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323.033 Buildings requiring services of licensed architect.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following buildings, or
additions to existing buildings, classified by use group shall require the services
of an architect licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
(a) Assembly use group having a capacity of one hundred (100) persons or
more, except church buildings having a capacity of four hundred (400)
persons or less or six thousand (6,000) square feet or less;
(b) Business use group having a capacity of one hundred (100) persons or
more;
(c) Institutional use group, regardless of capacity;
(d) Mercantile use group having a capacity of one hundred (100) persons or
more;
(e) Residential use group of more than twelve (12) dwelling units or having a
capacity of fifty (50) persons or more;
(f) Educational use groups regardless of capacity; and
(g) Mixed use group containing one (1) or more of the use group
classifications and capacities listed under paragraphs (a) through (f) of
this subsection.
Alterations or new construction requiring compliance with the Kentucky
Building Code for any building containing one (1) or more of the use group
classifications and capacities listed under subsection (1) of this section shall
require the services of an architect licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
except that, when such alterations or new construction predominantly involve
primarily structural components or mechanical or electrical systems, services
may be performed by one (1) or more licensed professional engineers.
Buildings, or additions to existing buildings, containing one (1) or more of the
use group classifications and capacities listed under subsection (1) of this
section shall require, in addition to the services of an architect, the services of
one (1) or more licensed engineers.
The following buildings and additions to existing buildings, classified by use
group, shall require the services of either an architect or a professional
engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
(a) Factory and industrial use group having a capacity of one hundred (100)
persons or more;
(b) High hazard use group, regardless of capacity;
(c) Storage use group having a capacity of one hundred (100) persons or
more; and
(d) Utility and miscellaneous use groups having a capacity of one hundred
(100) persons or more.
Neither the state nor any of its political subdivisions shall engage in the
construction of any public work involving the practice of architecture or
engineering unless the plans, specifications, and estimates have been
prepared and the administration of construction contracts executed under the
direct supervision of a licensed architect or a professional engineer. This
subsection shall not apply to:
(a)
(6)
Any public work, including a building or capital project under KRS 56.491,
that involves only maintenance or repair of the facility. Maintenance or
repair shall not include any work which alters, modifies, or changes the
original characteristics of the design; or
(b) Any residential dwelling that falls under the Kentucky Residential Code.
The services required in subsections (1) to (5) of this section shall include the
administration of construction contracts.
Effective:July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2008. -Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 190, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts
ch. 332, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1980.
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