Bureau Veritas North America - Commercial Plan Submittal and Checklist - Uniform Construction Code (UCC)

Aug 31, 2026

Upload by Himbo

Commercial plan submittal and checklist document outlining Uniform Construction Code (UCC) general requirements and detailed submission items for Bureau Veritas North America. It specifies drawing sealing, signing, and dating by a licensed design professional, drawing clarity standards for microfilming, acceptable vicinity maps, and photo requirements for building elevations. It also details Pennsylvania UCC-related permit coordination and instructs applicants to work through the checklist, using NA where items are not applicable. The checklist further enumerates required site plan and architectural plan content, including accessibility elements, code summary design data per IBC chapter 1603, fire-rated wall documentation, room occupant load, and multiple architectural schedules and calculations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryForms

FormatDOCX

Pages12

Reading Time4 min

AccessFree to download

General Requirements

Drawing, Mapping, and Photo Standards

PennDOT Permit Coordination and Letter Request

Checklist Completion Instructions

Application Package Requirements

Local Municipal Approval and L&I Occupancy Permit

Site Plans

Site Plan Scale, Location, and Zoning

Property Lines, Parking, Accessibility, Utilities, Grades

Driveways, Easements, Buffers, Landscaping, Calculations

Architectural Plans

IBC Chapter 1603 Code Summary Design Information

Floor Plans, Ratings, Fire-Rated Walls, Room Data

Accessibility Details, Door Schedules, Finishes

Glazing Schedules, Elevations, Basement Calculations

Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. COMMERCIAL PLAN SUBMITTAL AND CHECKLIST Uniform Construction Code (UCC) General Requirements: All drawings, shall be sealed, signed, and dated, by a design professional (licensed architect or engineer). The only exception is when all of the following apply: The proposed work only involves remodeling or alterations of an existing building or structure. The proposed work does not change the building’s structure or means of egress. The person preparing the plans is not compensated for the preparation of the drawings. All drawings must be neatly drawn with clean, crisp lettering --- they must remain legible after reduction for microfilming. Computer-generated vicinity maps obtained from web-based services (such as MapQuest) are acceptable, as longs as the roadways or street names are legible and will remain that way after reduction for microfilming. When photographs (including digital ones) are submitted to show building elevations, the images must be in focus and correctly exposed. A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) permit allowing access to a highway under its jurisdiction is not required at the time that application is made for a UCC building permit. If the highway occupancy permit issued by PennDOT requires a location of the building/structure differing from that approved under the UCC building permit, applicants must send the Department a letter requesting a determination whether a revision of approved plans will be required. Page 1 While we understand that many items on this check-list may not be included in minor alteration or renovation projects, we request that all applicants work through the entire checklist to ensure that any necessary items are included. If any item is not necessary, please insert NA (“not applicable”). This will greatly facilitate review and approval of projects. ___ Two (2) sets of drawings are included in this application package. ___ Two (2) site plans are included in this application package. ___ One (1) set of specifications is included in this application package. ___ Local Municipal Approval ___ L&I Occupancy Permit for all projects that involve existing buildings. SITE PLANS: ___ a. Site plans shall be prepared to scale (not less than 1”=20’), with legend, north arrow, and separate vicinity (site location) map. ___ b. Show the correct street address, parcel number and required municipal zoning (if there is local zoning ordinance) on the site plans. ___ c. Show and identify all property lines and rights-of-way, with distance from property lines and adjacent buildings on site plans. ___ d. Show all accessible parking spaces and signage per ICC/ANSI A117.1 and the International Building Code on site plan. ___ e. Show accessible curb cuts, ramps and access ways to the building. ___ f. Show all existing and proposed driveway entrances. ___ g. Identify adjacent land uses and zoning. ___ h. Show all easements, flood ways, and required buffers. ___ i. Show existing and proposed utilities (with backflow preventers) to serve the site. ___ j. Show existing and proposed finish grades. ___ k. Show details, sections, and elevations needed for construction. ___ l. Show all buffer and screening landscaping. ___m. Show all required parking and loading spaces and calculations. ARCHITECTURAL PLANS: *PROVIDE CODE SUMMARY DESIGN INFO. AS PER IBC CHAPTER 1603 ___ a. Show architectural floor plans of each floor. These pages must be at least 18” x 24” in size (but not more than 36” x 42”), drawn to a scale of not less than 1/8” = 1’. Indicate (or reproduce) the approved, tested hourly rating, number and location of all rated members and assemblies (walls, columns, beams, floor and ceiling, and ceiling and roof fire-rated design assemblies). Show all fire-rated walls (both existing and new) with their ratings, if not shown elsewhere. Indicate draft stopping and fire blocking details when required. Drawings submitted withou

FAQs

Who must seal, sign, and date the UCC drawings, and when is the exception allowed?

A licensed architect or engineer must seal, sign, and date all drawings. The exception applies only if the work is limited to remodeling/alterations, does not change the building structure or means of egress, and the plan preparer is not compensated for preparing the drawings.

What drawing and microfilming legibility requirements apply to submitted plans?

All drawings must be neatly drawn with clean, crisp lettering and remain legible after reduction for microfilming.

What site plan elements are required for UCC submittal?

Site plans must include required scale and legends, a separate vicinity map, correct street address and parcel number, property lines and rights-of-way, accessible parking and signage, curb cuts and ramps, driveway entrances, utilities with backflow preventers, existing/proposed finish grades, easements and flood ways, drainage-related details as applicable, landscaping buffers, and parking/loading space calculations.

Aug 31, 2026

Upload by Himbo