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Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING/ENGINE/WWM
Permit Number - T16CM00054
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING/ENGINE/WWM
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/2016 | LOREN MAKUS | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Reqs Change | This project is within a FEMA special flood hazard area. However, it is to be removed from the special flood hazard area by a Letter of Map Revision with an effective date of June 13, 2016. Approval of the project will be provided after the effective date. |
| 05/12/2016 | KEN VAN KARSEN | BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL | REVIEW | Reqs Change | T16CM00054 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. FLOOR PLANS: 1. Exterior walls with a fire separation distance less than 3-foot require not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction. Show compliance with R302.1 (City of Tucson Amended) by providing a section detail of materials prescribed in IBC Table 721.1(2), Items 15-1.1 to 16-1.3. Notate the necessary components for the north bedroom #2 wall. STRUCTURAL PLANS: 1. Provide an engineer's calculation, design and seal for retaining walls with unbalanced fill exceeding 2 ', R404.4. The engineer seal is required on sheet S-2. SECTIONS - DETAILS: 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 or rigid board tight to the roof sheathing), R806.5. This condensation control provision is necessary for code compliance, and may be a single layer of air-impermeable insulation, or layered with batt insulation for achieving the total required roof R-value. PLUMBING PLANS: 1. Provide a water hammer arrester for quick-closing valves serving the clothes washer, P2903.5. 2. Provide the water pipe diameter between the meter and the water heater in compliance with P2903.7. A minimum 1" service pipe is required for supplying water to more than 9.5 fixture units. MECHANICAL PLANS: 1. Show dryer vent size and location for venting to exterior, M1501. ELECTRICAL PLANS: 1. Show locations of each smoke alarm, R314. Notate that all smoke alarms must be interconnected with a power source from the building wiring, and be equipped with battery backup. When ceiling finish materials are removed in existing construction, existing bedrooms be in compliance. When ceiling finish materials are not removed, existing bedrooms may be equipped with battery operated smoke alarms, R314.2. 2. Smoke alarms are required outside each separate sleeping area, R314.3.2. Show a smoke alarm on each side of the bedroom doors in the immediate vicinity. 3. 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. 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 "R" values of insulation and 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 |