§ 1101-39. Special Professional Services.

1101-39.1 General: Where applications for unusual design or magnitude of construction are filed where required in Section 1704 OBC or where code reference standards in Appendix A OBC require special architectural or engineering inspections, the director of buildings and inspections may require special inspections or full-time project supervision by a registered architect or professional engineer. Such architect, engineer or special inspector shall supervise the work and be responsible for its conformity with the approved plans as they relate to safety and sanitation, keep daily records and submit reports as required by the director of buildings and inspections. Where the building official requires fill-time project supervision, the installation of an automatic sprinkler system may be supervised by a person certified under Section 3781.105 of the Revised Code in lieu of supervision by a registered architect or professional engineer.

1101-39.2 Excavation or fill field observation: Observation and testing of excavation or fill in the field shall be performed by a registered professional engineer, an architect where the excavation and fill is incident to the practice of architecture, or their representatives. The registered professional engineer or architect shall submit a summary report to the director of buildings and inspections upon completion of operations. The director of buildings and inspections may require any of these services to the performed by a geotechnical engineer.

Exception: Where not deemed necessary as determined by the director of buildings and inspections, in accordance with § 1101-19.5 CBC.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 67-1996, eff. Apr. 5, 1996; a. Ord. No. 59-2002, eff. March 28, 2002)