State Construction Department

School Facilities Commission

Effective Date: 01/15/2020 to Current

Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 027.0002.6.01152020

Chapter 6

Square Footage Guidelines for Major Maintenance Payments

Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated pursuant to Wyoming Statutes 21-15-111(a)(xv) and 21-15-109(c)(i).

Section 2. Calculation.

(a) Actual square footage of buildings shall be calculated using the exterior building face dimensions of enclosed space at each floor level. Areas not to be included in square footage calculations include:

1. (i) Crawl spaces;
2. (ii) Pipe tunnels;
3. (iii) Roof overhangs; and
4. (iv) Walkways, and other non-enclosed facilities.

(b) The total square footage of structures shall be calculated by using any one of the following measurement methods:

1. (i) On-site measurements of the structure;
2. (ii) Dimensions taken from as-built floor plans where complete information is available; or
3. (iii) Computer-aided drawing (CAD) utilizing as-built floor plans.

(c) Each floor of multi-floored structures shall be calculated separately, and calculations for all floors shall be combined for the total area of the entire structure, including the gross square footage area of basements.

(d) The major category (i.e. educational, office, or warehouse) designated for gross square footage within each building or facility shall be determined based upon the major use of the building.

(e) The total square footage of structures in the district shall be separately set out for each major category (i.e. educational, office or warehouse) using the following sub-categories:

1. (i) Educational
2. (A) Standard educational space
3. (B) Educational portables
4. (C) Educational non-portables
5. (D) Qualified educational leases per W.S. 21-15-109(c)(i)(B)

(E) Other non-qualified educational leases (F) Mothballed (ii) Office (A) Portable building used as an office (B) Leased offices (C) All other offices (iii) Warehouse (A) Bus barn (transportation facility) (B) Portable building used as storage (C) Warehouse leases (D) All other warehouses

(f) Mechanical space. When calculating the overall building square footage for a new building, addition or major remodel (for the purposes of determining the allowable gross square footage), if the mechanical space complies with the definitions outlined below, then it is not required to be included in the gross square footage calculations for the new construction.

(i) Section 502- International Building Code, 2006 Edition. Equipment Platform: An unoccupied, elevated platform used exclusively for mechanical systems or individual process equipment, including the associated elevated walkway, stairs and ladders necessary to access the platform. (See also Section 505.5).

(ii) Section 1502 - International Building Code, 2006 Edition. Penthouse: An enclosed, unoccupied structure above the roof of a building, other than a tank, tower, spire, dome copula or bulkhead, occupying not more than 1/3 of the roof area. (See also Section 1509.2)

(iii) Also, for the type of construction, all allowable size and height of a tower or spire shall be as outlined in Sections 1509.5, 1509.5.1 and 1509.5.2.