Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Approved
Review Details: BUILDING OFFICIAL APPEAL REVIEW v.1
Plan Number - TC-BCA-0625-00024
Review Name: BUILDING OFFICIAL APPEAL REVIEW v.1
Review Status: Approved
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Building Express | NOT REQUIRED | ||||
| Bldg Permits - Post Review Express | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| Building Official Fast | REVIEW COMPLETED | This Building Official Appeal has been denied based on the review comments provided under the Commercial Building Review. | |||
| Commercial Building Express | REVIEW COMPLETED | ACTIVITY NO. TC-BCA-0625-00024 ADDRESS/PARCEL: (5845 E 15TH ST TUCSON, AZ 85711) Submit your revised drawings along with a detailed response letter, which states how all Building Review Section comments were addressed. Please paste the review comment individually and enter your response directly below it. Please do this for every comment. Review will not proceed without the response letter. The submitted documents were incomplete and a thorough plan review could not be performed. Please be aware, new comments may arise with the next review. Should the above not followed, it may delay your approval. COMMENTS: 1. The City of Tucson received your application on Appeal to the Building Official regarding the following code sections, requesting these code sections be waived for your Behavioral Health Facility located at 5845 E 15th St. (NOTE: The following list does not contain all sections regarding accessible code requirements. The following are direct copy of those code sections.) a. IBC 2018 i. Chapter 11: Accessibility General Comments - Access to buildings and structures for people with physical disabilities has been a subject that building codes have regulated since the early 1970s. The codes have consistently relied on a consensus national standard as the technical basis for accessibility. First named CABO/ANSI A117.1, that standard is now known as ICC A117.1 to reflect that the International Code Council®(ICC®) is the secretariat. Accessibility is not a new subject to the construction regulatory community. There has been a great deal of emphasis and awareness placed on the subject of accessibility through the passage of two federal laws. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Amendment Act (FHA) are two examples of federal regulations that affect building construction as it relates to accessibility. ii. 1107.3 Accessible spaces - Rooms and spaces available to the general public or available for use by residents and serving Accessible units, Type A units or Type B units shall be accessible. Accessible spaces shall include toilet and bathing rooms, kitchen, living and dining areas and any exterior spaces, including patios, terraces and balconies. iii. 1104.5 Accessible routes shall coincide with or be located in the same area as a general circulation path. Where the circulation path is interior, the accessible route shall be interior. Where only one accessible route is provided, the accessible route shall not pass through kitchens, storage rooms, restrooms, closets or similar spaces. iv. 1103.1 Sites, buildings, structures, facilities, elements and spaces, temporary or permanent, shall be accessible to individuals with disabilities. v. 1102.1 Buildings and facilities shall be designed and constructed to be accessible in accordance with this code and ICC A117.1. b. ICC A117.1 i. 101 Purpose - The technical criteria in Chapters 3 through 9, Sections 1002, 1003 and 1006 and Chapter 11 of this standard make sites, facilities, buildings and elements accessible to and usable by people with such physical disabilities as the inability to walk, difficulty walking, reliance on walking aids, blindness and visual impairment, deafness and hearing impairment, in coordination, reaching and manipulation disabilities, lack of stamina, difficulty interpreting and reacting to sensory information, and extremes of physical size. The intent of these sections is to allow a person with a physical disability to independently get to, enter, and use a site, facility, building, or element. ii. 402.2 Components - Accessible routes shall consist of one or more of the following components: Walking surfaces with a slope not steeper than 1:20, doors and doorways, ramps, curb ramps excluding the flared sides, elevators, and platform lifts. All components of an accessible route shall comply with the applicable portions of this standard. iii. 405.1 Ramps along accessible routes shall comply with Section 405. iv. 405.2 Sope - Ramp runs shall have a running slope greater than 1:20 and not steeper than 1:12. 1. EXCEPTION: In existing buildings or facilities, ramps shall be permitted to have slopes steeper than 1:12 complying with Table 405.2 where such slopes are necessary due to space limitations. At 3 inches maximum rise, slope allowed steeper than 1:10 but not steeper than 1:8. At 6 inches maximum rise, slope allowed steeper than 1:12 but not steeper than 1:10. v. 604.1 Accessible water closets and toilet compartments shall comply with Section 604. Compartments containing more than one plumbing fixture shall comply with Section 603. Wheelchair accessible compartments shall comply with Section 604.9. Ambulatory accessible compartments shall comply with Section 604.10. vi. 606.1 Accessible lavatories and sinks shall comply with Section 606. 1. 606.2 A clear floor space complying with Section 305.3, positioned for forward approach, shall be provided. Knee and toe clearance complying with Section 306 shall be provided. The dip of the overflow shall not be considered in determining knee and toe clearances. vii. 607.1 Accessible bathtubs shall comply with Section 607. viii. 608.1 Accessible shower compartments shall comply with Section 608. ix. 1002.15 In at least one sleeping area, a minimum of five percent, but not less than one bed shall comply with Section 1002.15. 1. 1002.15.1 A clear floor space complying with Section 305 shall be provided on both sides of the bed. The clear floor space shall be positioned for parallel approach to the side of the bed. 2. CONCLUSION a. Accessible code sections such as listed above are crucial for the daily activity of a human being. Unfortunately, the City of Tucson is not in a position to waive any of the accessible code sections listed above. Therefore, we regret to inform you that this Appeal to the Building Official is denied. |