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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC2015-015 Letter From Clint Bailey To Brian Minyard 08/01/2015Clint Bailey 224 Hempstead 161 East Hope, AR 71801 August 01, 2015d City of Little Rock Department of Planning and Development 726 West Markham St 16 Little Rock, AR 72201 Re: 1001 McMath Ave Mr. Minyard and Staff, In support of Paul Page Dwellings Request for a consideration in change of materials, we would like to offer the following supporting data: Recently, we have become aware of a discrepancy between the use of the originally proposed siding material, James Hardie "Planle Lap Siding, and current building code. For the building under construction at 1001 McMath Ave, under current code, the design wind speed has been determined to be 115 mph (utilizing the 3-second gust method.) James Hardie "Plank' Lap Siding, according to ICC document ESR-2290, only achieves a maximum design wind speed of 85 mph for our application. While James Hardie "Planle Lap Siding is a suitable product for most one and two story residential projects in the area, for this three story commercial building, it does not appear to be able to provide satisfactory performance due to its unique location, height, geometry and wind exposure. We strongly recommend that an alternative material be considered which will provide a similar appearance while meeting today's stringent structural requirements. McElroy Metal's "multi-cor" and "mini -rib" siding products, when installed horizontally, will provide a similarly scaled visual effect that should be able to better comply with building code. gEq A1�L 1 Sincerely, CUNT LU Clint Bailey `F Project Architect cc: Mark Aldefer Minyard, Brian From: Dale Pekar <dale.pekar@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 1:00 PM To: Minyard, Brian Subject: Change to Siding Material for 1001 McMath Dear Sir, I would like to record my objection to the change in siding material for the building under construction at 1001 McMath. Metal siding is easily distinguishable from the previously -approved material; and as the manufacturer acknowledges on page 13 of 14 of the Staff Report, "Oil canning is inherent in all metal panels and is not a cause for panel rejection." The metallic material would look out -of -place at the time of construction, facing onto historic MacArthur Park. And it could look progressively more -out -of -place as it ages. Dale J. Pekar 1010 Rock Little Rock, Arkansas 72202. Clint Bailey 224 Hempstead 161 East Hope, AR 71801 August 01, 2015 City of Little Rock Department of Planning and Development 726 West Markham St Little Rock, AR 72201 Re: 1001 McMath Ave Mr. Minyard and Staff, In support of Paul Page Dwellings Request for a consideration in change of materials, we would like to offer the following supporting data: Recently, we have become aware of a discrepancy between the use of the originally proposed siding material, James Hardie "Plank" Lap Siding, and current building code. For the building under construction at 1001 McMath Ave, under current code, the design wind speed has been determined to be 115 mph (utilizing the 3-second gust method.) James Hardie "Plank" Lap Siding, according to ICC document ESR-2290, only achieves a maximum design wind speed of 85 mph for our application. While James Hardie "Plank" Lap Siding is a suitable product for most one and two story residential projects in the area, for this three story commercial building, it does not appear to be able to provide satisfactory performance due to its unique location, height, geometry and wind exposure. We strongly recommend that an alternative material be considered which will provide a similar appearance while meeting today's stringent structural requirements. McElroy Metal's "multi-cor" and "mini -rib" siding products, when installed horizontally, will provide a similarly scaled visual effect that should be able to better comply with building code. R�➢ AR Sincerely, CUNT ux;« �awicii Clint Bailey Cr Project Architect cc: Mark Aldefer Minyard, Brian From: Dale Pekar <dale.pekar@gmail. com> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 1:00 PM To: Minyard, Brian Subject: Change to Siding Material for 1001 McMath Dear Sir, I would like to record my objection to the change in siding material for the building under construction at 1001 McMath. Metal siding is easily distinguishable from the previously -approved material; and as the manufacturer acknowledges on page 13 of 14 of the Staff Report, "Oil canning is inherent in all metal panels and is not a cause for panel rejection." The metallic material would look out -of -place at the time of construction, facing onto historic MacArthur Park. And it could look progressively more -out -of -place as it ages. Dale J. Pekar 1010 Rock Little Rock, Arkansas 72202.