Best Practices for Project Management, Design, and Construction of ...

• Plumbing fixture counts for public, staff, and patients, in accordance with the California
Plumbing Code requirements;
• Project construction phasing of other work sequences that affect the project operations or
impact code compliance;
• Other work not included in the project and carried out under other permits if it affects the
project;
• Local zoning conditions of approval related to the project;
• Parking counts, as needed for local acceptance and Title 24 accessibility; and
• A chemical inventory on small projects, if other than new construction and remodel
projects that alter the existing structural frame (formerly referred to as “H” projects)
occupancy, to show compliance with number of control areas and maximum allowable
quantities of hazardous materials as listed in CBC Tables 307.1(1) and 307.1(2) (see
OSHPD PIN 8 for required information and suggested format).
It is recommended that a tabulation or matrix be provided for projects resulting in a change in the
number of patient bedrooms, isolation rooms, operating rooms, dietetic storage and refrigeration,
general storage, and prenatal unit space. Such a tabulation or matrix should include the number
of existing items as well as the proposed items. Include a matrix of bed count and type.
Existing Special Conditions
Projects that include additions and/or renovations of existing spaces within OSHPD-approved
buildings present additional challenges to providing required documentation for approval of the
project. To assist the reviewer in understanding how the new work does not conflict with required
levels of safety provided by the existing facility, in many cases the drawings will need to fully
describe adjacent uses and occupancies, existing construction, and prior approvals and
documentation. Buildings or structures outside the scope of work, but proximate to the scope of
work, should be identified by size, area, height, and building and construction type.
Often this information is unavailable from old drawings but needs to be ascertained by field
investigation and measurement. The title sheet can only outline the existing conditions,
occupancies, and construction to inform the reviewer of information that is presented in more
detail with the plans and other drawings. However, in the brief descriptions of existing facilities,
use of the same code-matching terminology is particularly important, and, whenever possible,
drawings from previous OSHPD-approved projects for the existing facility and related work should
be listed and attached (and specifically called out as “reference only” drawings).
(OSHPD Best Practices) Page 21 DRAFT FINAL, Sept. 2011