INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS

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1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS The Commercial Plan Summary has been designed to give you a clear understanding of the minimum requirements for submitting project plans for review in order to receive permits. This summary addresses the information required for New Construction/Additions/Renovations/Alterations/Tenant-Upfits. Designers must provide the minimum information to allow the plans examiners to efficiently review and provide written comments for your project. If necessary information is omitted, your plans may be rejected without review and your project may be delayed. Please direct any questions or comments to: Town of Mount Pleasant Commercial Plan Review 100 Ann Edwards Lane Mount Pleasant, SC Phone: (843) Fax: (843) jball@tompsc.comor cspringston@tompsc.com General Description All commercial construction, governed by the International Building Code within the Town of Mount Pleasant shall use these procedures and requirements to obtain a building permit. To date, our Municipality is under the 2015 International Building Code. Code books are available by calling: International Code Council 900 Montclair Road Birmingham, AL (800) or Town Development and Zoning Ordinances are available online at under CODE. Applications Applications must be submitted with all required information via the Town of Mount Pleasant website at Click on Applications & Forms then under Online Submittals and E-Pay Forms select Building Permit Application for Commercial Construction. This online form will need to be completed in its entirety and all applicable forms and plans must be uploaded at the bottom of the application webpage. Complete addresses, TMS (Tax Map Sequence) numbers, Suite Numbers (assigned by USPS) and flood zone information is required at the time of submittal. You may verify this information by accessing our Town website Town of Mount Pleasant SC. If this is a new site and has not yet been addressed, please contact Susan Bettelli in the Planning Department at (843) for address assignment.

2 Plans All plans must be complete Final Construction drawings only. Plans stamped Not for Construction or For Plan Review Only will not be accepted. One (1) complete set with Code Summary, Civil, Architectural, Structural, Plumbing, Mechanical, Gas, Electrical and Site Plans will be required in a non-password protected.pdf format. Please see below sections 1-8 for what specific information is required for each of these plans. If your project is for a new building or addition, or your renovation involves exterior or landscape and parking changes, an additional set of Architectural and Civil plans should be forwarded to the Planning Department for approval. Please contact Chris Luly at (843) with questions. Mount Pleasant Waterworks (MPW) requires their own application and submission of plans. Please contact them directly at (843) with questions. The Town of Mount Pleasant may require additional drawings for fire suppression, sprinkler systems, hoods, etc. Please contact Dale Johnson at (843) to make arrangements for Fire Department Plan submittal if necessary. The Building Division interacts with other departments and agencies; however, it is your responsibility to obtain the required approvals before a permit is issued. Reviews All projects will be reviewed in the order they are received. Project status may be viewed online at under Commercial Projects Review (CPR) on the blue menu bar. Once plan review is complete (approved or disapproved), the Plan Reviewer will notify the Design Professional in Charge and all other listed on the application. When a project is rejected for any reason, the Design Professional in charge will be notified via from the Plan Reviewer. All others on the application will be copied. It is the responsibility of the Design Professional in Charge to have the drawings corrected and resubmitted electronically back to the Plan Reviewer. If there are any questions about the code or interpretations, contact the Plan Reviewer directly for further clarification. When resubmitting revisions or additional drawings requested by the Plan Reviewer, resubmit only those pages with changes via directly to the Plan Reviewer DO NOT resubmit complete sets unless requested by the Plan Reviewer. ALL revised sheets should be submitted at the same time. Resubmittals should be accompanied by written responses to all Plan Review comments. Revisions on plans shall be clouded and dated. Please revisions to cspringston@tompsc.comand/or jball@tompsc.com, revisions submitted through the internet may be confused with new submittals and may result in a delay of revision review. If approved, you will be contacted via and/or phone. We require permits to be picked up and paid for in person. A representative can be sent to the office for pick up with a note of authorization to sign for and obtain said permit. Job Site requirements After the plan review process is complete, a set of plans stamped reviewed will be ed to you after the permit is picked up and paid for. This set will be required to be on the job site at the commencement of inspections. Failure to have the stamped set of plans available may result in a failed inspection.

3 Checklists The following checklists are to be used for the review of all commercial construction projects. Construction documents must be complete relative to the requirements listed below. Incomplete drawings will be returned without review. Renovations, Upfits, etc., may not require all of the following information. Section 1-General Requirements Construction drawings, specifications and accompanying data for the following must bear the signature and official seal of a South Carolina Registered Design Professional: 1) All Group A, E, H and I occupancies. 2) Buildings and structures three stories or more high. 3) Buildings and structures 5,000 square feet or more in area. Section 2-Cover Sheets Square Footage Project Identification Address Listing of Design Professionals Design Professional Responsible in Charge Occupancy Group Occupancy Load Number of Exits Required Travel Distance Allowed Construction Type Fire Resistance Ratings Flood Zone Basic Wind Speed Seismic Design Category Gross Floor Area/Allowable Area Height and Number of Stories Statement of Special Inspections plus a listing of Required Inspections and Approved Inspectors Energy Code Requirements. We currently fall under the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Demonstrate compliance with the thermal envelope provision of the Energy Code by one of the following methods: 1) Prescriptive 2) Performance 3) Energy Cost Budget Electrical and Mechanical plans may demonstrate compliance with power, lighting and mechanical systems provisions of the Energy Code on their respective pages. Section 3-Site and Zoning Plans Site plans are prepared to scale with Legend, North Arrow and Vicinity Map Project street address, lot number and zoning Identify all property lines, right of ways, easements, buffers and setbacks Existing and proposed utilities Identify all buildings with distances to property lines Show all required parking, handicapped parking, loading spaces, etc. Show all walkways/sidewalks and access ways with curb cuts, ramps, slope, etc. Show existing elevation and proposed finished first floor elevation at building location Show required drainage and grading information

4 Section 4-Architectural Plans Floor Plans for each floor, including attic with square footage. Indicate and identify all rated walls, columns, beams, floors, ceilings and tenant separations with accompanying details. Show Shaft construction detail Provide names and uses for each room Show elevations with all appropriate dimensions from grade to ridge Show wall sections with proposed materials, sizes, construction and fire rated assemblies. Indicate materials of construction for non-rated and fire-rated assemblies Show doors, windows and all other openings Provide details for the installation of accessible fixtures and accessories Indicate framing, insulation, sheathing and interior and exterior finish materials If masonry construction, indicate type of brick ties and spacing of weep holes Indicate location and placement of flashing Show details for penetration of all fire rated assemblies. Details must include testing agency system number All fabric awnings or canopies must be accompanied by a letter of certification of fire resistance from the manufacturer Provide a complete accessibility plan, containing all required elements of Chapter 11 of the IBC (International Building Code) as applicable to the project scope. Section 5-Structural Plans Provide geotechnical criteria and assumption used or foundation design Show foundation plans, spread footings, column pads, pile caps, grade beams, etc. with sizes, location, thickness, depth and relation to grade Identify all reinforcing steel, minimum overlapping, etc. Show and identify imbedded anchoring such as bolts, hold-downs, base plates, etc. Indicate the location of primary structural members, type of material, sizes and methods of attachment. Show sizes, spacing and installation methods for floor, ceiling and roof framing members Indicate sheathing types, thicknesses and methods of attachment Specify all bracing, diaphragm and shear wall systems Provide basic design criteria and material specifications, loads and concentrated loads, etc. for floors, roofs, balconies, porches, breezeways, corridors, stairs, mezzanines, platforms, decks, file rooms and machinery areas Indicate on roof framing plans where concentrated loads (mechanical equipment, etc.) may be placed Section 6-Mechanical Plans Plans must be complete for each floor and roof if applicable Show all mechanical equipment, piping, ductwork layouts, schedules and details necessary to define the system being installed Indicate the location of all equipment components required for a complete system Show outside air and exhaust ducts if applicable Show all fire-rated walls with their ratings Provide details for all penetrations of fire-rated assemblies Show all fire dampers, smoke dampers, fire doors, etc. Show all condensation drains from units to points of discharge

5 Section 7-Electrical Provide panel schedules with circuit and feeder loading, over current protection and (NEC 220) Load Summary(s) for all new and/or affected panels and services. Provide a single line riser diagram showing all new and/or affected services, feeders, wire sizes and insulation types, and conduit sizes and types. Indicate number of services and their locations; clearly indicate mains and characteristics Indicate the grounding electrode conductor size with new and/or affected service and transformers Show locations of all new and/or affected panels and switch gear Indicate receptacle and lighting plans with circuitry Show electrical plans for each floor and roof Indicate wiring method(s), conduit sizes and types, termination temperature requirements, conductor sizes and insulation types Indicate the design and or operation for emergency generators, smoke detection, egress and emergency lighting, fire alarm, etc. Indicate all HVAC equipment data, and all major appliance/equipment data Indicate all motor horsepower ratings Show all fire-rated assemblies with their ratings Provide details for all penetration of rated fire assemblies Provide all Energy Code compliance data on Building Code Summary sheet or on electrical plans Section 8-Plumbing Show on Site Plan the location of water, fire and irrigation services, water meters, backflow protection, sanitary sewer, grease traps, etc. Provide plumbing plan layout for each floor with all distribution, waste and vent piping, details, notes, legends and schedules necessary to define the system being installed Show the location of all major components required for a complete system Provide fixture and equipment schedule showing fixture number, description, supply, waste and vent connection sizes and other pertinent data Identify all fixtures on floor plans and in riser diagrams with the fixture schedule number Supply and waste/vent piping shall be shown on the floor plans. All pipe sizes shall be clearly shown, isometrics may be required. Show where all riser base terminations connect to the building drain along with all interconnecting piping on each floor plan. All pipe sizes shall be clearly defined. Indicate roof drains and emergency roof drains/scuppers with the area they impact Show toilet room layouts at scale Show drinking fountain locations Show service sink location Provide minimum facilities calculations on the Code Summary Sheet Provide details for all penetrations of fire-rated assemblies