(US BANK - 2ND FLR - CONFERENCE ROOMS, RESTROOMS, ELEVATOR LOBBY) This building is required to be fire sprinklered because it is a high rise. To remodel conference rooms, to upgrade core restrooms to be accessible to the disabled, and to remodel the elevator lobby located on the 2nd floor of an existing high-rise building. The area of the entire 2nd story is about 14,520 square feet and the occupant load is about 221. Selective nonstructural demolition is also covered under this permit. Work is to include interior nonbearing walls, a relocated folding partition, suspended ceilings, gypsum board soffits, interior doors, finishes, and relocated plumbing fixtures. The fire sprinkler system, fire alarm system, and high-rise life safety systems (and the infrastructure supporting these systems) for the 2nd floor are regulated under the provisions of the 2000 IBC. These systems shall be upgraded throughout the entire floor to comply with current standards unless they are already compliant. If not already existing, fire-safing shall be installed at the perimeter of the 2nd floor between the floor and the spandrel glass. All work shall comply with the 2003 IBC, the 2000 IBC as noted in the upgrade agreements, approved drawings, and the plan review report on file. **CJW**