Riverchase(2)-CS 881019 CITY-MANAGER
October 19, 1988
TO: Alan D. Ratliff, City Manager
FROM: Dale Jackson, Building Official~
RE: Certificate of Occupancy for Golf Course Clubhouse
On October 13 a building final inspection was made at the golf
course clubhouse at 700 Riverchase Drive. The inspection revealed
several items that were incomplete. One of the incomplete items
was the installation of the landscaping at the site.
Section 33.3 1. of the Zoning Ordinance requires all common area
landscaping to be installed prior to the issuance of a certificate
of occupancy for any use other than an agricultural use. The
section goes on to allow the property owner the option to issue a
letter of credit to the city or to escrow money into an account
controlled by the city that would be of an amount equal to 110% of
the cost of the landscape work that was incomplete.
Section 307 (d) of the Uniform Building Code allows the Building
Official to issue a temporary certificate of occupancy for a
building prior to the completion of the building provided that no
substantial hazard will result from the occupancy of the building.
However, section 33.3 1. of the Zoning Ordinance specifically
states that no certificate of occupancy can be issued until all
landscape work has been completed.
Since the items that were not completed did not constitute a
potential hazard to the occupants of the structure, I agreed to
issue a temporary certificate of occupancy to American Golf
provided that the landscape issue was resolved.
The issue was further complicated by the fact that American Golf
had advertised a VIP party for the weekend of October 15 and 16.
American Golf planned to utilize the golf course and the clubhouse
facility, at the party event, for the convenience of the guests.
I was not contacted by American Golf prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day
prior to the scheduled party; therefore, I decided to visit the
clubhouse on Saturday to ascertain whether the clubhouse was
occupied without the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. When
I visited the site on Saturday, I observed that the clubhouse was
open to the guests that were invited by American C~lf. I also
visited the site on Sunday, October 16 and observed that the
clubhouse was again open to the guests of American Golf.
Alan D. Ratliff
October 19, 1988
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Since American Golf knowingly violated the requirements of the
Zoning Ordinance, I am in the process of issuing a citation to
American Golf for each day the clubhouse was occupied.
Today, Ken James informed me that a cashier's check was being sent
via Federal Express to the city for approximately $31,000.00. The
cashier's check will be an acceptable alternative to the letter of
credit. I have agreed to allow the clubhouse to open during the
morning of October 20 provided that the cashier's check is received
before noon of October 20. Once the cashier's check is received,
I will issue a temporary certificate of occupancy for the
clubhouse.