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To recap our visit to 219 Amity St after the fire, this is what we expect
for your next steps to get the building back on line. As we mentioned,
this building has a long history as being a multi-unit apartment building
but we do not have permits or records as to how it came about. It has
grown from 4 to 6 to now 9 units without obvious documentation. This
brings great concern to us since we did not see proper fire separation
between units where doors and windows were closed off. A few units
need to egress through an adjacent unit to access a 2nd means of
egress. Some units only have ONE egress. The smoke detection
system is not consistently installed throughout the building. Some
units have one detector and some have multiple, including the
bedrooms. At least 2 units had bathrooms that vented into adjacent
units.
On the night of the fire, Unit 6 had 5 bedrooms in use with one room
having 2 beds in it for a total of 6. As you know, the Zoning By-laws
limit the number of tenants to 4 un-related individuals. This would be
a violation. The 3rd floor, or attic space, was finished off sometime
after the last visit of the assessors office in 2002. We do not have
permits that reflect that change. Before Unit 6 goes back into use, you
will need to provide a plan as to how you will restrict this unit to no
more than 4 tenants. Final occupancy will not be granted for this unit
until this is resolved.
You need to provide a copy of the lease for Unit 6 within the next
48 hours.
Keep in mind that this is an immediate list of items, but not all. We will
evaluate the history of the building and the related codes that were in
place at the time to determine what else may need to be addressed.
This building has evolved from its initial use as a single family
dwelling. We have not been able to confirm the date when the
changes occurred.
David J. Waskiewicz
Senior Building Inspector
Amherst Inspection Services