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AI plan review in Alaska

For Alaska, separate the fire and life-safety submission from the rest of the design review. Identify whether the State Fire Marshal or a deferred jurisdiction handles the application, then supply the references for that review scope.

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Your codes, connected to your drawings

Bring your own code PDFs

Groundbook can review your drawings against the state and local code PDFs you upload. Add the adopted code books and amendments that apply to your project, then review potential issues with links to the supporting sources.

Add your references
Upload the applicable code PDFs alongside the drawing set. Include the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Choose each file’s role
Set code PDFs to Code and Use as reference. Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file.
Review the findings
Follow the linked drawing and reference, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.

How to use local code references

Groundbook project files with four California Title 24 code PDFs set to Code and Use as reference, and a drawing set marked Check this file. — California code PDFs shown as an example. Upload the references that apply to your project.Try with your code PDFs

State and local references

Code references for Alaska

Examples of references you can bring into Groundbook. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority, then upload the applicable PDFs.

International Building Code (IBC)
Use the adopted reference with Alaska amendments under 13 AAC 50 and the applicable review scope.
International Fire Code (IFC)
Bring the fire-code amendments and relevant local requirements, including those of a deferred jurisdiction where applicable.

Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.

Alaska reference guide

Establish who reviews what

Locate the reviewing office

Alaska’s Plan Review Bureau lists communities with deferred local review authority. Check that list before treating the state Community Portal as the correct destination for your site.

Alaska DPS: Building Plan Review

Understand the review boundary

The bureau’s submission guidance covers fire and life safety, including egress, fire protection, and related systems. It expressly excludes structural considerations and general accessibility beyond that scope.

Alaska DPS: Building Plan Review

Sources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.

Prepare a useful review

What to bring for Alaska

Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist.

Authority and code basis

Record the state or deferred local reviewer and its current code list. Include the permit checklist and any project-specific determinations.

Fire and life-safety package

Supply occupancy and construction information, site access, exit plans, fire alarm and suppression documents, and relevant fuel-system plans. Identify deferred systems.

Structural and accessibility evidence

Add structural and accessibility drawings for the Groundbook checks you want. Identify their separate professional review so the state fire review is not mistaken for complete design approval.

A current drawing register

Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.

Use the drawing-register template

From documents to decisions

Choose the checks for this package

Drawing-to-code review

Compare stated design information with the code and local references you supply. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.

Review code references

Pre-permit review

Look for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.

Prepare for submission

Document coordination

Check relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.

Review the whole package

Before you start

Alaska plan review FAQs

Does Alaska’s fire plan review cover the whole structural design?

The state bureau says its review does not address structural considerations or general accessibility outside fire and life safety. Define those as separate review scopes and confirm local requirements for the project.

Which documents should I supply for a Alaska AI plan review?

Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, the applicable code and amendment PDFs, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. Groundbook reviews the supplied evidence; do not assume every local requirement is already available.

Does Groundbook approve a permit or certify compliance?

No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.

Official source directory

Keep the reference trail

Alaska DPS: Building Plan Review
State submission requirements, scope exclusions, and deferred jurisdictions.

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Review the set before you submit

Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.

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