Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 300 - State Building Code-administration › Rule 661-300.4 - Plan Reviews

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Plans and specifications review
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approvals.
a. Submissions to the building code
			 commissioner of architectural technical documents, engineering documents, and
			 plans and specifications are the responsibility of the owner of the building or
			 facility, although the actual submission may be completed by an authorized
			 agent of the owner or the responsible design professional.
b. "Responsible design professional" means a
			 registered architect or licensed professional engineer who signs the documents
			 submitted.
c. Plans, specifications
			 and other supporting information shall be sufficiently clear and complete to
			 show in detail that the proposed work will comply with the requirements of the
			 applicable provisions of the state building code.
d. In sections 107.1 and 107.2.5 of the
			 International Building Code, 2015 edition, the word "permit" shall be replaced
			 by the words "plan review."
e.
			 Submittals to the commissioner shall be certified or stamped and signed as
			 required by Iowa Code chapters 542B and 544A unless the applicant has certified
			 on the submittal to the applicability of a specific exception under Iowa Code
			 section 544A. 18 and the submittal does not constitute the practice of
			 professional engineering as defined by Iowa Code section
			 542B.2.
f. Plans and specifications for projects
			 subject to plan review by the commissioner shall be submitted in a format
			 specified on the plan review submittal form.
g. Architectural technical submissions,
			 engineering documents, and plans and specifications for construction,
			 renovation, or remodeling of all state-owned buildings or facilities, including
			 additions to existing buildings, shall be submitted to the commissioner for
			 review and comment. Subsequently, a written response by the design professional
			 indicating corrective measures taken to address the commissioner's plan review
			 comments shall be submitted to and approved by the commissioner prior to the
			 issuance of construction documents for bidding. Bidding may commence on a
			 project after the preliminary meeting provided for in subrule 300.4(3) if all
			 items on the preliminary meeting checklist have been resolved to the
			 satisfaction of the commissioner.
h. Architectural technical submissions,
			 engineering documents, and plans and specifications for the initial
			 construction of any building or facility that will not, when completed, be
			 wholly owned by the state or an agency of the state shall be submitted to the
			 commissioner for review and comment, if the construction is financed in whole
			 or in part with funds appropriated by the state and there is no local building
			 code in effect in the local jurisdiction in which the construction is planned
			 or, if there is such a local building code in effect, it is not enforced
			 through a system which includes both plan reviews and inspections.
			 Subsequently, a written response by the design professional indicating
			 corrective measures taken to address the commissioner's plan review comments
			 shall be submitted to and approved by the commissioner prior to the issuance of
			 construction documents for bidding. Bidding may commence on a project after the
			 preliminary meeting provided for in subrule 300.4(3) if all items on the
			 preliminary meeting checklist have been resolved to the satisfaction of the
			 commissioner.
i. Architectural
			 technical submissions, engineering documents, and plans and specifications for
			 construction, renovation, or remodeling of all buildings or facilities,
			 including additions to existing buildings, to which the state building code
			 applies, other than those subject to paragraph
"g "
or
"h, "
shall be submitted to the commissioner for review and
			 comment, unless applicability of the state building code is based upon a local
			 ordinance enacted pursuant to Iowa Code section 103 A. 12. Subsequently, a
			 written response by the design professional indicating corrective measures
			 taken to address the commissioner's plan review comments shall be submitted to
			 and approved by the commissioner prior to the issuance of construction
			 documents for bidding. Bidding may commence on a project after the preliminary
			 meeting provided for in subrule 300.4(3) if all items on the preliminary
			 meeting checklist have been resolved to the satisfaction of the
			 commissioner.
j. If the state
			 building code applies to a construction project based upon a local ordinance
			 adopting the state building code, the submission shall be made to the local
			 jurisdiction, provided that the local jurisdiction has established a building
			 department, unless the local jurisdiction requires submission to the
			 commissioner. Review and approval of such documents by the commissioner shall
			 be at the discretion of the commissioner based upon available
			 resources.
k. No project for which
			 a life cycle cost analysis is required to be completed pursuant to Iowa Code
			 section
			 470.2
			 shall be approved for construction prior to receipt by the commissioner of the
			 life cycle cost analysis, final approval of the life cycle cost analysis by the
			 commissioner and the economic development authority pursuant to Iowa Code
			 section
			 470.7,
			 and the completion of all applicable requirements established in Iowa Code
			 section
			 470.7.
l. No project for which an energy
			 review is required pursuant to subrule 303.1(3) shall be approved for
			 construction prior to the receipt by the commissioner of the energy review.
Note: Compliance with the requirements of
				paragraphs
"k"
and "
l
" at the earliest
				practical time is strongly recommended. In no case shall the submission occur
				later than specified in the applicable statutory provisions and provisions of
				the state building code.
m.
			 Any submission to the commissioner of architectural technical submissions,
			 engineering documents, or plans and specifications for construction, except for
			 plans to renovate or remodel residential buildings of one or two units, shall
			 include a statement that the construction will comply with all applicable
			 energy conservation requirements.