9605 EVERGREEN WAY PACIFIC MARKET 2023-06-20

• Mr. Paul Richards Richards Architecture and Planning LLC Plan Check Number: BW2001-004, First Building Review March 17, 2020 Comments 1. Work on existing buildings should comply with the IEBC. The IEBC provides three alternative methods for performing work: the Prescriptive Compliance Method (Section 301.1.1), the Work Area Method (301.1.2), and the Performance Compliance Method (301.1.3). The method selected for the project should be specified. A statement should be provided clarifying the types of work that are included in the project (e.g., repairs, additions, change of occupancy, etc.) and referencing the appropriate IEBC sections. The comments provided herein presume the project will comply with the Work Area Method of Chapter 5. Based on a review of the construction drawings, the proposed project appears to include the following work: Level 2 Alternations (Chapter 8). Additional and alternative types of work required for the project should be identified by the designer-of-record. See IBC Section 101.4.7, and IEBC Sections 301.1 and 504. 2. The south M-occupancy space in "Building B"appears to have unpermitted alterations. Existing conditions are similar to the"1995 1996 Daves Place" permit drawings available in the City of Everett records. The current plan has multiple discrepancies with the permitted drawings. Examples include removing a counter and adjacent room of unspecified use, changing the women's restroom into storage, changing the men's restroom into an apparent unisex restroom, adding an office, adding a cold storage, and other miscellaneous modifications. The construction drawings should be revised to include changes to the building layout. All changes should be shown as new construction. Details for the changes should be provided (e.g., wall construction, accessibility requirements, etc.). All work should conform to the IBC for new construction. See IEBC Section 801.3. 3. The existing configuration of the south A-occupancy space in "Building A"is not shown. Limited record documents for this area indicate a restroom area in the northeast corner that is not shown in the submitted drawings. The existing configuration should be shown. The existing configuration should be modified to comply with the current code requirements unless conditions can be shown to be previously permitted. See IEBC Section 801.3. 4. The project involves Level 2 Alterations per IEBC Chapter 8. Accessibility improvements per IEBC Section 705.2 should be included in the project. Potentially inaccessible elements include, but are not limited to, the bathrooms, drinking fountains, and parking including striping and signage. Where the building is made to be less than fully-accessible per one of the exceptions, documentation substantiating the limited accessibility improvements should be submitted for review. Where Exception 1 is used, the documentation should itemize the improvements and estimated cost of work associated with each item. See IEBC Section 806.1. 5. The egress routes for both M-occupancy spaces have not been determined considering shelving and other fixtures that are presumed to be in the spaces. The existing fixtures should be shown and the routes revised to show the actual travel distances. See IBC Section 1018.1. O3200 Cedar Street © 425.257.8810 O everetteps@everettwa.gov Everett,WA 98201 425.257.8857 fax everettwa.gov/permits Page 2 of 3