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Permit Review Detail

Permit Number: T22CM07221
Parcel: 123172790

Review Status: Requires Resubmit

Review Details: RESIDENTIAL NEW DWELLING v.1

Permit Number - T22CM07221
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL NEW DWELLING v.1
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Date Reviewer's Name Type of Review Description Status Comments
12/06/2022 Site Engineering APPROVED
12/06/2022 Site Landscape APPROVED
12/08/2022 Site Zoning APPROVED
12/21/2022 Bldg Permits - Post Review Express PENDING ASSIGNMENT
12/06/2022 External Reviewers - Pima County Addressing REQUIRES RESUBMIT Pending zoning approval, 2 separate addresses required at issuance for the project. Contact Pima County Addressing at addressing@pima.gov or (520)724-9512 to obtain addresses.
12/21/2022 Residential Building REQUIRES RESUBMIT T22CM07221
PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS

Plan review for the above referenced structure has been completed. This letter reflects comments to be addressed. For facilitating a shorter back check time, please provide updated plans and calculations with a written response to each of the notated items indicating action taken. Do not cloud the changes made for comment updates; revisions are processed if changes occur after the permit is issued.

SCOPE OF REVIEW:

The scope of this plan review covers architectural, plumbing, mechanical, energy conservation and electrical. All code references are to the 2018 International Residential Code and 2018 International Energy Conservation Code. All features were checked only to the extent allowed by the submittals provided. All portions of this project are assumed to meet or will meet other departmental requirements, conditions and concerns before permit approval.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

The City of Tucson adopted the 2018 IRC with amendments on 1/1/2019. Show the current code reference on the plans.

A living space with cooking features is an independently functioning dwelling and requires compliance with the 2018 IRC and City of Tucson building ordinances for Family Dwelling requirements.

Each dwelling unit with kitchen requires a separate Pima County assigned street address, R319. Notate each dwelling address on the site plan.

A new dwelling unit requires collection of development impact fee when the building permit is processed, City of Tucson Ordinance #11203.

GENERAL COMMENTS :

1. A dwelling unit (living space with kitchen) providing complete independent living facilities requires compliance with design ordinances for handicap, solar water, photo-voltaic, gray water and EV charging preparations. Design Ordinances adopted by the City of Tucson.
2. Show compliance with the Inclusive Home Design Ordinance adopted by the City of Tucson Ordinance #10463 on 10/16/2007. Notate accessible route, minimum door width, changes in floor elevation, door hardware, electrical outlet reach range, grab bar reinforcement, etc.
3. All SFR and Duplex plans submitted after March 1, 2009, require a solar water system, or future installation preparation City of Tucson Ordinance #10549 with one of the following provisions: ½”control conduit and two ¾” copper piping for water with rooftop termination; straight 3” capped sleeve; or an accessible attic (clear path 30” wide x 30” high) over the water heater. Show appropriate notation.
4. All SFR and Duplex plans submitted after July 1, 2009 require a solar photo-voltaic system, or future installation preparation City of Tucson Ordinance #10549 .
a. Show a minimum 300 SF clear solar-ready zone on a roof or framing plan, T103.3. Model plans should show four typical south facing roof surfaces.
b. Label a double breaker space for future Photo Voltaic on the panel schedule opposite end from the main/supply side, T103.9. Update breaker space to the last panel space.
5. All construction drawings submitted after June 1, 2010, for one- or two-family dwellings must provide gray water utilization or preparation, Ordinance #10579/11089 revised July 9, 2013. The ordinance revision now requires a gray drain line discharge from one fixture for a one story dwelling. Additional gray fixture drains are optional. Show a second clothes washer standpipe plumbed to an exterior wall above grade when feasible, or a bathing fixture drain looped 3’ beyond an exterior wall below grade before connection to the building drain. Use the appropriate detail at https://www.tucsonaz.gov/pdsd/water-energy-conservation
6. Show compliance with the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Ordinance adopted by the City of Tucson Ordinance #11844 on 6/22/2021. Include a 40 ampere 240 volt dedicated branch circuit with a NEMA 14-50R receptacle for charging an electric vehicle at a proposed parking space or show the distance from transit or a bike boulevard as not greater than a quarter-mile.

SITE PLAN:

1. Show a street address for each dwelling on the site plan, R319.

PLANS:

1. Show a maximum ½” floor elevation changes at a notated accessible route entrance on the floor plan, R106.1.1. Include the threshold condition at the vehicle doorway or an exterior hinged door when the garage is used for the accessible route.

SECTIONS - DETAILS:

1. Clarify the placement of wall and ceiling/roof insulation for determining the need for attic ventilation or need for providing air-impermeable rigid insulation at the roof, R806.

PLUMBING PLANS:

1. Tucson Water Department limits flow rates for each water meter and yard pipe size in compliance with P2903.7.
2. Show the location of a dwelling water heater, P2801.1.

MECHANICAL PLANS:

1. Provide (an HVAC system with fresh air intake) whole-house mechanical ventilation, or controlled exhaust with a calculated airflow rate, R303.4; N1103.6 & M1505.4. Show the system and appropriate flow rate setting on the plans. A one bedroom dwelling under 1501 SF requires a 30 CFM continuous setting.
2. Provide demand calculations in accordance with Manual J/S/D standards, M1401.3, M1601.1. Systems shall be sized in accordance with Manual S based on building loads calculated in accordance with Manual J and duct systems sized in accordance with Manual D. Notate if the mechanical plans if system calculations will be provided by deferred submittal.

ELECTRICAL PLANS:

1. Smoke alarms are required outside each separate sleeping area, R314.3.2. Show a smoke alarm in each bedroom and outside the doorway in the immediate vicinity.
2. Show the location of a carbon monoxide detector outside of bedroom doors, when the dwelling includes an attached garage or gas appliance, R315.
3. Clarify if the electrical service panel is existing or replaced on the riser diagram, E3403.
4. Show the location of each outlet on the Electrical Plan, E3404.12.
5. Provide a panel schedule showing panel size, circuit numbers, ampacity, wire size and general description, E3404.13 & E3706.2.
6. Show receptacle outlets at wall spaces 2’ or more with no wall point (exclude door openings) more than 6’ from a receptacle outlet, E3901.2. Include the bedroom.
7. Show two or more 2O AMP small appliance circuits at the kitchen countertop receptacle outlets; they may also serve the breakfast room and dining room, but not other locations, E3703.2 and E3901.3. GFCI protected, E3902.6.
8. Protection of all interior 15A & 20A circuits serving outlet locations (except garage, kitchen, and bathrooms) including receptacles, lights and smoke detectors requires combination type arc-fault circuit interrupters, E3902.16.
9. Show at least one wall-switch-controlled lighting outlet providing illumination on the exterior side of each egress door having grade level access R3903.3.
10. Provide the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment 40 ampere 240 volt dedicated branch circuit with a NEMA 14-50R receptacle and label the circuit “EV Ready” and locate the receptacle at a parking area, N1104.2.1. Include the Electric Vehicle load entry (typically 7680 watts) in the electrical load calculations (continuous demand) like the HVAC entry, N1104.2.2.

OUTDOOR LIGHTING CODE

1. Show the proposed fixture as full cut-off FCO style or provide an Outdoor Lighting Calculation including all exterior fixtures on the property for determining exterior lighting limits.

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE:

1. Energy Certificate: (Mandatory) place near the indoor furnace or in utility room, N1101.14. Add notation to plans.

Please contact the plans reviewer if you have any questions:
Ken Van Karsen
(520) 837-4912 PDSD-Residential@tucsonaz.gov
City of Tucson Residential Plan Review

Submit a corrected plan set at https://www.tucsonaz.gov/pdsd
12/06/2022 PDSD Application Completeness Express REVIEW COMPLETED Pending zoning approval, 2 separate addresses required at issuance for the project. Contact Pima County Addressing at addressing@pima.gov or (520)724-9512 to obtain addresses.