§ 10-8. Submittal documents.  


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  • (a)

    General. Submittal documents consisting of construction documents, statement of special inspections, geotechnical report and other data as required by the development services department's application procedures shall be submitted in two (2) or more sets with each permit application. The construction documents shall be prepared by a registered design professional where required by this Code, the state, or any of its regulatory agencies. Where special conditions exist, the building official is authorized to require additional construction documents to be prepared by a registered design professional. Buildings, additions and major renovations for the following occupancies shall also require a design professional to prepare the construction documents:

    (1)

    All Group A (Assembly) occupancies.

    (2)

    All Group E (Educational) occupancies.

    (3)

    All Group I (Institutional) occupancies.

    (4)

    Buildings and structures three (3) stories or more high.

    (5)

    Buildings and structures five thousand (5,000) square feet or more in area.

    (6)

    Electrical plans and specifications prepared by engineer. Installation or alteration of any equipment on the customer side of the CPS Energy point of delivery (service point) rated over six hundred (600) amps at two hundred fifty (250) volts or less and rated at over four hundred (400) amps at greater than two hundred fifty (250) volts, any system above six hundred (600) volts or when required by the Texas Engineering Practice Act shall have the electrical plans sealed by a professional engineer, licensed or registered with the state.

    Exception: The building official is authorized to waive the submission of construction documents and other data not required to be prepared by a registered design professional if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is such that review of construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with this Code.

    (b)

    Construction documents. Construction documents shall be in accordance with items (1) through (5).

    (1)

    Information on construction documents. Construction documents shall be dimensioned and drawn upon suitable material. Electronic media documents are permitted to be substituted when approved by the building official. Construction documents shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this chapter and relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, as determined by the building official.

    (2)

    Fire protection system shop drawings. Shop drawings for the fire protection system(s) shall be submitted to indicate conformance to this Code and the construction documents shall be approved prior to the start of system installation. Shop drawings shall contain all information as required by the referenced installation standards in Chapter 9 of the IBC, as amended. Refer also to chapter 11 of this Code for additional requirements regarding fire protection system submittal documents and procedures.

    (3)

    Means of egress. The construction documents shall show in sufficient detail the location, construction, size and character of all portions of the means of egress including the path of the exit discharge to the public way in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. In other than occupancies of Groups R-2, R-3, and I-1, the construction documents shall designate the number of occupants to be accommodated on every floor, and in all rooms and spaces.

    (4)

    Exterior wall envelope. Construction documents for al buildings shall describe the exterior wall envelope in sufficient detail to determine compliance with this chapter. The construction documents shall provide details of the exterior wall envelope as required, including flashing, intersections with dissimilar materials, corners, end details, control joints, intersections at roof, eaves or parapets, means of drainage, water-resistive membrane and details around openings.

    The construction documents shall include manufacturer's installation instructions that provide supporting documentation that the proposed penetration and opening details described in the construction documents maintain the weather resistance of the exterior wall envelope. The supporting documentation shall fully describe the exterior wall system which was tested, where applicable, as well as the test procedure used.

    (5)

    Exterior balconies and elevated walking surfaces. Where balconies or other elevated walking surfaces are exposed to water from direct or blowing rain, snow, or irrigation, and the structural framing is protected by an impervious moisture barrier, the construction documents shall include details for all elements of the impervious moisture barrier system. The construction documents shall include manufacturer's installation instructions.

    (6)

    Site plan. The construction documents submitted with the application for permit shall be accompanied by a site plan showing to scale the size and location of new construction and existing structures on the site, distances from lot lines, the established street grades and the proposed finished grades and, if applicable, flood hazard areas, floodways, and design flood elevations and it shall be drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary line survey. In the case of demolition, the site plan shall show construction to be demolished and the location and size of existing structures and construction that are to remain on the site or plot. The building official is authorized to waive or modify the requirement for a site plan when the application for permit is for alteration or repair or when otherwise warranted.

    a.

    Design flood elevations. Where design flood elevations are not specified, they shall be established in accordance with Appendix F, Floodplains Areas of Special Flood, of the Unified Development Code.

    (c)

    Examination of documents. The building official shall examine or cause to be examined the accompanying submittal documents and shall ascertain by such examinations whether the construction indicated and described is in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and other pertinent laws or ordinances.

    (1)

    Approval of construction documents. When the building official issues a permit, the construction documents shall be approved, in writing or by stamp, as "Reviewed for Code Compliance." One set of reviewed construction documents shall be retained by the building official. The other set shall be returned to the applicant, kept at the work site, and open to inspection by the building official or his duly authorized representative.

    (2)

    Previous approvals. This chapter shall not require changes to the construction documents, construction or designated occupancy of a structure for which a lawful permit has been issued or otherwise lawfully authorized, and the construction of which has been pursued in good faith within one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of this chapter and not abandoned.

    (3)

    Phased approval. The building official is authorized to issue a permit for the construction of foundations or any other part of a building or structure before the construction documents for the whole building or structure have been submitted, provided adequate information and detailed statements have been filed complying with pertinence requirements of this chapter. The holder of such permit for the foundation or other parts of a building or structure shall proceed at the owner's own risk with the building operation and without assurance that a permit for the entire structure will be granted.

    (4)

    Design professional in responsible charge.

    a.

    General. When documents are required to be prepared by a registered design professional, the owner or the owner's authorized agent shall engage and designate on the building permit application a registered design professional to act as the registered design professional in responsible charge. If the circumstances require, the owner or the owner's authorized agent shall designate a substitute registered design professional who shall perform the duties required of the original registered design professional in responsible charge. The building official shall be notified in writing by the owner or the owner's authorized agent if the registered design professional in responsible charge is changed or is unable to continue to perform the duties.

    The registered design professional in responsible charge shall be responsible for reviewing and coordinating submittal documents prepared by others, including phased and deferred submittal items, for compatibility with the design of the building.

    b.

    Deferred submittals. For the purposes of this section, deferred submittals are defined as those portions of the design that are not submitted at the time of application and are to be submitted to the building official within a specified period.

    Deferral of any submittal items shall have the prior approval of the building official. The registered design professional in responsible charge shall list the deferred submittals on the construction documents for review by the building official.

    Documents for deferred submittal items shall be submitted to the registered design professional in responsible charge who shall review them and forward them to the building official with a notation indicating that the deferred submittal documents have been reviewed and found to be in general conformance to the design of the building. The deferred submittal items shall not be installed until the deferred submittal documents have been approved by the building official.

    (d)

    Amended construction documents. Work shall be installed in accordance with the approved construction documents, and any changes made during construction that are not in compliance with the approved construction documents shall be resubmitted for approval as an amended set of construction documents.

    (e)

    Retention of construction documents. One set of approved construction documents shall be retained by the building official for a period of not less than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of completion of the permitted work, or as required by state or local laws.

    (f)

    Changes to standard tower release agreement. Changes to the individual control such as tenant and premises description found in the standard tower release agreement, attached to Ordinance Number 83931 as Exhibit II, do not require city council approval, provided there are no substantial changes to the standard tower lease agreement. All other substantial changes to such agreement shall require city council approval subject to approval of the office of the city attorney.

(Ord. No. 2018-06-21-0493 , § 1, 6-21-18)