OBJECTS AND FREQUENCY - Buildings obligated for periodical inspection and report based on Article 12 of Building Standard Law -

Designated buildings according to Examples of the specific regulations by local government ordinances
Building Standard Law
Note) 1. Local governments are supposed to supplement/adjust Building Standard Law with detailed ordinances. 2. Numbering of floor is according to the US way. (ex. "the 2nd floor" means 1foor above the floor near ground level)

Sapporo City Kobe City Kumamoto Prefecture

Classification

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(to be designated)
approx. 3 years
Condition of the part served for left mentioned
Theaters, assembly Theaters, assembly halls, Condition of the part served for left Theaters, assembly halls, purpose is either of followings: Theaters, assembly halls, Floor area served for left

3 years

3 years
1 halls and auditorium auditorium halls and mentioned purpose is either of followings: auditorium halls and - located on the basement floor or above the auditorium halls and mentioned purpose is on or P.1
entertainment halls - located on or above the 3rd floor entertainment halls 3rd floor and the floor area is over 100m2 entertainment halls
halls, etc. - floor area is over 200m2 - Total floor area of the building is over 200m2 above 300m2
(applicable if the floor area >= 100m3)
Special Buildings

Condition of the part served for left mentioned

6 Months

Hospitals, clinics (having

3 Years

Hospitals, clinics (having Condition of the part served for left hospitalization capacity), purpose is either of followings:
to

hospitalization capacity), mentioned purpose is either of followings: - located on the basement floor or above the
elderly nursing homes and Hotels and inns P.1
elderly nursing homes and - located on or above the 3rd floor 3rd floor and the floor area is over 100m2
child welfare facilities - floor area is over 500m2 child welfare facilities, - Total floor area of the building is over 300m2
hotels and inns

(to be designated)
approx. 3 years
Hospitals, clinics
(having hospitalization The whole building has 3 or

3 years

3 years
capacity), hotels, inns, more floors and the part
2 apartments, served for left mentioned
condominiums, and purpose is over 300m2
domitries, etc.

Condition of the part served for left Total floor area of the building is over 500m2 Hospitals, clinics
mentioned purpose is either of followings: apartments and and the part served for left mentioned purpose (having hospitalization
Inns and hotels - located on or above the 3rd floor is over 100m2 with location on basement floor capacity), elderly P.1
- floor area is over 300m2 condominiums or floor above 5th floor nursing homes and child
welfare facilities

Schools and gymnasiums
Condition of the part served for left Musiums, art musiums, Total floor area of the building is over 2,000m2
mentioned purpose is either of followings: library, bowling alleys, and the part served for left mentioned purpose
- located on or above the 3rd floor swimming pools, exercise is over 100m2 with location on basement floor - - P.2
- floor area is over 5,000m2 facilities, gymnasiums and or floor above 2nd floor
schools

(to be designated)
approx. 3 years
3 years
Schools and
3 gymnasiums, etc.

Condition of the part served for left

Bowling alleys, skiing mentioned purpose is either of followings:
(applicable if the floor area >= 100m3)

ground, ice rink, swimming - located on or above the 3rd floor - - - - P.2
pools and exercise facilities - floor area is over 2,000m2
Special Buildings

6 Months

3 Years
to

Department stores,

markets, exhibition
halls, Cabarets, hostess
Cabarets, hostess bars,
nightclubs, bars, dancehalls,
(to be designated)
approx. 3 years
Total floor area of the building is over 500m2 or
Condition of the part served for left The whole building has 3 or
the part served for left mentioned purpose is

3 years
Annual
bars, nightclubs, bars, amusement arcades, pinball mentioned purpose is either of followings: Department stores, markets, Department stores, markets, more floors and the part
4 over 100m2 with location on basement floor or P.2
dancehalls, amusement parlors, mahjong parlors, - located on or above the 3rd floor shops, exhibition halls floor above 2nd floor shops served for left mentioned
arcades, pinball parlors, public bath houses, - floor area is over 500m2 purpose is over 1,000m2
mahjong parlors, etc. restaurants

Garages, repairing
6 factories for Not required Not required Not required P.2
vehicle,etc.
 (to be designated)
approx. 3 years
Condition of the part served for left Total floor area of the building is over 1,000m2 The whole building has 5 or

3 years

office buildings, etc.
3 years
mentioned purpose is either of followings: and the part served for left mentioned purpose more floors and the part
Offices Offices Offices P.3
- located on or above the 5th floor ranges over 4 floors or more served for left mentioned
- floor area is over 1,500m2 purpose is over 1,000m2

6 Months

3 Years
to

(to be designated)
approx. 3 years
Total floor area of the building is over 500m2
and the part served for left mentioned purpose

Annual
Others Underground shopping malls All applicable Public bath houses is over 100m2 with location on basement floor - - P.3
or floor above 2nd floor
(applicable if over 5 storied and the floor area >= 1,000m3)

Having fire dampers driven with smoke Ones set as per Building
・Mechanical driven All applicable
Mechanical driven
detectors with thermal fuse
Mechanical driven
Standard Law P.3
ventilation system ventilation system ventilation system

(to be designated)
approx. 1 year
building service Including passive exaust

Annual

Annual
equipment for the ・Mechanical driven smoke All applicable Mechanical driven smoke
Having smoke exhaust fans Smoke exhaust system system P.3
above shown buildings exhaust system exhaust system
Other buildings

and equipment

Ones set as per Building

・Emergency lighting All applicable
Emergency lighting
Ones without battery
Emergency lighting
Standard Law P.3
equipment equipment equipment

Ones installed in buildings

(except detached houses)
Elevators Elavators and indipendently P.3
constructed for sight seeing
6 Months

1 Years

Annual

Annual
Elevators and
to

All except for detached houses - -

escalators

Ones installed in buildings

and indipendently
Escalators Escalators P.3
constructed for sight seeing

Elevated facilities Water chute, coaster, etc. Elevated facilities Water chute, coaster, etc. P.3

Caroucels, ferris wheels,

Annual

Annual
Play facilities - - Rotating facilities octopus, etc. driven by P.3
motors
Rotating facilities Caroucels, ferris wheels, octopus, etc.

Hight is over 4m
Water slide P.3

P.3