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• Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC): The purpose of the UMC is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design,construction, installation, quality of materials, location, operation, and maintenance or use of heating, ventilating, cooling, and other appliances (UMC 102). The UMC sets specific requirements for building ventilation, exhaust, intake and relief. These requirements translate into a specified number of complete clean air exchanges for a building based on its occupancy type and occupant load. A deficiency in the mechanical code adversely affects the `health . . . and public welfare' of a building's occupants; therefore, a deficiency in the mechanical code is considered a deficiency in "light and ventilation". Note: The above list represents some of the more common potential code deficiencies considered in the assessment of the buildings in the proposed district. This list does not necessarily include every factor included in the data used to satisfy Step 1 for a particular building. Refer to individual building reports for specific findings. Finally, the tax increment law provides that the municipality may find that a building is not disqualified as structurally substandard under Step 2 on the basis of reasonably available evidence, such as the size, type, and age of the building, the average cost of plumbing, electrical, or structural repairs, or other similar reliable evidence. Items of evidence that support such a conclusion [that the building is structurally substandard] • include recent fire or police inspections, on-site property appraisals or housing inspections, exterior evidence of deterioration, or other similar reliable evidence." MEASUREMENTS AGAINST TECHNICAL TEST REQUIREMENTS Coverage Test The City of Eagan utilized a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) database, available through Dakota County, to obtain individual parcel information. The GIS database contains both graphic information (parcel and building shapes) and numerical data based on county tax records. This information was shared with SEH for the purposes of this assessment. The total square foot area of each property parcel was obtained from county records (GIS) and general site verification. The total square foot area of site improvements on each property parcel was digitized from recent aerial photography (Spring, 2000) and compared with county records (building area) and general site verification. The total percentage of coverage of each property parcel was computed to determine if the 15% requirement was met. • 6