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Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING-WALKTHRU
Permit Number - T19CM09438
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING-WALKTHRU
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2020 | ANDREW CONNOR | NPPO | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 01/15/2020 | DAVID RIVERA | ZONING | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 01/16/2020 | KEN VAN KARSEN | BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL | REVIEW | Reqs Change | T19CM09438 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. The City of Tucson adopted the 2018 IRC with amendments on 1/1/2019. Update the code reference at General Note A on sheet A002. 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 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 gray drain line discharge from one fixture for a one story dwelling. Additional gray fixture drains are optional. Show a second clothes washer standpipe plumbed to an exterior wall above grade when feasible, 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 a maximum ½" floor elevation change at a notated accessible route entrance on the floor plan, R106.1.1. Include the threshold condition at the vehicle doorway or an exterior hinged door when the garage is used for the accessible route. 2. Show the door from a garage to dwelling with a 20-minute fire rating (or 1-3/8" solid core) with self-closing and self-latching provision, R302.5.1. 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, 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. Update Keynote #10 on sheet A301. PLUMBING PLANS: 1. Show hot water pipe with minimum R-3 insulation, N1103.4.2. 2. Tucson Water Department limits flow rates for each water meter size in compliance with P2903.7. 3. Provide pipe sizes based on average pressure, P2903.6. 4. Show the water service pipe size with sufficient capacity for controlling excessive flow rates by including a water fixture total for the building, P2903.6. A minimum 1" service pipe is required for supplying water to more than 9.5 fixture units. 5. Provide waste line size and vent locations, P3005.4. 6. Show gas pipe sizes in compliance with connected demand, G2413.3 & Table G2413.4(1). MECHANICAL PLANS: 1. Provide (an HVAC system with) whole-house mechanical ventilation, or controlled exhaust with a calculated airflow rate, R303.4; N1103.6 & M1507.3. Show the system and flow rate on the plans. 2. Show supply ducts with minimum R-8 insulation (includes vented attics) except when completely located inside the thermal envelope, N1103.3.1. 3. 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. Label a double breaker space for future Photo Voltaic on the panel schedule opposite end from the main/supply side, T103.9. 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. Designate the circuit number at the location of each light fixture, receptacle, appliance and equipment disconnect switch, E3404.12. 4. Show two or more 2O AMP small appliance circuits at the kitchen countertop receptacle outlets; they may also serve the breakfast room and dining room, but not other locations, E3703.2 and E3901.3. 5. Show Bathroom receptacles on a separate 20 AMP circuit (dedicated) with outlets at no other location, E3703.4 and E3901.6. 6. Clothes Washer and Dishwasher GFCI: receptacles require readily accessible protection typically from an upstream device, E3902.9 & 10. Add notation to plans. 7. Protection of all interior 15A & 20A circuits serving outlet locations (except garage, kitchen, and bathrooms) including receptacles, lights and smoke detectors requires combination type arc-fault circuit interrupters, E3902.16. 8. Provide notation requiring tamper resistant receptacles for 125 volt, 15A and 20A receptacles, R4002.14. 9. Specify high-efficacy lamps for at least 90% of all lighting fixtures, N1104.1. OUTDOOR LIGHTING CODE 1. Show the proposed fixture as full cut-off FCO style, or provide an Outdoor Lighting Calculation including all exterior fixtures on the property for determining exterior lighting limits. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE: 1. Energy Certificate: (Mandatory) place near the indoor furnace or in utility room, N1101.14. Add notation to plans. If you have any questions please contact: Ken Van Karsen (520) 837-4912 City of Tucson Residential Plan Review |
| 01/31/2020 | JOHN VAN WINKLE | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Passed |