In general, most warehousing projects now require some sort of permitting or documentation. The documentation needed is normally provided by your architect. They take the rack layout and provide a design showing that egress aisles, emergency lighting, and the fire suppression system is adequate for the products and type of rack being used.
Below we will give you insight on what you need to do to secure proper permitting.
Rack Permitting Checklist
Provide what you are storing and commodity
classifications for material
Completed fire code application with
comprehensive drawings
Building drawings files
Original drawings of the building permit
showing accurate information on slab thickness
and compressive strength
Facility Occupancy and Operational Checklist
Overhead layouts of pallet racking, work
platforms, shelving, or pick modules in the
same building CAD file that shows all of the
building details.
Architectural approval that the layout and
building meets fire and occupancy codes
Sprinkler system approval for the racking
application from a fire protection
professional
A building permit application to the proper
building code authority must be delivered,
along with all of the signed documents, for
review.