Business Plan Requirements

Site plan(s) showing to scale the size and location of all new construction and all existing structures on the site. Distances from lot lines, established street grades and the proposed finished grades. Site plan shall be drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary line survey, and include accessibility details: Parking, loading zones, accessible route(s) to building entrances.

Three (3) sets of plans and specifications signed and sealed by a registered design professional licensed in the state where the construction is to be performed. Plans shall include the following information.

  • (a) Front, rear and side elevations
  • (b) Type(s) construction
  • (c) Use group(s) and use of each area or room
  • (d) Occupant load of each area or room
  • (e) Means of egress plan
  • (f) Rated assembly details with design numbers
  • (g) Window, door and finish schedule
  • (h) Design loads and design calculations
  • (i) Shop and prefabricated component drawings
  • (j) Wall, floor, roof and foundation sections
  • (k) Details, connections and material designation
  • (l) Accessible features: counters, bathrooms, doorways, etc.

Required PAUCC Inspections

  • Commercial
  • Residential
  • The Prevailing Codes

Footers with any related rebar.

Foundations – Pre-pour rebar.

Foundations: Perimeter Drains & Damp proofing.

Rough-ins: prior to any wall or ceiling closures.

  • Frame
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing including testing
  • HVAC & Mechanical

Sprinkler

Fire Alarm

Insulation / Energy

Drywall / Sheet Rock / Wallboard

Sprinkler Final

Fire Alarm Final

HVAC / Mechanical Final

Final Electric

Final Building

Footers with any related rebar.

Foundations – Pre-pour rebar.

Foundations: Perimeter Drains & Damp proofing.

Rough-ins: prior to any wall or ceiling closures.

  • Frame
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing including testing
  • HVAC & Mechanical

Insulation / Energy

Drywall / Sheet Rock / Wallboard

Final Electric

Final Building

Note: Apartments, rooming houses, and similar types are not residential.

IBC (International Building Code) 2015 and all referenced sub-codes and Standards.

For Handicap Accessibility IBC (International Building Code) 2018 and all Referenced Standards.

Ground Snow Load 40psf or Roof live load 30psf with no reductions.

Frost Depths 42”

Wind Load 115 mph

Climate zone 5A


 

Tino Nocchi
PAUCC Building Inspector
Tino Nocchi

(570) 459-4961 Ext 616
Work Cell: (570) 436-1237
Fax: (570) 459-4966
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Office Hours:

Monday- Friday
8:30 am – 4:00pm
(Closed on all federal holidays)

Office Main Phone:
(570) 459-4925
Office Fax:
(570) 459-2641

About

The Greater Hazleton Area is located at the foothills of the Pocono Mountains, a popular vacation destination that offers year-round recreation.

It's the Greater Hazleton Area's excellent quality of life that makes the area so attractive to people and businesses from all around the world.

Contact

  main:
570.459.4960
police non-emergency:
570.459.4940
  info@hazletoncity.org
  City of Hazleton
40 N. Church St., Hazleton, PA 18201
  Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8:30 am – 4:00pm (Closed on all federal holidays)