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Minimum Requirements for Commercial Building Permits

Coversheet:

  1. ___ Project identification/Legal Description
  2. ___ Project address and location map.
  3. ___ All design professionals identified.
  4. ___ The principal design professional (the professional responsible for project coordination) shall be identified. All communications should be directed through this person.
  5. Design Criteria list:
    1. ___ Occupancy group(s). (Separated or Non-separated)
    2. ___ Type of construction.
    3. ___ Location on property.
    4. ___ Seismic Use Group/Design Category/and Site Class
    5. ___ Square footage/Allowable area.
    6. ___ Fire sprinklers/Type of System
    7. ___ Height sprinklers.
    8. ___ Occupant load.
    9. ___ Land use zone.
    10. ___ Flood Plain District (Yes ___, No ___ )
    11. ___ Special Permit/Use Permit No.
    12. ___ Zoning District
    13. ___ Fire assemblies, separations

Site Plan (required for new structures or additions or reuse of structures under use or special permit, etc. approvals)

  1. ___ Proposed new structure
  2. ___ Existing buildings and other structures
  3. ___ Property lines with distances to streets, easements, setbacks and building location
  4. ___ Streets, easements, setbacks and building line district setbacks
  5. ___ Water, sewer, electrical
  6. ___ Identify new/existing parking, paved/non-paved and parking lot lighting
  7. ___ North Arrow
  8. ___ Scale
  9. ___ Curb cut information
  10. ___ Grounding Plan
  11. ___ Check with Public Works for additional requirements

Floor Plan (Must Be Drawn to Scale, Preferably 1/8" or 1/4")

  1. ___ All floors, including basement
  2. ___ All rooms, currently/proposed use of each, room dimensions and room names
  3. ___ Location of structural elements and openings
  4. ___ Doors and windows; location, size swing, hardware
  5. ___ Fire assemblies, separations
  6. ___ Identify new/existing walls, call out construction of new walls

Structural General Requirements:

1.Structural General Requirements list:

a. Ground Snow Load: L.M.C. 20.08.330 (30 PSF)
b. Rain-on-Snow Surcharge: L.M.C. 20.08.340 (<3:12 = 5 PSF)
c. Seismic Use Group: I.B.C 1616.2, Table 1604.5
d. Seismic Design Category: I.B.C. 1616.3, Table 1616.3(1) and 1616.3(2)
e. Site Class: L.M.C. 20.08.360 (Ss = 18%, S1 = 5%), I.B.C. 1615.1.1 – 1615.2.5
f. Wind Load: I.B.C 1609 and Section 6 of ASCE 7
g. Exposure: I.B.C. 1609.4
h. Wind Speed (3-second gusts): I.B.C 1609.3, 1609.3.1/Table 1609.3.1 (V3s = 90 MPH, Vfm = 75 MPH)
i. Floor live loads: I.B.C 1607
j. Roof live load: I.B.C 1607.11

Foundation Plan

  1. ___ All footings and foundations
  2. ___ Size, location, thickness, materials, strengths, reinforcing
  3. ___ Imbedded anchoring

Framing Plans Roof Framing Plans
  1. ___ All floor, roof and ceiling structural members
    1. ___ Material size, spacing, grade and species (if available)
    2. ___ Methods of attachment

Exterior Elevations

  1. ___ Show all views
  2. ___ Vertical dimensions
  3. ___ Identify all openings and materials
  4. ___ Show lateral bracing

Building Sections & Wall Sections

  1. ___ Show materials of Construction
  2. ___ Fire rated assemblies
  3. ___ Dimensions

___ Parking Lot Lighting
___ Kitchen Layout
___ Mechanical System
___ Plumbing System
___ Electrical System
___ Structural Calculations
___ Detail Drawings of ___________________________________________________
___ Plans must Be Prepared and Sealed by the Registered Architect and Engineer of Record if required by Nebraska Law.


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