Modesto Municipal Code Art. 6 Construction Documents

Construction documents, including but not limited to, plans and other required submittals, statement of special inspections, and other data, shall be submitted with each permit application. The required number of sets to be submitted shall be set forth by the Building Official. The construction documents shall be prepared by a registered design professional. Where special conditions exist, the Building Official is authorized to require additional construction documents to be prepared by a registered design professional.

Exception. The Building Official is authorized to waive the submission of construction documents and other data not required to be prepared by a registered design professional if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is such that review of construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with this Code.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

Construction documents shall be dimensioned and drawn upon suitable material and to an acceptable scale. 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.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

Shop drawings for the fire protection system(s) shall be submitted to indicate conformance with this Code, the City of Modesto Fire 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 of the California Building Code.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

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.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

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.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

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.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

The Building Official shall examine or cause to be examined the accompanying construction documents and shall ascertain by such examinations whether the construction indicated and described is in accordance with the requirements of this Code and other pertinent laws or ordinances.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

When the Building Official issues a permit, the construction documents shall be approved, in writing or by stamp, as "Reviewed for Code Compliance." One (1) set of construction documents so reviewed shall be retained by the Building Official. The other set shall be returned to the applicant, shall be kept at the site of work, and shall be open to inspection by the Building Official, or his designee.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

This Code shall not require changes in the construction documents, construction or designated occupancy of a structure for which a lawful permit has been heretofore issued or otherwise lawfully authorized, and the construction of which has been pursued in good faith within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the effective date of this Code and has not been abandoned.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

The Building Official is authorized to issue a permit for the construction of any part of a building or structure before the construction documents for the whole building or structure have been submitted, provided that adequate information and detailed statements have been filed complying with pertinent requirements of this Code. The holder of such permit for the part(s) of a building or structure shall proceed at the holder's own risk with the building operation and without assurance that a permit for the entire structure will be granted.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

When it is required that documents be prepared by a registered design professional, the Building Official shall be authorized to require the owner or the owner's authorized agent to engage and designate on the building permit application a registered design professional who shall act as the registered design professional in responsible charge. If the circumstances require, the owner or the owner's authorized agent shall designate a substitute registered design professional in responsible charge who shall perform the duties required of the original registered design professional in responsible charge. The Building Official shall be notified in writing by the owner or owner's authorized agent if the registered design professional in responsible charge is changed or is unable to continue to perform the duties.

The registered design professional in responsible charge shall be responsible for reviewing and coordinating submittal documents prepared by others, including phased submittal items, if permitted, for compatibility with the design of the building.

Where structural observation is required by the California Building Code Chapter 17 Special Inspections and Tests, the statement of special inspections shall name the individual or firms who are to perform structural observation and describe the stages of construction at which structural observation is to occur.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

Deferral of any submittal items shall have the prior approval of the Building Official. The registered design professional in responsible charge shall list the deferred submittals on the construction documents for review by the Building Official.

Documents for deferred submittal items shall be submitted to the registered design professional in responsible charge who shall review them and forward them to the Building Official with a notation indicating that the deferred submittal documents have been reviewed and found to be in general conformance to the design of the building. The deferred submittal items shall not be installed until the deferred submittal documents have been approved by the Building Official.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

Work shall be installed in accordance with the approved construction documents, and any changes made during construction that are not in compliance with the approved construction documents shall be resubmitted for approval as an amended set of construction documents.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)