Alaska Administrative Code › Title 13 - Public Safety › Part 2 - Fire Prevention › Chapter 50 - Codes and Standards › 13 AAC 50.027 - Non-structural plan review and approval; stop work orders

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Before
				beginning the construction, alteration, repair, or changing the occupancy of a
				building, a substantial land structure, or structure regulated by the state
				division of fire and life safety, plans and specifications regarding that
				building's or structure's location on the property, area, height, number of
				stories, occupancy, type of construction, fire-resistive construction, interior
				finish, exit facilities, electrical systems, mechanical systems, flammable or
				combustible liquid and gas storage tanks and their appurtenances, automatic
				fire-extinguishing systems, and fire alarm systems must be submitted by the
				owner or the owner's representative to the state division of fire and life
				safety for examination and approval. This review does not address structural
				considerations or mechanical or electrical review beyond that necessary to
				confirm compliance with fire or life safety requirements. A copy of the
				approval must be posted as required in 13 AAC 55.100.
(b) It is prohibited to occupy a building for
				which plans have not been examined and approved if the construction,
				alteration, repair, or change in occupancy began on or after December 5, 1956.
				The state fire marshal may post a building constructed without a plan review,
				as set out in
				13 AAC 50.070(b).
(c) The following procedures apply to a plan
				review:
(1) upon application for a plan
				review, a plan review fee must be paid to the State of Alaska; the plan review
				fee is established by the
International Building Code (IBC)
Section 109, adopted by reference in
				13 AAC 50.020; the value of the proposed construction will be
				determined by the division of fire and life safety using the valuation
				schedule, the plan review fee table, and the plan review fee formula set out in
				(6), (7), and (8) of this subsection; renovation, alterations, and mechanical
				changes and fuel system installation and replacement valuation is determined by
				the project cost; the fee schedule will then be applied to the calculated fee;
				if the division of fire and life safety cannot determine project value using
				the valuation schedule or the construction estimate, an hourly fee of $75 per
				hour or fraction of an hour will be charged; the minimum review fee for
				industrial use facilities, including oil, gas, and mining facilities, is $1,
				000; the plan review fee for home day cares is $100; the plan review fee for a
				relocation review is $150; the minimum fee for other uses requiring
				administrative approval, such as impairments, code modifications, foundations,
				and framings, is $150;
(2) if plans
				are revised to an extent that requires a new plan review, the charge will be
				the same as for new plans;
(3) if
				the division of fire and life safety determines that it is advisable because of
				the complexity of plans submitted, the state fire marshal will submit the plans
				to the International Code Council (I.C.C.) for plan review by that
				organization; the person submitting the plans to the state fire marshal is
				responsible for the fee of the International Code Council;
(4) the charge for a plan review for plans
				submitted for identical structures within the same subdivision or planned unit
				development is the full fee for one original set, and 60 percent of the full
				plan review fee for each additional set of plans of the same identical
				structure; each identical structure shall be issued a separate approval
				permit;
(5) if any work for which a
				plan review and approval is required by this subsection has been started
				without first obtaining plan review and approval, a special processing plan
				review fee will be charged; the special processing plan review fee is an
				additional charge equal to the amount of the standard plan review fee for the
				project; subsequent violations by the same person or business will result in an
				additional special processing fee multiplied by the number of previous
				violations;
(6) the division of
				fire and life safety shall determine value of the proposed construction using
				the valuation schedule set out in this paragraph, as follows:
Valuation Schedule Group 2021 International Building
				  Code
Valuation Schedule 2021
Square Foot Construction Costs - Types of
							 Construction
Group
lA
IB
IIA
IIB
IIIA
IIIB
IV
VA
VB
A-l Assembly, theaters, with stage
298.55
288.43
280.93
269.54
253.09
245.77
260.87
235.34
226.84
A-l Assembly, theaters, without stage
273.51
263.39
255.89
244.51
228.06
220.73
235.84
210.31
201.80
A-2 Assembly, nightclubs
233.39
226.42
220.85
211.80
199.64
194.14
204.26
180.65
174.48
A-2 Assembly, restaurants, bars, banquet
							 halls
232.39
225.42
218.85
210.80
197.64
193.14
203.26
178.65
173.48
A-3 Assembly, churches
276.84
266.72
259.22
247.83
231.83
225.68
239.17
214.08
205.57
A-3 Assembly, general, community halls, libraries,
							 museums
231.62
221.50
213.00
202.61
185.16
178.84
193.94
167.42
159.91
A-4 Assembly, arenas
272.51
262.39
253.89
243.51
226.06
219.73
234.84
208.31
200.80
B Business
240.93
232.14
224.41
213.38
194.94
187.44
204.97
171.50
163.65
E Educational
253.16
244.50
238.07
227.82
212.65
201.92
219.97
185.88
180.09
F-l Factory and industrial, moderate
							 hazard
142.51
135.81
128.20
123.31
110.6
105.3
118.0
91.13
85.44
F-2 Factory and industrial, low
							 hazard
141.51
134.81
128.20
122.31
110.6
104.3
117.0
91.13
84.44
H-l High Hazard, explosives
133.05
126.35
119.7
113.85
102.4
96.14
108.5
82.95
N.P.
H234 High Hazard
133.05
126.35
119.7
113.85
102.4
96.14
108.5
82.95
76.26
H-5 HPM
240.93
232.14
224.41
213.38
194.94
187.44
204.97
171.50
163.65
1-1 Institutional, supervised
							 environment
240.35
232.11
225.21
216.12
198.77
193.28
216.40
178.22
172.87
1-2 Institutional, hospitals
403.60
394.81
387.08
376.05
356.54
N.P.
367.65
333.11
N.P.
1-2 Institutional, nursing homes
280.29
271.50
263.77
252.74
235.00
N.P.
244.34
211.57
N.P.
1-3 Institutional, restrained
273.98
265.19
257.46
246.43
229.58
221.08
238.03
206.14
196.29
1-4 Institutional, day care
							 facilities
240.35
232.11
225.21
216.12
198.77
193.28
216.40
178.22
172.87
M Mercantile
174.08
167.12
160.55
152.50
140.10
135.60
144.96
121.12
115.94
R-l Residential, hotels
242.77
234.53
227.63
218.55
200.90
195.42
218.82
180.35
175.00
R-2 Residential, multiple family
203.34
195.11
188.20
179.12
162.64
157.15
179.40
142.08
136.73
R-3 Residential, one- and
							 two-familyd
189.34
184.22
179.47
175.04
169.94
163.79
172.07
157.66
148.33
R-4 Residential, care/assisted living
							 facilities
240.35
232.11
225.21
216.12
198.77
193.28
216.40
178.22
172.87
S-l Storage, moderate hazard
132.05
125.35
117.7
112.85
100.4
95.14
107.5
80.95
75.26
S-2 Storage, low hazard
131.05
124.35
117.7
111.85
100.4
94.14
106.5
80.95
74.26
U Utility, miscellaneous
104.03
98.14
92.46
88.40
79.71
73.77
84.55
62.84
59.88
N.P. = not permitted
(7) the division of fire and life safety
				shall use the following for calculating fees for plan review, and the fire
				chief of a fire department or a building official of a municipality recognized
				under 13 AAC 52.030 may use the plan review fee table in this paragraph for fee
				determination or, notwithstanding
				13 AAC 55.030(c), may use another fee table
				approved by the local jurisdiction:
TOTAL VALUATION FEE Valuation
Basic Fee
Each Additional $1,000 or Fraction of $1,000
$1 to $25,000
$100 for the first $8,000
$16
$25,001 to $50,000
$430.25 for the first $25,000
$11.10
$50,001 to $100,000
$780.05 for the first $50,000
$8
$100,001 to $500,000
$1,093.05 for the first $100,000
$6.60
$500,001 to $1,000,000
$3,556.75 for the first $500,000
$5.75
Over $1,000,000
$6,168.75 for the first $1,000,000
$4.15
(8)
				plan review fees shall be determined using the following formula:
(A) for valuation, project floor area in
				square feet multiplied by the cost per square foot from the valuation schedule
				set out in (6) of this subsection equals the project total valuation;
(B) for the fee, the basic fee from the plan
				review fee table set out in (7) of this subsection plus the additional fee per
				$1,000 valuation over the basic fee from the plan review fee table multiplied
				by 75 percent equals the plan review fee.