Section 15.04.070 Building plans to be completed by an architect.
A. Any building project larger than
a four-plex residential unit and any commercial building
having an occupancy load of fifteen (15) or more as determined by the most recently adopted
copy of the Uniform Building Code, shall have each page of the plans and specifications
prepared and/or reviewed and stamped by an architect or professional engineer licensed by the
state of Montana.
B. Exceptions.
1. Any addition to an existing structure
wherein the added area has an occupancy load of
ten or less;
2. Alterations to an existing building,
regardless of the occupancy load, to which no
primary structural or life-safety elements of the building are modified;
3. Day care facilities for the care
of five children or less;
4. Private garages, sheds, agricultural
buildings, and the like. (Amended during 11/99
supplement: prior code § 11.01.080)
