Building Code of Ordinances - Plan RequirementsCode of Ordinances, City of Schertz, TX
Volume I
Sec, 15 -6. Plans required.
(a) Submittal documents. For new construction, each applicant shall submit two copies
of plans for residential construction and three copies for commercial. Construction plans
shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate location, nature and extent of the work proposed
and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this chapter and relevant laws,
ordinances, rules and regulations, as determined by the building official. Such plans shall
include:
(1) Site plan;
(2) Foundation plan;
(3) Floor plan with wall, ceiling, roof and exterior elevations;
(4) Electrical, plumbing and mechanical plans.
The site plan shall be drawn to scale showing the location of all easements, drainage
facilities, adjacent grades, property lines, the proposed building or structure and of every
existing building or structure on the property.
(b) Design professional. The design professional shall be an architect or engineer
legally registered under the laws of the state regulating the practice of architecture or
engineering and shall affix his seal to said drawings, specifications and accompanying
data, for the following:
(1) All group A, E and I occupancies.
(2) Buildings and structures three stories or more in height.
(3) Buildings and structures 5,000 square feet or more in area.
(4) All group K occupancies regardless of size.
For all other buildings and structures, the submittal shall bear the certification of the
applicant that some specific state law exception permits its preparation by a person not so
registered.
(c) Amended construction documents. Work shall be installed in accordance with the
reviewed construction documents, and any changes made during construction that are not
in compliance with the approved construction documents shall be resubmitted for
approval as an amended set of construction documents.
(Ord. No. 00 -C -33, § 5 -6, 12 -29 -2000 — City of Schertz, TX)