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Home My WebLink About509 S Lincoln St - Building16 January, 1998 Jay Ketchum Dive Shop 509 S Lincoln Port Angeles, WA. 98362 Subject: Response to City of Port Angeles Building Official Dear Mr Ketchum, Gene H. Unger Consulting Engineer Cavil Structural Management 1401 West 7th Street Port Angeles, Washington 98363 Office Fax (360) 452 -2098 In response to the City of Port Angeles building official letter dated 13 January, 1998, I am recommend several things happen It is important to bring this building back to a safe condition for the customers of the businesses housed in the structure This can be done by the following The roof structure needs to be supported with temporary walls parallel to the existing East -West walls within six feet on each side The front wall needs to be braced or scaffolding erected to allow pedestrians the use of the sidewalk and protection from possible front wall movement. Once this is done the building will be safe to occupy on a temporary basis The concern then is the fact that the following items need to happen to bring the building back to permanent use •The unreinforced masonry walls and footings need to be removed and replaced with new foundations and concrete masonry walls up to grade with new support beams for the roof structure This includes interior and exterior walls It is important to recognize that the bringing of this walls up to grade is very important. This will make the roof work to project the structure-underneath from moisture •The front four to twenty feet of floor of the building needs to be replaced along with the front wall The front portion of the building will be brought up to level when this work in done •The front sidewalk needs to be replaced with one that slopes towards the street as the original one did •The roof drainage system needs to be replaced and connected to the city storm sewer system •The addition in back of the pet store needs an entire new roof system from the block walls up 97034R4.DOC PE. •The water service lines to each of the building section needs to be rebuilt so that it is isolated from the structural support system Individual meters need to be installed to each unit. The roof structure needs to be evaluated for minor repairs where roof leaks have compromised some of the members. These are the items I feel are necessary to bring this building into safety compliance Anything less will leave the building in a questionable state which 1 would not want to be responsible for Thank you for using Gene Unger Consulting Engineer on this project. Sincerely, Gene H Unger, P E. incl., Copy of City of Port Angeles Building Official Letter cc: Lou Haehnlen, City Building Official. 1 97034R4.DOC 2 M ranREs 3- /7-- 1 321 East Fifth Street, PO Box 1150 PUBLIC WORKS Port Angeles, Washington 98362 1150 UTILITIES January 13 1998 Mr J Ketchum 509 S Lincoln Port Angeles, WA 98362 RE. Structural stability of entire building located at 509 S Lincoln. On December 12, 1997 your Structural Engineer requested the Building Department to accompany him on an inspection of the above mentioned building, upon completion of the inspection, the Building Department had concerns regarding the structural stability as well as the Life, Safety issues such as the ability to exit the building due to the settling of the front wall. At that time the Building Department sent you a letter requested you to vacate the entire building by January 1 1998 It is apparent that you are having problems vacating, therefore the Building Department is requesting that you direct your Engineer to provide a method of stabilizing the front wall, and supporting the roof at the interior dividing walls. If you do not respond within five working days as to your intent the Building Department will post the structure UNSAFE and there will be no one allowed inside the building. This notice includes the Dive Shop Collection Agency and the Paint_ Store. In the event we have snow or seismic movement the your Engineer needs to check the structure for movement or failure. or o Haehnlen Sr Building Inspector Since r_ CITY OF PORT ANGELES cc: Gene Under Structural Engineer Gary Colley Attorney Phone (360) 417 -4805 TTY Phone (360) 417 -4645 Fax (360) 417 -4609 pubworks @ci.port- angeles.wa.us CITY OF PORT ANGELES tIGHT DEPARTMENT ELECTRICAL PERMIT N~ 17864 /--3r 23 Port Angeles, Washlngtonmm._m............_.._m..mm...m......mmm, 19.___.m In accordance with the City Ordinance to regulate the installation, extension, or repair of elec- trical equipment in, on, or about any building or other structure in the City of Port Angeles, per- mission is hereby granted to do El!ectrical work as listed below. j~OY k c:i' ~ ; ~=.~:o~~~~Bi~i~::~:~~~~;=:=~~=:::=: / /;/ (~ /;;J:/? Light Outlets..............._.n................_n... Service, volts .-....---3-~7h-.........h..... Type ot Wiring: Receptacle Outlets..........n..n............... No. wires .........................00.00..__:0000 Armored Cable ..._..._00..___..'............ JY{)(Q Size wires....".7)fo';;..>~,_.. Main fuse n_.nn.n............................ --S Enclosure ._._00_00000000..000000................ Dryer, KW n.n.._.un.........._............______ Range, KW..__.n_... W'ater Heater: K~ "--'/?2--"/3/T Heat: KW h.__n.._ 00_.....00_ n_h' .......... ._ Type of wiring: Entrance Cable nhu..._.............___... l\:otors: size, volts and phase: Rigid Conduit MetalUc TUbing ..u.........nn..n Current transtormers: No. & Size............_____nn__nn.. Ser. NO..nh......._n......_.__..._......_nn..... Ser. No. nn.nnhn.....h_........................ Ser. No. .nn__n.hn..._._._....................h. Non-Metallic ._..._..._...................____ Knob & Tubenn..nn........................ Rigid C<nlduit ___"______"",___,____",,... MetalUc TUbing ......._..._.........._.... Raceway _._............................_._...._ Circuits, Light.__.............____.__._._____........ Utllity,________,___,____,,___,.________._________., Heat ...............-..-..-..--..................... Range ........._........_____...................._. Water Heater _........000000................ Motor ..........._....nn..nh....._........_.._. Dryer _nn_un....................n__n_...nh...._ Furnace .. ....._............._...,~___........._...... Total Loa~~~~______~= ~_ :'" NO;;--='"Jf=y'-- Total ----------------------.------------ Remarks: _____._m._m__nn"'nnmnn~.~mm..___n__n_____.._n_.m__...m.m......m.m...mmmm_____.____m.mm.m nhm.h_hm.m.___._mm___m._.__m.m___mhn._n__nmmh__mm_m_m._hm'm_.__.hmm.m._".mmmmm.mm..mm.-nm%' Permit F;e Treas. Receipt 11_ c.P (, / ( f. /, . > " //100 I!~ r/r It/U</"u::?/(a- $m..m..m....mmmm.________ NO.m....m.__............... By n_____-'__.__.:__.C.__...___n__________m___mn'-'..2____n__ ""'"----,, / . NOTICE-Current must not be turned on until Certificate of Inspection has been issued. It work is to be eon- cealed due notice must be given the Inspector so that work may be inspected betore concealment. NOTIFY THE INSPECTOR BY PERMIT NUMBER WHEN READY FOR INSPECTION ELECTRICAL PERMIT N~ 17864 Address._..___.____.__..___.._...................._.........................._......__...._....._..._...__..__................_.....__......_..Date..._....______..__._._........_......_......_........_ Owner..................._......_....__________._..._.._.___._...._.._...__._................_...__............____.__._....._._.Tenant........................_........_......___......_.......___....___. '\ WiringContractor._.._.....______........._._........___..__.______.___._..................____...____.._____.._..___.._____._..._..._____.BY____.____________________h._.__......_...__.................. NOTICE-Current must not be turned on until Certificate of Inspection has been issued. It' work is to be con. cealed due notice .must be given the Inspector so that work may be inspected betore concealment. 1M Olympic Printers, Inc. CERTI F:,llGAt~~~;;@;F~:;o~~u P ANCY t!'" d~\t\f;. \,.j.\Q~'~""'}.\;.ft'~1;;~11'';-",':::''~^ c. ,.... .....\9- ,,:;t<' ,.\,--"City 'Of~PoftfAlfeles ..t'~ "- t "I' - "I~'('~\.),~ Iii:.... ''''':~'~' g, , ~41 .'t" ~\~, ,~ ~ t 'l\.' ~"H'l,{ -, ,-,"'-' \ ,. ~ ' Building"'\DiViSiOJf~ I:', ,'" \;t,. . 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B V'f\/ ROUTING SLIP Certificate of Occupancy $47.00 Certificate/Inspection Fee DATE '":Pee>e..m Dell'"' --' Brief description of proposed business: New Business ............................ ( Transfer of Business location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ( ~ Change of Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ( New BUilding ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ( Remodel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ( Temporary Business ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ( Change of Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ( legal Description: lot $ ir q Current Use of Property: Zoning Classification of Property: Block 1.l.(() {/ /4-el+-lLlr r!--Sn Will THERE BE ANY OF THE FOllOWING? YES NO Construction changes Electrical changes. . . . . . Mechanical (heating, cooling, stoves) . . . . . . Plumbing changes ..... New or relocated signs New septic tanks New sewer service .. .. Admission charged to patrons Is this a home occupation? Excavation of filling of lots ..... Work done In City right-of-way Is there sufficient off-street parking? New dnveway openings A grading plan for site drainage (parking lots, downspouts, etc ) Are the eXlsllng streets paved? ...... Are there eXisting Sidewalks? Is there curb and gutter? Other I hereby apply for a Certificate of Occupancy and acknowl- edge that I have read this application and state that the information I have supplied is correct to the best of my knowledge. REJECTED Building Section Public Works Department Planning Department Fire Department City Clerk P.B.I.A. ) zlrr /00 KDtJ L-\ IZ//<tJOD . / Subdivision -FA THE FOllOWING Will BE REQUIRED: PERMITS 1) BUilding 2) Plumbing 3) Electncal 4) Mechanical 5) Sewer 6) Sidewalk Installation 7) Driveway Installation 8) Curb Installation 9) Sidewalk obstruction 10) Water meter Installation 11) Fire 12) Occupancy 13) Sign 14) Shoreline 15) Home occupallon 16) Conditional use 17) Other BUSINESS LICENSE 1) Taxi 2) Peddlers 3) 2nd Hand Dealer 4) Pawn Broker 5) Dance 6) Hotel - Motel 7) Fireworks 8) Ambulance 9) Tattoo shop 10) Other Date: .j)...J2e.., ,t:{ I 7.....000 Signed: LlJ--4 ~ f&-l~ Comments / Conditions 0" :s i -k- 0.:: .J; -\'1 bb( <:L, etL./ if 4 f t,4 Of T tiJ 12.- 0 hi ft■C- 1.11 Wt.:wt t4 !Jew) 112.t`GD 3. kti wow o 1.,ck Lotse.,egek 1 /11,09°) .70c. (-IAA. Q1_414,000 p,&- 1-A ce e, I 6-0% 1-As 5i G to L. _11.6 K.:V e ROOS e. Y\ OVA t 7iNi r i. 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Unger Consulting Engineer Civil Structural Management 1401 West 7th Street Port Angeles, Washington 98363 Office Fax (360) 452 2098 I am pleased to have joined the re- inspection of your facility on 17 October 1997 I met Tom Bennett, P E of Pacific Engineering and a Geologist who accompanied him to conduct a complete inspection of the potential water leek in your section of the building The time from 10 30 A.M until 1 00 P M was spent investigating two holes in the concrete floor within the dive shop The first hole was under the sink location, in the Northwest corner of the front shop This area was found to be very consolidated sandy loam with good structural support capacity Estimated at between 2000 and 3500 pounds per square foot (psf) An excavation was made to determine the extent of foundation and found that the Block wall pilasters were constructed first on a 24 inch square footing about 5 inches thick. These were about 12 inches below the finished floor grade The block walls were then constructed on a small concrete ribbon which I would not call a foundation yet in extreme loading would act as one The slab was poured later and was constructed with water pipes in the concrete as part of heating system This heating system is no longer functioning The soil in all this excavation was found to be very consolidated with very good bearing values The second excavation was just inside the front door of the Dive Shop This was aimed at finding the leak in the water line A leak detection service had recommended this was the place to excavate We found a copper water pipe about 3 inches under the surface at about 6 feet from the front wall of the store The soil was the same sandy silty which was very well consolidated There was no evidence of excessive moisture in the soil Next the concrete surrounding the water shut off valve was removed This exposed flowing water on the outside of the front foundation wall of the building The flow was large enough to leak the predicted 2+ gallons per minute which was what earlier investigation led us to expect. It also showed that the flow had washed away portions of the soil near the foundation Next the concrete in front of the North wall of the Dive Shop was removed This was an area about 2 feet by 3 feet. The water was found to be on the street PE side of this hole at about 3 feet from the building The soil on the building side of the hole was still sound and resisted probe intrusion very well This investigation revealed some significant data which greatly effects my original report. The significant items are The soil under this building is significantly consolidated and is a very good foundation base •The main water line supplying the building runs North -South in front of the stores It is in a position which is outside the foundation The front wall of the buildings has settled from one to six inches since it was first constructed This settlement has occurred in the front wall from the paint store door, North to the center of the pet shop •The water pipe was poured in the concrete foundation (no sleeve) •Normal snow loading of the foundation creates a pressure of 2250 PSF •The storm event created a soil pressure of between 3080 PSF and 4062 PSF •The back wall of the building has settled where downspouts are not properly connected to the storm drain system This has allowed the soil to saturate and loose its bearing capacity The conclusion I have reached as a result of this investigation are as follows •The storm event of December 1996 created a soil bearing load which caused settlement of the front foundation of the building •The settlement of the foundation caused a crack on the water supply pipe that services the Dive Shop •The water flowing beside the foundation towards the North caused the soil to soften enough to cause additional settlement of the West wall of the building •The present deformation of the front wall of the building has the characteristics that say previous snow events have loaded the awning to settle the front foundation so that water pipes serving the other units of this building have also cracked and compromised the foundation along the front wall of the building The Photographs on pages 1, 8 and 9 show this settlement. •The unreinforced masonry front wall and front ten to twenty feet of partition walls have settled enough and separated enough to make repair impractical •The front sidewalk has settled enough to drain water towards the store fronts instead of away from them towards the street as originally constructed •The roof drainage system on the East side of the building is not properly controlling water It is allowing water to saturate the rear foundation soils which in turn allows the wall to settle under high loading conditions As stated in my first report dated June 19, 1997 the building needs to be evaluated cost wise as to what is the better solution Do you replace the building or do you significantly repair by replacing portions of the building The settlement 97034R2.DOC 2 of the front wall of the building and water problem to the front wall dictates the following •The water service lines to each of the building section needs to be rebuilt so that it is isolated from the structural support system •All the unreinforced masonry walls and their footings need to be replaced with separation walls meeting current code •The foundation system, pilasters, and roof support beams need significant work. The foundation and pilasters need to be replaced The beams need to be evaluated after being exposed as to being replaced or left with the new support system •The sidewalk out front needs to be replaced •The front four to six feet of floor of the building needs to be replaced along with the front wall. The front portion of the building will be brought up to level when this work in done •The roof drainage in the back needs to be repaired This will include cleaning the underground plumbing and assuring it is connected to the storm system These are the results of my findings Thank you for using Gene Unger Consulting Engineer on this project. Sincerely, 97034R2.DOC 3 Gene H Unger, P E. ind., Photographs Foundation Plan (copy of first reports) tx'Pmzs. 7- V I 19 June 1997 Jay Ketchum Dive Shop 509 S Lincoln Port Angeles, WA. Subject: Condition Dear Mr Ketchum, 97034R1.DOC 98362 Inspection of Building Gene H. Unger Consulting Engineer Civil Structural Management 1401 West 7th Street Port Angeles, Washington 98363 Office Fax (360) 452 -2098 I am pleased to have inspected your facility on 20 April 1997 Your Dive Shop at 509 W Lincoln is the central business in a building which contains Patricia's Pets, your business, a collection agency and the Paint Store I returned on May 1st and met Tom Bennett, P E of Pacific Engineering and conducted a complete inspection of the entire building It is obvious that your building foundation has settled significantly This report will describe how and why, along with giving you recommendations as to how to repair the situation The photographs on page P3 show that the front wall of the building has settled at least two inches This is verified by the stnng line on the top of the dividing wall between the collection agency and the Paint Store on pages P9 through P12. The top photo on P12 shows 6 inches where the photo on the bottom of page P11 shows 8 inches This difference is the direct settlement of the front wall The photographs on P11 and P30 show what this has done to the roof parapet wall and the inside walls The movement is a settlement of the front wall with a rotational failure of the front ten to twenty feet of East -West walls This shows in vertical cracks on the wall above the rotational point. Thus the foundation of the central east -west walls of the building is intact. The front has settled significantly and the back has settled some The front wall settlement is the result of several conditions working together First, the foundation was constructed on fill which was sluiced in when Lincoln street was filled in before 1940 This material was water deposited and significant compaction did not occur Thus any structure founded on this material should have had larger than typical footings. Second, this building was constructed of non reinforced concrete masonry units, or CMU's This has allowed sections of the walls to rotate, break away, and settle without significantly pulling the rest of the building along Third, the significant awning which was constructed on the front of the building was cantilevered off the front wall, with a flat top This allowed significant I snow buildup that loaded the walls and foundations. This has now been changed so that the top surface sheds snow The fourth and deciding condition was the large snow fall that occurred this winter in Port Angeles This amounted to at least 40 P S F (pounds per square foot) load on the roof and awning of this building This load exceeded the Uniform Building Code design load for this area The block walls have significant cracks and movement. Fortunately, the roof system rafters overlap on the support walls of this building allowing these failed walls to continue to hold the roof up even though it has settled more than 2 inches The CMU walls have moved enough that it is not reasonable to try to stabilize them in place The slope of the roof has been effected and the grade at the footing is now such that other adverse conditions are being created I am therefore recommending that these walls be replaced On May 1st when I met Tom Bennett at the site, it was speculated that the settlement might have been exacerbated by a leak in the water line. I have obtained the past 3 years meter readings from the city of Port Angeles (See chart 1) They show a very even distribution fro d, 1995 through February of 1997 March and April of 1997 are significant flow d May is back down some This would say that there have been some majo 'n history, but there is not one which agrees with the settlement of this winter would say that the plumbing in this building needs to be replaced The three year history shows significant leaks which are typical for buildings in Port Angeles with galvanized plumbing of this vintage Other findings during inspection. •The front soffit has be replaced with one that does not have a flat top This will make the over loading of the front footing less likely, but the significant settlement has already occurred •The South wall of the building has several cracks. The most significant is near the East end shown on page p 5 of the photographs. •Significant cracks exist in the masonry wall on the East side. One is shown at building line "C" where it connect with the interior wall. There is movement here •The North side of the shows cracks mainly from the ends of window and door headers One also shows at the step in the roof •The new roof over the center section appears to be in good condition and working well •The roof parapet wall on building line "C" has several major cracks They range from hairline to over 3/4" These are shown on pages p 9 through p 11 These photographs also show that the center of the wall is higher than the two reference marks by one inch. This makes the West end settlement closer to three inches than the measured two plus inches 97034R1.DOC 2 •The parapet wall between the Dive Shop and the pet shop at building line «E" has significant rotation This is shown on the photograph on page p 13 This is due to the adverse settlement of the Dive Shop due to its awning load on the front wall The pet shop does not have this awning and thus its front wall is not loaded so significantly The Southwest corner of the pet shop has settled significantly as shown by the cracking of the floor near that corner All of these visible results show that this foundation has significant settlement. The snow load is the major contributor •The roof of the storage room for the pet shop is poorly constructed The Simpson and angle iron splices shown on page p 17 are more appropriate for a tension installation rather than the compression installation they are used in This roof deformed significantly during the snow event of 1996 -7 It would have failed without emergency bracing under the roof The helper rafters were cut from the top to allow installation with existing wiring in original rafters This in effect did little to add to the strength of the ceiling •The East end of building line "E" is shown on page p.24 of the photographs. It shows the connection of the roof beam to the East pilaster This connection has significant movement and deterioration which could easily allow the beam to come off the pilaster in an earthquake •The horizontal crack shown on page p.25 is a typical crack from the settlement of the West end of the bearing walls This starts to show the magnitude of the settlement and separation of structure. •The front wall is tipped West on top at 1/2" in 4' typically •The front wall has deformed enough that the windows in the front of the Dive Shop and the Collection Agency have lost their glass stop effectiveness These windows are at least 1/2" out which required the owner to install emergency stops to keep the windows from falling out of the frames. •The roof rafters are 2 "x12" 16" o c. which are good for a 22' -8" span under the present code The 1991 code would allow a 23'-6" at least. Thus the rafters are reasonable for the installation they are used in here The sloping roof is created by using a 2 "x6" upper rafter at 2' o c. over the ceiling joist. This makes a reasonable roof system The results of my findings are that the roof system has enough overlap at the supports to allow this building to be used for the short term to allow a solution to be determined The long term effect of the wall movement will make this building uninhabitable The wall systems have failed because of the significant settlement and deformation They are unreinforced so it is not reasonable to try to repair the walls They would also not meet earth quake requirements without reinforcement. It is not practical to insert reinforcing into existing CMU walls which have cracked significantly All these conditions dictate that the cracked 97034R1.DOC 3 wall segments be removed and replaced The cracked wall segments make up such a significant portion of the walls, and considering the earth quake requirements, it is highly likely that all walls will have to be rebuilt to bring this building into compliance This is due to the requirement that if you do more than 50% of the value of the building in repair and remodeling, you have to bring the entire building into conformance with the present code The footing system has settled significantly I see this as at least 3" in the West wall and 1" in the East wall Thus the foundation was not sized for the loads appropriate to the bearing capacity The foundation units need to be removed and replaced with properly sized units to hold the loads This will require deeper excavation into the soil to assure that the new foundation units are placed in onginal soil, not in the sluiced in material which is under Lincoln Street. The water plumbing in the building needs to be replaced These old galvanized pipes will continue to leak and could potentially undermine the building foundation This would obviously further compromise the structure It appears to me that the roof system could be held up with temporary supports This would allow removal of the walls and replacement with a properly designed foundation and wall system The water system could be replaced at the same time New windows and doors could be installed The floor system could be repoured to level after the new foundation units were in place. This would give the building (roof system) new support and correct the existing safety problems with the doors, windows, and walls. The entire building could be reconstructed to correct the structural problems which exist. The cost comparison would have to be done to see if that is the most effective solution The operation of the existing businesses would have to be considered in the decision of how to proceed These are the results of my findings. Thank you for using Gene Unger Consulting Engineer on this project. Sincerely, Gene H Unger, P E. incl Photographs Water Consumption Utility Consumption Reports Foundation Plan 97034R1.DOC 4 EXPIRES 7- 8 7000 6000 5000 4000 LL c) 3000 2000 1000 97034W1.XLS Water Consumption 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- 1 1- 1 1 1 1 1- 1 1- May- Jul- Sep- Nov- Jan- Mar- May- Jul- Sep- Nov- San Mar May- Jul- Sep- Nov- Jan- Mar- May 94 94 94 94 95 95 95 95 95 95 96 96 96 96 96 96 97 97 97 Date Page 2 Readings •4 UB200##Z6 Utility Billing Inquiry Consumption Location 075949 501 513 S LINCOLN Customer 075949 002 HONEYCUTT, PATRICIA Meter W5418641 Roll No 075949 Yr Per 97 5 97 4 97 3 97 2 97 1 96 12 96 11 96 10 96 9 96 8 96 7 96 6 96 5 Owner Alert Units 1 00: Service 02 Service Service Service Consumption Days Consumption Days Consumption Days Consumption Days 3172 00 30 6543 00 31 5909 00 28 1984 00 31 932 00 31 1250 00 30 1247 00 31 615 00 30 601 00 31 908 00 31 341 00 30 925 00 31 755 00 30 1997 (1) account (3) services (4) prop info (6) trans (7) meter (8) readings (9) consumpt (10) comments (11) aging (12) liens (14) def pay (16/32) exit U$2'004Z6 Utility Billing Inquiry Consumption Location 075949 501 513 S LINCOLN Customer 075949 002 HONEYCUTT, PATRICIA Meter W5418641 Roll No 075949 Owner Alert Units 1 00 Service 02 Service Service Service Yr Per Consumption Days Consumption Days Consumption Days Consumption Days 95 5 1813 00 30 95 4 3624 00 31 95 3 4643 00 28 95 2 5112 00 31 95 1 1831 00 31 94 12 4524 00 30 94 11 5395 00 31 94 10 2396 00 30 94 9 2301 00 31 94 8 3543 00 31 94 7 3055 00 30 94 6 3408 00 31 94 5 4741 00 30 1997 (1) account (3) services (4) prop info (6) trans (7) meter (8) readings (9) consumpt (10) comments (11) aging (12) liens (14) def pay (16/32) exit Cr ck utslde ntt/ F9 Froni nil etttenent 2' at doorway, 17 Paint Sore I I. --m 15' Lincoln Street co V N CU C N CO Floor Cr I 1_) T T u a) J W r\ 0J in c o Iii vi L uw �3 v N KO -its -C7- C� EEC S -F' N -l ---you Cracks ---,ft Cr ck I— N V/ CD c CD 3 ii HIS- I -I I- .1 Eo o L o -40_ 1 ��VnII Cracks Vnll Cracks Vali Cr cks/ Collection _Agency Vnll cracks �Vsll Cracks Vntl Cr cks Vall Cr cks IHF-- I:1 Significant sepnrnti In Pa npet Vail oaf /'mall !sans ut 7/8' In 4' Vail Cracks\ Dive Shop Wall Cracks., 140' r Clt �VaU Cr chs Wall Cr -ks 4 t Patricia s Pet Shop Wall Cracks IEH ED •Crack a1 Pr nt all :0' 15' 15'— 20' Vall Cracks\ Revisions' Office I aft .1une'47 CU 1/40 CO v C 3 c l!1 O O Cu a O} d 0J c 4 N.� L o >o 0 L. Ct. d C T. d I- Scale' 1 /e" =1' Job' 97034fp Date' June, '97 Sheet I EXPIRES. 3/17/98 I of 1