1. Egress systems 2. Signage 3. Smoke control
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Title 24 Part 6 CEC
Jan 20
1. Applies to all building types except “I” occupancies (hospitals and prisons) and historical buildings 2. Applies to new construction, remodels, additions, and alterations 3. Residential, High-Rise Residential, and Non-residential categories
1. Building Envelope – Mechanical engineer prepares per architect’s plans 2. Building Lighting – electrical engineer 3. Building Mechanical – mechanical engineer
1. Goal: Protection of land, water, air, and life (also efficiency, national security, preservation of aesthetics and recreation, community stability, and sustainability) 2. CEQA 3. Planning 4. Project proposal prepared 5. Lead agent identified – usually local planning 6. May hold “scooping” meetings to determine requirements 7. Application 8. File permit application forms with supporting [...]
1. Review and approval 2. Plan check – generally will check for code compliance to fire and life safety requirements, accessibility, and other local regulations 3. Design review 4. Environmental Review (see below)
Requirements 1. General Plan – City’s comprehensive declaration of purposes, policies, and programs for development of a city (maps, diagrams and text) to set forth objectives, principles, and standards 2. Specific Plan – Strategies and policies for a more narrowly defined particular geographic area within a city 3. Building regulations – 4. Zoning ordinance – [...]
1. There is no federal building code 2. Federal government regulates building of its own facilities (federal land, military installations, etc.) 3. Federal can preempt states if required (EPA, OSHA) 4. Can require standards for federal aid, assistance, and insurance 5. Agencies/Acts 6. US Fish and Wildlife 7. US Army Corp of Engineers (any project [...]
Laws and Acts
Jan 10
1. CEQA 2. California Coastal Commission 3. Fish & Game (lakes and streambeds) 4. CCR Title 24 5. California Code of Regulations (CCR)
1. Construction Observation/Administration Required 2. Periodic Review of Construction by Arch, Civil, or structural in general responsible charge (make a report) 3. Continuous inspection by qualified inspector (can be architect of record) 4. Structural design factor 1.5 5. Soils/geological report required 6. “Shall be designed…minimize fire hazards and resist… earthquakes, gravity & winds” 7. To [...]
Building Types 1. Fire Station 2. Police Station 3. Emergency Operations Center 4. Ca Highway Patrol Office 5. Sheriff’s Office 6. Emergency Communication Dispatch Center