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HomeMy WebLinkAbout174639_5_Corrections.docxTENANT IMPROVEMENT PLAN CHECK COMMENTS COMMENTS Planning & Building Agency Building Safety Division 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. Box 1988 (M-19) Santa Ana, CA 92702 (714) 647-5800 www.santa-ana.org PLAN CHECK NO: ~69 PROJECT ADDRESS: and # 200 PLAN CHECK ENGINEER:TEL:714FAX:714 647-5897 TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION: OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION(S): PLAN CHECK DATES: REMARKS/RECHECK ITEMS: APPLICATION INITIAL REVIEW EXPIRATION RECHECKS: 1. PROJECT APPLICANT CONTACT PERSON: 2. 3. TEL: FAX: VALUATION:$ EMAIL: FLOOD ZONE: APPLICABLE CODE: 2010 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE (CBC) WITH CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDMENTS All items noted on this plan check report must be addressed. If you feel that an item is not applicable to your project, note “N/A” and discuss the reason with the plan checker.Please indicate the sheet number and detail to the right of each correction, or note the number on the plans where the correction is made. Resubmit marked original, calculations and this correction sheet. A separate sheet for response may be used.Resubmit corrected sets of plans.Meetings between the project applicant/designer and the plan reviewer shall be by appointment only. Please call (714) for an appointment.Please return marked up set of drawings with corrections.The drawings/information submitted for Building Safety Division review is incomplete. The applicant shall, prior to resubmitting, complete all construction documents to show compliance with the 2010 California Building Standards Code with local amendments.Provide completed plans for complete plan check review. Provide complete building analysis including allowable building area and allowable building height/story, including A occupancy training room on the second floor of non-rated building without fire sprinklers Provide complete exit plan with full occupant load analysis per area/room including all required exit widths for corridors, doors and stairways, exit signage locations and exit travel distances. Provide compliance for OSHPD 3 requirements if applicable.CBC Sections A107, All drawings and supporting documents shall be prepared, stamped and signed by a California licensed architect or registered civil engineer.This review does not include mechanical, plumbing, fire sprinkler system, or electrical work. Separate plans, applications, fees, plan checks, and permits are required for mechanical, plumbing, fire sprinkler systems, and electrical work. Call 647-5800 for information.The applicant shall obtain clearances/approvals for the following prior to building permit issuance: - Planning Division approval on the corrected/final set of drawings (647-5804.) Previously approved plans should be submitted to expedite the process. - Fire Department (OCFA) approval on the corrected/final sets of drawings ((714)573-6100) - Police Department approval on the corrected/final set of drawings (647-5840) - Public Works Agency approval (647-5039) - County of Orange Health Department approval on the corrected/final set of drawings ((714)433-6000) - Proof of Worker’s Compensation Insurance shall be required at the time of permit issuanceProvide a project valuation for the entire project. Or submit a signed copy of the contract showing labor and materials for all work to be done under the subject building permit application. Occupancy Classification. Clarify the occupancy for the new tenant space as B or I-2.1. If occupancy B, then specify use on plans as “Clinic, Outpatient” per Section 304.1.1. If occupancy I-2.1, then callout Ambulatory health care facility per Section 308.3.2 Clarify on plans that this clinic will be a State Licensed OSHPD3 Clinic Clarify if applicant is requesting the City of Santa Ana to provide: Plan review per OSHPD3 requirements Inspection of construction perOSHPD3requirements Clarify on plans the type of clinic for project – see Section 1226.1. Provide full compliance with OSHPD3 requirements. See attached OSHPD3 Reminder Checklist. Provide verification of each applicable requirement on the checklist by providing a completed checklist with references of where on the plans the requirements have been met. Provide complete building analysis including allowable area and story analysis. Include assembly occupancy on second floor for mixed use occupancies per Section 508. - Area tabulation justifying floor area(s) of building(s) (CBC Sections 503, 505, 506, 507, and 508 and CBC Table 503)Provide the following: - Disabled access compliance must be shown on the site plan. - Show all property lines of record on the site plan. Show on the plans: - Complete legal description - Assessor’s Parcel NumberProvide a wall legend indicating whether the wall is: - A fire-resistive assembly - Legend is not clear for existing vs. new rated walls. - Bearing walls versus non-bearing partitionsOccupancies storing, handling, using, and/or selling hazardous materials, liquids, and chemicals shall submit a list of all said materials, listing their quantities and how they relate to specific California Building Code Table items. Note on the Floor Plan, type and quantity of hazardous material in each control area and fire-resistive rating for fire barriers.Occupancies using hazardous materials are subject to special requirements. It is the applicant’s/owner’s responsibility, PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL, to make this known to the Building, Planning, or Fire Departments.Reference each fire-resistive assembly to a CBC Chapter 7, Table and Item number or Gypsum Manual assembly number and description: - Walls - Ceilings - Exit passageway - CorridorsPlans shall indicate how required structural and fire resistive integrity will be maintained where a penetration will be made for electrical, mechanical, plumbing and communication conduits, pipes and similar systems. CBC Section 106.1.1 and CBC Chapter 7. Note on the plans the ICC Research Report number, U.L. number, State Fire Marshal number, or approval number of another agency accepted by the City of Santa Ana.Egress from a room or space shall not pass through adjoining or intervening rooms or areas, except where such adjoining rooms or areas are accessory to the area served, are not a high hazard occupancy and provide a discernible path of egress travel to an exit.CBC Section 1016.1. Travel distance limitations. Exits shall be so located on each story such that the maximum length of exit access travel, measured from the most remote point within a story to the entrance to an exit along the natural and unobstructed path of egress travel, shall not exceed the distances given in Table 1016.1.For requirements for occupancies in Group I-2, see CBC Section 407.3.CBC Section 1017.2, Corridor width. The minimum corridor width shall be as determined in Section 1005.1, but not less than 44”, with the following exceptions: - 36” - With a required occupant capacity of less than 50. - 72” - In corridors serving surgical Group I, health care centers for ambulatory patients receiving outpatient medical care, which causes the patient to be not capable of self-preservation. - 96” - In Group I-2 in areas where required for bed movement. - 96” - Corridors serving any area caring for one or more non-ambulatory persons.CBC Section 1017.4.1, Corridor ceiling. Use of the space between the corridor ceiling and the floor or roof structure above as a return air plenum is not permitted. See CBC Section 1017.4 for exceptions.CBC Section 1017.5, Corridor continuity. Fire-resistance-rated corridors shall be continuous from the point of entry to an exit, and shall not be interrupted by intervening rooms.Provide a complete architectural section of 1-HR. corridor detailing fire resistive rated construction of the walls and ceilings. Detail all duct and other penetrations CBC Sections 708.4, 1017.1, 715.1, Table 715.4 & 716.5.4.CBC Section 715.4. When corridor walls are required to be of one-hour fire-resistive construction by Section 1017, every interior door opening shall be protected by a tight-fitting smoke-and-draft-control assembly having a fire-protection rating of not less than 20 minutes. Viewport in 20-minute rated door limited to 1” in diameter. Said doors shall not have louvers. The door and frame shall bear an approved label or other identification showing the rating, thereof, followed by the letter “s,” the name of the manufacturer, and the identification of the service conducting the inspection of materials and workmanship at the factory during fabrication and assembly, in accordance with NFPA 80 and UL 1784. Doors shall be maintained self-closing or shall be automatic closing by actuation of a smoke detector in accordance with Section 715.4.7. Smoke-and-draft-control door assemblies shall be provided with a gasket so installed as to provide a seal where the door meets the stop on both sides and across the top.Include the following notes with typical one-hour corridor section view: - Interior openings for other than doors or ducts shall be protected by fixed glazing listed and labeled for a fire protection rating of at least three-fourths hour in accordance with CBC Section 715.5. - Penetrations in fire-resistive walls shall comply with CBC Sections 715 and 716. - Cabinets such as recessed electrical panels, fire hose cabinets, and recess fire extinguisher cabinets constructed of steel are permitted, provided that the openings in the fire rated corridor are sealed with approved sealant material to prevent the passages of smoke. - Other cabinets should be installed or recessed so that there is no reduction in the fire rating of the wall, or opening which would allow smoke to pass. This would mean that the cabinet must be surrounded with material which provides the equivalent of one-hour fire resistance.Note on the drawings CBC Section 715 requirements for a pair of doors installed in a one-hourcorridor wall. - A labeled assembly having a fire-protection rating of not less than 20 minutes. - Self-closer or automatic-closer actuated by a smoke detector. - Automatic flush bolts, the door leaf having the automatic flush bolts shall have no doorknob or surface- mounted hardware. The unlatching of any leaf shall not require more than one operation. - Full mortise hinges – three minimum. - Tight-fitting clearances and provided with a gasket so installed as to provide a seal where the door meets the stop on both sides and across the top. Clearances for a pair of swinging doors shall be as follows: With a minus 1/16” tolerance – 1/8” along the top, 1/8” along the hinge and latch jambs, 1/8”along the meeting edge of the doors, and ¼” at the bottom of the doors. - An overlapping astragal extending the full height of the doors is required along the meeting edges of the doors. A coordinating device is also required to insure proper closing.”CBC Section 1024.5.1. Doors, when fully opened, and handrails shall not reduce the required width by more than 7”. Doors in any position shall not reduce the required width by more than one-half. Other nonstructural projections such as trim and similar decorative features are permitted to project into the required width 1.5” from each side.Provide on the drawings a complete door schedule, showing: - Door sizes (CBC Sections 1008.1.1 and 1133B.2) - Hardware complying with exiting and disabled accessibility requirements (CBC Sections 1008.1.8 and 1133B.2.5) - Compliance with limitation of viewport size (CBC Section 715.4.3 Exception 1) - Fire-rating of door assembly complying with CBC Section 715 Opening Protection - Note smoke seal (in accordance with CBC Section 715.4.3, required for doors forming part of the one-hour exit corridor envelope) - Show compliance with the City of Santa Ana’s Security Ordinance (Contact the Santa Ana Police Department Crime Prevention Section by telephoning 714-647-5840)CBC Section 1008.1.2, Exit doors shall swing in the direction of exit travel when serving any hazardous area or when serving an occupant load of 50 or more.Panic hardware shall comply with CBC Section 1008.1.9. Panic hardware shall be provided as required by CBC Section(s): - An Occupancy with an occupant count > 50. Refer to CBC section 1008.1.8.3, Item 2 for Exception. - E Occupancy with an occupant count > 50 - H Occupancy - I-2 or I-2.1 Occupancy with an occupant count > 50 - Electrical rooms with equipment rated 1,200 amperes or more and over 6’ wide that contain over current devices, switching devices or control devices with exit access doors shall be equipped with panic hardware and doors shall swing in the direction of egress.The width of the level area on the side to which the door swings shall extend 24” past the strike edge of the door for exterior doors and 18” past the edge for interior doors. CBC Section 1126A.3.2.Provide specifications for doors hardware (i.e., lever type, push-pull panic, etc) to comply with disabled access requirements. CBC Section 1133B.2.5.2.CBC Section 1133B.2.5, Note on the drawings: “Maximum effort to operate doors shall not exceed 5 pounds for exterior doors and interior doors, such pull or push effort being applied at right angles to hinged doors and at the center place of sliding or folding doors. Compensating devices or automatic door operators may be utilized to meet the above standards. When fire doors are required, the maximum effort to operate the door may be increased to the minimum allowable by the appropriate administrative authority, not to exceed 15 pounds.CBC Section 1127B.3, All building entrances that are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities shall be identified with a least one standard sign and with an additional directional signs, as required, to be visible to persons along approaching pedestrian ways.CBC Section 1133B.4.2.2. Handrails shall extend a minimum of 12” beyond the top nosing and 12”, plus the tread width, beyond the bottom nosing. At the top, the extension shall be parallel with the floor or ground surface. At the bottom, the handrail shall continue to slope for a distance of one tread width from the bottom riser; the remainder of the extension shall be horizontal. See Figures 11B-35 and 11B-37.Exit illumination and exit sign requirements in accordance with CBC Section 1011 shall be shown on the drawings. Be specific as to the type of exit signs to be installed.Tactile exit signs shall be required at the following locations: - Each grade-level exterior exit door shall be identified by a tactile exit with the word “EXIT.” - Each exit door that leads directly to a grade-level exterior exit by means of a stairway or ramp shall be identified by a tactile exit sign with the following words as appropriate:“EXIT STAIR DOWN”“EXIT RAMP DOWN”“EXIT STAIR UP”“EXIT RAMP UP” - Each exit door that leads directly to a grade-level exterior exit by means of an exit enclosure, or an exit passageway, shall be identified by a tactile exit sign with the words “EXIT ROUTE.” - Each exit access door from an interior room or area to a corridor or hallway, which is required to have a visual exit sign, shall be identified by a tactile exit sign with the words “EXIT ROUTE.” - Each exit door through a horizontal exit shall be identified by a sign with the words “TO EXIT.”It is the project designer’s/property owner’s responsibility to show compliance on the drawings with all applicable Federal and State Accessibility Standards.Drawings submitted to the Building Division for review shall provide the following information to insure compliance with CBC Section 1134B/Chapter 11B: - An accessible entrance - An accessible route to the altered area - Accessible restrooms - Accessible telephone (if any) - Accessible drinking fountains, and - Parking, signage and alarmsDetail existing or proposed disabled accessible path of travel from parking and public way for conformance to current code.Provide disabled accessible upgrades for existing restrooms and if required the existing elevator.Provide disabled accessible locker rooms.CBC Sections 1102B, 1124B.1 and 1127B.1. Provide a continuous walking surface from each exit door to public way.If a walk crosses or adjoins a vehicular way, and the walking surfaces are not separated by curbs, railings or other elements between the pedestrian areas and vehicular areas, the boundary between the areas shall be defined by a continuous detectable warning which is 36” wide, complying with the CBC Section 1133B.8.5. Detectable Warning Product Approval. Only approved Division of the State Architect, Access Compliance (DSA/AC) approved detectable warning products and directional surfaces shall be installed in accordance with CBC Section 1133B.8.5.CBC Section 1127B.5. Item 4. Curb ramps shall comply with CBC Section 1127B.5. A level landing 4’ deep shall be provided at the upper end of each curb ramp over its full width to permit safe egress from the ramp surface, or the slope of the fanned or flared sides of the curb ramp shall not exceed 1 unit vertical to 12 units horizontal (8.33% slope).Professional medical and dental offices shall be made accessible and shall also comply with Section 1109B.2. (CBC Section 1105B.3.2). This requirement includes providing at least one accessible entrance protected from the weather by canopy or roof overhead. Such entrances shall incorporate a passenger loading zone. Passenger loading zones shall provide an access aisle at least 60” wide and 20’ long adjacent and parallel to the vehicle pull-up space. Vehicle standing spaces and access aisles shall be level with surface slopes not exceeding 1 unit vertical in 50 units horizontal (2% slope) in all directions.Plumbing facilities shall be provided in accordance with the California Plumbing Code (CPC) Section 412.0 and CPC Table 4-1.Sanitary facilities serving the area of new work shall be disabled accessible. Revise the drawings to show compliance with CBC Section1115B.Provide completely dimensioned floor plans, elevations and sections of sanitary facility insuring wheelchair clearances complying with CBC Section 1115B and the California Plumbing Code.This building is subject to the State of California Energy Conservation Regulations: - The permit applicant shall be responsible for obtaining an energy plan check from a consultant who is qualified to perform an energy efficiency analysis in accordance with the California Code of Regulations (CCR,) Title 24, Par 6, 2010 California Energy Code. The plan check consultant must sign documentation certifying that a thorough, competent review has been performed on behalf of the Enforcement Agency. - The corrected/final ARCHITECTURAL drawings shall have the required energy efficiency compliance documentation with completed signature blocks filed on the plans. The same information may be copied on the Electrical Plans for the Electrical Plan Checker. - The energy plan check consultant must complete the attached “Energy Conservation Plan Check Consultant Qualification Statement.” - Refer to the attached information sheet.