DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY
UCC UPDATE
MARCH 21, 2005
Please note that Board’s variance request form (UCC-1A) has been modified so that the petitioner must indicate what certified code official reviewed the project.
This change was made so that the Department can ensure that accessibility reviews are being performed by credentialed code officials and to facilitate communication with the appropriate local official, should we have questions on accessibility features of the proposed construction.
Please be sure to utilize the latest version of this form (UCC-1A REV 3-05) and to include this information about the responsible code official. A failure to do so will slow official action on petitions.
An advisory has been added to this website indicating what facilities and structures must comply with the requirements of the Health Care Facilities Act.
An advisory has been added that provides legal definitions as to what constitutes a “state-owned building.”
All customers who are performing construction work for which the Department has jurisdiction should note the following changes to our procedures and forms that are available on the page accessed by the link entitled ”Plan Review and Inspection requirements.”
In response to concerns and confusion about the terminology "Accelerated Construction," section "D" has been changed to use the term "Phased Construction" (and the UCC-3 also reflects this change). This section also stresses that the applicant needs to detail what phases we are to approve. The website under "J" (Signs) and "K" (Demolitions) now informs customers when a separate permit application does not have to be filed for these activities.
Customer questions about "Partial Occupancies" have led to the development of the procedure now outlined in a new section "L" (and a revision on the UCC-3 form).
The UCC-3 (APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT) has been changed because of other changes mentioned above, and two other issues that have arisen. Since some customers were submitting this application for changes to existing buildings that are not legally occupied, page two has been amended to more clearly indicate that, when this is the case, the option for use of Chapter 34 of the International Building Code or the International Existing Building Code does not exist. We also have included verbiage indicating that the applicant will be responsible for ensuring the 20% expenditure on an accessible route, when required. (See new number 6 on page 3 of this form.)
Based on information that several of our Plans Examiners received at a recent seminar, the UCC-6 (SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS STATEMENT) has been altered, to include a special inspection for "Exterior Insulation and Finishing Systems,” and to require that records of discrepancies and methods of correction of same are retained by the architect in responsible charge.
Note that when changes are made to our forms (almost all of which are interactive), the interactive version may not be immediately available. The static version will always be available.
Please be sure to check the website before submitting any application materials, so that your submission will utilize the latest versions of any necessary forms. A failure to do so will slow review of submissions. |
