Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL NEW DWELLING v.1
Permit Number - TC-RES-1025-05260
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL NEW DWELLING v.1
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
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| 11/10/2025 | Bldg Permits - Post Review Express | PENDING ASSIGNMENT | |||
| 11/03/2025 | Addressing Validation | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | ATTENTION: Parcel/addressing issue. The site plan shows to be for a duplex. The location does not have units attached to the address. Please contact Pima County Addressing at addressing@pima.gov or 520-724-9512 to verify and add the unit numbers. After address/units have been added or verified you'll need to submit an address change request to update this record in the sub records tab of the permit along with a new aerial/site plan that shows the corrected addressing. For questions: PDSD-Residential@tucsonaz.gov |
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| 11/04/2025 | Residential Building | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | TC-RES-1025-05260 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 and building ordinances for all dwellings. The 2024 IRC will be in effect Jan 1, 2026. Update the 2012 IRC entries on the plans. Provide a response letter addressing each comment with location of change on the plans. Submit separate letter and plan set files. GENERAL COMMENTS : 1. 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. Label a double breaker space for future Photo Voltaic on the panel schedule opposite end from the main/supply side, T103.9. Provide a future PV breaker space at the last panel space #31/33 or 32/34 2. Plans submitted for a newly constructed one- or two-family dwelling after June 1, 2010, require 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/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Building-Safety/Water-Energy-Conservation Gray Water Illustrations 3. Show compliance with the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Ordinance adopted by the City of Tucson Ordinance #11844 on 6/22/2021. Show the NEMA 14-50R receptacle on the plan. SITE PLAN: 1. Include the site plan in the same file with the construction plans, R106.1.1. PLUMBING PLANS: 1. Show the water heater rating/capacity, P2801.1. MECHANICAL PLANS: 1. Provide (an HVAC system with fresh air intake) whole-house mechanical ventilation with controlled exhaust, R303.4; N1103.6 & M1505.4. Identify the device model number providing an adjustable setting and note the minimum continuous setting. A two or three-bedroom dwelling under 1501 SF requires a 45 CFM continuous setting. ELECTRICAL PLANS: 1. Show a 20 AMP branch circuit in the laundry area; this circuit may not serve other locations, E3703.3 and 3901.8. Update circuit #21. 2. Clothes Washer GFCI: receptacle require readily accessible protection typically from an upstream device, E3902.9 & 10. 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 PDSD-Residential@tucsonaz.gov City of Tucson Residential Plan Review Submit a corrected plan set at https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services |
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| 11/10/2025 | Residential Engineering | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | TC-RES-1025-05260 237 W OHIO ST Site Engineering Comments are as follows: 1. Per the City of Tucson Inclusive Home Design Ordinance: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/city-services/planning-development-services/documents/inclusivehomedesignordinance.pdf, all new dwellings have a requirement to provide an “accessible route from public and common areas, including, but not limited to, a driveway or public street or sidewalk”. Draw, dimension, and label an accessible route from the driveway, sidewalk, or street to an accessible entrance. Ensure the route meets accessibility standards as articulated in Sections 402, 403, & 404 of the ADA Accessibility Standards: https://www.access-board.gov/ada/chapter/ch04/ Ryan Insalaco Engineering Associate ryan.insalaco@tucsonaz.gov |
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| 11/07/2025 | Residential Zoning | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | FROM: PDSD Zoning Review Section PROJECT: TC-RES-1025-05260 237 W OHIO ST. – R-2 New Duplex (1st Review) TRANSMITTAL DATE: September 8, 2025 COMMENTS: Provide a detailed response letter with your submittal that clearly shows how you have addressed all Zoning comments. This site is located in the R-2 zone (UDC 4.7.9). A duplex is a permitted use in this zone (Table 4.8-2). See Use-Specific Standards 4.9.7.B.6, .9, & .10. 1. Per UDC Article 6.4.5.B.2 A vertical structural member(s) (i.e., post, column, dormer wall) supporting a roof extension from the principal structure is considered a wall for applying perimeter yard requirements. Clearly show the post supporting the patio/entry and provide a perimeter yard setback dimension from the post to the east property line. 2. Provide a height dimension on the elevations from design grade to the highest point of the patio/entry, where the wall meets the eave at its highest point, UDC Article 6.4.5.B.1. 3. Based on the legal description, NATIONAL CITY NO 5 LOT 7 EXC S7.5' FOR ALLEY BLK 69, the north/south property dimension, “134.00’ shown on the plan is not correct and should be 126.5’ 4. The lot coverage calculation is not correct. Per UDC Article 6.4.3.B walkway are not included in the lot coverage. 5. "Per the City of Tucson Inclusive Home Design Ordinance (https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/city-services/planning-development-services/documents/inclusivehomedesignordinance.pdf), all new dwellings have a requirement to provide an “accessible route from public and common areas, including, but not limited to, a driveway or public street or sidewalk”. Draw, dimension, and label an accessible route from the driveway (or apron), sidewalk, or street to an accessible entrance. Ensure the route meets accessibility standards as articulated in Sections 402-404 of the ADA Accessibility Standards (https://www.access-board.gov/ada/chapter/ch04/). See TSM 7-01.4.3 for specifications, including slope and composition materials." 6. The site plan and building plans shall be submitted as a single multipage PDF file. The Unified Development Code (UDC) can be found at: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Codes/Zoning-Code. If you have any questions about this transmittal, please contact Zone1.desk@tucsonaz.gov. |
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| 11/03/2025 | PDSD Application Completeness Express | REVIEW COMPLETED |