Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/WWM
Permit Number - T17CM02225
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/WWM
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/14/2017 | KEN VAN KARSEN | BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL | REVIEW | Reqs Change | T17CM02225 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 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. One story dwellings must have a gray drain line discharge. Additional gray fixture drains are optional. Show a second clothes washer standpipe plumbed to an exterior wall above grade, or a bathing fixture drain looped 3' beyond an exterior wall below grade before connection to the building drain. See details at http://pdsd.tucsonaz.gov/files/pdsd/codes-ordinances/Grey_Water_Options_FINAL_.pdf FOUNDATION PLANS: 1. Show compliance with termite treatment, R318.2. FLOOR PLANS: 1. Show a maximum ½" floor elevation change at a notated accessible route entrance on the floor plan, R106.1.1. 2. Designate windows with tempered glass within 24" of doorways, R308.4. 3. Show compliance with R310 providing egress from bedrooms with a minimum net clear opening dimension of 24" height. A 2640SH window is undersized. 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. Remove plumbing code references not recognized by the City of Tucson, 2012 IRC. 2. Show hot water pipe with minimum R-3 insulation, N1103.4.2. 3. Show a provision for a future solar water system, City of Tucson Ordinance #10549. 4. Show compliance with the City of Tucson Ordinance #11089 with a gray water preparation system. Show the drain from the bathing fixture directed beyond the foundation before connection to the building waste line. MECHANICAL PLANS: 1. Provide a completed mechanical plan for review. 2. 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 or continuous exhaust fan function. 3. Show supply ducts with minimum R-8 insulation (includes vented attics) except when completely located inside the thermal envelope, N1103.2.1. 4. 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. Notate if 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. Add a double breaker space for future Photo Voltaic on the panel schedule. 3. Use Table E3702.13 for sizing 15, 20 & 30 AMP branch circuit conductors and protection ratings. Update all circuits having 10 gage wire with a 30 A breaker. 4. Show circuit loads not exceeding the allowable conductor ampacity, E3705.5. Revise the range breaker and wire size shown for circuit #12/14 consistent with load shown at the calculation. 5. Show or notate a disconnect means or a locking breaker for the water heater, E4101.5. 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 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 on sheet A3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/19/2017 | MMENDIB1 | OUT TO CUSTOMER | Completed |