Grand Avenue

Summary
Owner or contractor is to verify site 1136 Grand Ave. is a 2 story commercial building located on Grand Avenue in a state historic
Area for 4 elevations relative to 1st floor. preservation district. Previous use of the building was as a women’s clothing store. A mercantile

Retail/Office Remodeling
bike racks
use is not allowed to have two stories in Type VB construction, but it has been used in that way.
Property Line 40’ The new owners intend to use the building as mercantile on the first floor, selling locally
sidewalk 916' produced food, with office space on the second floor. Mercantile includes a food prep area for
Exist. stoop is 4' deep, req'd stoop depth is 5'.
assumed elev. To conform, rebuild stoop & stair, construct take out items only. The basement is to be used as utility space for the service of the building.
96.5' new over or determine w/ bldg. official if exist. Space on the third floor is not occupied.

1136 Grand Ave.

condition is acceptable under Exist. Bldg. Code
Raise hgt. of
stoop so New sloped walk, install guardrail Code Applied
where hgt. to grade is 30" or more. 2015 Minnesota Accessibility Code

St. Paul, MN
transition @
treashold is max. Walk to be conc. or wd. composite. 2015 Minnesota Conservation Code for Existing Buildings
1/2" up el. 2015 Minnesota State Building Code
915.75'
el.
918.34'
Site Information
stoop

5'-0"
elev. 918.96' 12.5' Property Area................................................................................................................... 6,000 s.f.
up .62' el.
915.75' Building Footprint ........................................................................................................... 1,054 s.f.
916.5' 1st Floor elev. 100' Change of Use .......................................................................................................................... yes
assumed assumed to correspond to
elev. (97'
Zoned as................................................................................ BC Community Business (converted)
919', Owner to verify
rel. to 1st Existing Parking ......................................................................................................... 3
Req’d Parking 1,697 gross s.f. /400 s.f./person= ................................................................ 4 spaces

Carlsen & Frank Architects

floor)

651 227-4576 www.carlsenfrank.com

Curbs on walk

524 Selby Ave. Saint Paul, MN 55102

existing as req'd for
Proposed -3 surface, 1 accessible, 3 in garage (stacked), 1 additional w/ sideyard setback variance
conc. wheel stop
walk Parking req’d by Zoning
Property Line 150’

40'-8"
Occupancy Group ................................. M (mercantile)
M (1 floor) st
..................................... 967 s.f. GFA
Retail 1st Floor B (2 floor)
nd
..................................... 730 s.f. GFA
Office 2nd Floor

up 3.55'
71.17'
Total .......................................................................1,697 s.f. GFA/400 s.f. GFA= 4 parking spaces
Exist. Residential 63.210 Bicycle Pkg., Substitution for motor vehicle parking, 4 spaces in bike rack=one pkg. space
walk & 63.306 Compact Spaces. Commercial parking facilities may designate any number
2 riser walk elev. 916.56' of compact parking spaces.
el.
stair to
916 63.310 Entrances and exits. For parking facilities of seven or fewer spaces, spaces may be off alley.
remain
site elev. 915.33' 63.312 Setback. 4’ from lot line
el.
5'-0"

5'-0"
916
916 Plumbing Req’d .....................................................................................Provided
Future terrace location Unisex Accessible Toilet 1 total 1 accessible
Alternate accessible path Service Sink 1 utility ....................................................................................1 utility
Commercial
shown dashed Additional as req’d for food prep area
Shaded area shows sloped walk
Construction Type of Building
accessible route from access.
Combustible, Non-Rated Construction ............................................................................ Type V-B Schematic
pkg. Verify tree location and
Site Plans
Property Line 150’

adjust walk as req'd. Note, surface of walk is above exist. Sprinkled ....................................................................................................... no
grade @ main bldg. Walk may be conc. with
Retaining wall as req'd or composite material where raising Area of Building
el. el.
grade to accommodate conc. walk does
Permitted ...............................................................................Provided
Accessible
913.44' not allow drainage away from bldg. Route
914.79' Basic Area .................................................................................. 1,855 s.f. (gross)
Floors ......................................................................................................... 2 Not for
58'-9"

Remove exist. walk & stair 26.79'

w 4 risers shown dashed. up 1.35' Basic Height ...............................................................................................2 stories Construction
914
Exiting
Assumed elevation difference Remove exist. conc. walk & stairs
between access. pkg. space & Minimum of two exits required for occupant load over .............................................50 Occupants
(shown dashed). Construct new
1st floor elev. @ 919' is 7'-0" Drawn By:
up 1.05'

4'-0"w sloped walk w/ 5'-0"

22.17'

24'-2"

(verify w/ survey) requiring landings as shown (shaded area). Occupancy Load table 1004.1.1 IBC (inside perimeter exterior walls) SAF
sloped walk of min. 140' Step up to walk from garage man Use Area ...............................................Factor ..........................Occupants Date:
length @ a max. 1'/20'slope. 8/14/17
Garage doo may be req'd. Mercantile-1 Floor, 967 gross s.f. ..................... 1 occupant per 30 s.f. ......................32 occupants
st

Office-2 floor, 730 gross s.f. .................... 1 occupant per 100 s.f. ........................7 occupants Revisions:
(3 parking nd

spaces) Total ........................................................ ......................39 occupants

#1 8/25/17
el.
4'-0"

912 Exiting table 1005.1 #2 9/1/17

912.39'
Minimum of two exits required for occupant load over .............................................50 Occupants
Grade of 912' N #3 9/4/17
up .65'

assumed
7.8'

equivalent to elev. access access. pkg. pkg. General Accessibility Requirements:

aisle pkg. 1113.1.2 Portion of a Building. When a change of occupancy affects a portion of the building, all #4 9/12/17
18'-0"

18'-0"

93' relative to 1st

floor elev. 100' of the following accessible features shall be provided: 1. One accessible building entrance, 2. One
el. accessible route from accessible building entrance to the portion of the building undergoing the
Curb cut if req'd 912
for transition change of occupancy. In multistory buildings where the portion of the building undergoing a
Property Line 40’ change of occupancy is located above or below. the level of access & number of occupants of new
exist. occupancy exceeds 30, an accessible route shall be provided., 3. Accessible parking, 4. Accessible
Note: If bike rack for 4 provided
verify
@ front, 3 pkg. spaces req'd. 4'-0" 8'-0" 8'-0" 8'-0" 8'-0" 4'-0" PL 910 0 5 10 20 route from accessible parking, 5. One accessible toilet. Sheet No.

1 Site Plan Showing Parking with New Accessible Path

Scale: 1/16"=1'-0" 2 Building Information A1
 40'-0"
Assumed property line, Owner
to verify w/ survey
1'-6" 24'-1 14" 1'-6"

Retail/Office Remodeling
Fire rated stair enclosure
& rated doors as req'd

1136 Grand Ave.

Remove exist. door & install
rated door on closer to stair
to 3rd floor.

St. Paul, MN
dn 13'-6 14" 5" 13'-2"
up sloped walk landing

7'-10"
roof below
7'-10"

existing Install unexcavated

walls handrails @
beams above stair.

Carlsen & Frank Architects

651 227-4576 www.carlsenfrank.com

524 Selby Ave. Saint Paul, MN 55102
New fire
rated stair
Retail Space chimney
enclosure &

8'-1"
Fire rated stair enclosure
rated doors & rated doors as req'd
as req'd

13'-10"
Basement

5"

3-0x6-8
min.

Open Office Space

1'-0"

up up up
chimney

6'-5 12"

6'-5 12"

40'-8"
3-0x6-8

min.
1'-0"
1'-6"min.
27'-0"

28'-3"
3-0x6-8
dn dn

5"
1'-6"
min.

5 12"
chimney
1'-6" Furnace & WH
3-0x6-8 chimney Door may be located on
min. 3-0x6-8
any wall (options
up sloped walk

Food Prep

12'-9"
1'-0" dashed). Provide 1'-6"
11'-7"
Storage design by others min. clear on latch side
3-0x6-8

min. @ pull side of door &

for retail Schematic
5"

1'-0" min. clear on push

side. 1st & 2nd
1'-6" 3'-6" 2'-6"

Toilet Floor
elec. panel Plans
4'-1" 6"

60" dia.
clear Not for

4'-7"
Jan. roof below Construction

4'-0" min. 13'-3 14" 8" 13'-2"

3'-1" 11'-10 12" 13'-4 34"
6'-8"
Drawn By:
1 SAF
27'-1 4" 28'-4 14" Date:
8/14/17
Revisions:
28'-4 14"
#1 9/1/17
See site plan for accessible route to Existing walls to remain are #2 9/4/17
accessible parking @ alley. shown clear. Walls and
fixtures to be removed are #3 9/5/17
shown dashed. New walls
Exist. walk & stair - see site plan are shown shaded. #4 9/12/17

1st Floor Gross Area 967

967 s.f.
s.f. N 2nd Floor Gross Area 730 s.f. N
1st Floor Useable Area (retail) 918 s.f. 2nd Floor Useable Area 682 s.f.
Sheet No.

1 First Floor Plan-Office/Retail

Scale: 1/8"=1'-0" 2 Second Floor Plan-Office/Retail
Scale: 1/8"=1'-0" 3 Basement Plan-Office/Retail
Scale: 1/8"=1'-0"
A2