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Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/WWM
Permit Number - T15CM08477
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/WWM
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2016 | KEN VAN KARSEN | BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL | REVIEW | Reqs Change | T15CM08477 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 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. 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 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. 6. Provide drawings with legible notation (minimum 3/32" lettering). Darken keynotes and IRC notes on sheet A.2. FLOOR PLANS: 1. Show a maximum ½" floor elevation change at a notated accessible route entrance on the floor plan, R106.1.1. Update sheet A.7. PLUMBING PLANS: 1. Provide a plumbing sheet for review. 2. Show hot water pipe with minimum R-3 insulation, N1103.4.2. 3. Show a provision for solar water preparation in compliance with City of Tucson Ordinance #10549 . 4. The revised City of Tucson Ordinance #11089 for gray water preparation requires a minimum of one compliant fixture. The ground floor clothes washer standpipe may discharge to an exterior wall discharge point for immediate usage. Show two clothes washer standpipes. Provide one discharge opening plumbed through an exterior wall with an above grade stub-out for gray water surface distribution. Provide a second discharge opening plumbed to the building black line in compliance with the City of Tucson Ordinance #11089. MECHANICAL PLANS: 1. Provide (an HVAC system with) whole-house mechanical ventilation with continuous or a minimum controlled intermittent airflow rate, R303.4 & M1507.3. Show a source of outside supply air. 2. Show supply ducts with minimum R-8 insulation (includes vented attics) except when completely located inside the thermal envelope, N1103.2.1. All other ducts outside of the thermal envelope require R-6 insulation. 3. Clarify the cooling capacity in accordance with M1401.3, M1601.1. The equipment schedule on the plans is not sized in accordance with Manual J calculations. 4. Show dryer vent size and location for venting to exterior, M1501. ELECTRICAL PLANS: 1. Add a double breaker space for future Photo Voltaic on the panel schedule. 2. Revise the electrical load calculation showing a minimum 3,800 volt-ampere or 16 A continuous load entry for future Photo Voltaic equipment. 3. Show the requirement for a carbon monoxide detector outside of bedroom doors, when the dwelling includes an attached garage or gas appliance, R315. 4. Show receptacle outlets at wall spaces 2' or more with no wall point (exclude door openings) more than 6' from a receptacle outlet, E3901.2. Add receptacles in the family room and bedroom 2. 5. Show small appliance circuits at the kitchen countertops (include island) with 2O AMP receptacle outlets. Update circuit #18. 6. Show or notate a disconnect means or a locking breaker for the water heater, E4101.5. OUTDOOR LIGHTING CODE 1. Show compliance with the current City of Tucson Outdoor Lighting Code; the total property lighting limit for area E3 is 11,000 unshielded lumens per acre. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/12/2016 | KROBLES1 | OUT TO CUSTOMER | Completed |