Project Name: ____________________________

1 PR #:___________________________________
Construction type: _____ Occupancy type: _____
Sprinkler: _____ Fire Alarm: _____ OL: ______

Plan Review Checklist

X - Has not been properly identified on the plan or does not comply with minimum code standards
Y or  – Is identified and approved
NA – Is not applicable to the Project submitted
E – Existing

Architectural
Has the plans been stamped by the appropriate design professional?

Plans must be a maximum 24” x 36” in size, with a minimum scale of 1/8”=1’

Are the correct applicable codes on the cover sheet? Department of Community Affairs

Are the construction and occupancy type along with occupant load identified on the cover
sheet? 302.1, 503.1 2006 International Building Code
Is the building identified on the cover sheet as being sprinkled and/or fire alarmed

Drawing index must be on the plan and match the pages in the plan

Plans should all be the same size and drawn to scale and all text legible

Building within the allowable area, story, or height allowed based off the current construction
type and sprinkler conditions on the cover sheet. Will need key plan showing square feet of
building and each suite. Table 503 2006 International Building Code
Building materials are being used that does not comply with the construction type and design
criteria of the building. 602 2006 International Building Code
Site plan submitted with the building must match the site plan submitted for LDP

Wall details must be identified on the plans, including how to construct them if using a
prescriptive method or specific design standard.
Need UL Details or other approved agency of all fire barriers, fire wall, and fire partitions or
detail the prescriptive method and identify it in chapter 7 in the 2006 International Building
Code
Need door schedule showing fire ratings, closure types, and hardware

Need window and door details showing openings be properly protected in are fire rated
assemblies. 715 2006 International Building Code
Identify that safety glazing being used where required in all doors and windows for all
hazardous location 2403.6 2006 International Building Code
Doors must not swing into a corridor that will obstruct the corridor. Doors or gates in series
must have 48” clearance from each other 7.2.1.4.4 2000 Life Safety Code
On 3B building exterior load bearing walls must be rated 2 hours and be non-combustible
602.3 and table 601 2006 International Building Code
Membrane penetrations of a rated floor/ceiling or roof ceiling assemblies by non-rated
partitions shall not be allowed. 712.3.1.1 2006 International Building Code
Membrane penetrations of a rated floor/ceiling or roof ceiling assemblies by rated partitions
shall be allowed only if no less than the rating of the assembly and installed with a double
wood top plate 714.4.1.1.1 2012 International Building Code
Supporting construction for all rated ceiling assemblies shall be protected to afford the
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required fire-resistance rating of the ceiling assembly. 711.4 2006 International Building Code
Supporting construction of fire partitions shall be protected to afford the required fire-
resistance rating of the fire partition. Exceptions: tenant and sleeping unit separation walls and
corridor walls in 2B, 3B, and 5B construction. 708.4 2006 International Building Code
Columns, girders, trusses, beams, lintels or other structural members that are required to have
a fire-resistance rating that support more than two floors, one floor and one roof, or support a
load bearing wall must have individual protection 714.2.1 2006 International Building Code
Draft stopping/fire blocking above fire partition walls 717 2006 International Building Code

Toilet rooms shall not open directly into a room used for the preparation of food for service to
the public. 1210.5 2006 International Building Code
Need structural design load for floor live load, roof load, wind load, snow load on plan
1603.1 2006 International Building Code
Statement and schedule of special inspections with a list of the inspectors scoped to do the
inspections must be incorporated into the plan. 1704.1.1 2006 International Building Code
Must maintain six inches minimum clearance between bottom edges of exterior wall covering
(excluding masonry veneer) to the top of exposed earth. 1405.19 2006 International Building
Code Ga Amendment
The minimum depth of footings below the undisturbed ground surface shall be 12” 1805.2
2006 International Building Code
New commercial shall show proof of energy code compliance for envelope, mechanical, and
lighting by submitting a energy code com-check

Life Safety And Accessibility

Cannot have less than two exits unless you meet an exception in chapter 11 through 43 in Life
Safety Code 7.4.1 2000 Life Safety Code
Objects more than 27" and not more than 80" above the finish floor or ground shall not
protrude more than 4" Horizontally 307.1 2010 ADA
Stairs have been properly design with tread height and depth along with proper installed
handrails 7.2.2.3.5 and 7.2.2.4 2000 Life Safety Code
Handrails must extend past the nosing for top of stairs 12" and bottom length of one tread.
Extensions shall return to a wall, guard, or the landing surface, or shall be continuous to the
handrail of an adjacent stair flight. 505.10 2010 ADA
Check-out aisle at least 1 or table 227.1 ADA shall not exceed 38” high at a width of 24” wide
904.3 ADA
Sales or service counter at least 1 227.3 ADA shall not exceed 36” high at a width of 36” long
for parallel and 30’ long for forward with kneed and toe space 904.4 ADA
At least 5 percent no, but no fewer than one dressing room in each cluster shall comply with
803 ADA
Maintain minimum maneuvering clearances at doors and gates 404.2.4 2010 ADA

Electrical
Need electrical plans new or any changes being made to existing electrical if all existing
identify on the cover sheet.
Maintain proper working clearance for electrical equipment 110.26 2011 National Electrical
Code
All 120 volt single phase 15-20 amp receptacles installed outdoors, in bathrooms, in kitchens
and on rooftops must be shown to have GFCI protection 210.8 2011 National Electrical Code
All branch circuits serving patient care areas in a health care facility shall be run in a raceway
that by itself shall qualify as an equipment grounding return path 517.13(A) 2011 National
Electrical Code
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Light switches must be located in the room in which lights they operate 505.2 2009
International Energy Code and 9.4.1.2(b) Ashra 90.1-2007
Class rooms, conference/meeting rooms and employee lunch/break room must have occupant
sensing controls 9.4.1.2(a) Ashra 90.1-2007
Branch circuits feeding emergency lights must be on the same branch circuit as the normal
lighting in that area connected ahead of switches. 700.12(F) 2011 National Electrical Code
Cannot exit through storerooms, kitchen, workrooms or other similar spaces. 7.5.2 2000 Life
Safety Code
Show electrical risers of new or existing feeders and/or service along with all panel schedules

Metal water piping, building steel, concrete-encased electrode and ground ring shall be bonded
together to form the grounding electrode system 250.50 2011 National Electrical Code
Indicate on the drawing the location of all electrical equipment and the physical protection of
panel boards, transformers, etc. 110.27(B) 2011 National Electrical Code

Mechanical
Need mechanical plans new or any changes being made to existing mechanical if all existing
identify on the cover sheet
Need mechanical equipment list with specification of each with output and input BTU,
ventilation, power consumption, outdoor air, etc.
Outdoor air requirements must comply with the ventilation requirements outlined in the 403.2
2006 International Mechanical Code
Interior spaces intended for human occupancy shall be capable of maintain a minimum of 68o
F at a point 3 feet above the floor. 1204.1 2006 International Building Code
Smoke detectors shall be installed in supply air system with a design capacity greater than
2,000 CFM. 606.2.1 2006 International Mechanical Code Georgia Amendment
The type of cooking scope requires a Type 1 grease hood and must comply with NFPA 97

Egress corridors shall not serve as supply, return, exhaust, relief or ventilation air ducts

Need an approved damper when passing through rated construction or other method of
complying. 607.5 2006 International Mechanical Code
Inadequate or prohibited source of combustion air for gas appliances

Gas pipe size to small for the longest length for the projected equipments

Indicate on the architectural drawings the location of concealed air plenums and state on the
drawings that materials exposed within plenums are permitted.
Clothes dryer max length is exceeded along with linear feet each 90 counts as 5’ feet and each
45 counts as 2 ½’ feet
Provide permanent ladder access to mechanical equipment and appliances located on roofs that
exceed 16 feet above finish floor.
Plumbing
Need plumbing plans new or any changes being made to existing plumbing if all existing
identify on the cover sheet
Provide drinking fountain; drinking fountain to accommodate everyone with a Hi/Lo style
410.1 2006 International Plumbing Code & 211.2 2010 ADA
Provide toilet facilities for customer use 403.4 2006 International Plumbing Code

Employee and public toilet rooms the required lavatory shall be located in the same room as
the required water closet 405.3.2 2006 International Plumbing Code
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Customers may not pass through an employee area to access toilet room 403.4 2006
International Plumbing Code
Separate gender facilities 403.2 2006 International Plumbing Code

Insulate all moving water in circulating system with 1” wall insulation 607.2.1 2006
International Plumbing Code & 504.5 2006 International Energy Code
Water, soil, or waste pipes installed in outside walls, attics, crawl spaces, or in unheated
buildings must have freeze protection 305.6 2006 International Plumbing Code
Lavatories require 0.5 GPM aerators or 0.25 GPM per metering cycle T604.4 2006
International Plumbing Code
Lavatories and any hand washing sinks are required to be limited to 110 F through a tempering
device 416.5 2006 International Plumbing Code
Shower water hot water must be limited to 120 F

Water closets must be 1.28 gallons per flush cycle. 420.1 2006 International Plumbing Code
Georgia Amendment
Flush handles for water closets must be on wide side of water closet compartment 604.6 2010
ADA
Urinal partitions must be within 12 inches above the finish floor to a height of at least 60
inches and must be 18 inches deep or 6 inches past the front lip of the urinal, whichever is
greater
Toilet stalls shall be a minimum of 30” wide by 60” deep International Plumbing Code

Condensate (or any un-metered water) may not discharge into sanitary system 18-5.18 Unified
Development Code
Lint trap required for washing machine that is removable for cleaning, that prevents passage
into the drainage system of solids 0.5 inch or larger in size detrimental to the public sewer
system 1003.6 2006 International Plumbing Code
Safe waste system

Master trap inlet must be a minimum one pipe size higher than outlet 1002.2 2006
International Plumbing Code
Provide cleanouts on master trap vents and branch vents above finished floor level

Individual back flow protection required on all water outlets to equipment (i.e. coffee maker,
fountain drinks, ice/slushy machine, handheld spray head, pedicure) Table 608.1 2006
International Plumbing Code
No fixtures can be located in the clear floor space of the water closet. 60” wide by 56” deep

Toilet rooms including private offices must comply with the 2010 ADA

Need ADA details of grab bars, toilet paper dispenser, etc. for the restrooms

Showers must comply with the current ADA code

Shower seat shall be on opposite side of shower as the controls and a transfer to into shower of
at least 48” from the control side 608 ADA