Construction documents shall be in accordance with:
A. 
Number of sets. Construction documents shall be submitted in two or more sets with each application for a building permit unless approved otherwise by the Code Enforcement Officer (e.g., electronic media construction documents).
B. 
Registered design professional.
(1) 
Construction documents shall be prepared by a registered design professional in accordance with Articles 145 and 147 of the Education Law of NYS and its practice guidelines, including but not limited to the registered design professional's seal which clearly and legibly shows both the registered design professional's name and license number and is signed by the registered design professional whose name appears on the seal in such a manner that neither the name nor the number is obscured in any way, the registered design professional's registration expiration date, the registered design professional's firm name (if not a sole practitioner), and, if the documents are submitted by a professional engineering firm and not a sole practitioner professional engineer, the firm's certificate of authorization number.
(a) 
Exception(s):
[1] 
Construction documents shall be prepared, signed and sealed by a registered design professional when required by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(2) 
The registered design professional shall be responsible for reviewing and coordinating construction documents prepared by others, including phased and deferred submittal items, for compatibility with the design of the proposed work.
C. 
Information on construction documents. Construction documents shall be drawn upon suitable material. Electronic media documents are permitted to be submitted when approved by the Code Enforcement Officer. Construction documents shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the applicable provisions of the codes, as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer.
D. 
Specific information on construction documents. The following information shall be incorporated into the construction documents:
(1) 
Describe the location, nature, extent, and scope of the proposed work; and
(2) 
Show that the proposed work will conform to the applicable provisions of the codes; and
(3) 
Show the location, construction, size, and character of all portions of the means of egress; and
(4) 
Show a representation of the building thermal envelope; and
(5) 
Show structural information, including but not limited to braced wall designs, the size, section, and relative locations of structural members, design loads, and other pertinent structural information; and
(6) 
Show the proposed building systems and other service systems of the building.
(a) 
Shop drawings for fire suppression system(s) shall be submitted to indicate conformance to the codes and such drawings shall be accepted by the Code Enforcement Officer prior to the start of such system's installation. Such drawings shall be prepared, signed and sealed by a professional engineer as mandated by NYSED, Office of the Professions since the design of fire suppression systems is an engineering practice. Shop drawings shall contain all information as required by the referenced installation standards in the codes.
(7) 
Include a written statement indicating compliance with the Energy Code; and
(8) 
Include a site plan as prescribed herein; and
(9) 
When a floodplain development permit is mandated by the Flood Damage Prevention Law,[1] the construction documents shall include a FEMA elevation certificate or other approved document that provides evidence that the proposed work complies with such law as well as any applicable provision of the codes as it pertains to flood-resistant construction. Such document shall be prepared, signed and sealed by a land surveyor or registered design professional; and
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 204, Flood Damage Prevention.
(10) 
Other information required by the Code Enforcement Officer.
The construction documents submitted with the application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a site plan showing, to scale, the size and location of new construction and existing structures on the site, distances from lot lines, the established street grades and the proposed finished grades and, as applicable, flood hazard areas, floodways, and design flood elevations; and it shall be drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary line survey. The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to waive or modify the requirement for a site plan where the application for a building permit is for work to an existing structure that does not expand its footprint or when such action is otherwise warranted.
A. 
The Code Enforcement Officer shall examine or cause to be examined the construction documents and shall ascertain by such examinations whether the work indicated and described is compliant with the requirements of the codes.
B. 
Exemption(s).
(1) 
Building sewer. The AHJ designated by the Sewers Law[1] shall review and approve the construction documents as they pertain to the building sewer from a building's foundation wall to the public sanitary sewer main.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 279, Sewers.
(2) 
On-site wastewater treatment system (aka septic systems). The AHJ designated by the Wastewater Management Law of the Town[2] shall review and approve the construction documents as they pertain to an on-site wastewater treatment system and its associated appurtenances from a building's foundation wall to such system.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 331, Wastewater Management.
(3) 
Private water well. The AHJ designated by Subpart 5-1, Standards for Water Wells, of Title 10 of NYCRR shall review and approve the construction documents as they pertain to a private water well from a building's foundation wall to this well.
(4) 
Third-party inspector. The Code Enforcement Officer has the authority to have a third-party inspector examine the application and construction documents as well as any amendments thereto to ensure compliance with the codes.
(5) 
Water service. The AHJ designated by the Water Law of the Town[3] shall review and approve the construction documents as they pertain to the water service from the interior location of the water meter and its associated cross control device to the public water main.
[3]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 336, Water.
A. 
General. Construction documents are accepted with the intent that these documents comply with the applicable provisions of the codes. Acceptance by the Code Enforcement Officer shall not relieve the owner of the responsibility of compliance with the codes. Upon acceptance of the construction documents by the Code Enforcement Officer, such documents shall be endorsed in writing or by stamp with the word "Accepted."
B. 
Retention. One set of construction documents so accepted shall be retained by the Town as required by law. The other set shall be returned to the owner, shall be kept at the site of work and shall be open to inspection by Code Enforcement personnel or a third-party inspector.
Work shall be completed in accordance with the accepted construction documents. Any changes made during the work that are not in compliance with such documents may require an amended set of submittal documents to be submitted and accepted by the Code Enforcement Officer. The building permit shall contain such directive. However, this officer is authorized to waive or modify the requirement for an amended set of submittal documents when the changed work is de minimis in nature or when such action is otherwise warranted.