Jefferson County Planning Commission, Public Meeting,

and Tax Offices Detail Report

 

 

Component

Current Status

Recommendations

Cost

General Exterior

There are three parts to this building which houses the planning commission, the public meeting house and the tax offices.

 

 

 

 

Exterior Walls

All three parts of the building are brick masonry in good condition.  The wood trim is in good condition.

 

 

 

Roof

The building has a flat roof.  There were no problems with leaks reported.

 

 

 

Windows and Doors

The windows are a mixture of aluminum and wood.  The doors are wooden.  They are all in good condition, (P2, P3)

 

 

 

Fire Safety

The building has a fire alarm system with detectors, horns and strobe lights.  It has exit signs, (P4, P5).

 

 

 

ADA Compliance

The building has door knobs that need to be replaced with lever handles.  The building has accessible entry ramps.  The ramps do no have enough room in front of the entry door nor do they have a rail on the inside next to the wall.  The bathrooms are not compliant.

 

Install lever handles on all doors.

 

Revise the ramps to be ADA compliant.

 

Upgrade the bathrooms.

$2,000

 

$5,000

 

$5,000

Structure

 

The building structure appears to be good.

 

 

 

Security

There is no security for the building aside from locks on the doors.

 

Install duress alarms as necessary

 

Install a security system with window breakage alarms.

 

Install security cameras connected to the courthouse system.

 

$1,000

 

$5,000

 

$5,000

Electrical

The electrical system appears to be in good condition and adequate for its service.

 

 

 

Mechanical

The mechanical systems appear to be in good condition and adequate for their service.

 

 

 

Work Safety

There are no work safety issues noted aside from security concerns addressed above.

 

 

 

Space requirements

The public meeting house is too small.  They often exceed the fire marshal limitations.  They are in need of a larger meeting room.

Additional space requirements will be addressed in the courthouse detail report.

 

 

Sub Total

 

 

$23,000

Soft Costs

Professional fees, permits, surveys, and studies

20% of total

$4,600

Total Cost

 

 

$27,600

 

 

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