Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING/ENGINE/NPPO
Permit Number - T21CM00763
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING/ENGINE/NPPO
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03/2021 | STEVE SHIELDS | ZONING | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 02/03/2021 | SSHIELD1 | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Passed | |
| 02/03/2021 | SSHIELD1 | NPPO | REVIEW | Passed | |
| 02/17/2021 | KEN VAN KARSEN | BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL | REVIEW | Reqs Change | T21CM00763 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: A new dwelling unit (includes a kitchen) requires collection of development impact fee when the building permit is processed, City of Tucson Ordinance #11203. Each dwelling unit building requires a separate street address, R319 Show the new address on the site plan. Provide a feeder conductor from the property service pane with new meter to the new dwelling (with kitchen), E3601.2. A second metered service panel on the property requires a separately labeled building address. GENERAL COMMENTS: 1. A dwelling unit providing complete independent living facilities requires compliance with design ordinances for handicap, photo-voltaic and gray water preparations. Design Ordinances adopted by the City of Tucson. A sleeping quarters without kitchen does not require these preparations. 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 at an exterior wall, one with an above grade stub-out, and one plumbed to the building drain. 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. MECHANICAL PLANS: 1. Provide a mechanical plan. 2. 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 less than 1500 SF requires a 30 CFM continuous setting. 3. Provide heating facilities in all habitable rooms, R303.9. 4. Show dryer vent size and location for venting to exterior, M1501. 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. Provide an electrical riser diagram, E3403. 3. Provide an Electrical service utility plan coordinated with Tucson Electric Power. 4. Provide a minimum service conductor rating of 100 AMP for each dwelling and conductors with minimum rating of #4 copper 75 degree C, E3602.1 & E3603.1. 5. 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. 6. Provide an exterior outlet at grade level located at both the front and back of the dwelling, E3901.7. These outlets require GFCI protection, E3902.3. 7. Clothes Washer and Dishwasher GFCI: receptacles require readily accessible protection typically from an upstream device, E3902.9 & 10. Add notation to plans. 8. 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. 9. Show or notate a disconnect means or a locking breaker for the water heater, E4101.5. Show the circuit number on the plan. 10. Specify high-efficacy lamps for at least 90% of all lighting fixtures, N1104.1. 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 |