Learn about the essential components of the title cover of a project, including fire notes, general notes, and the map of the neighborhood. Discover the legal requirements for information to be included in all plans, the purpose of fire notes, and the importance of the location in determining the necessary adjustments to the project.
Key Insights
- The title cover of a project is comprised of various critical elements such as fire notes, general notes, and a map of the neighborhood. These components serve different purposes and are often required by regulatory agencies.
- Fire notes, which are not typically assigned by the appropriate regulatory agency, reflect the measures needed to protect the building and its occupants, especially for projects located in areas prone to fire.
- The location of the project influences the requirements and modifications necessary for the construction, including the modification of fuel in the form of vegetation in proximity to the building, as dictated by city or county regulations.
There is other information included in the cover sheet, which is very important. We have fire notes, and these fire notes are typically assigned by the appropriate regulatory agency. Different agencies have specific requirements for the information that must be included in all plans; they are essentially legal requirements.
This project, as I mentioned before, is 60 miles outside the City of San Diego. It is in a relatively rural area. And what the city and county agencies want to do is protect the home and its occupants. And so, in the fire notes, they are saying, for example, that there will be sprinklers.
They are saying that you will have to modify the fuel. And when they talk about modifying the fuel, what they are saying is that if you have dead trees or if you have an excessive density of vegetation near the building, it has to be modified in accordance with the regulations of the county or the city.
So, again, these fire notes were required for this project due to the location of the new construction. We also have general notes provided by the county that are required to be included in the permit. We had the sheet index on the right, the summary of the development, the scope of the work, the Project Director, the project team members, the fire notes, the general notes.
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Typically, we have to include a vicinity map. And on the vicinity map, what we are doing is showing where the project is located in relation to the larger context of the neighborhood itself.