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Minimum Plan Review Criteria for Buildings
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Minimum Plan Review Criteria for Buildings
2004 Florida Building Code, Section 106.3.5
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Minimum Plan Review Criteria

The examination of documents by the building official shall include the following at a minimum: a floor plan; site plan; foundation plan; floor/roof framing plan or truss layout; and all exterior elevations.

The following lists the minimum plan review criteria for building construction.

Please note that the Building Official may require other information in addition to the above items.

Commercial Buildings
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Commercial Buildings

Building

1.     Site requirements:

Parking
Fire access
Vehicle loading
Driving/turning radius
Fire hydrant/water supply/post indicator valve (PIV)
Set back/separation (assumed property lines)
Location of specific tanks, water lines and sewer lines

2.     Occupancy group and special occupancy requirements shall be determined.

3.     Minimum type of construction shall be determined (see Table 503 ).

4.     Fire-resistant construction requirements shall include the following components:

Fire-resistant separations
Fire-resistant protection for type of construction
Protection of openings and penetrations of rated walls
Fire blocking and draftstopping and calculated fire resistance

5.     Fire suppression systems shall include:

Early warning smoke evacuation systems Schematic fire sprinklers
Standpipes
Preengineered systems
Riser diagram
Same as above.

6.     Life safety systems shall be determined and shall include the following requirements:

Occupant load and egress capacities
Early warning
Smoke control
Stair pressurization
Systems schematic

7.     Occupancy load/egress requirements shall include:

Occupancy load
Gross
Net
Means of egress
Exit access
Exit
Exit discharge
Stairs construction/geometry and protection
Doors
Emergency lighting and exit signs
Specific occupancy requirements
Construction requirements
Horizontal exits/exit passageways

8.     Structural requirements shall include:

Soil conditions/analysis
Termite protection
Design loads
Wind requirements
Building envelope
Structural calculations (if required)
Foundation
Wall systems
Floor systems
Roof systems
Threshold inspection plan
Stair systems

9.     Materials shall be reviewed and shall at a minimum include the following:

Wood
Steel
Aluminum
Concrete
Plastic
Glass
Masonry
Gypsum board and plaster
Insulating (mechanical)
Roofing
Insulation

10.     Accessibility requirements shall include the following:

Site requirements
Accessible route
Vertical accessibility
Toilet and bathing facilities
Drinking fountains
Equipment
Special occupancy requirements
Fair housing requirements

11.     Interior requirements shall include the following:

Interior finishes (flame spread/smoke development)
Light and ventilation
Sanitation

12.     Special systems:

Elevators
Escalators
Lifts

13.     Swimming pools:

Barrier requirements
Spas
Wading pools

Electrical

1.     Electrical:

Wiring
Services
Feeders and branch circuits
Overcurrent protection
Grounding
Wiring methods and materials
GFCIs

2.     Equipment

3.     Special occupancies

4.     Emergency systems

5.     Communication systems

6.     Low voltage

7.     Load calculations

Plumbing

1.     Minimum plumbing facilities

2.     Fixture requirements

3.     Water supply piping

4.     Sanitary drainage

5.     Water heaters

6.     Vents

7.     Roof drainage

8.     Back flow prevention

9.     Irrigation

10.     Location of water supply line

11.     Grease traps

12.     Environmental requirements

13.     Plumbing riser

Mechanical

1.     Energy calculations

2.     Exhaust systems:

Clothes dryer exhaust
Kitchen equipment exhaust
Specialty exhaust systems

3.     Equipment

4.     Equipment location

5.     Make-up air

6.     Roof-mounted equipment

7.     Duct systems

8.     Ventilation

9.     Combustion air

10.     Chimneys, fireplaces and vents

11.     Appliances

12.     Boilers

13.     Refrigeration

14.     Bathroom ventilation

15.     Laboratory

Gas

1.     Gas piping

2.     Venting

3.     Combustion air

4.     Chimneys and vents

5.     Appliances

6.     Type of gas

7.     Fireplaces

8.     LP tank location

9.     Riser diagram/shutoffs

Demolition

1.     Asbestos removal

Residential Buildings (one- and two-family)
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Residential Buildings

1.     Site requirements:

Set back/separation (assumed property lines)
Location of septic tanks

2.     Fire-resistant construction (if required)

3.     Fire

4.     Smoke detector locations

5.     Egress:

Egress window size & location stairs construction requirements

6.     Structural requirements shall include: Wall section from foundation through roof, including assembly & materials, connector tables, wind requirements, structural calculations (if required)

7.     Accessibility requirements: show/identify accessible bath




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