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Permit Number: T22CM04230
Parcel: 13817009A

Review Status: Completed

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

Permit Number - T22CM04230
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL - BLDG/ZONING/ENGINE/NPPO
Review Status: Completed
Review Date Reviewer's Name Type of Review Description Status Comments
06/23/2022 KEN VAN KARSEN BUILDING-RESIDENTIAL REVIEW Reqs Change T22CM04230
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 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 updates; revisions are processed if changes occur after the permit is issued.

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.

A living space with cooking features is an independently functioning dwelling and requires compliance with the 2018 IRC and City of Tucson building ordinances for Family Dwelling requirements.

Each dwelling unit with kitchen requires a separate Pima County assigned street address, R319. Notate each dwelling address on the site plan (or remove cooking appliances).

A new dwelling unit requires collection of development impact fee when the building permit is processed, City of Tucson Ordinance #11203.

GENERAL COMMENTS (for dwelling with kitchen):

1. A dwelling unit (living space with kitchen) providing complete independent living facilities requires compliance with design ordinances for handicap, solar water, photo-voltaic, gray water and EV charging 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 March 1, 2009 require a solar water system, or future installation preparation City of Tucson Ordinance #10549 with one of the following provisions: ½”control conduit and two ¾” copper piping for water with rooftop termination; straight 3” capped sleeve; or an accessible attic (clear path 30” wide x 30” high) over the water heater. Show appropriate notation.
4. 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. Update breaker space location.
5. 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 for compliance at https://www.tucsonaz.gov/pdsd/water-energy-conservation
6. Show compliance with the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Ordinance adopted by the City of Tucson Ordinance #11844 on 6/22/2021. Include a 40 ampere 240 volt dedicated branch circuit with a NEMA 14-50R receptacle for charging an electric vehicle at a proposed parking space or show the distance from transit or a bike boulevard as not greater than a quarter-mile.

SITE PLAN:

1. Update the electric and water lines from meter to building, R106.1.1. Show all utility point of connections without dependance on another dwelling. Update the electric lines from meter to building, R106.1.1. Consider a single multi-meter location on the property.
2. Show a street address for each dwelling on the site plan, R319.

PLANS:

1. Show a maximum ½” floor elevation changes 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.

SECTIONS - DETAILS:

1. Show an unvented roof assembly with all insulation at the roof including an air-impermeable rigid insulation material with a minimum R-5 value applied correctly to either side of the roof sheathing as part of the total insulation requirement, R806.5 or show the attic vent opening size using 1 to 150 of attic area with insulation at the ceiling in compliance with R806.2.

PLUMBING PLANS:

1. Tucson Water Department limits flow rates for each water meter size in compliance with P2903.7. Show an appropriate yard pipe bypassing the existing dwelling and the water meter size.

MECHANICAL PLANS:

1. Provide heating facilities in all habitable rooms, R303.9.
2. Provide an equipment specification list including the (fans, furnace and AC) size or capacity, M1302.1.
3. 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 1501 SF requires a 30 CFM continuous setting.
4. 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 plans if system calculations will be provided by deferred submittal.

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 receptacle outlets at each kitchen counter space wider than 12” with no point along the wall line more than 24” from a receptacle outlet, E3901.4.1. Show receptacles within 2’ of counter edges or corners and no more than 4’ apart
3. 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.
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. Provide the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment 40 ampere 240 volt dedicated branch circuit with a NEMA 14-50R receptacle and label the circuit “EV Ready” and locate the receptacle at a parking area, N1104.2.1. Include the Electric Vehicle load entry (typically 7680 watts) in the electrical load calculations (continuous demand) like the HVAC entry, N1104.2.2.

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.

Please contact the plans reviewer if you have any questions:
Ken Van Karsen
(520) 837-4912 PDSD-Residential@tucsonaz.gov
City of Tucson Residential Plan Review
07/05/2022 SSHIELD1 ENGINEERING REVIEW Passed
07/11/2022 AWARNER1 NPPO REVIEW Approved
09/16/2022 ELISA HAMBLIN ZONING REVIEW Reqs Change ZONING REVIEW TRANSMITTAL
FROM: PDSD Zoning Review

PROJECT: T22CM04230
345 E Teton Rd #5 - R-2
Electric Service for an Unpermitted Dwelling

TRANSMITTAL: September 16, 2022
COMMENTS:
1. Clarify the scope of work of this project. Provide documentation structure and dwelling unit were previously permitted. If the dwelling was not permitted, a Development Package meeting the requirements of Administrative Manual 2-06 is required due to the expansion of a multifamily development.
2. Clarify the difference or relationship between this permit and permit T2204631 which was submitted for "New power for Unit 5".
3. Ensure all building review comments are addressed.

If you have any questions about this transmittal, please contact Zone1.desk@tucsonaz.gov.