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• . <br /> • • <br /> A www.dykeman.net 1716 West Marine View Drive <br /> 425 259 3161 (T) 2nd Floor 1 Everett,WA 98201 <br /> April 10, 2019 APR 15 2019 <br /> CITY OF EVERETT <br /> Drew Martin —Commercial Plans Examiner Permit Services <br /> City of Everett Planning and Public Works. <br /> 3200 Cedar Street <br /> Everett, WA 98201 <br /> RE: Everpark parking garage repairs, B1812-022 —2"d Review responses. <br /> Dear Mr. Martin: <br /> This letter contains responses to your second Architectural building review comments letter dated <br /> March 19, 2019. Original comments are shown in grey with second review letter comments listed <br /> below. Our responses in Bold Italics below. <br /> ARCHITECTURAL <br /> 1. Work on existing buildings shall comply with the IEBC. The IEBC provides three <br /> alternative methods for performing work: The Prescriptive Compliance Method (Section <br /> 301.1.1), the Work Area Method (301.1.2), and the Performance Compliance Method <br /> (301.1.3), The method selected for the project should be specified in the General Notes <br /> on Sheets A1.11 and A1.12. A statement should be provided clarifying the types of work <br /> that are included in the project (e.g., repairs, additions, change of occupancy, etc.) and <br /> referencing the appropriate IEBC sections. The comments provided herein presume the <br /> project will comply with the Work Area Method of Chapter 5, Based on a review of the <br /> architectural drawings, the proposed project appears to include the following work: Level <br /> 2 Alternations (Chapter 8). Additional and alternative types of work required for the project <br /> shall be identified by the designer-of-record. Additional comments may be pending. See <br /> IBC Sections 301.1 and 504.1. <br /> This comment has not been addressed. The original comment stated that the proposed <br /> project shall comply with the IEBC, and that the statement clarify the types of work <br /> included in the project. The response states that the work constitutes repairs per Chapter <br /> 6. However, the project involves the complete replacement of the moisture barrier at the <br /> top deck, and therefore constitutes Level 2 Alternations (Chapter 8)or at a minimum Level <br /> 1 Alternations (Chapter 7). The General Note "G" on Sheet A1.11 shall specify either <br /> Level 1 or Level 2 Alternations as the governing criteria. See IBC Sections 301.1 and <br /> 504.1 <br /> IEBC section 503.1 for scope states: "Level 1 alterations include the removal and <br /> replacement or the covering of existing materials, elements, equipment, or fixtures <br /> using new materials, elements, equipment of fixtures that serve the same purpose." <br /> Given our stated Architectural scope or work for a new water-resistant membrane <br /> I <br /> t 1967 <br /> ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN 2017 <br />