Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL BLDG/WWM
Permit Number - T06CM05798
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL BLDG/WWM
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/07/2006 | LINHART PETERSEN POERS ASSOC. | 2ND PARTY REVIEW | REVIEW | Denied | December 6, 2006 CITY OF TUCSON - FIRST CHECK Tucson Appl. No. T06CM05798 Bureau Veritas Project No. 01006-161098 LVH Construction Inc. 1705 N. Country Club Road Tucson, Arizona 85716 Re: Plan Review: LVH Construction Inc - Addition Address: 4029 E. Paseo Grande Dear LVH Construction Inc.: Bureau Veritas North America has completed a review of the following documents on behalf of the City of Tucson: Plans: Two (2) copies of plans (8 sheets, 1 through 8) no dates, no stamps. Structural Calculations: None submitted with this review. These documents were reviewed only for their conformance to the provisions of the 2003 International Building Codes (i.e., State of Arizona and Tucson amended 2003 IRC, 2003 IMC, 2002 NEC and 2003 IPC). Please submit an itemized response letter and required number of complete and revised documents with all revisions clouded. Sincerely, BUREAU VERITAS NORTH AMERICA Randy McCoy ICC Plans Examiner RMC:pc F:\Tucson\01006-1610098pc1.doc Enclosures Re: Stories: One Fire Sprinklers: No Building Area (sq. ft.): 720 (livable) 240 (porch) 550 (garage) 1510 Total sq. ft. A. The following plan review comments are based on the City of Tucson Building Regulations and referred to the 2003 International Residential Code. B. Please respond in writing to each comment by marking the attached comment list or creating a response letter. Indicate which detail, specification, or calculation shows the requested information. Your complete and clear responses will expedite the re-check and hopefully, approval of this project. Thank you for your assistance. C. These plan review comments are based on building code items only. If site-related comments are applicable to this project, they will be generated by others (e.g., County Engineering, Public Works, Health, etc.). FLOOR PLAN COMMENTS: Note and specify that the shower area walls shall be finished with a nonabsorbent surface to a height of six feet above the floor. IRC Section R307.2. Show that each water closet is located in a clear space not less than shown in IRC Figure 307.2. An attic access opening shall be provided to attic areas that exceed 30 square feet and have a vertical height of 30 inches or greater. The rough-framed opening shall not be less than 22 inches by 30 inches and shall be located in a hallway or other readily accessible location. A 30 inch minimum unobstructed headroom in the attic space shall be provided at some point above the access opening. IRC Section R807.1. Openings between the garage and residence shall be equipped with solid wood doors not less than 1 3/8-inch thick, or shall be 20-minute fire-rated doors and shall be maintained self-closing and self-latching. Amendment to IRC Section R309.1. The garage shall be separated from the residence and its attic area by not less than ½ -inch gypsum board applied to the garage side. Garages beneath habitable rooms shall be speared from all habitable rooms above by not less than 5/8 –inch Type X gypsum board or equivalent. Where the separation is a floor- ceiling assembly, the structure supporting the separation shall also be protected by not less than ½ inch gypsum board or equivalent. In building protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system, including the private garage, the separation shall be permitted to be limited to a minimum ½ -inch gypsum board applied to the garage side. Amendment to IRC Section R309.2 and Table R702.3.4. All habitable rooms shall be provided with aggregate glazing area of not less than 8 percent of the floor area of such rooms. The minimum openable area to the outdoors shall be 4 percent of the floor area being ventilated. IRC Section R303.1. Every sleeping room and basement with habitable space shall have at least one window minimum net clear opening 5.7 square feet (minimum 5 square feet net clear opening at grade floor), minimum opening width of 20 inches, minimum opening height of 24 inches and the finished sill height shall not be more than 44 inches above the floor; or provide exterior door for emergency egress. IRC Section R310.1. ELEVATION COMMENTS: Please indicate all materials used – stucco, concrete block, glass block, roofing systems, siding, veneers, etc. IRC Section R703. For thin coat stucco systems over foam board, note and specify the ICBO Evaluation Report number, system name and manufacturer. Note and specify the vapor barrier used. BUILDING CROSS SECTION: Cross-sections shall be cross-referenced to the floor plan and structural plans. Please provide dimensions or otherwise indicate floor to floor height and height to tope plate of 2nd floor. IRC Section R106. Indicate by drawing and/or notes, how insulation meets the requirements of IRC Section N1101.2. ROOF PLAN COMMENTS: Note and specify a complete roofing system: specify roofing type, grade of materials, valley flashing material, underlayment required and method of installation, attachments of roofing materials as required by IRC Chapter 9. Please clarify all roof slopes. IRC Section R806. Please provide attic ventilations calculation for all concealed attic spaces; include required and provided net free ventilation area. Also, indicate the type and location of attic ventilation. Provide the following note, if applicable: “Where eave or comice cents are installed insulation shall note block the free flow of air. A minimum of 1 inch space shall be provided between the insulation and roof sheathing at the location of the cent”. IRC Section R806. Garage. FOUNDATION PLAN COMMENTS: Please provide note: Footings shall be on undisturbed soil or approved fill. IRC Section R403. All slabs and pads, including landings at all doors, shall be shown and their thickness specified. Indicate the slopes for exterior slabs. FRAMING PLAN COMMENTS: Show layout and identify structural support system including girders, joists, rafters, posts, beams, blocking and decking. Please indicate that all sill and sleepers that rest on concrete are to be of an approved species and grade of lumber, pressure preservative treated per IRC Section R323. Note on the plan all lumber shall bear an approved grading stamp. Please specify type of design and construction of all walls and partitions. Wood stud wall shall comply with prescriptive requirements of IRC SectionR602 or shall be designed by an Arizona Registrant. Masonry and concrete basement walls shall comply with prescriptive requirements of IRC Section R404 or shall be designed by and Arizona Registrant. IRC Sections: R404, R601 & R602. Please indicate all braced wall panel locations. Specify the method to be used. A sealed lateral analysis, prepared by an Arizona Registrant, will be required if the bracing does not comply with the conventional provisions. IRC Section R602. Rafters must be used within the span limitations of IRC Table R802.5.1 (1) through (8). Girders and beams must be within the span limitations of IRC Table R502.5.1 (1) and (2). Specify lumber grade, species and size of members. IRC Section R602. Specify design criteria roof live and dead loads. IRC Section R301. Please provide complete floor (if applicable) and roof framing plans, Specify size and spacing of all framing members. Indicate all post sizes IRC Section R106. Indicate the size and span of headers and lintels in all bearing and non-bearing walls. Provide manufacturer’s span charts for pre-manufactured steel lintels. IRC Sections R602.7 & R606.9. Show required holddowns, as specified on lateral design or as required for all alternate braced wall panels, on the foundation plan. Detail and specify anchorage for rafters. TRUSS SYSTEMS: Trusses can be submitted as a ”Deferred Submittal”. However, they must be submitted and approved prior to their fabrication. MECHANICAL COMMENTS: Please provide exhaust fans to the outside from bathrooms, water compartments, and similar rooms if not supplied with natural ventilation. IRC Section R303.3. Provide a minimum 4 inch diameter moisture exhaust vent for clothes dryer, or as required by the clothes dryer’s listing and the manufacturers’ installation instruction provided that is to be presented prior to construction. IRC Section M1501.1. Please provide combustion air for all liquid and solid fuel-burning appliances including size, type, and location of openings. IRC Chapter 17. The clothes dryer exhaust duct shall be at least the diameter of the appliance outlet and shall terminate on the outside of the building. It shall not exceed 25 feet in length with reductions for bends. The duct shall terminate not less than 3 feet from a property line. IRC Sections M1501 and R302.2. PLUMBING COMMENTS: Provide a gas isometric with length of line (horizontal and vertical) to each appliance, BTU demand of each appliance, size of each branch, total demand and size fo the meter. ELECTRICAL COMMENTS: Provide smoke alarms in each sleeping room, outside each sleeping room in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and on each additional story of the dwelling, including basements and cellars. IRC Section R317. Where ceiling fans are shown on the plans, provide a note indicating that only approved outlet boxes shall be used. NEC Article 370-27©, IRC Section R3904.4, E3805.8 and E4001.6. Receptacle outlets for ranges and clothes dryers shall be a 3-pole with ground type. Four-wire, grounding-type flexible cords will be required for connection of ranges and clothes dryers. The bonding jumper shall not be connected between the neutral terminal and the frame of the appliance. IRC Section R3808. Provide a note indicating all branch circuits that supply 125-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20-ampere receptacle outlets installed in dwelling unit bedrooms shall be protected by an arc-fault circuit interrupter(s). NEC Article 210-12(b). In kitchen and dining rooms, a receptacle outlet shall be installed at each wall counter space 12 inches or wider so that no point along the wall is more than 24 inches from a receptacle outlet and shall be GFCI protected. IRC Section E3801.4.1. Provide at least one weatherproof receptacle outlet, not more than 6 feet 6 inches above grade and GFCI protected, at the front and back of each dwelling. IRC Sections E3801.7 & E3802.3 Surface mounted incandescent light fixtures in clothes closets shall maintain 12 inches between the fixture and the nearest point of storage. IRC Section E3903.11. If you have any questions regarding the above comments, please contact Randy McCoy at (520) 820-1980 between 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., M-F. |
Final Status
| Task End Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/28/2006 | DELMA ROBEY | OUT TO CUSTOMER | Completed |
| 12/28/2006 | SUE REEVES | REJECT SHELF | Completed |