NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING

New Construction AND Additions

(Information presented is for the Building Permit only, separate applications will be required for the Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical components of the project.)

Complete submission includes:

• Building Permit Application
• Elevation Certificate if within a flood plain. (If you are unsure, please contact our office for the most recent FEMA information regarding your property)
• Declared Occupancy use and Type of Construction
• 2 Complete sets of Plans
• Site Plan (Scale 1”=20’-0)
• Civil Plans (Scale 1”=20’-0”/30’-0”)
• Architectural Plans (Scale 1/4”= 1’0’)
• Engineer Sealed Foundation Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0’)
• Structural Design (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Mechanical Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Electrical Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Plumbing Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Landscape Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Parking Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• COM Check Compliance Certificate—Energy Code Compliance—The 2003 IECC Form must be signed by the responsible party. (http://www.energycodes.gov/comcheck/)
  • Hold down locations and capacities
  • Uplift from plate to plate and top plate to rafter connections
  • Shear transfer method
  • Wall studs grade size and max. plate height
  • Labeling of shear and load transferring walls, including detail of fastening methods
  • Anchor bolt sizing and placement and/or method of anchoring to be used
  • Details for non-prescriptive design and/or construction methods
  • Wind load summary
  • A statement that the engineer will maintain a permanent file containing the structural design information for all non-prescriptive components of the structure
• Windstorm - Completed Texas Department of Insurance WPI-1 Form 
  www.tdi.state.tx.us/wind/dwnloads.html#eng-1
• Drawing(s) sealed and signed by a Professional Engineer licensed by the State of Texas showing:
• Plans may be required to be sealed and signed by a Design Professional depending on occupancy use, type of construction, and/or square footage.
• All Commercial projects greater than or equal to $50,000 must be registered with TDLR and issued an EAB #, in order to obtain building permits for accessibility compliance.

New Shell Construction

Complete submission includes:

• Building Permit Application
• Elevation Certificate if within a flood plain. (If you are unsure, please contact our office for the most recent FEMA information regarding your property)
• Declared Occupancy use and type of construction
• 2 Complete sets of Plans
• Site Plan (Scale 1”=20’-0)
• Civil Plans (Scale 1”=20’-0”/30’-0”)
• Architectural Plans (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Engineer Sealed Foundation Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Electrical Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Plumbing Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Landscape Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Parking Plan (Scale 1/4”= 1’0”)
• Windstorm - Completed Texas Department of Insurance WPI-1 Form 
  www.tdi.state.tx.us/wind/dwnloads.html#eng-1
• Drawing(s) sealed and signed by a Professional Engineer licensed by the State of Texas showing:
• • Hold down locations and capacities
  • Uplift from plate to plate and top plate to rafter connections
  • Shear transfer method
  • Wall studs grade size and max. plate height
  • Labeling of shear and load transferring walls, including detail of fastening methods
  • Anchor bolt sizing and placement and/or method of anchoring to be used
  • Details for non-prescriptive design and/or construction methods
  • Wind load summary
  • A statement that the engineer will maintain a permanent file containing the structural design information for all non-prescriptive components of the structure
• Plans may be required to be sealed and signed by a Design Professional depending on occupancy use, type of construction, and/or square footage. 
• All Commercial projects greater than or equal to $50,000 must be registered with TDLR and issued an EAB # in order to obtain building permits for accessibility compliance.
  

Certificate of Occupancy (C of O)

When is C of O required?

• All new construction of a Building or interior finish space
• Change of occupancy use type

What do I need to provide for C of O?

• Floor plan (Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”)
• Site plan with parking layout for the proposed occupancy use
• Registered DBA (doing business as) Name with the Nueces County Clerks office.