Except for Sections R106.1.1, R106.1.2 and R106.1.3, Section R106.1, Submittal documents, is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following provisions shall be substituted therefor:

Submittal documents consisting of construction documents, and other data shall be submitted in two or more sets with each application for a permit. The construction documents shall be prepared by a registered design professional where required by the statutes of the jurisdiction in which the project is to be constructed. Where special conditions exist, the building official is authorized to require additional construction documents to be prepared by a registered design professional. Special conditions include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Cantilever spans of engineered joists in floor, ceiling and roof applications.

2. Load bearing or shear wall offset from floor to floor when exceeding the offset allowed by code. This applies to both solid sawn lumber and engineered joist systems.

3. Floor, roof or wall systems that combine or mix solid sawn dimensional lumber with engineered components such as prefabricated wood I-joists or glued laminated beams.

4. Any complex structure based on any of the following factors:

a. large size.

b. excessive loading on any wall, floor, or roof system caused by materials such as stone, concrete, tile, etc. or fixtures such as hot tubs and whirlpool baths.

c. engineered floor or roof systems.

d. complexity of roof system.

Exception: The building official is authorized to waive the submission of construction documents and other data not required to be prepared by a registered design professional if it is found that the nature of the work applied for is such that reviewing of construction documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with this code.