Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Active
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING/ENGINE/NPPO
Permit Number - T20CM05282
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING/ENGINE/NPPO
Review Status: Active
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/2020 | ANY | ZONING | REVIEW | Active | |
| 08/14/2020 | LOREN MAKUS | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Passed | |
| 08/14/2020 | ANDREW CONNOR | NPPO | REVIEW | Passed | |
| 08/14/2020 | KEN VAN KARSEN | BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL | REVIEW | Reqs Change | T20CM05282 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 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 REQUIREMENTS: 1. Each dwelling unit building requires a street address and a separate permit, R319. 2. A new dwelling unit requires collection of development impact fee when the building permit is processed, City of Tucson Ordinance #11203. GENERAL COMMENTS: 3. A dwelling unit providing complete independent living facilities requires compliance with design ordinances for handicap, solar water, photo-voltaic and gray water preparations. Design Ordinances adopted by the City of Tucson. 4. 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. 5. 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 . a. Show a minimum 300 SF clear solar-ready zone on a roof or framing plan, T103.3. Model plans should show four typical south facing roof surfaces. b. Label a double breaker space for future Photo Voltaic on the panel schedule opposite end from the main/supply side, T103.9. 6. 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 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. 2. Eave ventilation is not appropriate without attic space, or rafter cavity space between insulation and roof sheathing, R806.1. Remove the vent block detail, sheet #3. MECHANICAL PLANS: 1. Provide (an HVAC system with fresh air intake) whole-house mechanical ventilation, or controlled exhaust with a calculated airflow rate, R303.4; N1103.6 & M1505.4. Show the system and appropriate flow rate setting on the plans. A one bedroom dwelling under 1500 SF requires a 40 CFM continuous setting. ELECTRICAL PLANS: 1. Show service panels on a Riser Diagram for each building. Each dwelling unit requires a metered service, NEC 225.30 and E3403. 2. Verify the water heater circuit size for serving the load, E3702.11. A whole house tankless water heater may require a larger circuit size. 3. Provide notation requiring tamper resistant receptacles for 125 volt, 15A and 20A receptacles, R4002.14. 4. Show or notate a disconnect means or a locking breaker for the water heater, E4101.5. 5. Specify high-efficacy lamps for at least 90% of all lighting fixtures, N1104.1. 6. Update the code reference at note #1, sheet #7. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE: 1. Energy Certificate: (Mandatory) place near the thermostat, 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 |