Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 50 - Codes and Standards › 13 AAC 50.021 - International Existing Building Code

Current through May 31, 2024
The
International Existing Building Code 2021 Edition
				  (IEBC)
, Chapters 1-16, and Appendix A - C, are adopted by reference to
				  regulate all occupancies and buildings, except that the IEBC is revised by
				  deleting all the references to "
ICC Electrical Code
" or
				  "
NFPA 70
" and replacing those references with "Electrical Code
				  as adopted by 8 AAC 70.025, as amended from time to time" and the IEBC is
				  revised by deleting all the references to "
International Fuel Gas
				  Code
", with the exception of Chapter 3 Section 304 and Chapters 6 and
				  7, deleting all the references to "
International Plumbing
				  Code
", and replacing the references to "
International Fuel Gas
				  Code
" and "
International Plumbing Code
" with
				  "Plumbing Code as adopted by
				  8 AAC 63.010, as amended from time to time". Additionally,
				  the
IEBC
is changed with the following revisions:
(1) Chapter 1 of the
IEBC
is revised by deleting Sections 103, 104.4, 104.6, 104.8, 105.4, 106.5, 108.2,
				108.4, and 108.5, and Sections 109 - 114 are revised by deleting the references
				to the "
International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
",
				"
International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC)
" and
				"
International Residential Code (IRC)
";
(2) Chapter 1, Section 104.2 (Applications
				and permits) of the
IEBC
is revised by deleting the words "and
				permits" from the heading, and the section is revised to read: "The building
				official shall receive applications and review construction documents for the
				on-site erection, alteration, demolition, and moving of buildings and
				structures and, at the agency's discretion, will inspect the premises to
				enforce compliance with the provisions of this code. Plans for construction
				occurring out of state or manufactured off site must be sealed by a registered
				design professional of this state and of appropriate discipline in accordance
				with AS 08.48 to have a plan review completed before the construction being
				placed on its foundation and all plan review deficiencies must be corrected
				before occupancy of the facility."
(3) Chapter 1, Section 105 (Permits) of the
IEBC
is revised by deleting the heading and replacing it with "Application for Plan
				Review";
(4) Chapter 1, Section 105
				(Permits) of the
IEBC
is revised by replacing the word
				"permit" wherever it occurs with the words "plan review";
(5) in Chapter 1, Section 105.3 (Application
				for permit) of the
IEBC
, the first sentence is revised to
				read: "To obtain a plan review approval, the applicant must first file an
				application in writing on a form furnished for that purpose by the code
				enforcement agency.";
(6) Chapter
				1, Section 106 (Construction documents) of the
IEBC
is revised
				by replacing the word "permit" wherever it occurs, with the words "plan
				review";
(7) Chapter 1,
				Section106.2.2 (Fire protection system(s) shop drawings) of the
IEBC
is revised by adding the following sentences at the end
				of the section: "Shop drawings shall be sealed by a registered design
				professional of this state and of appropriate discipline in accordance with AS
				08.48, or shall be signed and dated by a fire systems permit holder under AS
				18.70.090 and
				13 AAC 50.035. At least two sets of shop drawings shall be
				submitted. The building official shall retain one set, and one approved set
				stamped by the building official shall be retained on site during the
				installation of the system.";
(8)
				Chapter 1, Section 107.3.1 (Approval of construction documents) of the
IEBC
is revised to read: "One set of bound or one electronic
				set of construction documents so reviewed shall be retained by the building
				official.";
(9) Chapter 1, Section
				108 (Fees) of the
IEBC
, is revised by replacing the word
				"permit" wherever it occurs, with the words "plan review";
(10) Chapter 1, Section 108.3 of the
IEBC
, is revised by revising the section heading to read
				"(Building plan review valuations)" and by revising the section text to read:
				"The applicant for a plan review involving an addition to an existing
				structure, a remodel of an existing structure, or a fuel system shall provide
				an estimated building construction value at the time of application. The
				valuation shall include the total value of work, including design, materials
				and labor for which the plan review is being issued. The total value of work
				must include the electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing equipment and
				permanent systems, including fire protection systems. If, in the opinion of the
				building official, the valuation is underestimated on the application, the
				building official shall deny the plan review, unless the applicant can show
				detailed estimates that meet the approval of the building official. The
				building official shall set the final building construction valuation.
The valuation for all new construction not involving remodel
				  work or additions to existing structures must be based on the valuation
				  schedule established in
				  13 AAC 50.027.";
(11) Chapter 1, Section 109 (Inspections) of the
IEBC
, is revised by replacing the word "permit" wherever it
				occurs, with the words "plan review".
Copies of the International Existing Building Code 2021
					 Edition (IEBC) may be obtained from the International Code Council Inc., 25442
					 Network Place, Chicago, Illinois 60673-1254; telephone: (800) 786-4452;
					 Internet address:
www.iccsafe.org
.
Authority:
AS
					 18.70.080