HomeMy WebLinkAboutGAR Exemption Letter from CDR.pdfARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING INTERIOR DESIGN
930 NORTH MERIDIAN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46204 317-917-1190 FAX 317-822-6236
October 22, 2013
Jim Blanchard
Building Commissioner
Building & Code Services
City of Carmel, Indiana
One Civic Square
Carmel, Indiana 46032
RE:Exemptions from Design Release Requirements
Indiana University Health North Hospital
Indiana University Health Physician | Women’s Health Partial Suite Renovation
11700 North Meridian Street, Suite 350, Carmel, Indiana 46032
Dear Mr. Blanchard:
Per Rule 6 of the Indiana Administrative Code, the Women’s Health Partial Suite Renovation project (drawings
dated October 22, 2013) located within IU Health North Hospital at 11700 North Meridian Street, Medical Office
Building Suite 350, Carmel, Indiana does not require a Construction Design Release from the State of Indiana for
the following reasons:
INDIANA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE: 2010 Edition
Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Code IAC 675
Rule 6. Design Release
675 IAC 12-6-4 Exemptions from design release requirement
Sec. 4 (b)
(3) Electrical work as follow:
(A) Replacement in the same location of electrical equipment or devices of a similar type and
rating, including an increase in current capacity in non-hazardous areas where there is no
change in voltage or phases.
(D) Installation of branch circuits not exceeding the capacity of the electrical distribution
system within the existing building.
(4) Mechanical work as follow:
(B) Replacement of mechanical appliances and equipment with a similar type and rating in
the same location.
(5) Miscellaneous work as follow:
(D) Installation of one (1) or more non load-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:
ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING INTERIOR DESIGN
930 NORTH MERIDIAN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46204 317-917-1190 FAX 317-822-6236
(B) Alteration of existing light hazard or ordinary hazard fire sprinkler systems, including:
(i) the addition or alteration of up to an aggregate of twenty (20) sprinkler heads in a wet
pipe system for light or ordinary hazard design;
Please advise of any additional information or documentation that is required.
Respectfully submitted,
MSKTD & ASSOCIATES, INC.
D. Nicholas Slater Kyle F. Hardie