§ 1101-21. Plans to be Adequate.  


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  • 1101-21.1 Clarity of plans: Plans required under § 1101-19 CBC shall be drawn on paper or other medium acceptable to the to director of buildings and inspections, drawn to scale and shall be sufficiently clear, comprehensive, detailed, and legible when submitted to the director so that, together with any accompanying specifications and data, a person who is competent in such matters can determine whether or not the proposed building, addition, or alteration, and all proposed building equipment, will conform in safety and sanitation to all applicable provisions of CBC.

    1101-21.2 Size of plans and required details: Plans, when submitted to the director of buildings and inspections for review, shall be in standard multiples of eight and one-half inches by eleven inches or nine inches by twelve inches in size, and shall include:

    (1)

    An index of drawings located on the first sheet;

    (2)

    A plat plan showing street location; the location of the proposed building and all existing buildings on the side, including setback and side yard dimensions; distances between all buildings; and location and sizes of all utility lines;

    (3)

    Floor plans, including plans of full or partial basements or cellars and full or partial attics or penthouses. Floor plans must show all relevant information such as door swings, stairs and ramps, windows, shafts, etc.; and must be sufficiently dimensioned to describe all relevant space sizes. Wall materials must be described by cross-hatching (with explanatory key), by notation, or by other clearly understandable method. Spaces must be identified by Code appellation, i.e., an "auditorium" shall not be identified as "meeting room" if its size and function indicates that it is an auditorium;

    (4)

    All elevations necessary to completely describe the exterior of the building including floor to floor dimensions;

    (5)

    Cross sections, wall sections and detail sections, to scale, as may be required to describe the general building construction including wall, ceiling, floor and roof materials and construction, and details which may be necessary to describe typical connections, etc.;

    (6)

    Complete structural description of the building on the above drawings or on separate drawings including size and location of all principal structural elements and a table of live loads used in the design of the building and computations, stress diagrams and other data sufficient to show correctness of plans and such information shall be identified by the engineer or architect responsible for the design;

    (7)

    Complete description of the mechanical and electrical systems of the building on the above drawings or on separate drawings, including plumbing schematics and principal plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning duct and piping layouts and lighting and power equipment layouts; and

    (8)

    Additional graphic or test information as may be reasonably required by the director of buildings and inspections to allow him to review special or extraordinary construction methods or equipment.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 67-1996, eff. Apr. 5, 1996; a. Ord. No. 025-1999, eff. Feb. 22, 1999)