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submitting such plans or other data to demonstrate that state law does not require that <br />the plans be prepared by a licensed architect or engineer. The Building and Safety <br />Official may require plans, computations and specifications to be prepared and <br />designed by an engineer or architect licensed by the state to practice as such even if <br />not required by state law. <br />EXCEPTION: The Building and Safety Official may waive the submission of plans, <br />calculations, construction inspection requirements and other data if it is found that the <br />nature of the work applied for is such that reviewing of plans is not necessary to obtain <br />compliance with this code. <br />302A.3 Information on Plans and Specifications. Plans and specifications shall be <br />drawn to scale on substantial paper and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the <br />location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform <br />to the provisions of this code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. <br />Plans for buildings of other than Group R. Division 3 and Group U Occupancies shall <br />indicate how required structural and fire resistive integrity will be maintained where <br />penetrations will be made for electrical, mechanical, plumbing and communication <br />conduits, pipes and similar systems. <br />Section 302A.4 -Architect or Engineer of Record <br />302A.4.1 General. When it is required that documents be prepared by an architect or <br />engineer, the Building and Safety Official may require the owner to engage and <br />designate on the building permit application an architect or engineer who shall act as <br />the architect or engineer of record. If the circumstances require, the owner may <br />designate a substitute architect or engineer of record who shall perform all the duties <br />required of the original architect or engineer of record. The Building and Safety Official <br />shall be notified in writing by the owner if the architect or engineer of record is changed <br />or is unable to continue to perform the duties. <br />The architect or engineer of record shall be responsible for reviewing and coordinating <br />all submittal documents prepared by others, including deferred submittal items, for <br />compatibility with the design of the building. <br />302A.4.2 Deferred submittals. For the purposes of this section, deferred submittals are <br />defined as those portions of the design which are not submitted at the time of the <br />application and which are to be submitted to the Building and Safety Official within a <br />specified period. <br />Deferral of any submittal items shall have prior approval of the Building and Safety <br />Official. The architect or engineer of record shall list the deferred submittals on the <br />plans and shall submit the deferred submittal documents for review by the Building and <br />Safety Official. <br />Submittal documents for deferred submittal items shall be submitted to the architect or <br />engineer of record who shall review them and forward them to the Building and Safety <br />Official with a notation indicating that the deferred submittal documents have been <br />reviewed and that they have been found to be in general conformance with the design <br />24 <br />