SINGLE FAMILY PLAN SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION, (and up to four residential units)

  1. Application
  2. Water permit
  3. Sewer or septic permit
  4. Zoning permit
  5. Site plan or provide set backs (include all structures on the property)
  6. Two sets of plans (in ink, drawn to scale)

The following views and details shall appear on all plans:

  1. Elevation of all sides, including indication of grade.
  2. Plan/over view of each floor level, with all rooms and spaces labeled, and sizes indicated.
  3. Section view(s).
  4. Ceiling heights of all floors, including basement.
  5. Window manufacturer, locations and corresponding numbers (window schedule). Baths w/o a window require fan/light.
  6. Heat-loss/gain calculations indicating design per ACCA Manual “J”, or other Approved heating and cooling calculation methodologies. Indicate heat system type and equipment locations.
  7. Submit completed CRCA Energy Compliance Information form.
  8. Water closet, lavatory, tub or shower in compartment with privacy. Show clearances or dimensions between fixtures.
  9. Safety glazing in hazardous locations (e.g. fixed and sliding panels in sliding and bi-fold closet door assemblies; walls of tubs and showers; within 24” of doors; walls enclosing stairway landings or within 60” of the top and bottom of stairways, etc.)
  10. Skylights with glazing type: laminated glass, fully tempered glass, heat-strengthened glass, wired glass, or approved rigid plastics.
  11. 1-3/8" solid wood, 20-minute fire-rated doors or equivalent between garage and residence.
  12. Openings from garage directly into a room used for sleeping purposes shall not be permitted.
  13. 1/2" gypsum separation between garage and dwelling. Garages beneath habitable rooms shall be separated from all habitable rooms above by not less than 5/8” Type X gypsum board. Where the separation is a floor-ceiling assembly, the structure supporting the separation shall also be protected by not less than 1/2" gypsum board.
  14. 3'0" x 6'8" exit door.
  15. Exit access or hallways greater than or equal to 3'.
  16. Landings (min. 3'x3').
  17. Stairway details: Minimum width = 3'; Maximum stair rise = 8-1/4"; Minimum tread depth = 9" with 3/4" to 1-1/4" nosing; Minimum headroom = 6'8". Open risers are permitted, provided that the opening between treads doesn’t allow the passage of a 4” sphere.
  18. Stairway illumination (including exterior stairs).
  19. Handrail details: Required at stairs with three or more risers. 34"-38" above leading edge of nosing; The handgrip portion of the handrails shall not be more than 2-5/8 inches in cross-sectional dimension, or the shape shall provide equivalent gripping surface.
  20. Guardrail details: Required for porches, balconies, open sides of stairs, or raised floor surfaces > 30” above floor or grades below; Minimum 36” above finished floor at horizontal locations; Minimum 34” above leading edge of nosing measured vertically at stairs; Opening limitations = < 4” and < 6” at triangle formed by rise and run of stairs and bottom of guardrail. No ladder effect!
  21. Smoke detectors: Locations (one on each floor, one in each sleeping room and in the immediate vicinity of each sleeping room.); Interconnected with AC and DC power source.
  22. Vapor retarder on warm-in-winter side of exterior walls.
  23. Termite protection (eg.: cap block and pressure treated plate.).
  24. Footings: Depth and size (width and thickness); (Including piers and columns and decks).
  25. Foundations:
    1. Composition
    2. Means of complying with unbalanced fill heights.
    3. Dampproofing (eg.: parging and tarring).
    4. Waterproofing (Waterproofing is required wherever habitable space is located below grade and product specifications shall be submitted for approval.)
    5. Sill place (Minimum width of walls above).
    6. Bolting in concrete or masonry = 1/2" diameter bolts at 6'0" on center and within 12" from corner and from ends of each plate section, 7” embedment.
  26. Size, location and composition of all columns (Minimum 4" square wood; Minimum 3" diameter steel).
  27. Crawl space:
    1. Vents required within 3 feet of each corner (exception: Ventilation openings are not required when the ground surface is covered with an approved vapor retarder material, the space is supplied with conditioned air and the perimeter walls are insulated).
    2. Access = 18" x 24"
    3. Minimum 18" clearance from finished grade to floor framing.
  28. Species and grade of all framing lumber (e.g.: SPF #2 or better).
  29. Size, spacing, and direction of floor joists.
  30. Beam sizes and supports.
  31. Joists under bearing partitions.
  32. Framing of openings in floors and roofs.
  33. Floor sheathing composition, grade and thickness.
  34. Concrete floors:
    1. Thickness (Min. 3-1/2")
    2. Strength (basement = 2,500 PSI min.; garage = 3,000 PSI min.)
    3. Base course (4" thick base course consisting of clean graded sand, gravel, crushed stone or crushed blast-furnace slag passing a 2-inch sieve.)
    4. Vapor barrier (including attached garages).
  35. Interior and exterior wall stud sizes, grade, spacing, bracing and number of jack studs.
  36. All headers Composition; Location; Sizes.
  37. FHA or solid masonry at top course of change in thickness of masonry (e.g.: brick ledge).
  38. Interior wall covering (e.g.: 1/2" gypsum).
  39. Exterior wail covering (e.g.: vinyl, brick, wood, EIFS).
  40. Veneer support over windows and doors.
  41. Roof framing:
    1. Size, spacing and direction of all rafters (include supports of veneer over roofs).
    2. Size, spacing and direction of all ceiling joists
    3. If trusses, add note to plans: “Truss specification sheets with PA design professionals seal and layout/placement diagram shall be on site at time of rough framing inspection.”
    4. Pitch of all roofs.
  42. Roof sheathing: composition, grade, thickness, blocking or “H”-clips.
  43. Attic ventilation (e.g. ridge vent and vented soffit).
  44. Attic access for any roof space > 30" (Minimum 22"x30")
  45. Roof covering, including felt paper, if required. (e.g.: fiberglass, slate, metal, etc.)
  46. Ice barrier/ice guard.
  47. Chimneys and fireplaces:
    1. Locations
    2. Masonry or factory built
    3. Footing size and thickness (if applicable).
  48. All engineered components shall be accompanied with job specific title, address and PA design professional's seal.

(See attached "Manufactured Structural Components & Manufactured Building for Residential I & 2 Family Use" policy)

*THIS OUTLINE SHALL NOT BE SUBMITTED AS A PLAN DOCUMENT*

CENTRE REGION CODE ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY FOR MANUFACTURED STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS & MANUFACTURED BUILDINGS

FOR RESIDENTIAL 1 & 2 FAMILY USE

Background

The International Residential Code (IRC) is a specification or prescriptive code for construction buildings not exceeding 32 feet in depth and not more than three stories in height. The tables contained in the code for design values of rafters and joists; allowable span for roof rafters and floor joists; and size and span for wood girder beams are designed to these parameters. When manufactured structural components are proposed to be used, the IRC does not address any requirement for the size, span or loading of the specific structural member. In order to insure that loading of all structural elements are within accepted safety levels, the following administrative policy was developed to address those structural building components that are not included in the IRC.

Purpose

This administrative policy is to clarify when calculations and registered design professional seals are required for structural components used in the construction of one and two family residential buildings and manufactured modular buildings as permitted by Section R-104.11 of the IRC.

Manufactured Components

A registered design professional’s seal shall be required on construction plans or on written letter to address the following manufactured building components when used for structural applications in one and two family residential buildings prior to the submission of construction plans for a building permit:

  1. Steel beams, steel headers, steel lintels, and steel columns;
  2. Manufactured wood beams or girders;
  3. Field assembled wood beams that include plywood or steel;
  4. Roof and floor trusses; and
  5. Manufactured foundation systems; and

Manufactured Modular Buildings

A registered design professional's seal shall be required on all one and two family residential construction plans for manufactured modular buildings.

Approved: Code Administration Committee

Date: May 9. 1996

(Rewritten to fit IRC: 7-10-03, by RW)