1. (a)

   1. (1) In addition to reviews completed by the Design Review Section, design professionals are encouraged to work closely with municipal building officials and/or fire chiefs throughout the planning stages of state-funded capital improvements.
   2. (2) It is recommended that such municipal authorities be given the opportunity to review such plans to coordinate zoning, parking, and street utility and fire department requirements (specific fire protection, building access, fire lane, and the like requirements).
   3. (3) Special requirements may be needed according to available equipment and firefighting/emergency procedures.
   4. (4) Coordination with and review by the local fire official is a mandatory requirement.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The design professional shall be responsible for coordinating a project directly with these regulatory entities, independently from the Design Review Section, allowing adequate time for plan reviews and approval before submitting final plans to the Design Review Section for review.
   2. (2) The project coordinator shall submit copies of all regulatory review department comments, waivers, variances, and instructions regarding the project, including local fire official reviews, with the Building Authority Division plan review submittal.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The following is a partial list of the regulatory entities which:

      1. (A) Have adopted design or construction standards; and
      2. (B) May require preconstruction plan review and approval.
   2. (2) Design professionals should request copies of all acts, laws, and adopted standards from these individual entities.

   3. (3) This listing is not exclusive of any other department which may under special circumstances exercise design authority:

      1. (A) Department of Health:

4. (i) Plumbing and Natural Gas Section (plumbing systems, domestic water, septic design, swimming pools, etc.);

   1. (ii) State Radiation Control Agency and the Division of Emergency Management (X-ray, nuclear medicine, installation, or safety evaluations);

      1. (iii) Division of Environmental Health Protection of the Department of Health (kitchens, restaurants, etc.);

         1. (iv) Engineering Section of the Department of Health (wastewater systems, water systems and districts, cemeteries, swimming pools, etc.); and
         2. (v) Division of Health Facility Services of the Department of Health (hospitals, health units, etc.);
      2. (B) Division of Arkansas State Police, State Fire Marshal (fire code review, life safety, etc.);
      3. (C) Department of Labor and Licensing, Elevator Safety Board (elevator safety, including inclined stairway chairlifts and vertical wheelchair lifts, boiler inspection, industrial hygiene, Occupational Safety and Health Administration reviews);
      4. (D) Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (Resources Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Pub. L. No. 94-580, when federal funding exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan for disturbed sites in excess of one (1) acre, asbestos issues, and other required environmental reviews);
      5. (E) Department of Commerce, Division of State Services for the Blind (vending facilities in state-owned or leased properties);

      6. (F)

         1. (i) Arkansas Department of Transportation (highway access, right-of-way design).
         2. (ii) Contact local district headquarters’ engineer;
      7. (G) Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Care within the Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (long-term care facilities/nursing homes);
      8. (H) Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board (review/inspect rural installation of LP storage tanks and gas meters); and
      9. (I) Department of Energy and Environment, Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality (Arkansas Energy Code for New Building Construction Supplements and Amendments, 15 CAR pt. 233).

Codification Notes: "LP" means liquefied petroleum.