Warehouse is it a Buisness facility or storage facility?
Warehouse is it a Buisness facility or storage facility?
(OP)
I have been working on getting a building permit for a 7200 square feet warehouse. The local building official has mentioned that as a part of obtaining a building permit, the drawings need to be stamped by a P.E. and special inspections must be performed. As far as I am concerned, the warehouse is a storage facility and will not require any of these if the floor area is below 15000 sq.feet. Can anyone shed some light on this?






RE: Warehouse is it a Buisness facility or storage facility?
If not, then maybe a description from the client of the intended activities to take place in the warehouse will convince them.
The building official may claim that the building could be used later for business though.
RE: Warehouse is it a Buisness facility or storage facility?
But remember - the building official is always right ---
maybe not today --- but he will haunt you forever.....
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csd72 has a good point, I probably shall have someone jot down the activities in the warehouse and use it to convince the building guy.
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By the way, I agree with csd72.
Mike McCann
McCann Engineering
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Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com
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Most of you who responded were right!
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I am not aware of anything in the IBC that would indicate that a structure, based upon square footage or type of occupancy would not require special (structural)inspections. Usually when a project is placed under S.I. by the Building official,it has more to do with the design & construction of said structure. ie., Field welding, high strength bolting, using full allowable stresses in masonry design, height to width ratios of masonry walls,structural concrete with greater than 2,500 psi compressive strength and the list goes on...Please refer to section 1704 of the IBC. for a comprehensive look into this topic. (Pages 328 through 336 in the 2006 edition)
Best regards, registeredpe in AZ
RE: Warehouse is it a Buisness facility or storage facility?
I realized that I used the wrong word in the first sentence of my previous post. The word "a" should really be "this".
Thanks, registeredpe in AZ
RE: Warehouse is it a Buisness facility or storage facility?
It is true that drawings need to be stamped by a P.E.
Special inspection may not be needed depends your project structural design information. For example, if you have field weld or epoxy anchor bolts, you do need special inspection.