Current through September 24, 2024
(1) A person, or
person's designee, who retains a third-party plans examiner and has exhausted
the exempt jurisdiction's review process and is requesting the Division review
the building plans shall submit documents for review in accordance with the
procedures determined by the Division.
(2) The person, or person's designee, shall
submit all required documents as described in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs.
0780-02-09-.03 pursuant to T.C.A. § 68-120-101(k).
(3) For review of plans, the person, or
designee, that engages a third-party plans examiner to examine plans and
specifications prior to construction as required by T.C.A. §
68-120-101(k)(2)(D)(i) shall provide the following to the Division in a manner
approved by the Division for review and approval:
(a) A copy of the withdrawal of review filed
with the exempt jurisdiction;
(b)
The appropriate fee as established in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-03,
Review of Plans and Specifications;
(c) The name of the exempt jurisdiction with
a statement of all applicable codes of the exempt jurisdiction and the codes
used to perform the plans examination, and any modifications to the
prescriptive code that were granted by the exempt jurisdiction;
(d) Stamped and sealed copy(ies) of all plans
and shop drawings, if required;
(e)
The building name and intended address;
(f) For each discipline of code review, the
third-party plans examiner's name and registration number assigned by the
Division;
(g) The local building
official's and fire official's names and contact information;
(h) A statement under penalty of perjury by
the third-party plans examiner declaring the plans comply with the applicable
codes and no deficiencies remain;
(i) Copies of any local ordinances and local
amendments to the code that govern the review;
(j) The occupancy classification of the
structure;
(k) An affidavit from
the third-party plans examiner that no conflict of interest exists between the
party requesting the third-party and the third-party conducting the review;
and
(l) Any other documents deemed
necessary by the Division after initial review to ensure compliance with
applicable codes.
(4)
The person, or designee, who engages a third-party inspector to conduct
commercial, electrical, or residential building construction inspections as
required by T.C.A. § 68-120-101(k)(3)(D)(i), and has exhausted the exempt
jurisdiction's review process and is requesting the Division to review the
inspection report shall provide the following to the Division in a manner
approved by the Division for review and approval:
(a) A copy of the withdrawal of review filed
with the exempt jurisdiction;
(b)
The appropriate fee as established in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs.
0780-02-09-.05;
(c) The name of the
exempt jurisdiction with a statement of all applicable codes of the exempt
jurisdiction and codes used to conduct the inspection and any equivalencies
granted;
(d) Copy(ies) of the
inspection report(s) and any proposed occupancy release(s);
(e) The building name and address;
(f) The third-party inspector's name and
registration number assigned by the Division;
(g) The local building official's and fire
official's names and contact information;
(h) The type of inspection conducted
(including occupancy and inspection type);
(i) A statement under penalty of perjury by
the third-party inspector declaring that no deficiencies of the applicable
codes were identified or identifies all deficiencies of the applicable
codes;
(j) Copies of any local
ordinances and local amendments to the code used for the inspection;
(k) The occupancy classification for which
the structure was inspected;
(l) An
affidavit from the third-party inspector that no conflict of interest exists
between the party requesting the third-party and the third-party conducting the
review; and
(m) Any other documents
deemed necessary by the Division to ensure compliance with applicable
codes.
Authority: Chapter 771, Public Acts of 2024
and T.C.A. § 68-120-101.
