Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: RESUBMITTAL
Permit Number - T20CM06019
Review Name: RESUBMITTAL
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/2021 | KEN VAN KARSEN | BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL | REVIEW | Reqs Change | T20CM06019 PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS Plan review for the above referenced structure has been completed. This letter reflects comments to be addressed. For facilitating a shorter back check time, please provide an updated complete plan set 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: The City of Tucson adopted the 2018 IRC with amendments on 1/1/2019. Show the current code reference on the plans. Items built without permit may require alteration or improvement for code compliance with the 2018 IRC, R105. Show the as-built addition with necessary alterations for achieving code compliance. Sample plans are available at https://www.tucsonaz.gov/pdsd/residential-permits FLOOR PLANS: 1. Show a floor plan of the altered space, R106.1.1. Bedrooms have additional requirements from other living spaces. Include dimensions and show all doors, windows, fixtures and appliances. STRUCTURAL PLANS: 1. Locate and size beams, joist, headers and fasteners for supporting live and dead structural loads on a Roof Framing Plan, R804 or provide an engineer’s calculation, design and seal for a performance design when minimum sizes are not code compliant with the IRC, R301.1. SECTIONS - DETAILS: 1. Show a cross-section detail for the new exterior wall, R106.1.1. Show the minimum 12” footing depth below the undisturbed ground surface with 12” minimum width for wood framed walls with minimum of one #4 rebar in the proposed continuous footing, R403.1. 2. Show exterior wood siding, sheathing and wall framing with a 6” clearance above the ground (R317.1 item 5) with minimum ½” diameter anchor bolt and treated sill plates, R602.10.8 & R403.1.6. This may require a concrete stem when the floor is less than 6” above grade. MECHANICAL PLANS: 1. Provide heating facilities in all habitable rooms, R303.9. 2. Clarify the location of supply ducts (exposed, within chase or exterior), N1103.2.3. 3. Provide an equipment specification list including the (fans, furnace and AC) size or capacity, M1302.1. ELECTRICAL PLANS: 1. Smoke alarms are required outside each separate sleeping area, R314.3.2. Show a smoke alarm in each bedroom and outside in the immediate vicinity. 2. Show the location of each outlet on the Electrical Plan, E3404.12. 3. Show receptacle outlets at wall spaces 2’ or more with no wall point (exclude door openings) more than 6’ from a receptacle outlet, E3901.2. 4. 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. 5. Show at least one wall-switch-controlled lighting outlet providing illumination on the exterior side of each egress door having grade level access R3903.3. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE: 1. The simplified prescribed energy values for glazing is U=0.40, skylights U=0.65, ceiling R=38 (R-30 for a qualifying room addition) 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 |