The specifications are just as much a part of the construction documents as the drawings. If the checker cannot find something it is always permissible to ask where the information is provided but it is not appropriate for him to say where or how the information is presented.
Realize that many plan checkers insist that information be shown on the plans and will not look in the specifications. What they are saying is that they are only interested in compliance with a subset of the code requirements that they are personally concerned about. I expect compliance with all of the code requirements and if I had to denote all of these requirements on the drawings the drawings would be impossible to read.
I appreciate that the plan checker may focus on only certain aspects of code compliance but the design professional is still required to address all of the code requirements.
If you want all of the information on the drawings with no specifications then adopt a building code that is short enough that this is possible. If not get real and deal with specifications.
Section 1704.5 in the 2012 IBC deals with structural observation. Structural Observation is not an inspection. Are we talking about the 2009 IBC and masonry construction?
Realize that many plan checkers insist that information be shown on the plans and will not look in the specifications. What they are saying is that they are only interested in compliance with a subset of the code requirements that they are personally concerned about. I expect compliance with all of the code requirements and if I had to denote all of these requirements on the drawings the drawings would be impossible to read.
I appreciate that the plan checker may focus on only certain aspects of code compliance but the design professional is still required to address all of the code requirements.
If you want all of the information on the drawings with no specifications then adopt a building code that is short enough that this is possible. If not get real and deal with specifications.
Section 1704.5 in the 2012 IBC deals with structural observation. Structural Observation is not an inspection. Are we talking about the 2009 IBC and masonry construction?