HomeMy WebLinkAbout185981_3_Corrections.docxRESIDENTIAL PLAN CHECK
COMMENTS
Planning & Building Agency
Building Safety Division
20 Civic Center Plaza
P.O. Box 1988 (M-19)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
(714) 647-5800
www.santa-ana.org
PLAN CHECK NO:
10178761
PROJECT ADDRESS:
2001 N Heliotrope Dr
PLAN CHECK ENGINEER:
Mazarji, ZacTEL:714
647-5831FAX:714
647-5897
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION:
V B
OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION(S):
R-3, U
PLAN CHECK DATES:
REMARKS/RECHECK ITEMS:
APPLICATION
5/16/2013
INITIAL REVIEW
5/23/2013
EXPIRATION
11/12/2013
RECHECKS:
1.
PROJECT APPLICANT CONTACT PERSON:
2.
Steve Hackbarth
3.
TEL:
(714)350-6072
FAX:
VALUATION: $169,760.00
EMAIL:
Stevehackbarth15@gmail.com
FLOOD ZONE: X-0602320163J
Note: Numbers in parenthesis (unless otherwise noted) refer to code sections of the 2010 California Residential Code (CRC); 2010 California Building Code (CBC); CMC = 2010 California Mechanical Code; CPC = 2010 California Plumbing Code; CEC = 2010 California Electrical Code; T = Table; ICC = International Code Council.All items noted on this plan check report must be addressed. If you feel that an item is not applicable to your project, note “N/A” and discuss the reason with the plan checker.Please indicate the sheet number and detail to the right of each correction, or note the number on the plans where the correction is made. Resubmit marked original, A separate sheet for response may be used.Resubmit 3corrected sets of plans.When meeting is needed, meetings between the project applicant/designer and the plan reviewer shall be by appointment only. Please call (714) 647-5831for an appointment.
Please see corrections on submitted plans. Red marked set must be returned with revised plans. Plans resubmitted without the red markup set may result in delayed review time and additional plan check fees.
This review does not include mechanical, plumbing or electrical work. Separate plans, applications, fees, plan checks, and permits are required for mechanical, plumbing, and electrical work. Call 647-5800 for information.
The applicant shall obtain clearances/approvals for the following, prior to building permit issuance:
- Planning Division approval on the corrected/final set of drawings (647-5804). Previously
approved plans should be submitted to expedite the process.
- Public Works Agency approval (647-5039).
- Proof of Worker's Compensation Insurance shall be required at the time of permit issuance.
ARCHITECTURAL
8. Provide building information on plans:
- Occupancy type: R3 / U
- Construction type: Type V – B
9. Provide a statement on the title sheet of the plans that this project shall comply with following codes:
- 2010 California Residential Code (CRC)
- 2010 California Building Code (CBC)
- 2010 California Electrical Code (CEC)
- 2010 California Mechanical Code (CMC)
- 2010 California Plumbing Code (CPC)
- 2010 California Energy Code (CEnC)
- City of Santa Ana Municipal CodeProvide wall legend to show new, existing and demo walls on all floor plans. Please refer to red marks on the drawings as well.
Please include the floor area of unconditioned attic area as part of new added room addition located on the 2nd floor.
Delete notes and details that do not apply to this project. (CBC 107)Please clarify this note that was added to job description by permit technician when project was submitted for plan check review at Building counter; “storage with metal roof.I CAN'T FIND EVIDENCE THAT THE STORAGE IS PERMITTED”. Additional plan check comments may apply.Note new roofing material including weight per structural design on the drawings and show compliance with following items; Provide detail of roof construction assembly. (CRC 902.1) Specify ICC approval number and weight per square foot for tile and special roof coverings. (CRC R905.3.4 and R905.3.5) All new construction, interior or exterior alterations, repairs, or additions requiring a permit and having a valuation in excess of $1,000, or when one or more sleeping rooms are added or created, the entire dwelling shall be provided with smoke detectors located as required for a new dwelling. (CRC R314.3) Smoke alarms shall be installed in the following locations:
- Ineach sleeping room.
- Outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms.
- On each additional story of the dwelling, including basements and habitable attics but not
including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics. In dwellings or dwelling units with split
levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke alarm
installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level provided that the lower
level is less than one full story below the upper level.
- When more than one smoke alarm is required to be installed within an individual dwelling
unit the alarm devices shall be interconnected in such a manner that the actuation of one
alarm will activate all of the alarms in the individual unit.All new construction, Interior or exterior alterations, repairs, or additions requiring a permit and having a valuation in excess of $1,000,, an approved carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed in dwelling units and in sleeping units within which fuel-burning appliances are installed and in dwelling units that have attached garages shall be provided with carbon monoxide alarms (CRC R315)
- Carbon monoxide alarms shall only be required in the specific dwelling unit or sleeping unit for
which the permit was obtained. Carbon monoxide alarms required by Sections R315.1 and
R315.2 .
- Outside of each separate dwelling unit sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedroom(s).
- On every level of a dwelling unit including basements.
- Where more than one carbon monoxide alarm is required to be installed within the dwelling unit or
within a sleeping unit the alarm shall be interconnected in a manner that activation of one alarm
shall activate all of the alarms in the individual unit.Shower compartments and walls above bathtubs with shower heads installed shall be finished with a smooth, nonabsorbent surface to a height of not less than 72” above the floor. (CRC R307.2)
Show attic ventilation type, size, and location. The required ventilation area ratio is 1/150 of attic area or 1/300 of attic area, with required vapor retarder, if at least half of the vent area is provided by ventilators located more than 3 feet above eave vents providing the remaining portion of the vent area. Openings shall have ¼ inch corrosion resistant metal mesh covering. (1203.2)
Show location of minimum 20x30-inch attic access with 30-inch minimum headroom in accordance with CBC1209. Also, MC305.0 requires that appliances shall be accessible for inspection, service, repair, and replacement without removing permanent construction. MC904.11 requires that an attic, in which an appliance is installed, shall be accessible through an opening at least as large as the largest component of the appliance and not less than 22 inches x 30 inches.Provide a complete full-height section and details of stairway showing: (CRC R311.7) (note on the drawings if existing stairway is to remain as is or to be, modified)
- Maximum rise of 7¾ inches and minimum run (tread) of 10 inches.
- Minimum width of 36 inches.
- Minimum headroom of 6 feet 8 inches.
- Framing (stringer, landing, etc.) size, bracing, connections, footings.
- Enclosed usable space under a stairway requires ½ inch gypsum board on the enclosed side. (CRC
R302.7)Indicate on the drawings that existing guards (when applicable) to be modified or remain as is;Provide a 42 inch high guardrail at balconies, landings and decks located more than 30” vertically to the floor or grade below. (CRC R312.1 & R312.2) Provide detail of the guard showing that a 4” diameter sphere may not pass through any opening in the guard. (CRC R312.3)Where guards are used as handrails, provide a detail of the guard (including a handrail on open sides of the stairway) showing that a 4 3/4” diameter sphere may not pass through the open space between intermediate rails and pickets. The open spaces between the risers tread and bottom rail of the guard shall not allow a 6-inch diameter sphere to pass through. (CRC R312.3)
STRUCTURAL
Please revise structural drawings to match architectural floor and roof plan. Refer to red marks on the drawings.Identify existing and new foundation and footings on the structural drawing and details. Clarify how existing foundation is verified.
On the drawings, provide Nailing Schedule in conformance with CRC Table R602.3(1).
Add note on foundation plan: All hold downs must be tied in place prior to foundation inspection.
3”x3”x.229” steel plate washers are required on all anchor bolts in a braced wall line. (CRC R403.1.6.1)For plywood floor diaphragm specify thickness, grade, T&G edges, panel span rating, nailing schedule and panel layout pattern. (CBC 2305, T2305.2.3, 2306.3, T2306.3.1, and T2306.3.2)Provide continuous Second Floor plywood diaphragm to exterior shear walls of First Floor, when Second Floor exterior shear walls are recessed. Also clearly show on the plans how second floor lateral loads are transferred to first floor shear walls.
Detail the shear transfer connections which transfer lateral forces from horizontal diaphragms through intermediate elements and shear walls to the foundation. (1603)Detail how the interior shear walls are connected to the roof/floor diaphragm(s). (1603)Provide diaphragm chord connection details addressing both tension and compression loading.
Cross reference all calculations for joists, beams, shear walls, etc., to framing/floor plans. Revise structural calculations for minimum foundation/footing design requirements for small projects In lieu of soils investigation report per Sections 1802.2.6 and 1802.2.7 of the 2010California Building Code and City of Santa Ana internal policy.
- Allowable foundation pressure not to exceed 1000 PSF.
- Footing to have minimum reinforcement of: 2 #4 at top and 2 #4 at bottom.(When new stairway is provided), Provide structural calculations and drawings, stamped and signed by a California licensed architect or registered Civil Engineer for:
- Stairway(s).
- Handrail(s)/Guard(s).
- Guard(s).
Walls braced to resist wind and seismic forces shall not exceed the following height to width ratios: 2 for 1 for plywood. Framing members or blocking shall be provided at the edges of all sheets in shear walls; 2 to 1 for gypsum wallboard and Portland cement plaster (stucco). Wall sections having height-to-length ratios in excess of 1 ½ to 1 shall be blocked. (2305, T2306.3, AF&PA SDPWS T4.3.4)
Sill plates supporting shear walls with lateral loads greater than 350 pounds/foot require a 3-inch nominal or greater member. (T2306.3, Footnote i)
The City has encountered a large number of inspection problems arising from a lack of specific framing details. The following listed items are required to be shown on the plans (CBC 107.1):
- All plumbing walls are to be framed with a minimum of 6" studs.
- Double walls used as plumbing walls are to be a minimum of 8" wide and no "flat" studs permitted.
Staggered studs are acceptable.
- Permissible notching and boring of joists are to be shown on the plans and shall not exceed CBC
Section 2308.10.4.2 allowances.
- Notching of exterior and bearing/nonbearing walls shall not exceed 25%/40% respectively. Bored
holes in bearing/nonbearing walls shall not exceed 40%/60% respectively. In no case shall the
edge of the bored hole be nearer than 5/8 inch to the edge of the stud. (2308.9.10 and 2308.9.11)
- Header and trimmer details for doors and windows are to be shown with full length trimmers,
specifying the size of the header and trimmer. (2308.10.4.3)
ENERGY CONSERVATION (2008 California Energy Standards Code = 2010 Energy Code)The residence shall conform to the State Energy Conservation Standards. Submit forms and calculations for review and blueprint the final forms on the plans.
- Signed Energy Efficiency Documents must be printed on the plans.
- Also, submit 2 copies of signed Energy Efficiency calculations.
- The corrected/final drawings shall have the required energy efficiency compliance documentation
with completed signature blocks filed on the plans.
-The energy plan check consultant must sign documentation forms on behalf of the Building
Safety Division.
- Revise electrical drawings to show compliance with lighting mandatory measures of T-24 energy calculations. The Mandatory Measures Checklist (MF-1R) form, showing compliance with 2008 CESC Section 150, is to be incorporated into the plans. (T24-1-10.103(a) 2A)Show location of existing heating equipment on the plans. (CRC R303.8)