North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 08 - ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Section .0700 - QUALIFICATION BOARD STANDARD CERTIFICATE › Section 08 .0706 - REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: TYPES AND LEVELS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Qualification Levels
(1) With respect to all
				types of code enforcement officials, those with Level I, Level II, or Level III
				certificates shall be qualified to inspect and approve only those types and
				sizes of buildings specified in the following tables.
(2) Limitation on maximum number of stories
				and square feet (sf) of floor area of buildings for Building, Electrical,
				Mechanical, and Plumbing inspectors, Levels I, II, or III:
Occupancy
Classification Level I Level II Level III
Assembly 1 story/7,500 sf 1 story/20,000 sf Unlimited
Business 1 story/20,000 sf 1 story/60,000 sf Unlimited
Multi-story: 4 stories max/20,000 sf per floor
Education 1 story/7,500 sf 1 story/20,000 sf Unlimited
Multi-story: 2 stories max/20,000 sf per floor
Hazardous 1 story/3,000 sf 1 story/20,000 sf Unlimited
(See Note) Multi-story: 2 stories max/20,000 sf per
				  floor
Factory Industrial 1 story/20,000 sf 1 story/60,000 sf
				  Unlimited
Multi-story: 4 stories max/20,000 sf per floor
Institutional 1 story/7,500 sf 1 story/10,000 sf
				  Unlimited
Multi-story: 3 stories max/10,000 sf per floor
Mercantile 1 story/20,000 sf 1 story/60,000 sf
				  Unlimited
Multi-story: 4 stories max/20,000 sf per floor
Residential
Multi-unit 1 story /7,500 sf 3 stories max/no restriction on
				  floor area Unlimited
1 & 2 family Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
dwellings,
townhouses
Storage 1 story/20,000 sf 1 story/60,000 sf per floor
				  Unlimited
Multi-story: 4 stories max/20,000 sf per floor
Utility and Miscellaneous Unlimited Unlimited
				  Unlimited
See the Building Code for Occupancy classifications.
Note: *Electrical Inspector, Level I shall not be authorized
				  to inspect wiring or equipment in hazardous locations as defined by Article 500
				  of the National Electrical Code with the exception of service stations and
				  service pumps.
(3)
				Limitation on occupancy classifications of buildings for Fire Inspectors,
				Levels I, II and III:
CERTIFICATION LEVELS FOR FIRE INSPECTORS
LEVEL I: - OCCUPANCY:
Business
Assembly - 1 story, 20,000 sf
Mercantile
Residential
Storage S-2
Factory Industrial F-2
Utility and Miscellaneous
Excluding Highrise *
Note: A Level I fire inspector shall not conduct any plan
				  review on any building, highrise or other.
LEVEL II: - OCCUPANCY:
Everything in Level I
Assembly - unlimited
Educational
Factory Industrial F-1
Storage S-1
Excluding Highrise *
Note: A level II fire inspector is authorized to conduct
				  Plan Review of all occupancies in Level I and II.
LEVEL III: - OCCUPANCY:
Everything in Levels I and II
Hazardous
Institutional
Highrise
(Unlimited Occupancies)
Note: A Level III fire inspector is authorized to conduct
				  Plan Review of all occupancies in Levels I, II and III.
* The term "excluding highrise" is listed because some of the
				  acceptable occupancies for the levels could be located in a highrise building
				  (defined in the Building Code).