occasionally. If the previous occupant was there without a permit (or
with a variance--for parking usually), it's not uncommon to see the new
occupant required to submit something. I wouldn't expect the City to be
OK with the "owner" assuming responsibility for structural integrity,
exiting, max. seating, fire sprinklers, etc. for a room packed full of
people. But YMMV
Chuck Utzman
Bill Polhemus wrote:
> A member of this list referred a friend of a friend to me for help on
> this issue.
>
> The client is a church that has set up shop in a small office park
> space. The previous occupant of the space was also a "storefront
> church," and they simply moved out, and the new church moved in.
>
> There were no changes made to the interior space by the new tenant.
>
> The city has "red tagged" the space, claiming they need to submit a
> full set of architectural and engineering drawings for approval in
> order to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy in accordance with the City
> of Houston Building Code (NOTE: CoH BC is based on IBC 2003).
>
> I have still to do a bit of research on this, but I am puzzled as to
> why the tenant is required to do this, if they did no interior
> alterations. Wouldn't this fall under the Owner's responsibility?
>
> Comments gratefully appreciated.
>
>
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