Multi-family, Commercial, or Mixed-Use Repairs Guide

This guide page outlines the minimum documentation necessary to allow a permit application for the like-for-like replacement of a portion of a multi-family, commercial, industrial or mixed-use building to address maintenance or damage to be taken in for review. A repair DOES NOT include complete replacement of a building or building system. Repairs to buildings that have sustained substantial structural damage are treated as Alterations. Applicants may be required to submit additional information as necessary to clearly demonstrate compliance with all applicable codes. Please be advised that incomplete applications, or plans that do not meet the submittal requirements will not be accepted for review.

• Scope of Work Form (complete the city form for your structure type)
• Building Owner Authorization Form

The following permits, approvals and supplemental information may be required based on scope of the project and/or the location and development constraints of the property:

• Asbestos Inspection Report (required if disturbing potentially asbestos-containing materials, at the following trigger levels:
  • 260 linear feet on pipes
  • 160 square feet on other surfaces; or
  • the volume equivalent of a 55-gallon drum
• Plumbing Fixture Count and Irrigation Form (required for all plumbing scopes of work)
• Historic Approval (Demolition Review of buildings more than 50 years of age when the work meets the definition of demolition in BRC(1981) 9-16 or Landmark Alteration Certificate required for exterior alterations in a Historic Preservation District or for Individual Landmarks)
• Floodplain Development Permit (required for structures located in a regulatory floodplain)
• Stream, Wetland and Water Body Permit (required for structures located in a regulatory wetland)
• Grading and Drainage Plan (required for structures located on a steep slope or area of mass movement)
• Soils Report (required for structures located on a steep slope or area of mass movement)
• Wildland-Urban Interface Code compliance information (required for structures located in the urban interface zone)
• Previous Approvals (Notice of Disposition and a copy of any city-stamped approval(s) required prior to the review and approval of this application, such as a Variance, Minor Modification, Site Review or Demolition Permit)

• Plan drawings shall be drawn to scale, with a graphic scale bar on every page.
• A 3" x 3" square shall be provided in the lower right corner of the first sheet for the city's approval stamp.
• All sheets shall be the same size (oriented so that north is up) throughout the entire plan set, and of adequate size to clearly convey all information.
  • Architectural Plans
    • Code analysis, site plans, floor plans (as applicable)

May Be Required (depending on scope of the project):

• Mechanical Plans
• Electrical Plans (including exterior lighting)
• Plumbing Plans
• Landscape and Street Tree Plan (based on cumulative permit values as percentage of structure value)
• Structural Drawings
• Included on Architectural Plans
  • Elevations, cross sections at relevant locations, wall section details