erosion control, sanitary sewers and storm drains and
Zoning and other considerations relating to urban design
water, gas, electrical power and communications,
issues. The design team should offer local officials an
emergency vehicle access, and roads and bridges).
opportunity to informally review and comment on the
design concept, for compatibility with local plans, zoning,
With respect to the number of parking spaces, the
and design guidelines. Key design milestones, such as at
requirements stated in the building program take
initial concepts and around the project's peer review
precedence over zoning ordinances in all cases. Although
sessions, offer logical timeframes for these reviews and
GSA may not be able to directly compensate for displaced
can be especially helpful to the designers. If local officials
parking (as a result of site acquisition), the project team
choose to review the concept, the GSA project manager
should seek creative alternatives and partnerships
should establish a concise window in which comments
to address parking concerns brought about by GSA's
can be accepted (e.g., no longer than 30 days), and this
development. Considerations may include shared
should be coordinated with the project design schedule.
parking facilities and strategies to encourage transit use.
If local officials choose not to review the design concept,
In the case of leased facilities built on private land, all
this should be noted in the project file.
local zoning ordinances apply.
Design review for code compliance. If the State and local
government officials elect to review building designs for
State and Local Government Consultation, Review,
code compliance (i.e., final concepts, preliminary designs,
and Inspections. The GSA project manager shall provide
and final working drawings), such design submissions will
to the appropriate State and/or Local Government
be officially forwarded to the appropriate local officials by
officials the opportunity to review the project for
the GSA Project Manager. Local officials will be provided
compatibility with local plans, zoning compliance,
30 days for their review and comment in writing for each
building code compliance, and construction inspections.
proposed design submission, with no time extensions. If
This must occur early in project design so that the design
comments are not received after the commenting period
can easily respond to appropriate recommendations. This
is over, the GSA Project Manager will proceed with project
includes, but is not limited to the review of drawings and
execution.
specifications, any on-site inspections, issuing building
permits, and making recommendations for compliance
Construction Inspections. If the State and local government
with local regulations and compatibility with local fire
officials elect to perform code compliance construction
fighting practices. The GSA Project Manager shall also
inspections, the GSA Project Manager shall include special
inform the State and local government officials that GSA and
provisions in the A/E's and each contractor's contract to
its contractors will not be required to pay any amount for any
handle the additional requirement of coordinating their
action taken by the State and/or local government officials
work with State and local government officials. Any
to carry out their mission. However, GSA shall review all
findings resulting from such inspections by the State and
recommendations made by State and local government
local government officials shall be immediately communi-
officials. Each recommendation shall be carefully considered
cated to the GSA Project Manager for consideration. It is
based on adequacy, cost, and nationally accepted practice.
to be clearly understood by all parties (e.g., State and local
However, GSA has the final authority to accept or reject
government officials, construction contractors, GSA, etc.)
any recommendation from State and/or local government
officials.
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GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS
1.3
National Codes and Standards
Revised March 2005 PBS-P100
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