the Texas Board of Professional Engineers to operate in Texas or, as permitted by paragraphs [subsections] (b)(12) and (15) of this section, signed by a Responsible Managing Employee or Alarm Planning Superintendent licensed by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. These certain parts include sheets and sections covering structural, electrical, mechanical, sanitary, and civil engineering. [(A) Remodeling is the construction, removal, or relocation of walls and partitions, the construction of foundations, floors, or ceiling-roof assemblies, the expanding or altering of safety systems (including, but not limited to, sprinkler, fire alarm, and emergency systems), or the conversion of space in a facility to a different use.] [ (B) General maintenance and repairs of existing material and equipment, repainting, applications of new floor, wall, or ceiling finishes, or similar projects are not included as remodeling, unless as a part of new construction. DADS must be provided flame spread documentation for new materials applied as finishes.] (b) Contract documents. (1) Site plan documents must include contours; streets, [(]with names[)]; a north arrow; fire hydrant[s] locations; fire lanes; utilities, public or private; fences; unusual site conditions, such as ditches, low water levels, and other buildings on-site; and indications of buildings located five feet or less beyond site property lines. Site plan documents for nursing facilities may include the developed landscaping plan for resident use [as called for in §19.332(f) of this subchapter (relating to Location and Site)]. (2) Foundation plan documents must include the general foundation design and details. (3) Floor plan documents must include room names, numbers, and usages; resident care areas; numbered doors, [(numbered)] including swing; windows; a legend or clarification of wall types; dimensions; fixed equipment; plumbing fixtures; [and] kitchen basic layout; and
the Texas Board of Professional Engineers to operate in Texas or, as permitted by paragraphs [subsections] (b)(12) and (15) of this section, signed by a Responsible Managing Employee or Alarm Planning Superintendent licensed by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. These certain parts include sheets and sections covering structural, electrical, mechanical, sanitary, and civil engineering. [(A) Remodeling is the construction, removal, or relocation of walls and partitions, the construction of foundations, floors, or ceiling-roof assemblies, the expanding or altering of safety systems (including, but not limited to, sprinkler, fire alarm, and emergency systems), or the conversion of space in a facility to a different use.] [ (B) General maintenance and repairs of existing material and equipment, repainting, applications of new floor, wall, or ceiling finishes, or similar projects are not included as remodeling, unless as a part of new construction. DADS must be provided flame spread documentation for new materials applied as finishes.] (b) Contract documents. (1) Site plan documents must include contours; streets, [(]with names[)]; a north arrow; fire hydrant[s] locations; fire lanes; utilities, public or private; fences; unusual site conditions, such as ditches, low water levels, and other buildings on-site; and indications of buildings located five feet or less beyond site property lines. Site plan documents for nursing facilities may include the developed landscaping plan for resident use [as called for in §19.332(f) of this subchapter (relating to Location and Site)]. (2) Foundation plan documents must include the general foundation design and details. (3) Floor plan documents must include room names, numbers, and usages; resident care areas; numbered doors, [(numbered)] including swing; windows; a legend or clarification of wall types; dimensions; fixed equipment; plumbing fixtures; [and] kitchen basic layout; and
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