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SECONDARY CONSTRUCTION CONTROL DOCUMENT
for Professional Engineers /Architects responsible for only a portion of a controlled project)
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In accordance with the-sat!)redition Massachusetts State Building Code,780 CMR SECTION 116.0:
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being a registered professional Engineer /Architect hereby CERTIFY that I have prepared or directly supervised
the preparation of all design plans, computations and specifications concerning:
W Entire Project j Architectural j Structural Mechanical
1 Fire Protection 3 Electrical Other (specify)
for the above named project and that to the best of my knowledge, such plans, computations and specifications meet
the applicable provisions of the Massachusetts State Building Code, all acceptable engineering practices and all
applicable laws for the proposed project.
Furthermore, I understand and AGREE that I shall perform the necessary professional services to determine that
the above mentioned portions of the work proceed in accordance with the documents approved for the building
permit.
Upon completion of the work, I shall submit a fin as to the satisfactory completion of the above mentioned
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CHAPTER 34 - INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION
780 CMR 34.00
7 EDITION
FOR
MR. & MRS. HINCKLEY
ROUND HILL ROAD
NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
08/05/09
BY
SIEGFRIED PORTH
ARCHITECT
116 PLEASANT STREET SUITE 331
EASTHAMPTON, MA 01027
413- 529 -9434
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CHAPTER 1, SECTION 102
SEC. 102 APPLICABILITY
SEC. 102.5 EXISTING BUILDINGS: EXISTING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES SHALL COMPLY
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 780 CMR 1 -2.5 AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF 780
CMR.
102.5.1 UNLESS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN 780 CMR, ANY EXISTING BUILDING
OR STRUCTURE SHALL MEET AND SHALL BE PRESUMED TO MEET THE PROVISIONS OF THE
APPLICABLE LAWS, CODES, RULES OR REGULATIONS, BYLAWS OR ORDINANCES IN EFFECT
AT THE TIME SUCH BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WAS CONSTRUCTED OR ALTERED AND SHALL
BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO BE OCCUPIED PURSUANT TO ITS USE AND OCCUPANCY,
PROVIDED THAT THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH 780 CMR 103.00
780 CMR: CHAPTER 34
SECTION 1 - BUILDING DESCRIPTION
THE EXISTING FACILITY IS A SINGLE STORY, STEEL FRAMED, INSULATED PANEL AND GLASS
CURTAIN WALL BUILDING CONSTRUCTED IN 1959.
3400.2 COMPLIANCE:
REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS, AND CHANGES IN USE SHALL
CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 780CMR 34.
3400.3 APPLICABILITY:
THE PROVISIONS OF 780 CMR CH. 34 APPLY TO REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS,
ADDITIONS OR CHANGE IN USE TO EXISTING BUILDINGS WHICH QUALIFY
TO USE 780 CMR 34 BASED ON THE PROPOSED CONTINUATION OF, OR
CHANGE IN USE GROUP, AS FOLLOWS:
1. CONTINUATION OF THE SAME USE GROUP OR A CHANGE IN USE GROUP WHICH
RESULTS IN A CHANGE IN HAZARD INDEX OF ONE OR LESS AS DETERMINED BY
TABLE 3403 SHALL COMPLY WITH 780 CMR 3404.0
TABLE 3403 HAZARD INDEX
EXISTING USE GROUP I = HAZARD INDEX OF 4
NEW USE GROUP R -2 = HAZARD INDEX OF 4
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8. RESIDENTIAL USE GROUPS.
A CHANGE FROM ANY OTHER USE GROUP TO A RESIDENTIAL USE GROUP
SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT THAT STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS NEED ONLY
CONFORM TO 780 CMR 3408.0 AND ENERGY CONSERVATION
REQUIREMENTS NEED ONLY TO COMPLY WITH 780 CMR 3407.0.
GO TO
780 CMR 3404.00 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUATION OF THE SAME USE GROUP
OR CHANGE TO A USE GROUP RESULTING IN A CHANGE IN HAZARD INDEX OF ONE
OR LESS.
3404.1 GENERAL. THE REQUIREMENTS OF 780 CMR 3404.0 AND APPLICABLE
PROVISIONS OF 780 CMR 3408 SHALL APPLY TO ALL REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS TO
EXISTING BUILDINGS HAVING A CONTINUATION OF THE SAME USE GROUP OR TO
EXISTING BUILDINGS CHANGED IN USE GROUP OF ONE OR LESS HAZARD INDEX
TABLE 3403]
3404.2 REQUIREMENTS EXCEEDING THOSE REQUIRED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION
3404.3 NEW BUILDING SYSTEMS:
ANY NEW BUILDING SYSTEM OR PORTION THEREOF SHALL
CONFORM TO 780 CMR FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PRACTICAL. HOWEVER, INDIVIDUAL COMPONANTS OF AN
EXISTING BUILDING SYSTEM MAY BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED
WITHOUT REQUIRING THAT SYSTEM TO COMPLY FULLY WITH THE
CODE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED
BY 780CMR 3408
3404.4 ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS:
ALTERATIONS OR REPAIRS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS WHICH MAINTAIN OR
IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BUILDING MAY BE MADE WITH THE
SAME OR LIKE MATERIALS, UNLESS REQUIRED OTHERWISE BY 780 CMR 3408
3404.5 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS:
A MINIMUM OF TWO EXITS REQUIRED.
WE HAVE TWO [2] EXITS PER SPACE.
3404.6 CAPACITY OF EXITS:
SEE ATTACHED CHAPTER 10 MEANS OF EGRESSS
3404.7 EXIT SIGNS AND LIGHTS:
SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 780 CMR 1023.0
3404.8: MEANS OF EGRESS LIGHTING:
SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 780 CMR 1024.0]
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3404.9 HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS:
THE HEIGHT AND AREA REQUIREMENTS OF 780 CMR 5.0 SHALL APPLY TO
EXISTING BUILDINGS WHEN SUCH EXISTING BUILDINGS ARE MODIFIED BY
ADDITION AND /OR CHANGE IN USE.
WE MEET ALL OF THE AREA AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS OF 780 CMR 5.0]
HEIGHT AND AREA OF BUILDING
1.BUILDING USE GROUP: R2 MULTI FAMILY [ALLOWABLE (2 STORIES,
40', 7,000 S.F.)
2.TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF BUILDING = 4.510 SQ. FT.
3.BUILDING HEIGHT: 14' -0" PARAPET HEIGHT
4.NUMBER OF FLOORS ABOVE GRADE: ONE
5.NUMBER OF FLOORS BELOW GRADE: ONE
6.SQUARE FOOTAGE PER FLOOR: FIRST FLOOR = 4,510 S.F.
LOWER LEVEL = 4.510 S.F.
TOTAL AGGREGATE FLOOR AREA = 9,020 S.F.
7.TYPE OF OCCUPANCY WITHIN THE BUILDING: R2
8.TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION: VB UNPROTECTED
9.HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: NONE
10. HIGH STORAGE: N/A
11. SITE ACCESS: A 30' WIDE DRIVEWAY DIRECTLY OF OFF ROUND HILL
RD. W/ FIRE HYDRANTS LOCATED NEAR BY.
3404.10 EXISTING FIRE AND PARTY WALLS:
NO FURTHER COMPLIANCE IS REQUIRED.
3404.11 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS: DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH 3404.3 AND 3404.12
3404.12 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED.
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS WILL BE INSTALLED FOR THE PROPOSED SPACES.
3404.13 ENCLOSURE OF STAIRWAYS. NOT APPLICABLE
3404.14 ,15, ARE NOT APPLICABLE
3404.16 RESIDENTIAL USE GROUPS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF 780 CMR
3404.0, RESIDENTIAL USE GROUPS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 780 CMR
3400.3, ITEM 8.
3404.17 IS NOT APPLICABLE
3404.18 ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES:
WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH 521 CMR.
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3404.19 ENERGY CONSERVATION:
ENERGY CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
780 CMR 3407.0
3404.20 CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
WILL BE INSTALLED AS PER THE CODE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
3407.0 ENERGY PROVISIONS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS
NEW WALL INSULATION MIN. OF R -13
NEW ROOF INSULATION MIN. OF R -19
NEW WINDOWS MUST HAVE A MAX. U VALUE OF .44
WE WILL COMPLY WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION
3408.0 STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS:
3408.4.2 Level 1 Work. Work that is not
specified for Levels 2, 3, 4 or 5.
3408.4.3 Level 2 Work. Work or change of use involving any of the following.
1. Change of use of an area which is more than 35% of the existing floor area of the
building.
2. For Pre -1975 buildings, when rehabilitation or remodeling is accumulated over a floor
area of 20,000 sf or 50% of the total floor area of the building, whichever is less, starting
from January 1, 2007. The terms rehabilitation and remodeling for the purposes of this
clause shall mean any of the following work. removal or repair of ceilings, partitions, or
interior facing of exterior walls; new ceilings, partitions, or interior facing of exterior
walls; reconstruction or repair of floors; new mechanical or electrical distribution systems
within an area; or new elevators, escalators, or stairs within an area or serving an area.
3408.6 Structural Investigation of Existing
Buildings.
3408.6.1 Level 1 Work.
3408.6.2 Levels 2, 3, 4, and 5 Work.
3408.6.2.1 Initial Survey of Existing
Building. The SER shall make an initial survey of the existing building consisting of the
following tasks. Alternatively, a registered architect, who will be the architect of record
for the project, may substitute for the SER for the
parts of the investigative work that do not require a structural evaluation.
1. Gather and catalog relevant available information on the existing building, such as
drawings, specifications, shop drawings, geotechnical engineering reports, previous
condition appraisal reports, and building department records.
2. Perform a field survey to either verify the available drawings or to establish
dimensions of the existing building, including layout and sizes, of relevant
structural components.
3. Perform a field survey to visually assess the condition of the structural components
of the existing building.
4. Identify load paths (or lack thereof) to the foundation for gravity load and lateral
load, based on information gathered in the above tasks.
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3408.6.2.2 Foundation and Geotechnical
Explorations.
3408.6.2.2.1 Level 2 Work. If the work does not involve an addition or does not
include an increase in gravity loads, and does not involve new shear walls or vertical
frames or reinforcement of existing shear walls or vertical frames to resist the lateral
loads required in 780 CMR 3408.7.3, and if there is no indication of settlement or lateral
movement of basement walls or foundations, no foundation or geotechnical exploration is
required.
Existing Building.
3408.6.2.3.1 Existing Structural
Materials. The SER shall determine the strengths of existing structural materials in
accordance with 780 CMR 3408.9.2.3 and 408.9.2.4.
3408.6.2.3.2 Repairs. The SER shall evaluate structurally hazardous conditions and
determine which existing structural elements or systems are in need of repair or other
remedial action, and determine the character and extent of the repairs or remedial action.
3408.6.2.3.3 Gravity Load Capacity -
780 CMR: STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE BUILDING CODE
500.94 780 CMR - Seventh Edition 8/22/08 (Effective 9/1/08)
Level 2 Work. Where there are structural changes to floors or roofs, the SER shall
determine the total service load capacity, and the net unreduced service live load capacity
or the net service snow load capacity, as applicable, in the affected areas.
3408.6.3 Report on Structural Investigation.
The SER shall submit a report on his structural investigation to the building official with
the application for the building permit.
3408.6.4 Condition of Permit. The submission of the SER's report on his structural
investigation and review thereof by the building official shall be a condition for the
issuance of the building permit. The building official shall maintain this report for
future renovations of the building.
3408.8 Gravity and Other Loads for Existing
Buildings and Structurally Attached Additions.
3408.8.1 Live Load. Live load shall be in accordance with 780 CMR 1607.0, with the
following exceptions:
3408.8.1.1 Reduced Live Load. Except for Use Groups, F, I, and S, wherever there is a
new use in an existing building, and the new use requires a live load in accordance with
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780 CMR: STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE BUILDING CODE
500.96 780 CMR - Seventh Edition 8/22/08 (Effective 9/1/08) 780 CMR 1607.0 that is
greater than the original live load capacity, the floors may be posted for the original live
load capacity, provided that the use is controlled in a way acceptable to the building
official, and so that the public safety is not endangered thereby.
3408.8.2 Snow Load. Snow load shall be in accordance with 780 CMR 1608.0, with the
following exceptions.
3408.8.2.1 Ground Snow Load. For determining snow loads on existing buildings,
ground snow load may be reduced to 85% of that required by 780 CMR 1608.0. There
shall be no reduction of ground snow load for additions, or for drift loads on existing
buildings created by higher additions. requirements for Levels 1, 2, and 3 Work.
3408.8.5 Dead Loads. Dead loads shall be in
accordance with 780 CMR 1606.0.
3408.9 Structural Design and Construction.
3408.9.1. Stiffness and Deflection Control. For Levels 2, 3, 4, and 5 Work, except for
Level 2 Work where there are no changes to the existing lateral load resisting system, the
building design shall comply with the following deflection
criteria.
3. For seismic loads on buildings without URM bearing or enclosure walls, the maximum
inelastic story drift shall be calculated in accordance with ASCE 7, Section 9.5.5.7 or
9.5.6.6.
3408.9.2 Existing Structural Members and
Systems.
3408.9.2.1 Strength of Existing Structural
Members and Systems. Strength of existing systems, members, and connections shall be
determined in accordance with the Code requirements for new construction and
currently accepted engineering practice, using the actual strength and other physical
properties of the existing materials, except as provided in
780 CMR 3408.9.2.2. and 3408.9.2.4.
3408.9.2.2 Compliance with Previous Codes.
For evaluating capacity of existing structural systems, members, or connections for
compliance with the basic code, structural design codes and standards in effect at the time
of the basic code may be used.
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3408.9.2.3 Strength of Materials. The strength of existing materials shall be
determined by tests or from generally accepted historical records.
3408.9.2.4 Archaic Materials. Strength of existing systems, members, and connections
made from materials no longer produced (archaic materials) may be evaluated from the
archaic material codes and engineering practices at, or later than, the time said existing
systems and elements were constructed. Existing systems and elements made from
archaic materials shall not be used to resist seismic load.
SECTION — 2 APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND STANDARDS
780 CMR CODE SECTIONS " FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS"
SECTION 903 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.
SECTION 903.2 WHERE REQUIRED
AS PER SECTIONS 903.2 .8
SECTION 903.2 .8
IN BUILDINGS OF USE GROUP R -2 OF AGGREGATE FLOOR AREA OF
12,000 S.FT. OR GREATER NFPA 13 IS TO BE USED
WE HAVE 7,864 SQ. FT. THEREFORE WE WILL USE AN NFPA 13r SYSTEM.
SECTION 906.1 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR R -2
SECTION 907 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS
PULL STATIONS - ARE NOT REQUIRED
907.2.9 GROUP R -2
EXCEPTION. A MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS NOT REQUIRED IN BUILDINGS
WITH 12 OR LESS DWELLING UNITS.
907.2.10 SINGLE AND MULTIPLE STATION SMOKE ALARMS
SHALL BE INSTALLED AS PER SECTION 907.2.10.1.2 GROUPS R -2
SECTION 915 CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
ARE REQUIRED
SECTION 920.0 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
SHALL BE INSTALLED IN USE GROUPS B IN ACCORDANCE WITH
NFIPA -10 AND AS PER THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
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CHAPTER 10 MEANS OF EGRESS
ABLE 1014.1 SPACES WITH ONE
MEANS OF EGRESS
OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM OCCUPANT LOAD
A,B,E,F,M,U 50
H -1, H -2, H -3 3
H -4, H -5, I-1,1-3, I -4, R 10
S 30
1018.2 Buildings with One Exit. Only one exit shall be required in buildings as
described in 780 CMR 1018.2, Items 1. through 3.:
1. Buildings described in Table 1018.2, provided that the building has not more than one
level below the first story above grade plane.
2. Buildings of Group R -3 occupancy.
3. Single -level buildings with the occupied space at the level of exit discharge provided
that the story or space complies with 780 CMR 1014.1 as a space with one means of
egress
TABLE 1018.2 BUILDINGS WITH
ONE EXIT
R -2 - 2 STORIES - 4 DWELLING UNITS OR LESS and 50 FEET MAX TRAVEL DISTANCE
c. Buildings classified as Group R -2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in
accordance with 780 CMR 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and
rescue openings in accordance with 780 CMR 1025 shall have a maximum height of three stories
above grade.
SECTION — 3 — DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
1.DESIGN - BUILD, THE INSTALLING CONTRACTOR COMPLETELY
DESIGNS AND SPECIFIES AND INSTALLS THE SYSTEM AND CERTIFIES
SYSTEM INSTALLATION FOR CODE COMPLIANCE AT COMPLETION.
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