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Permit Number: TC-RES-0123-02386
Parcel: 11931018B

Review Status: Requires Resubmit

Review Details: RESIDENTIAL NEW DWELLING v.1

Permit Number - TC-RES-0123-02386
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL NEW DWELLING v.1
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Date Reviewer's Name Type of Review Description Status Comments
03/21/2023 Site Zoning APPROVED
03/29/2023 Bldg Permits - Post Review Express PENDING ASSIGNMENT
03/22/2023 Fire New Construction REQUIRES RESUBMIT -Either install fire sprinklers or install hydrant within 600' to meet IFC 507.5.1
-Indicate on plans whether hydrant will be installed (include location), or indicate fire sprinklers will be installed throughout (including garage).

john.vincent@tucsonaz.gov
5203495581
03/29/2023 Residential Building REQUIRES RESUBMIT TC-RES-0123-02386
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 COMMENTS :

1. All plans submitted for a newly constructed one- or two-family dwelling 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 plans submitted for a newly constructed one- or two-family dwelling 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 plans submitted for a newly constructed one- or two-family dwelling 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 plans submitted for a newly constructed one- or two-family dwelling after June 1, 2010, 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.

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.
2. Provide manufacturer’s calculations and data for pre-engineered trusses dated and wet-sealed by an engineer who is registered in Arizona, or notate the requirement for deferred submittal, R106.1.
3. Provide a complete R602.10 compliant braced wall panel design, or provide an engineer’s calculation, design and seal for shear wall placement. Braced wall lines with maximum spacing of 60’ and offsets no more than 4’. Show interior braced wall panels with foundation anchor bolt connection to bottom plates, R602.10.8.3 and R403.1.6.

SECTIONS - DETAILS:

1. Attic space requires a ventilation calculation for showing the attic vent opening size using 1 to 150 of attic area in compliance with R806.2. Provide appropriate upper and lower space vents when applying the reduced area calculation.

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 two or three bedroom dwelling of 1501 – 3000 SF requires a 60 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. Show the location of a carbon monoxide detector outside of bedroom doors, when the dwelling includes an attached garage or gas appliance, R315.
2. 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. Adjustable security light fixtures are unshielded, not FCO.

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
03/27/2023 Site Engineering REQUIRES RESUBMIT 1. As proposed cut/fill is over 50 CY, a grading development package will be required. Ensure proposed and existing contours, drainage flow patterns, cut/fill quantities, disturbance delineations and quantities, site ACS, and adequate spot grading is present. Please follow TSM 9-01.2.5 and UDC 5.2 for requirements and more information.
2. Include an interceptor swale on the top of the cut slope (TSM 2-01.10), ensure this is also included in the above development package

Scott Haseman
scott.haseman@tucsonaz.gov
03/01/2023 Site Landscape REQUIRES RESUBMIT 1. There must be a NPPO or NPPO waiver. An NPPO is required per UDC 7.7.3-B. A Native Plant Preservation Plan, Section 7.7.4, is required to be submitted or approved or a request for an exception from the Native Plant Preservation requirements approved in accordance with Sections 7.7.3.D.3 & .4 of the UDC and Admin. Manual Section 2-11.0.0 prior to Grading Plan approval.
2. On the Site/Grading Plan (page 1 of 3) Note 1 mentions Pima County Zoning Code. This is City of Tucson and Pima County Zoning Code doesn't apply.

If you have any questions about these comments, I can be reached at Matthew.Carlton@tucsonaz.gov or 520-837-4988
03/01/2023 PDSD Application Completeness Express REVIEW COMPLETED