Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 107 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS › Subsection 107.2 - Construction documents

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Construction documents
shall be in
					 accordance with Sections 107.2.1 through 107.2.5.
107.2.1
Information on construction
				  documents.
Construction documents
shall be dimensioned
				  and drawn upon suitable material. Electronic media documents are permitted to
				  be submitted when approved by the
building official
.
Construction documents
shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the
				  location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it
				  will conform to the provisions of this code and relevant laws, ordinances,
				  rules and regulations, as determined by the
building
				  official
.
107.2.2
Fire protection system shop drawings.
Shop drawings for the
fire
				  protection system(s)
shall be submitted to indicate conformance to
				  this code and the
construction documents
and shall be
approved
prior to the start of system installation. Shop
				  drawings shall contain all information as required by the referenced
				  installation standards in Chapter 9.
107.2.3
Means of egress
. The
construction documents
shall show in sufficient detail the
				  location, construction, size and character of all portions of the means of
				  egress in compliance with the provisions of this code. In other than
				  occupancies in Groups R-2, R-3, and I-1, the
construction
				  documents
shall designate the number of occupants to be accommodated
				  on every floor, and in all rooms and spaces.
107.2.4
Exterior wall envelope
.
Construction documents
for all buildings shall describe the
				  exterior wall envelope in sufficient detail to determine compliance with this
				  code. The
construction documents
shall provide details of the
exterior wall envelope
as required, including flashing,
				  intersections with dissimilar materials, corners, end details, control joints,
				  intersections at roof, eaves or parapets, means of drainage, water-resistive
				  membrane and details around openings.
The
construction documents
shall include
					 manufacturer's installation instructions that provide supporting documentation
					 that the proposed penetration and opening details described in the
construction documents
maintain the weather resistance of the
					 exterior wall envelope. The supporting documentation shall fully describe the
exterior wall
system which was tested, where applicable, as
					 well as the test procedure used .
107.2.5
Site plan.
The
construction documents
submitted with the application for
permit
shall be accompanied by a site plan showing to scale
				  the size and location of new construction and existing structures on the site,
				  distances from
lot lines,
the established street grades and
				  the proposed finished grades and, as applicable, flood hazard areas, floodways,
				  and
design flood
elevations; and it shall be drawn in
				  accordance with an accurate boundary line survey. In the case of demolition,
				  the site plan shall show construction to be demolished and the location and
				  size of existing structures and construction that are to remain on the site or
				  plot. The
building official
is authorized to waive or modify
				  the requirement for a site plan when the application for
permit
is for
alteration
or repair or when
				  otherwise warranted.
107.2.5.1
Design
				  flood elevations
. Where
design flood
elevations are not
				  specified, they shall be established in accordance with Section
				  1612.3.1.