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Permit Number: T21CM00201
Parcel: 13821007D

Address:
235 W ELVIRA RD

Review Status: Completed

Review Details: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING/ENGINE/NPPO

Permit Number - T21CM00201
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING/ENGINE/NPPO
Review Status: Completed
Review Date Reviewer's Name Type of Review Description Status Comments
02/02/2021 ANDREW CONNOR NPPO REVIEW Passed
02/02/2021 DTRAMME1 ENGINEERING REVIEW Passed
02/02/2021 KEN VAN KARSEN BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL REVIEW Reqs Change T21CM00201
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 COMMENTS:

1. 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.
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 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.
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. Include two clothes washer standpipes, one with an above grade stub-out, and one to the building drain; also provide gray drain-line discharge of all second story bathing fixtures through an exterior-wall drop for future gravity distribution. Include an aliened purple colored 2” or 3” vertical drop to a cleanout cap 2’ above grade. Add the appropriate detail found at the web site: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/pdsd/codes-ordinances/Grey_Water_Options_FINAL_.pdf

FLOOR PLANS:

1. Show a maximum ½” floor elevation changes at a notated accessible route entrance on the floor plan, R106.1.1. Include all threshold conditions for a route from the exterior into the living space.

SECTIONS - DETAILS:

1. Clarify the placement of ceiling/roof insulation for determining the need for attic ventilation, R806.
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.
3. A vented attic space requires a calculation for showing the attic ventilation opening size using 1 to 150 of attic area in compliance with R806.2. Provide appropriate upper and lower space vents when applying the reduced area calculation. Account for the existing attic space if removing or blocking existing vents.

ELECTRICAL PLANS:

1. Revise the electrical load calculations following Table E3602.2 for sizing the general usage loads. Show 3 watts per square foot of both 1st and 2nd floor areas.
2. Garage Branch Circuit: a separate (dedicated) GFCI 20-amp branch circuit required for receptacles in an attached garage and detached garages with service, E3703.5.
3. Clothes Washer and Dishwasher GFCI: receptacles require readily accessible protection typically from an upstream device, E3902.9 & 10. Add notation to plans.

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
02/09/2021 STEVE SHIELDS ZONING REVIEW Reqs Change PROVIDE A FULL SET OF PLANS WITH YOU NEXT SUBMITTAL TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: RESIDENTIAL PLOT PLAN, FLOOR PLAN, FULLY DIMENSIONS ELEVATIONS.
02/19/2021 JVINCEN1 FIRE REVIEW Approved