Section 322

nical review by knowledgeable reviewer(s) experienced in the structural design, analysis and performance issues involved. The reviewer(s) shall examine the available information on the condition of the building, the basic engineering concepts employed and the recommendations for action.

reviewer(s) shall be selected prior to initiation of substantial portions of the design and/or analysis work that is to be reviewed, and review shall start as soon as practical after Method B is adopted and sufficient information defining the project is available.

reviewer(s) shall be independent from the design and con- struction team.

322.3.1 The reviewer(s) shall have no other involvement in the project before, during or after the review, except in a review capacity.

322.3.2 The reviewer(s) shall be selected and paid by the owner and shall have technical expertise in the evaluation and retrofit of buildings similar to the one being reviewed, as determined by the enforcement agency.

322.3.3 The reviewer (or in the case of review teams, the chair) shall be a California-licensed structural engineer who is familiar with the technical issues and regulations governing the work to be reviewed.

Exception: Other individuals with acceptable qualifi- cations and experience may be a peer reviewer(s) with the approval of the building official. 322.3.4 The reviewer shall serve through completion of the project and shall not be terminated except for failure to perform the duties specified herein. Such termination shall be in writing with copies to the enforcement agency, owner and the registered design professional. When a reviewer is terminated or resigns, a qualified replacement shall be appointed within 10 working days, and the reviewer shall submit copies of all reports, notes and cor- respondence to the responsible building official, the owner

and the registered design professional within 10 working days of such termination.

322.3.5 The peer reviewer shall have access in a timely manner to all documents, materials and information deemed necessary by the peer reviewer to complete the peer review.

appropriate, available construction documents, design crite- ria and representative observations of the condition of the structure, all inspection and testing reports, including meth- ods of sampling, analytical models and analyses prepared by the registered design professional and consultants, and the retrofit or repair design. Review shall include consideration of the proposed design approach, methods, materials, details and constructability.

Changes observed during construction that affect the seis- mic-resisting system shall be reported to the reviewer in writ- ing for review and recommendation.

to the owner and building official that covers all aspects of the review performed, including conclusions reached by the reviewer(s). Reports shall be issued after the schematic phase, during design development, and at the completion of construction documents but prior to submittal of the project plans to the enforcement agency for plan review. When acceptable to the building official, the requirement for a report during a specific phase of the project development may be waived.

Such reports should include, at the minimum, statements of the following:

1. Scope of engineering design peer review with limita- tions defined.

2. The status of the project documents at each review stage.

3. Ability of selected materials and framing systems to meet performance criteria with given loads and config- uration.

4. Degree of structural system redundancy and the defor- mation compatibility among structural and nonstruc- tural components. 5. Basic constructability of the retrofit or repair system.

6. Other recommendations that would be appropriate to the specific project.

7. Presentation of the conclusions of the reviewer identi- fying any areas that need further review, investigation and/or clarification.

8. Recommendations. The last report prepared prior to submittal of permit docu- ments to the enforcement agency shall include a statement indicating that the design is in conformance with the approved evaluation and design criteria.

fessional shall review the report from the reviewer(s) and shall develop corrective actions and responses as appropri- ate. Changes observed during construction that affect the

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seismic-resisting system shall be reported to the reviewer in writing for review and recommendations. All reports, responses and resolutions prepared pursuant to this section shall be submitted to the responsible enforcement agency and the owner along with other plans, specifications and calcula- tions required. If the reviewer resigns or is terminated prior to completion of the project, then the reviewer shall submit copies of all reports, notes and correspondence to the respon- sible building official, the owner and the registered design professional within 10 working days of such termination.

ommendations of the peer reviewer conflict with the regis- tered design professional’s proposed design, the enforcement agency shall make the final determination of the requirement for the design.

PROVISIONS FOR ALL COMPLIANCE METHODS

school or community college portion, the entire struc- ture shall be rehabilitated in accordance with this divi- sion.

2. Be retrofitted as necessary to protect the occupants from falling hazards of the unrehabilitated portion of the building, and; 3. Be retrofitted as necessary to protect required exitways being blocked by collapse or falling hazards of the unrehabilitated portion.