(A) (1) With each application for a building permit, and when required by the Building Official for enforcement of any provisions of applicable construction codes, two sets of plans and specifications shall be submitted. The Building Official may require plans and specifications to be prepared and designed by an engineer or architect licensed by the state to practice as such.
(2) When authorized by the Building Official, plans and specifications need not be submitted for the following:
(a) One-story buildings of Type V conventional woodstud construction with an area not exceeding 600 square feet;
(b) Group M, Division 1, Occupancies of Type V conventional woodstud construction; or
(c) Small and unimportant work.
(1992 Code, § 301:10)
(B) (1) Plans and specifications shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper or cloth and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of the Building Code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. The first sheet of each set of plans shall give the house and street address of the work and the name and address of the owner and person who prepared them. Plans shall include a plot plan showing the location of the proposed building and of every existing building on the property. In lieu of detailed specifications, the Building Official may approve references on the plans to a specific section or part of applicable construction codes or other ordinances or laws.
(2) Computations, stress diagrams and other data sufficient to show the correctness of the plans, shall be submitted when required by the Building Official. Plans for buildings more than two stories in height of other than Group R, Division B, and Group M. Occupancies shall indicate how required structural and fire-resistive integrity will be maintained where a penetration will be made for electrical, mechanical, plumbing and communications conduits, pipes and similar systems.
(1992 Code, § 301:15)