107.6.1
General.
780
CMR 107.6 shall apply to the construction
controls, professional services and contractor services required for buildings
and structures needing registered design professional services.
The following structures are exempt from the requirements
of 780 CMR 107.6:
1. Any building containing less than 35,000
cubic feet of enclosed space, measured to the exterior surfaces of walls and
roofs and to the top of a ground supported floor, or in the case of a crawl
space, to the bottom surface of the crawl space. In the case of basement floors
or levels, the calculation of enclosed space shall include such spaces. For
additions to existing buildings, the volume of enclosed space shall include the
entire existing building and all proposed additions.
2. Any one or two-family dwelling or any
accessory building thereto.
3. Any
building used exclusively for agricultural purposes.
See 780
CMR Appendix C: Group U - Agricultural Buildings for occupancy and other
limitations.
4. Retaining walls
less than ten feet in height at all points along the wall as measured from the
base of the footing to the top of the wall.
5. Structures where the
building
official determines that the scope of work is minor in nature and not
needing registered design professional services.
Notwithstanding these exemptions, registered design
professional services shall be required for activities which are deemed to
constitute the practice of architecture or engineering as defined in M.G.L. c.
112, §§ 60A or 81D, except as provided in M.G.L. c. 143, § 54A and any legally
required profession or as provided in M.G.L. c. 112, § 81R. Where work is
performed by licensed trades people pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 81R, shop
drawings or plans and specifications prepared to document that work shall not
be required to bear the seal or signature of a registered design professional.
In lieu of a seal and signature the building
official may require that the registered design professional review
and approve shop or record drawings for general conformance to the design
concept.
107.6.1.1
Specialized
Structures. Telecommunication towers, wind turbine towers, and similar
structures are engineered structures and shall be subject to the requirements
of 780 CMR 107.6:
Construction Control.
107.6.1.2
Townhouse Buildings Greater
than 35,000 Cubic Feet.
See
780
CMR 107.6:
Construction
Control.
107.6.2
Registered Design Professional
Services.
107.6.2.1
Design. All plans, computations and specifications involving new
construction, alterations, repairs, expansions, or additions or change in use
or occupancy of existing buildings shall be prepared by or under the direct
supervision of a registered design professional and shall bear his or her
signature and seal (
See
780
CMR 107.1.1) Said signature and seal shall
signify that the plans, computations, and specifications meet the applicable
provisions of 780 CMR and accepted engineering practices. Any alternative means
and methods which deviate from prescriptive requirements of 780 CMR shall be
submitted to the
building official for approval in a narrative
form separate from the plans.
107.6.2.2
Construction. The
registered design professionals who are responsible for the design, plans,
calculations, and specifications, their designee or the registered design
professionals who have been retained for construction phase services, shall
perform the following tasks:
1. Review, for
conformance to 780 CMR and the design concept, shop drawings, samples, and
other submittals by the contractor in accordance with the requirements of the
construction documents.
2. Perform
the duties for registered design professionals in 780 CMR 17.00:
Special Inspections and Tests.
3. Be present at intervals appropriate to the
stage of construction to become generally familiar with the progress and
quality of the work and to determine if the work is being performed in a manner
consistent with the construction documents and 780 CMR.
The permit application shall not be deemed completed until
all of the construction documents required by 780 CMR have been submitted.
Documentation indicating that work complies with the plans and specifications
shall be provided at the completion of each phase when required by the
building official. Upon completion of the work, the registered
design professional shall file a final document to the building
official indicating that, to the best of his or her knowledge and
belief, the work has been performed in accordance with the approved plans and
780 CMR. Forms for construction control, when required by the building
official, shall be those required by the Board of Building Regulations
and Standards.
107.6.2.3
Special Inspections and
Tests. Special inspections and tests shall be provided in accordance
with 780 CMR 17.00:
Special Inspections and Tests. The
applicant shall submit a statement of special inspections in accordance with
780
CMR 107.1 as a condition for permit issuance.
This statement shall be in accordance with
780
CMR 1704.3:
Statement of Special
Inspections. Copies of the test results shall be submitted to the
building official.
107.6.2.4
Non Structural System Test
and Inspection. Tests and inspections of non-structural systems shall be
performed in accordance with applicable engineering practice standards,
referenced standards listed in 780 CMR 35.00:
Referenced
Standards, or as otherwise specified in 780 CMR. Copies of the test
results shall be submitted to the
building official.
107.6.3
Construction Contractor Services. The actual construction of the
work shall be the responsibility of the general contractor as identified on the
approved permit and shall involve the following:
1. Execution of all work in accordance with
the approved construction documents.
2. Execution and control of all means and
methods of construction in a safe and satisfactory manner in accordance with
all applicable local, state, and federal statutes and regulations.
3. Upon completion of the construction,
certification in writing to the responsible registered design professional
that, to the best of the contractor's knowledge and belief, construction has
been done in substantial accord with
780
CMR 107.6 and with all pertinent deviations
specifically noted. The
building official may require a copy
of this certification.
107.6.4
Project Representation.
When the building official determines that an applications for
unusual designs or magnitude of construction are filed, or where reference
standards require special architectural or engineering inspections, he or she
may require that the project representative be a registered design professional
in addition to those registered design professionals required elsewhere in
accordance with
780
CMR 107.6. This representative shall keep
daily records and submit reports as may be required by the building
official. This project representation requirement shall be determined
prior to the issuance of the permit and may be a prerequisite for permit
issuance. Refusal by the applicant to provide such service if required by the
building official shall result in the denial of the permit.
All fees and costs related to the performance of project representation shall
be borne by the owner.
107.6.5
building official Responsibility. Nothing
contained in
780
CMR 107.6 shall have the effect of waiving or
limiting the building official's authority to enforce 780 CMR
with respect to examination of the contract documents, including plans,
computations and specifications, and field inspections.
