Code of Massachusetts Regulations
780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
Chapter CHAPTER 51 - MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTIAL CODE
Chapter Chapter 1 - DELETE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING
Part PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Section SECTION 107 - CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION CONTROL
Subsection R107.2 - Construction Documents.

Universal Citation: 780 CMR MA Code of Regs R 107.2

Current through Register 1543, March 14, 2025

Construction documents shall be in accordance with sections R107.2.1 through R107.2.9.

R107.2.1 Information on Construction Documents. Construction documents shall be drawn upon suitable material. Electronic media documents are permitted to be submitted where approved by the building official. Construction documents shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of 780 CMR and relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, as determined by the building official.

R107.2.2 - Reserved

R107.2.3 Means of Egress. The construction documents shall designate the two required exit door locations. Although not a portion of a Means of Egress, the construction documents shall show any Emergency Escape and Rescue Opening elements, when applicable.

R107.2.4 Reserved

R107.2.5 Energy Compliance submittal. The construction documents submitted with the application for permit shall be accompanied by completed energy code compliance documentation demonstrating compliance with the energy provisions of 780 CMR R11.00: Energy Efficiency (as amended by Massachusetts).

R107.2.6 Information on Braced Wall Design. For buildings and structures utilizing braced wall design, the braced wall lines shall be identified on the construction documents when required by the building official. Pertinent information including, but not limited to, bracing methods, location and length of braced wall panels and foundation requirements of braced wall panels at top and bottom shall be provided.

R107.2.7 Information for Construction in Flood Hazard Areas. For buildings and structures located in whole or in part in flood hazard areas as established by Table R301.2(1), construction documents shall include:

1. Delineation of flood hazard areas, floodway boundaries and flood zones and the design flood elevation, as appropriate.

2. The elevation of the proposed lowest floor, including basement; in areas of shallow flooding (AO Zones), the height of the proposed lowest floor, including basement, above the highest adjacent grade.

3. The elevation of the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member in coastal high hazard areas (V Zone) and coastal A zones.

4. If design flood elevations are not included on the community's Flood Insurance Rate Map ("FIRM"), the building official and the applicant shall obtain and reasonably utilize any design flood elevation and floodway data available from other sources.

R107.2.7.1 Design Flood Elevations. Where design flood elevations are not specified, they shall be established in accordance with section 1612.3.1.

R107.2.8 Manufactured Buildings and Modular Homes. Document submittal for the erection or placement of said structures shall be as follows:

8. Site specific plans and specifications.

9. Plan Identification Number Assignment Form with BBRS number. This is to confirm plans have been approved by the Office of Public Safety and Inspections and shall include a stamp showing approval and signature.

10. Plans shall be stamped on every page by a third-party inspection agency.

11. Every page showing calculations by a registered design professional shall be provided with their stamp and signature.

12. Energy compliance certificate.

13. Set manuals are required to be on site at time of project set and shall be specific to the project.

EXCEPTION: If all connection details are provided on the plans then the set manual is not required.

14. The Installer's information shall accompany the plan submittal package along with proof of approved certification from the manufacturer.

In accordance with 780 CMR Chapter 110.R3.8.1.1 and 110.R5.1.3.1 a "Homeowner exemption" may not be utilized to receive a permit to install, erect, or oversee the installation of a Manufactured Building or Modular Home.

R107.2.9 Site Plan or Plot Plan. The construction documents submitted with the application for permit shall be accompanied by a site plan showing to scale the size and location of new construction and existing structures on the site, distances from lot lines, the established street grades and the proposed finished grades and, as applicable, flood hazard areas, floodways, and design base flood elevations; and it shall be drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary line survey. In the case of demolition, the site plan shall show construction to be demolished and the location and size of existing structures and construction that are to remain on the site or plot. The building official is authorized to waive or modify the requirement for a site plan where the application for permit is for alteration or repair or where otherwise warranted.

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