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William A Browne jr., AlA
Davidj Rausch, AlA
R, Tim Barrick, FSMPS
Rodney D. Reid, AlA
RobertG Proctor Jr., AlA
Thomos A Cheesmon, AlA
N. Anthony Steinhurdt, CPSM
John D. Jackson, ASLA
WilliC:lln P. Devine, AlA
David A Kroll, Assoc. AlA
Donald j, Jerabek, AlA
Thomas E, Cloud, AlA
RATIO Architects, Inc
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May 22, 2007
Ms. Sarah Lillard
City of Carmel
Department of Community Services
Carmel City Hall
One Civic Square
Carmel, Indiana 46032
Re: Tenant Improvements, Founder's Building
Dear Ms. Lillard:
In response to your request for a statement explaining the process by which it was
determined that the interior improvements for the Founder's Building, located at 2169
Glebe Street in Carmel were exempt from the requirement for a State design release,
please accept the following:
By careful analysis of the Indiana code (675 lAC] 2-6-3) we have determined that the
aforementioned interior improvements to the Founder's Building in the Village of
WestClay are exempt from the State design release requirement. Specifically, thc code
states that the installation of one or more non load-bearing partitions not exceeding a total
of one hundred lineal feet, provided they are not part of a corridor or required fire-resistive
construction, are exempt from the design release requirement. These specific
improvements call for walls totaling ninety-eight lineal feet.
For your files, I have attached the pertinent section of the Indiana code as well as a logic
chart provided by the State onlheir website to aid in determining whether a project needs
to be fi led or not.
I hope this adequately answers your questions and helps to expedite the permitting
process. Please don't hesitate to contact our office at 3 ] 7/663-30] 3 if you should require
any further information or assistance,
All the best,
~
David J. Rausch, AlA
Principle
RA TIO Architects, Inc.
Cc: Tom Cloud - RATIO Architects, Inc.
107 South Pennsylvania Street, Suite 100 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-3684 317.633.4040 f: 317,633.4153
Indianapolis, Indiana Champaign, Illinois
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Which construction projects need to be filed with the State?
Which are exempt?
1. Is the building that Is Involved with this project a Class 1 structure?
OefiniljtHt 01 Ctus ll,; found in Ie %%.u.,~ IUlId fl:potate-d in 675 lAC U~.t. EumptJoos
Item dcsian n:lc:aw requirement at!! round in 6.1SlAC t2....... G751A.C 1Z bme CAR [C.~r.ll
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);6ES
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DNO_ DO NOT FILE
2. Does the project involve new construction?
the d<<finitit:lfl 01 C,Otlstruction l:s IOUl'ld in C1$ lAC 12+2.
)QVES
ONO. it just involves change in use/occupancy.
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3. Does the building meet the code requirements
for the new use/occupancy?
ONO OVES _ DO NOT FILE
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4a. Is the new
construction
exempt?
4b. Will the needed changes to meet the
requirements for the new use/occupancy
involve new construction that is exempt?
Or )( VES -- DO NOT FILE or
OYES -, DO NOT
FILE
FILE WITH THE STATE
FilE WITH THE STATE
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(d) "Design professional" means a registered architect or professional engineer who is registered under Ie 25-4 or Ie 25-3 J.
(e) "Structural safety" means the continued capability of either of the following:
(I) Load.bearing members of a building oc structure to transmit actual and design live and dead loads to a foundation.
(2) Other load-bearing members within the allowable working stresses of the materials or assembly of materials involved.
(f) "Temporary structure" means any of the following:
(I) A Class I structure that is erected or installed for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after which it will be
demolished or relocated.
(2) Portable structures on construction job sites for use by persons invol\'ed in the construction process.
(3) Mobile structures as set forth at Ie 22-12-1-17.
(Fire Pre\'enrionalll/ BuUding Safety Commission; 6i5 lAC 12-6-2;filed J:1117, /987,1:30 p.m.: I() IR 2688, effAug I, /987 [IC
./-22-2-36 sllspends the effectiveness of a rule document/or 30 days after filing wilh the Secretary of State. 1...5i'/l /)ocumenJ #87-53
was filed Jull i. 1987.j; errata. IIIR 97; filed Jon 30. 1998. 4:00 p.m.: 211R 2089; reodoptedfiled Sep II. 2001. 2:49 p.m.; 25
IR 530;filedAug 30.2006.2;25 pm.; 20060927-1/?-675050108FRA)
675 lAC 12-6-3
Authority:
Affected:
Design n~le:lse: requirement
IC 22-13-2-13
IC 22-15-3
Sec. 3. (a) No construction shall be done on a Class I structure until a design release has been issued by the division unless
the construction is of a type specifically exempted from the design release requirements by section 4~of lhis nile. Design releases
may be issued by the division.
(b) Ifa foundation release is obtained under section 14 of this rule, construction may:
(1) be done to the grnde level only as provided for by section 14(c) of this rule; and
(2) not go beyond that point without the issuance of a design release or a partial design release authorizing the further
construction.
(c) Ifa partial design release is obtained under section 15 of this rule, construction may be done to the extent of the partial
design release but it may not exceed that scope without the issuance of a design release or another partial design rekase authorizing
the further construction. (Fire Prevention and Bui/ding Safety Commission; 675 lAC /2-6-3: filed Juf Ii. /987, 2:30 p.m.: 10 lR
1689, effAug I, /987 [Ie -1-22-2-36 suspend..'i the effectiveness of a rule document/or 30 days aJier filing with lire Set...reluryofStut<::.
LSA Document #87-53 wasfiled Ju117. /987.J: readoptedfiled Sep 11. 200/. 2:./9 p.m.: 25 IR 530;Jifed ..lug )0. 2006. 2:25 p.m.:
20060927-1 R-67 5050 I 08 FR..I)
675 lAC 12-6-4
Authority:
Affected:
Exemptions from design rele:lse requirement
IC22-13-2-13
IC 4-21.5: Ie 12-13-4-3~ IC 22-15-3
Sec. -t fa) Design releases are necessary for construction on all Class I structures. except the following:
(I) Class I structures that will never be occupied or otherwise used in any pan by the public and that will not normally be
occupied or otherv...ise used in any pan by a person who is acting as an employee of another. of the following types:
(1\) Oil derricks.
(B) Pipelines, including related physical support structures.
(C) Tanks for storage of products. other than flammable or combustible liquids or gase:>. that are faclory fabricated and
assembled.
(D) Electrical power cable transmission towers and substations.
(E) Structures used for communication purposes. except for:
(i) satellite dishes exceeding len (10) feel in diameter: and
Oi) antennas exceeding thirty (30) feet in letlgth~
when mounted on the roof of a Class I slnlClUrc.
(F) Structures appurtenant (0;
(i) industrial p(nnts:
(ii) power generating plants;
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(iii) gas planl';
{iv) bulk storage facililies~ :md
(v) shipping terminals:
where the functions of the structures are primarHy the support of related equipment^
(0) Slrucrures of:
(i) sewage;
(ii)wnler;
(iii) gas; and
(iv) electric:
utilities,
(11) Signs~ except those mounted on the roof ofa Class 1 structure. that exceed one hundred (100) square feet of surface
area.
(2) Temporary structures.
(3) Class I structures either:
(A) o","ed by the federal government; or
(B) located on land over whkl1 exclusive jurisdiction has been ceded to the federal government. (See 40 U.S,C, 255 and
IC 4-215.)
(4) One (I) story detached accessory Class I structures in Oroup B. F, R, S, U, or M Occupancy c1ass/liealiQns Ihat:
(A) do 001 exceed five hundred (500) squa", feel: and
(8) are used as:
(i) equlpmenl shelters;
(ii) tool and storage sheds (not used lor the storage or handling of hazardous materials);
(Hi) freezt.>rs;
(iv) coolers; or
(v) other simBar uses,
(5) One (I) story attached addititins 10 Class 1 structures in Group R F, R, S. U. or M Occupancy dassH1cations that:
(A) do not:
(i) exceed three hundred (300) square feet; and
(ii) impose an excessive structural load onto- the e:.xisting structure; and
iB) are used as:
(i) equipment shellers:
(Ii) too! and storage sheds (not used for the storage or handling ofhi17..ardous male:rials);
(iii) freezers;
(iv) coolers: or
(v) other similar uses,
(6) One (J) slOry detaChed elllSS I structures thaI:
(A) do not exceed five htmdred (500) square fe~! in HOt)r area;
(B) have a11east one (1) unenclosed side: and
(e) are used for personnel shelters. such as:
(i) bus stops;
(ii) picnic shelters; and
(Iii) gazeoos.
(7) One (I) stot')' delached Class I structures that:
(A) do not exceed two hundred (200) square feet in floor 3feB; and
(B) are used as guard houses or retail scles outlets. such ::is:
(i) kiosks;
(ii) drive-up facilitics; and
(Iii) roudside fruit and vegetable slands.
(8) Fences. except tor those enclosing:
(Ai public swimming pools; ('II'
(B) tiquified petroleum gus storage facilities.
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(9) Retaining or enclosure walls. except for those surrounding flammable or combustible liquids or gases storage facilities.
(10) Installation or replacement of tanks and dispensing equipment for flammable and combustible liquids or gases if the scope
of the ",,'ork is limited to the following:
(A) Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) storage facilities having a total capacity ofoot more than four thousand (4,000) gallons
and no single tank having a capacity of more than two thousand ('2.000) gallons measured as gallons of water.
(B) Storage tanks for Class I, II, lilA, or I1IB liquids:
(i) having a capacity of six hundred sixty (660) gallons or less;
(ii) that are ponablc; nnd
(iii) that are for temporary use only.
(II) Structures to be used primarily for the display of agricultural products and nOl used for assembly purposes where the
structures are located within a political subdivision qualified under 675 lAC 12-10-9.
(12) Structures to be built in accordance with the requirements applicable to their eventual use as Class :2 structures that will
initially be used as models or offices for the sale of Class 2 structures where the initial use does not cause any of the building
systems to become noncompliant with current rules of the commission for that use. "Systems" are architectural, structural,
electrical, plumbing, mechanical (HV AC). tire alarm. and tire suppression.
(b) Design releases are necessary for the remodeling or altering of all Class I structures, except work limited to one (I) or more
of the following:
(1) Any of the buildings or structures th~ new construction of which is ~xempled by subsection (3).
(2) Plumbing work as follows:
(A) Replacement of piping, valves. or fixtures. provided that the replacement does not involw rdocalion of fixtures.
(8) Installation of plumbing fixtures. provided that the drainage fixture unit count docs not exceed five (5).
(e) Replacement of water heaters with a similar type and capacity in the same locmion.
(D) Installation of water heaters with a capacity of one hundred (100) gallons or less.
(3) Electrical work as follows:
(A) Replacement in the same location of electrical equipment or devices of a similar type and rating, including an
increase in current capacity in nonhazardous areas where there is no change in voltage or phases.
(B) Portable or temporary equipment and devices energized by means of cord and plug.
(C) Temporary installation of wiring and devices.
(D) Installation of bmnch circuits not exceeding the capacity of the electrical distribution system within the existing
building.
(E) Low.energy power, comrol. and signal circuits of Classes II and III as defined in the Indiana Electrical Code except
circuits for fire detection or fire alann syslems.
(F) Electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment installed by a public or private utility in the exercise of its function as a
serving utility:
(I) for the generation. transmission. distribution, or metering of electrical energy; or
(ii) in the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence.
(G) E.,<cept for fire delectio" or fire alarm systems. electrical wiring, devices. appliances. apparatus. or equipment:
(i) operating at less than twenty-tive (25) volts: and
(ii) not capable of suppl).ing more than fifty (50) watts of energy.
(4) Mechanical work as follows:
(A) Installation of any portable heating. venlilating. and air conditioning appliance or equipment.
(8) Replacement ofmechanicaJ appliances and equipment \Vilh a similar type and rating in the same loc.nion.
(C) lnstallation of any of the follo\ving:
(i) A heating system having an output nOI in excess offour hundred Ihousand (.tQO,OOO) British thermal units per
hour.
(ii) A cooling system having an output not grellterthan fifteen (15) tons (one hundred eighty thousund (180.000))
British thermal units per hOllr).
(iii) A combination of the two (2) having an air-handling cupacily not in excess of nine thousund (9.000) cubic
feet per minule.
(D) InSl..'\lIntion of healing or cooling equipment to be used for commercial processing work or activities where comfon
of personnel is not of primary concern.
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(5) Miscellaneous work as follows:
(A) Painting, papering, and replacement of coverings on:
(i) walls;
(ii) ceilings;
(iii) roofs; or
(iv)tloors;
and similar finish work, including replacement or reglazing of glass.
(8) Cases, counters. and partitions not over six (6) feet in height.
(C) Penetrations of nonfirc.rated exterior walls where the width of the opening:
(i) does not exceed six (6) feet: and
(ii) is not for a required exit.
(D) Installation of one (I) or more nonload.bearing partitions not to exceed.a total of one hundred (100) lineal feet in
length provided it is not part of a corridor or a partition that is required to be of fire. resistive construction.
(6) Fire sprinkler systems as follows:
(A) Replacement of components of existing wet fire sprinkler systems of light hazard or ordinary haJ..ard classification
as defined in 675 lAC 13, including:
(i) replacement of sprinkler heads:
(ii) replacement of equipment: or
(iii) replacement of piping to restore a system to its original condition and configuration.
(8) Alteration of existing light hazard or ordinary hazard fire sprinkler systems, including:
(i) the addition or alteration of up to an aggregate off'.m:nty (20) sprinkler heads in a wet pipe system for light
or ordinary hazard design;
(ii) conversion ofa dry type system to n wet or antifreeze type system not exceeding ten (10) sprinkler heads; or
(iii) conversion of a wet or anti freeze type system not exceeding ten (10) sprinkler heads to a dry type system.
(c) All additions or alterations permitted by this subdivision {sic.} shall be documented by the installer and kept on file \vith
the maintenance and testing records required by 675 lAC 22 and 6i5 lAC 28. specifically the applicable editions ofNFPA 13 and
NFPA 25.
(d) The design release requirements including filing of plans and specifications shall apply for any \vork otherwise e.xempted
by subsection (b) when a part of. supplememal to, or an accessory ora constnJction project that otherwise requires a design release.
(e) Construction work on a Class I struclUre exempted from the design release requirements under this section is not exempt
from compliance with other rules of the commission. (Fire Pre\.'emivn und Building Safety Commission; 6i5 lAC 12.6-4;jiled Jill
/ i. /987, 2:30 p.m.: 10 IR 2689. efJAug /, 1987 (IC 4-22<!.J6suspends the eJJixtiveness ala rule dOt.,.umentfor 30 days after filing
with the Set:rerary afState. [SA Documem #87.j] w<.lsjiled lulli, 1987.J; errata. IIIR 9i:jiled Del' i, /989, 11:05 tJ,rn.. 13 lR
]88; erraraJiledAug II, /990.5:00 pm.' /J IR 2UO:filed Sep 21, 1992.9:00 a.m.: 16 IR 7U:filed Jan ]0. 1998. ~:OO p.m.: 21
fR 2090: filed No\' 10, 2000, 3: 25 p.m.: 2./ IR fOO]: readoptedfiled St'P II. 200I, 2:.19 p.m.: ]5 /R 5]0. jiJl?d ..lug JI), :D06. 2:25
pm.: 2006092i-IR-6i5050108FRA)
675 lAC 12-6-5
Authority:
Affected:
Application process for design release
Ie 22-13.2.13
Ie 22- I 5-}
$<:(;'. 5. An applicant for a design release shall:
(!) Submit one (I) Application for Construction Design Release form containing the infonnation required by seclion 6 of this
rule.
(1) Submit plans and specifications containing the items required by section 7 Oflhis rule.
(3) Pay the fee provided for by section 8 of this rule and set in 675 lAC 12.J.2.
(Pii'!! Prevention and Building SafelY Commission: 675 lAC! 2.6-5:jiledJuJ 17. 1987.2:30 p.m.: 10 IR 2690. ejJAug I. /987 flC
./.]2*].36 SlJSP(!IId5 the effecliw.mess of a rule document/or 30 d'T)-'s aficf'Jiling with the secretary ofstGte. LSrI Document ;/87.53
wasjiledJlIlli, I 9S 7.]: filed Jan 30, 1998. -I_'fJOp_1!/.: JIIR2091;readoptedjiledSlfp II, 200/. 2:.J9p_m.. 25 lR5JO)
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