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<br />Then comes the inspection section which makes sure that everything is being <br />done according to the drawings that were approved. You would need to correct <br />whatever is not right otherwise we will not pass the final inspection or issue the <br />Certificate of Occupancy so that you can actually use the facility. Once it passes <br />the Certificate of Occupancy stage, the owner should not be making changes, <br />and if there is a complaint that comes in to the Department of Public Works, we <br />will send that to the Building Division and they would investigate that complaint <br />as part of the enforcement, and then so notify the owner of a violation. And that <br />violation would need to be corrected. <br /> <br />C. Cholas <br /> had a question about renovations when a business moves into an old <br />building and there is no designated parking, restroom, etc. He also wanted to <br />know if after the place opens and he finds issues, if he could report it to the <br />Department of Public Works. Warren stated that if the renovation includes <br />changing the interior or exterior of the building and if plumbing or electrical work <br />is needed then you would need a building permit. That’s where the <br />architect/engineer on record would certify that what he is renovating is in <br />compliance with the Code and follow the ADA accessibility requirements. <br />Warren informed him to report violations to DPW and if it doesn’t comply they <br />would issue a Notice of Violation. Then there will be fines involved. And if it’s <br />something that is critical to public health and safety the facility might be closed <br />down. So it could be very draconian. <br /> <br />Dorothy Sangor <br /> wanted to know if new businesses need to have public <br />N. Erickson <br />restrooms for everyone. stated that the new Building Code which <br />was adopted in March 28, 2012 incorporates Chapter 29 regarding plumbing – <br />Public restrooms in addition to employee restrooms are required. There are <br />some exceptions if there are restrooms near by. But in general the answer is <br />yes. <br /> <br />N. Erickson <br /> stated that if they are on the same property and there are public <br />restrooms, that would be one of those exceptions. Shopping centers are a good <br />example. It kind of depends on what the situation is. And it does differ when <br />you’re talking about restaurants. Then the Department of Health, Chapter 12 of <br />the State Administrative Rules gets involved. There are other things to consider, <br />but Public Works does administer Chapter 29 when there are significant changes <br />to the building or tenant occupancy. <br /> <br />Ron’s understating is American Disability Act requires changes whether or not <br />they were improvements to the space. And if you couldn’t you needed to show <br />either some technical infeasibility or some other reason why you could or could <br />not make those improvements. A good example was the Law offices of <br />Carlsmith Ball. They tried and tried to come up with a solution and eventually <br />obtained a technical infeasibility from the Department of Justice. <br /> <br />C. Cholas <br /> stated that a big problem with restaurants is that the restroom is not <br />accessible. According to Neil if the restaurant serves alcohol then they need to <br />3 <br /> <br />