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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (NO DUCTWORK OR DIFFUSERS ARE BEING INSTALLED REPLACE EXSISTING BRYANT 18 SEER 2 TON 5 STAGE HEAT PUMP BRYANT MULTI-POSITIONAL VARIABLE SPEED COMMUNICATING FAN COIL WITH ELECTRIC BACK UP HEAT PACKAGE)."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.58,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"land","p":237000},{"y":2013,"k":"land","p":237000},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"sale","p":403000},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":637000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"320276","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JULIE E HAYNES (AGT - FRANZ J RABAUER)","legalName":"JULIE E HAYNES","address":"1518 S 4TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":1,"issuedDate":"2005-05-26","latestIssueDate":"2005-05-26","expirationDate":"2006-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"432544","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KRISTOPHER M DUMAS","legalName":"KRISTOPHER M DUMAS","address":"1518 S 4TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2008-01-07","latestIssueDate":"2008-01-07","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"432544","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"KRISTOPHER M DUMAS","legalName":"KRISTOPHER M DUMAS","issuedDate":"2008-01-07","latestIssueDate":"2008-01-07","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"320276","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"JULIE E HAYNES (AGT - FRANZ J RABAUER)","legalName":"JULIE E HAYNES","issuedDate":"2005-05-26","latestIssueDate":"2005-05-26","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2006-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2022"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #2976: OPEN · Granted with conditions. 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