ORDINANCE | O-21-045
as high-rise structures, elaborate framing systems, extensive retaining walls and
complicated foundation designs. It shall be the Building Official's responsibility
to determine when a third party peer review shall be required. The applicant shall
pay all fees and costs related to the performance of a third party peer review.
C. Amend Section 106.6 by inserting the following new subsection:
106.6.1. Architect/Engineer responsibilities during construction. When the
laws of the State of New Hampshire require that construction documents be
prepared by registered architects or engineers, the registered architects or
engineers who have prepared plans, computations and specifications or the
registered architects or registered engineers who have been retained to perform
construction phase services, shall perform the following tasks for the portion of
the work for which they are directly responsible:
1. Review, for the conformance to the design concept, shop drawings,
samples, and other submittals, which are submitted by the contractor in
accordance with the requirements of the construction documents.
2. Review and approve of the quality control procedures for all code-
required controlled materials, structural tests and special inspections.
3. Be present at intervals appropriate to the stage of construction to become
generally familiar with the progress and quality of the work and to
determine, in general, if the work is being performed in a manner
consistent with the construction documents and accepted engineering
practice standards.
4, Such tasks are in addition to requirements for structural observations or
other duties specified in the adopted International Existing Building Code.
D. The New Hampshire Enerey-Cede International Energy Conservation Code as
adopted per the State of New Hampshire and all amendments adopted thereto
shall control such matters as provided for by Chapters 3, 6, 7, 8 and elsewhere
regarding energy efficiency as long as said energy code is in effect.
E. The provisions of chapters 53,6,-4-8,-9,10,-H_ and/4 the International
Existing Building Code as adopted per the State of New Hampshire and all
amendments thereto shall specify where fire protection systems are required, and
shall apply to the design, installation and operation of fire-protection systems. The
Chief of the Fire Department or the Chief's designee shall have full authority to
enforce and administer, in the capacity of Building Official, the provisions of fire-
protection systems except in regards to detached one- and two-family dwellings
andunultiple-sinele-family dwellings (tewnkeuses}, not more than three stories
high with separate means of egress and their accessory structures.
