I have a sandwich shop TI down in the LA area that I was told by the landlord early on that they didn't have natural gas available to the suite. Since we didn't (and the tenant didn't want to use gas anyway) we designed the HVAC and water heating to be via electric appliances. The plan check came back questioning the use of electrical and requested a change to gas. I responded back that, per the landlord, there wasn't gas available; the plan checker then stated that he KNEW there was natural gas there and that we MUST change our systems to gas. Another query to the landlord elicited an "Oops ... we mis-spoke - there IS gas available." Well, no matter - there isn't anything (that I've ever found) in the California energy codes that demand one over the other when both are available.
I asked the permit expeditor (who is running the back check through) to ask the plan checker for the code citation requiring this. If it's code, okay - we'll change it. If it's a personal feeling, no - we won't change it.
The permit expeditor just sent me the code citation that the plan checker gave them ... from the **Residential** section of the standards!!! I can't believe the audacity (stupidity?) of the plan checker trying to pull something as lame as this off on me!
Wow ... all I can say right now is "Wow!"
I asked the permit expeditor (who is running the back check through) to ask the plan checker for the code citation requiring this. If it's code, okay - we'll change it. If it's a personal feeling, no - we won't change it.
The permit expeditor just sent me the code citation that the plan checker gave them ... from the **Residential** section of the standards!!! I can't believe the audacity (stupidity?) of the plan checker trying to pull something as lame as this off on me!
Wow ... all I can say right now is "Wow!"
Highest Regards,
Alan T. Hendry, RA
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Alan T. Hendry, RA
Intel i7-12700F (2.10 GHz) Desktop, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Win 11 Home 64-bit, DC 23 w/ latest beta
Intel i7-10750H (2.6GHz) Laptop, 16GB RAM, 1.5TB HD, Win 11 Home 64-Bit, w/ DC 22, 23 & latest beta