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Permit Review Detail

Permit Number: T19CM04427
Parcel: 12913375D

Review Status: Completed

Review Details: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/WWM

Permit Number - T19CM04427
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/WWM
Review Status: Completed
Review Date Reviewer's Name Type of Review Description Status Comments
07/16/2019 KEN VAN KARSEN BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL REVIEW Reqs Change T19CM04427
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 2018 International Residential Code and 2018 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. 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.
2. 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. The ordinance revision now requires a single gray drain line discharge for a one story dwelling. 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 https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/pdsd/codes-ordinances/Grey_Water_Options_FINAL_.pdf

FLOOR PLANS:

1. Show the location of a minimum 22" x 30" attic access. Attic access is required for areas exceeding 30 SQ FT with a minimum of 30" of headroom and located in a hallway or readily accessible space, R807.1.

STRUCTURAL PLANS:

1. Show a beam size with appropriate load carrying capacity, R301.1. Show the beam size at the garage door on sheet #4.
2. Provide a header schedule and show opening sizes supporting new roof consistent with Table 502.5(1) & R602.7(1). Add to sheet #4.
3. Show braced wall panel compliance for framed walls with a garage door opening, Table R602.10.5. For prescriptive braced wall structures show a portal frame with hold-downs PFH method, Figure R602.10.6.2, or a portal frame at garage door PFG method, Figure R602.10.6.3, or a continuously sheathed portal frame CS-PF method, Figure R602.10.6.4.

SECTIONS - DETAILS:

1. Clarify the placement of ceiling/roof insulation for determining the need for attic ventilation, R806. Remove the roof venting notation on sheet #5 if details #1 & 4 are correct on sheet #9.
2. 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, R806.5. Show a roof design with insulation types and minimum thickness for meeting the condensation control requirement and the minimum total insulation value of R-38.

PLUMBING PLANS:

1. Show a plumbing code recognized by the City of Tucson, 2018 IRC. Update the Wet Venting notation on sheet #6.
2. Show an accessible water supply shut off for the dwelling unit, P2903.9.1.
3. Tucson Water Department limits flow rates for each water meter size in compliance with P2903.7. Show an appropriate water meter size.
4. Provide a complete fixture unit schedule, P2903.6. Provide the water pipe diameter between the meter and shut off valve 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. Provide (an HVAC system with) whole-house mechanical ventilation with continuous or a minimum controlled intermittent airflow rate, R303.4 & M1505. Show a source of outside supply air or continuous exhaust fan function.

ELECTRICAL PLANS:

1. Show a minimum 300 SF solar-ready zone on a roof or framing plan, T103.3.
2. Garage Branch Circuit: show a GFCI 20-amp branch circuit for receptacles in an attached garage, E3703.5.
3. Clothes Washer and Dishwasher GFCI: show receptacles with readily accessible GFCI protection, E3902.9 & 10.
4. Show or notate a disconnect means or a locking breaker for the water heater, E4101.5.

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE:

1. Energy Certificate: (Mandatory) place near the indoor furnace or in utility room, N1101.14.

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
07/18/2019 KROBLES1 OUT TO CUSTOMER Completed