HomeMy WebLinkAbout280301_2_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:
101108245 & 101108248
PROJECT ADDRESS:
2908 S Halladay St
PLAN CHECK ENGINEER:
Lee, WayneTEL:714
647-5848
EMAIL:
wlee@santa-ana.orgFAX:714
647-5897
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION:
V B
OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION(S):
B, F-1, S-1
PLAN CHECK DATES:
REMARKS/RECHECK ITEMS:
APPLICATION
10/20/2021
INITIAL REVIEW
10/28/2021
EXPIRATION
4/18/2022
RECHECKS:
1.07/15/2022
PROJECT APPLICANT CONTACT PERSON:
2.
David Vardanyan
3.
TEL:
(818)823-0016
FAX:
VALUATION: $65,000.00 / $5,000
EMAIL:
artdesignusa1@gmail.com
FLOOD ZONE: X-0602320278J
APPLICABLE CODE: 2019 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.Additional plan check comments are on the drawings. Please pick up marked set. Please return marked up set of drawings with corrections.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 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)
- Orange County Sanitation District (714) 593-5756Revise description of work to clearly show detailed description of the scope of each permit to match city’s permit record. (If the following scope is not your proposed work, response to this comment, and show latest scope on the cover sheet of the drawings. At the next submittal, update the scope with permit staff at the counter):101108245-Change of use, combine 2908 and 2910, demo interior walls and ceiling, frame in overhead doors, change out windows, install walls and ceiling to create offices, lunchroom, locker room, restrooms, distribution area, security room, manufacturing area, storage rooms/add roof mounted equipment and roof screening.101108248-PARKING LOT-Construct 6 parking spaces.PC2 plan check response: Sheet A1.0. The scope of work is still not revised and not clear.2908 and 2910 suites are combined into one. Verify with Planning Division for the proposed address number and revise 2908 and 2910 to show address number on the title block on each drawing and structural calculation.PC2 plan check response: Revise all architectural and structural sheets to show correct job address: 2908 S Halladay St. (Delete 2910 number)Clarify on the cover sheet if cultivation or extraction process on site. Note that ethanol storage is provided on the floor plan, for extraction? Revise plan if no extraction and OR add a note on the site plan: “ This facility contains no extraction”If there is cultivation on site, show location, layout, equipment and design on the floor plan or add a note on the site plan: “ This facility contains no cultivation”PC2 plan check response:Please clarify on the cover sheet A1.0. No clarification is provided on this submittal.Show storage capacity of the ethanol storage cabinet on plan. Refer to sheet A3.1. Structural calculation, anchorage and details is required if the weight is more than 400 #.Facility operations. Plans shall include a summary of the daily operations of the facility, and where these operations will occur. This may include, but is not limited to: growing, harvesting, drying, curing, trimming, washing/cleaning, extracting, post-processing, inspecting, testing, packaging, labeling, storing, retailing, etc. If plant extraction will occur in the facility, plans should provide a summary of the intended extraction process.PC2 plan check response: If no extraction process in this facility, add note on the cover sheet to clarify.List of systems and equipment. A list of all mechanical systems, environmental systems, generation systems, and fuel gas equipment proposed to be utilized on the property shall be provided. This includes carbon dioxide generation systems, extraction equipment, etc. (CMC Section 302.1).Provide equipment layout plan within the extraction room and manufacturing area. Those rooms shall maintain code compliant egress and accessibility requirement.Applicable Codes: Add a note that the applicable Codes are: 2019 CBC, 2019 CPC, 2019 CMC, 2019 CEC, 2019 Energy Code, 2019 CEBC and City of Santa Ana Municipal CodeRevise occupancy group from “M” to clarify occupancy group based on the proposed use and classified in CBC chapter 3.Submit a letter addressed to the Building Safety Division describing in detail the manufacturing process from material delivery, storage, handling, packaging, and shipping of finished products.PC2 plan check response: The requested letter is not received.Occupancies 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.PC2 plan check response: If no hazardous material stored on site, please add a note on the cover sheet to clarify.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.PC2 plan check response: If no hazardous material stored on site, please add a note on the cover sheet to clarify.Clearly label and identify on the plans the fire-resistive corridors, firewalls, shaft enclosures, fire barriers, fire partitions, smoke barriers and smoke partitions along with their hourly ratings.New ceiling is part of the scope. Provide ceiling design and ceiling plan. If suspended ceiling is provided, detail suspended ceiling with seismic bracing and vertical compression strut, light fixtures independently supported, etc.PC2: The ceiling plan shown on sheet A3.4 is unclear and insufficient. Please show required information in this comment on the ceiling plan.Revise building section in A4.0 to show reflected ceiling height, if applicable.PC2: ceiling height is not shown.Provide at least one additional cross-building section on the transverse direction. See redmarks on A3.2.Show proposed site improvement on the proposed site plan on sheet A3.0, not on the proposed floor plan.PC2: Not resolved.Clearly label and identify on the plans the fire-resistive corridors, firewalls, fire barriers and fire partitions along with their hourly ratings.Identify all fire barriers (707) or fire partitions (708) on the floor plan and wall legend. Plan shows 1-hour partition wall is not clear. Fire barrier and fire partition have different requirements.Provide details and cross-reference to the wall legend for non-bearing partition bracing details.Provide details and cross-reference to the wall legend for the 1-hour fire rated wall assembly, including approved fire-assembly details and the maintain continuity from the bottom of the floor surface to the underside of the roof sheathing or rated ceiling.PC2: Provide and cross-reference 1-hour fire partition wall assembly detail in to the wall legend.Identify proposed new exterior wall on the floor plan and wall legend. Cross-reference construction details into the legend such as wall type, gauge, studs, grade, spacing and connections.PC2: The information is not provided.Provide 1-hour Fire-rated wall assemblies which shall be per CBC Chapter 7, generic assemblies of Gypsum Handbook, or have a current ICC-ESR approval. PC2: The information is not provided.CBC Section 716.3.2. Provide ¾-hour rated on the (N) A window at the security room by door (E) 2, located in the 1-hour rated corridor.Safety Glazing (CBC 2406): Tempered glass in all glass doors and windows in hazardous locations. (See redmark on A3.1)Provide dimensions on all new partitions and new in-filled walls on the proposed floor plan. Refer to red marks on sheet A3.1.Provide rooftop equipment cut sheets on plan including dimensions, model and weight of the equipment. All equipment shall be approved and listed. (e.g. UL certified)PC2: Please do not response: “See mechanical” without providing anything. Provide required information on next submission. If the schedule is on the mechanical drawings, attach related plans on the building plan check set AND label them “FOR REFERENCE”.Show distance from the edge of the equipment to the edge of the roof. Minimum 42” guard at the building edge is required if any equipment where any component required service is located within 10 feet of the building edge. The guard shall extend not less than 30” beyond any components. (1015.6)PC2: Sheet A3.4. Incomplete. Missing information on (2) units at the north-west corner of the building. They appear located within 10 feet of the building edge. Guard is required.Show design, detail and elevation of the equipment screen on plan.PC2: Sheet A3.4. Please increase details’ scale and print them darker to be legible.EGRESSProvide 1-hour fire-rated corridor in accordance with Table 1020.1.PC2: Refer to item #37 and #38.The rear yard does not have continuous egress route to the public street. Revise egress plan that from the remotest point in the distribution area to egress through hallway to the front exit door. In addition, revise length of travel distance accordingly.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.PC2: Not resolved. There is no response to this item.Provide typical complete section view through one-hour corridor(s) showing compliance with CBC Sections 1017 and 708:
- Size, spacing, and material of framing members. Note gauge and ICC number and installation/construction
requirements for metal framing members.
- Method of attaching framing to the building structure. Compliance shall be shown with CBC Section 1607.13
for lateral support of the walls. Do not support top of walls to suspended ceiling system unless calculations
and drawings prepared by a registered engineer are submitted for review. Submit structural engineering
calculations for walls in rooms with a floor to building structure above height greater than 14’.
- Sheathing material and details of attachment. Note type, size, and spacing of fasteners.
- Height of partition, suspended ceiling, structure above.
- Reference each wall and ceiling fire-resistive assembly to a CBC Chapter 7 Table and item number.
- Fire blocks and draft stops in combustible construction in accordance with CBC Section 717. Show
location(s) and provide typical construction details.
- Fire/smoke damper locations, installation requirements, and required access doors. Refer to CBC Section
716 and Mechanical Code Section 606.PC2: Not resolved. There is no response to this item.Note the following on the plans: “The means of egress, including the exit discharge, will be illuminated to a level of not less than one foot-candle at the walking surface at all times the building space served by the means of egress is occupied”. [CBC 1006.1; 1006.2]Provide exit signs at each exit door. The exit signs shall be readily visible from any direction of egress travel and clearly indicate the direction of egress travel. See red marks on sheet A3.2. [CBC 1013]PC2: Not provided. See redmarks on the first check set. Provide illuminated exit signs.Locate the exit signs at the hallway such that no point in the corridor/exit passageway is more than 100 feet or the listed viewing distance for the sign, whichever is less. See red marks on sheet A3.2. [CBC 1013.1]PC2: Not provided. See redmarks on the first check set. Provide illuminated exit signs.Note on the plans: “Exit signs shall be internally or externally illuminated at all times. Externally illuminated exit signs shall be connected to an emergency power system (batteries, unit equipment or an on-site generator) that will automatically illuminate the exit signs for a duration of not less than 90 minutes in case of primary power loss.” [CBC 1013]PC2: Provide this note on the egress plan, A3.2.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 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.”PC2: Update sign wording. See red marks on A3.2 on this check set.For the purpose of Section 1013.4, the term “tactile exit signs” shall mean those required signs that comply with Chapter 11B, section 11B-703.1, 11B-703.2, 11B-703.3 or 11B-703.5. Provide signage detail on plan.PC2: Please provide detail.Provide required exterior door landing at exterior side of the door on all exterior exit doors (exit door B, C E and F). There shall be surrounding the by the detectable warnings, minimum 36” wide, around required landing. At the emergency, maintain the clear path of egress on site from the exterior door not to be blocked by parked cars or other obstructions. Show required dimensions for landings, detectable warnings and details and how to maintain clear egress route on the site plan. (1010, 1028, 11B-247, 11B-705.1.2.5, 11B-404)PC2: Provide design on the proposed site plan (A3.0) instead of proposed floor plan (A3.1).ACCESSIBITLITYSITE ACCESSIBILITYShow and transfer site accessibility design on the proposed site plan. Show design on sheet A3.0 instead of A3.1.The front approach level area shall have a length in the direction of door swing of at least 60”. Show exterior door landing dimensions on the exterior side of the door. Min. 24”+door width by 60” min is required. Note that required door landing cannot encroach into any parking space.PC2: Refer to item #45. Show exterior doors and exterior landing design on the site plan and show compliance with this comment.Show location of the accessible parking singage (accessible parking sign and tow-away sign) on the site plan.PC2: Sheet A3.0. Not shown.Refer to sheet A5.4. Show towing information on the tow-away sign detail:
"Unauthorized vehicles parked in designated accessible spaces not displaying distinguishing placards or special license plates issued for persons with disabilities will be towed away at the owner’s expense. Towed vehicles may be reclaimed by telephoning The Santa Ana Police Department at (714) 245-8665. CVC 22658a."
The surface of each accessible parking space shall be marked with an International Symbol of Accessibility, complying with CBC Section 11B-703.7.2.1, in white on blue (Color No. 15090 in Federal Standard 595B) background a minimum 36” wide by 36” high. The profile view shall be located so that it’s lower corner at, or lower side aligned with, the end of the parking space length. (CBC 11B- 502.6.4.1)
PC2: Provide design on the proposed site plan.Access aisles shall be marked with blue painted borderlines around their perimeter. The words, “No parking” shall be painted in white within each access isle with 12” high letters located where it is visible from adjacent vehicular way. (CBC 11B-502.3.3)PC2: Provide design on the proposed site plan.The running slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:20 (5%). The cross slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:48 (2.083%). §11B-403.3Detectable Warning (11B-247): Provide detectable warnings where a walk crosses or adjoins a vehicular way and the walking surfaces are not separated by curbs, railing or other elements between the pedestrian areas and vehicular areas. (CBC 11B-247.1.2.5) (Refer to red marks on A3.1. Note that site improvement shall be shown on the proposed site plan)PC2: Provide design on the proposed site plan.Note on the plan: “Accessible parking stalls and access aisle surface shall slope 1:48 max in any directions.”BUILDING ACCESSIBILITYRevise door #1. Door openings shall provide a clear width of 32” minimum. Swinging doors clear opening shall be measured between the face of the door and the stop, with the door open 90 degrees. Openings more than 24” deep shall be 36” minimum. (CBC 11B-404.2.3) (See redmark on A3.1)Recessed doors maneuvering clearances for forward approach shall be provided when any obstruction within 18” of the latch side at an interior doorway, or within 24” of the latch side of an exterior doorway, projects more than 8” beyond the face of the door, measured perpendicular to the face of the door or gate. (CBC 11B-404.2.4.3 & Figure 11B-404.2.4.3 (a)) (See redmark on A3.1)PC2: Show 18” clearance at all accessible interior doors on plan. (e.g. door #1, door in manufacturer area…)Provide clear space of 12” past strike edge of the door on the opposite side to which the door swings if the door is equipped with both a latch and a closer. (CBC Figure 11B-404.2.4.1(c)) (See redmark on A3.1)No fewer than two drinking fountains shall be provided. Revise floor plan to provide accessible drinking fountains. When provided, one drinking fountain shall comply with 11B-602.1 through 11B-602.6, 11B-602.8 and 11B-602.9 and one drinking fountain shall comply with 11B-602.7 and 11B-602.9. §11B-211.2ENERGYNote to the window schedule that maximum U-factor: and maximum SHGC: for the new exterior windows.PC2: Not done.STRUCTURALStructural plans and the cover of the structural calculation shall be stamped, signed and dated when the document is signed by the engineer of record.Revise project address number to 2908 on all structural sheets and cover page of the structural calculation.PC2: Please update structural sheet S-0.53 and cover page of structural calculation.Specify the dimension and weight of the roof mounted equipment on the plans. Provide engineering calculations and structural plans for the support and anchorage of the roof mounted equipment weighing more than 400 pounds or with a center of mass located more than 4-feet above the roof level. [ASCE 7-16, Sections 13.1]Provide structural and anchorage design of the screen wall for Proposed Equipment. Provide calculation and structural details on plan.Show roof framing information, location of girders, beams, purlins, direction of span, supports, and column location. Show any new structural members, connectors added to support the rooftop equipment. Clarify on plan to provide structural retrofit design if any interior existing structural walls are removed.Per previous comment, verify the tributary width (20 feet in the calculation page 8) in the calculation for steel header design. Design with correct tributary area if applicable.Clarify if the new opening occurs in the back of the building. Per architectural demolition and proposed floor plan, no new opening occurs. Please clarify on the framing plan, detail 1/S0.31 and structural calculation.Provide partition wall design where wall is exceed 9 feet in height. Refer to section in A4.0 to design for ceiling height information.PC2: Partition details in sheet S-0.33 show studs’ size and spacing per plan. On sheet S-3, please clarify on framing schedule to provide design for actual ceiling height which exceeds 9 feet and the maximum stud height.The City has encountered a large number of inspection problems arising from a lack of specific framing details. The following listed items are required to be shown on the plans (CBC 107.1):
- All plumbing walls are to be framed with a minimum of 6" studs.
- Double walls used as plumbing walls are to be a minimum of 8" wide and no "flat" studs permitted.
Staggered studs are acceptable.
- Permissible notching and boring of joists are to be shown on the plans and shall not exceed CBC
Section 2308.10.4.2 allowances.
- Notching of exterior and bearing/nonbearing walls shall not exceed 25%/40% respectively. Bored
holes in bearing/nonbearing walls shall not exceed 40%/60% respectively. In no case shall the
edge of the bored hole be nearer than 5/8 inch to the edge of the stud. (2308.9.10 and 2308.9.11)
- Header and trimmer details for doors and windows are to be shown with full length trimmers,
specifying the size of the header and trimmer. (2308.10.4.3)
- All framed buildings which are required to be designed by an engineer or architect must be signed
prior to submission into plan check
- All stud bearing walls are required to comply with the minimum requirements for load bearing walls.
Show location(s) and provide typical construction details. (2308.9)
- Other methods may be used provided a satisfactory engineering and/or architectural design is
submitted.PC2: Per response, the requested notes are added into sheet S0.3 and sheet S0.21. However, sheet S0.3 are not submitted and notes are not added on sheet S0.21.Provide design and detail at the bottom of the interior non-bearing wallbracing to the foundation slab.See remarks on plan.PC2: Refer to previous plan check sets (first and this review) for comments. A number of comments are not resolved.Remove clouds and delta number on the drawings.Site improvement. A lot of information was delete from first plan check set from sheet A3.1, but not transferred into the site plan on sheet A3.0 such as parking stall dimensions, landscape, paving, curb, zero curb, pedestrian walkway, truncated domes…Provide complete and detailed site accessibility design on the proposed site plan including landscape area.Add sheet number and sheet description of all structural sheets into sheet index.END OF COMMENTS