Commercial Architectural Permit Plans – 24' × 50' Metal Auto Dealership Building in North Carolina

# Commercial Architectural Permit Plans – 24' × 50' Metal Auto Dealership Building in North Carolina

I need an experienced **commercial architectural drafter, building designer, architect, or engineer** to prepare architectural drawings for a small commercial building-permit application in **Scotland County, North Carolina**.

I already have the conceptual interior layout and licensed surveyor's site plan.

I am **not looking for another 3D rendering or conceptual floor plan**. I need proper architectural/construction drawings suitable for County permit review.

## Project

**Business:** Barden Auto Sales & Services, Inc.
**Location:** Laurel Hill, Scotland County, NC
**Building:** Pre-engineered metal building
**Size:** 24' × 50' × 12' eave height
**Floor Area:** Approximately 1,200 square feet

**Use:** Automobile dealership with:

- Dealer office
- Restroom
- Workshop
- Storage
- Two vehicle reconditioning/service bays
- One vehicle lift

## County Requirement

Scotland County requested:

**“Set of Architectural Plans of the interior floor plan (which includes fire rated separation walls for office and garage, all interior placement of walls, windows, doors, bathrooms, office space, etc.).”**

The architectural drawings must be prepared for commercial building-permit review.

## Existing Layout

The conceptual layout includes:

- Dealer office / sales office
- Restroom
- Workshop
- Storage area
- Two open vehicle bays
- One vehicle lift
- Two 10' × 10' overhead garage doors
- Exterior walk-in/person doors
- Interior walk-in door between the office and vehicle-bay area
- Small hallway/access area

There is **no wall separating the two vehicle bays**.

Conceptual dimensions are approximately:

- Vehicle Bay #1 — 12' × 24'
- Vehicle Bay #2 — 12' × 24'
- Workshop — 6' × 10'
- Restroom — 5' × 10'
- Dealer Office — 12' × 10'
- Storage Area — 12' × 24'
- Hallway — 6' × 3'

The selected professional must verify that the proposed layout works within the actual **24' × 50' footprint**.

Minor adjustments may be made for code or constructability, but please discuss any significant change with me before altering the basic layout.

## Architectural Plans Needed

The completed plan set should include, as applicable:

- Dimensioned architectural floor plan
- Overall building dimensions
- Interior wall locations
- Wall construction and thickness
- Required fire-rated separation
- Fire-rated wall assembly details
- Fire-rating designations
- Door locations, sizes, and swings
- Two 10' × 10' overhead garage doors
- Window locations and sizes, if applicable
- Restroom fixtures
- Dealer office layout
- Workshop
- Storage
- Two open vehicle bays
- Vehicle lift
- Hallway/access areas
- Room dimensions
- Egress and exit locations
- Applicable accessibility requirements
- Applicable life-safety information
- Occupancy/use classification, where required
- Wall/door/window schedules if appropriate
- Relevant construction notes
- Applicable code references needed for permit review

## Fire-Rated Wall Requirement

The County specifically requested **fire-rated separation walls between the office and garage areas**.

The plans must show the appropriate required fire-rated assembly, not merely identify a wall as “fire-rated.”

The drawing should include sufficient wall/assembly information for County review and construction.

## Files Provided to Selected Freelancer

I will provide:

- Final conceptual layout/use-plan image
- 3D interior layout reference
- Licensed surveyor's site plan
- Overall building dimensions
- Proposed room dimensions
- Garage-door locations/sizes
- County's written architectural-plan requirement

## Required Deliverables

The final project should include:

- Permit-ready architectural drawing set
- Dimensioned floor plan
- Fire-rated wall/assembly details
- Required life-safety and egress information
- PDF plan set
- Editable DWG/CAD or compatible source file
- Reasonable revisions in response to Scotland County plan-review comments

If other architectural sheets are needed to make the permit submission complete, please identify them before beginning.

## Qualifications

Please bid only if you have experience preparing **commercial architectural or construction drawings for permit review**.

Experience with the following is preferred:

- Commercial garages
- Automobile dealerships
- Vehicle-service buildings
- Small commercial metal buildings
- Fire-rated separation requirements
- Accessibility
- Egress/life safety
- U.S. commercial building codes
- North Carolina projects

## Please Include With Your Bid

Please answer:

1. What commercial permit-plan experience do you have?
2. Have you completed automobile dealership, garage, or vehicle-service projects?
3. Are you a licensed architect or engineer? If so, where?
4. Will you provide the required fire-rated wall assembly details?
5. Will you review egress, accessibility, and life-safety requirements?
6. What sheets are included?
7. Will you provide the editable CAD/source files?
8. Are revisions following County plan-review comments included?
9. What is your total price?
10. What is your delivery schedule?

## Suggested Milestones

**Milestone 1 – Preliminary Architectural Floor Plan**

Prepare the dimensioned architectural floor plan based on the provided conceptual layout for my review.

**Milestone 2 – Code / Fire-Rated / Life-Safety Details**

Complete the required wall assemblies, fire-rated separation, egress, accessibility, and related architectural details.

**Milestone 3 – Final Permit Plan Set**

Provide the completed permit-ready PDF plan set and editable CAD/source files.

**Milestone 4 – County Review Revisions**

Make reasonable corrections or revisions requested by Scotland County during initial plan review.

## Important

The attached conceptual plan already establishes the general building configuration.

The selected freelancer's role is to convert the concept into a **professional, code-conscious architectural plan set for permit review**, not to create a new design concept.

**Final design remains subject to Scotland County permitting and applicable building-code requirements.**