Alabama Administrative Code
Title 100 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD FOR REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS
Chapter 100-X-5 - PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS
Section 100-X-5-.08 - Prototypical Documents
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
Prototypical plans consist of drawings or specifications not intended as final and complete construction documents for a building project, but rather as a sample or model to provide general guidance for a building or buildings to be constructed in more than one location with substantially few design changes or additions, except those required to adapt to each particular site. Prototypical documents may or may not be premised upon laws, rules and regulations, or adopted building code of a particular state, county, or municipality, but shall be adaptable to the regulations or codes of each applicable construction location. Prototypical documents are generally not designed for a specific climate, weather, topography, soil, or other site-specific conditions or requirements, but are intended to be adapted to those and other site-specific conditions. Prototypical documents may or may not originate from a registered design professional (architect or professional engineer).
(a) Nothing in these rules precludes the use of prototypical documents, provided the architect ensures that all of the following conditions are met:
Author: Board for Registration of Architects
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-2-32.