSF Occ. 5 pp. 1000 GSF 936 NSF Occ. 5 pp. 1000 GSF 936 NSF Occ. 5 pp. 1000 GSF 936 NSF Occ. 5 pp. 1000 GSF 936 NSF Occ. 5 pp. 1000 GSF 936 NSF Occ. 5 pp. 1000 GSF 936 NSF Occ. 5 pp. 1000 GSF 936 NSF Occ. 5 pp. FLOOR EL. 48'-0" T.O. PLATE 65'-4" 121110987653214 UNIT NUMBERS ON PVC HEAD CASING, TYP. FIRE SPRINKLER ROOM SIGN STAMP: TITLE: DATE ISSUED: REVISIONS: DRAWING NO.: 20 3 W I L L O W S T R E E T , S U I T E A Y A R M O U T H P O R T , M A 0 2 6 7 5 PH 5 0 8 - 3 6 2 - 8 3 8 2 WW W . C A P E A R C H I T E C T S . C O M © Catalyst Architecture / Interiors, Inc. All rights reserved. The Copyrights to all designs and drawings are the property Catalyst Architecture / Interiors, Inc. No use or reproduction of this material is permitted without expressed written consent.4/ 2 8 / 2 0 2 5 7 : 3 4 : 2 5 P M H:\ _ C u r r e n t P r o j e c t s \ C o m m e r c i a l \ 2 1 2 M i d T e c h D r i v e \ Dr a w i n g s \ _ C u r r e n t D w g s _ \ 2 1 2 M i d T e c h - 2 . r v t UNIT NUMBERING 05 -21 -2024 A1.4 NE W C O N T R A C T O R B A Y S 21 2 M I D T E C H D R I V E WE S T Y A R M O U T H , M A 0 2 6 7 3 JO B 2 1 2 M I D T E C H D R I V E L . L . C . No. Description Date 3/32" = 1'-0"1 FLOOR PLAN - UNIT NUMBERING 3/32" = 1'-0"2 WEST ELEVATION - UNIT NUMBERS 04 -28 -2025