Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/WWM
Permit Number - T15CM03375
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/WWM
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/15/2015 | KEN VAN KARSEN | BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL | REVIEW | Reqs Change | T15CM03375 PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS Plan review for the above referenced structure has been completed. This letter reflects comments to be addressed. In order to facilitate a shorter back check time, please provide two sets of 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 revisions. SCOPE OF REVIEW: The scope of this plan review covers architectural, plumbing, mechanical, energy conservation and electrical. All code references are to the 2012 International Residential Code and 2012 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: Updated plan sheets require re-stamp approvals - Site Plan sheet #0.1. Provide separate sheet numbers for Elevations and Floor Plan - sheet #1.1. Update foundation reference at Section B-B sheet #1.2, or provide sheet #3.2. GENERAL COMMENTS: 1. A dwelling unit providing complete independent living facilities requires compliance with design ordinances for handicap provisions, solar water, photo-voltaic and gray water preparations. Design Ordinances adopted by the City of Tucson. 2. Inclusive Home Design Ordinance adopted by the City of Tucson Ordinance #10463 on 10/16/2007. Notate an accessible door with a maximum ½" threshold height, a 30" minimum net interior door width, lever-type door hardware, electrical outlet reachable range of 15" - 48" above floor, grab bar reinforcement of 2"x6" blocking at the toilet, tub and shower 36" above floor, and a second row at the tub 9" above the tub rim. 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 with the following provisions: 1. A 4 square feet area for (meter, disconnect & inverter) equipment adjacent to the electrical service panel or near the proposed collector panel space. 2. The best roof space available for accommodating PV solar collector panels with capacity for collector dead loading (typically 4 lbs/SF). 3. A minimum 3,800 volt-ampere PV electrical load entry on the Service Load Calculation (Show as a continuous load of 15.8 A). 4. An Electrical Panel Schedule with a 240 volt circuit breaker space labeled "reserved for Photo Voltaic". See electrical comments. 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. Include two clothes washer standpipes at an exterior wall, one with an above grade stub-out, and one plumbed to the building drain. See details at http://pdsd.tucsonaz.gov/files/pdsd/codes-ordinances/Grey_Water_Options_FINAL_.pdf SITE PLAN: 1. Show compliance with the Pool Barrier requirement by including a pool alarm system for doors and windows open to the pool, or show a continuous barrier around the pool, 2012 IRC Appendix G. FOUNDATION PLANS: 1. Show anchor-bolts with a length for assuring minimum 7" embedment into concrete or masonry, R403.1.6. Update detail #3/3.1. FLOOR PLANS: 1. Show a maximum ½" floor elevation change at a notated accessible route entrance on the floor plan, R106.1.1. STRUCTURAL PLANS: 1. Show ledger to wall connections with a length for assuring minimum 4" embedment into the block, Figure R606.11 (1). Update detail #3 & 4/6.1. ELEVATIONS: 1. An unvented roof assembly requires an air-impermeable rigid insulation material with a minimum R-5 value applied correctly to either side of the roof sheathing (closed cell spray tight to the roof sheathing or rigid board sealed to roof framing), R806.5. This condensation control provision is necessary for code compliance and may be layered with batt insulation for achieving the total required roof R-value. Update sheet #1.2 and detail #9/6.1. PLUMBING PLANS: 1. Show a provision for a future solar water system, City of Tucson Ordinance #10549. 2. The revised City of Tucson Ordinance #11089 for gray water preparation requires a minimum of one compliant fixture. A double clothes washer standpipe may discharge to an exterior wall discharge point for immediate usage along with a standard building drain discharge to the sewer main. MECHANICAL PLANS: 1. 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. 2. The mechanical system calculations may be provided by deferred submittal. The deferred calculations must be approved through revision process prior to mechanical inspections. ELECTRICAL PLANS: 1. Show compliance with the City of Tucson Ordinance #10549 for future Photo Voltaic on the panel schedule and electrical load calculation. 2. Show or notate the requirement for a carbon monoxide detector outside of bedroom doors, when the dwelling includes an attached garage or gas appliance, R315. 3. Show both 2O AMP small appliance circuits at the kitchen countertop or island as GFCI protected, E3902.6. 4. Show the bathroom receptacle circuit at no other location outside of the bathroom, E3703.4. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE: 1. Tucson is in climate zone 2B. The simplified prescribed energy values for glazing is U=0.40, skylights U=0.65, ceiling R=38 (R-30 with conditions) and walls R=13. Show the maximum "U" factors of the windows and doors on the plans as well as the solar heat gain coefficient SHGC minimum value of 0.25, N1102.1. If you have any questions please contact: Ken Van Karsen (520) 837-4912 City of Tucson Residential Plan Review |
Final Status
| Task End Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/06/2015 | AROMERO4 | OUT TO CUSTOMER | Completed |