Who is responsible for providing the egress plan for an Afuri Ramen Dumpling franchise?

According to Afuri Ramen Dumpling's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for providing the egress plan. The egress plan is part of the permitting process that the franchisee manages.

The franchisee's architect or designer is expected to provide feedback regarding local building code compliance. The franchisee's architect/designer is also responsible for various design work tasks, including reviewing the final floor plan to ensure code compliance, handling engineering needs, managing occupancy changes if required, and providing a code and building summary, site plan, and occupancy and restroom calculations.

In addition to the egress plan, the franchisee's architect/designer is responsible for window and door schedules, energy code summaries, details of fire-rated assemblies, design review drawings, signage permitting, and any other local code-specific plans needed to complete the permit set, such as grease management and tree preservation plans. The franchisee is also responsible for the permitting application and management.