C040 STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION
The owner or the owner’s authorized agent shall employ a registered design professional to perform structural observations. Structural observation does not include or waive the responsibility for the inspections in Section 110 or the special inspections in Section 1705 or other sections of this code.
Prior to the commencement of observations, the structural observer shall submit to the building official a written statement identifying the frequency and extent of structural observations.
At the conclusion of the work included in the permit, the structural observer shall submit to the building official a written statement that the site visits have been made and identify any reported deficiencies that, to the best of the structural observer’s knowledge, have not been resolved.
Structural observation is the visual observation of the structural system by a registered design professional for general conformance to the approved construction documents.
Section 1704.6 I.B.C.
Applied | Notice | 02/11/2025