FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS HANDED DOWN

Before we spoke of the fire code violations...
Now we have the documentation.

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From the
City of Los Angeles Department of Fire
Fire/Life Safety Violation

To:
Forshee-Agapay, Lois
DBA National Investment Company
10801 National Blvd.
L.A., CA 90064

Notice # 33666
Notice Date: 01/22/09
Reinspect date: 01/29/09

Council District: 05

Address of Violation: 10801 National Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90064

Responsible Party: (310)475-5779; Emergency phone: (310)476-0407

Violations:

1. LAMC SEC. 57.12.02 OBSTRUCTIONS
A. No person shall install or maintain any wire, barbed wire, razor ribbon, fence, cable, arial, antenna, or other obstruction on any building roof, parapet wall, or openings in an exterior wall required for fire department access, in such a manner as to obstruct access or egress, or cause a hazardous condition in the event of a fire or other emergency.

2. LAMC SEC. 57.22.01 GENERAL USE OF COMBUSTIBLE DECORATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON WEARING APPAREL
A. No person shall install, maintain, or use for the purpose of decoration any drape, hanging curtain, drop, vegitation, bunting, cotton batting, plastic cloth, textile, excelsior, paper, or other combustible material that would tend to increase the fire and panic hazard in any building or premises to which the public is admitted or invited. Decorative materials shall be noncombustible, flam-retardant, or shall be treated and maintained n a flame-retardant condition by means of a flame-retardant process approved by the state fire marshal in accordance with Title 19, L.C.A.C.

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Page 2 consisted of a section for observations, comments and compliance notes -- This was left blank.

Other pertinent info reads:
Failure on your part to comply with this notice on or before 01/29/09 will subject you to penalties prescribed by ordinance. A Reinspecting of the premises will be made for full compliance, noncompliance with this order shall result in a noncompliance fee based upon a fire inspector's total hourly rate, two hour minimum charge, for each reinspection required. Current minimum charge is $300 per reinspection.

For additional information phone: (213)473-7772.

By order of the chief engineer and general manager -- Inspector John Conneally.

There are signatures, both by the building manager and the inspector dated 1/22/09.

L.A. Fire Dept cites owners with fire code violations

TOUCHDOWN!!

Goooooooooooal or however you like to celebrate...


I spoke with Inspector Conneally today and he was the individual that came to inspect the building from the LAFD.
He said that the fire department has deemed the supergraphic to be a fire hazard and issued a fire code violation. I have not yet seen the document, so let's wait for the official wording of this violation. They are passing on their findings to the department of building and safety.

We are far from seeing this thing over. I anticipate that the owners will do whatever they can do legally to have this supergraphic up.

I hope you can witness how the almighty dollar in the hands of these power players has put an entire building of folks at risk and endangering all the lives of this building.



We need to keep the pressure up and reclaim this injustice.

Let your voice be heard:

Contact:

Tropicana:
800-237-7799 -- Don't have an email on them (But you can post a message on their website here) -- their office is closed for the weekend.

National Investment Company (NIC):
Since I don't know the owners and don't have their info -- contact the building manager:
Lois Forshee (310) 475-5779 lois4she@redwire.net

World Wide Rush -- Barry Rush, owner:
(can't find their website) 800-9861866

We welcome your comments.