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PLAN CHECK COMMENTS

1. For electronically submitted plans, please resubmit a complete set of plans and documents upon every resubmittal. Any missing plan sheets, missing stamps and/or signatures (where required) may delay the review process. All revisions must be clouded.
2. Submit written responses addressing each plan review comments below and a summary of changes for any additional modifications. In each response, refer to specific detail or sheet, or specific page of the supporting documents. Show compliance with all comments within the construction documents. 
3. NOTE:  Santa Cruz County does not have a construction waste management plan form. The following note included in the plan shall suffice: A minimum of 65% of the nonhazardous construction and demolition waste shall be recycled and/or salvaged.
4. A geotechnical soils investigation report is required for new single-family, multi-family, habitable accessory buildings, new commercial buildings, all additions on slopes greater than 20 percent, dwelling additions greater than 500 square feet, commercial additions greater than 250 square feet or additions to any building which increase the habitable space by more than 50 percent.
5. All additions, and any replacements of building wood siding, windows, roofing, attic vents and foundation vents used in the exterior design and construction of existing buildings located within any High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone within State Responsibility Areas shall comply with the requirements noted in 2019 Sec R337 of the California Residential Code.
6. A minimum Class B roof covering is required for all construction types in all localities.
7. Braced wall method GB is not permitted and the use of method PCP, DWB, PBS, HPS and SFB is limited to one-story single-family dwellings or the top story of two-story single family dwellings, and accessory structures.
8. The use of wood support posts or poles in all required structural retaining walls located on private property that are associated with habitable structures, required access roads and driveways, and required slope stability walls that create or protect the development envelope, is prohibited.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Architectural Plan Check Comments by |Steve Stokes, stevenstokes@csgengr.com|

A1. Sheet T1: Please clarify, under project data the note states no automatic fire sprinkler system, however under Fire Department Notes it states “All buildings shall be protected by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system …”, and the note at the bottom states “Fire Marshal variance for not meeting 500 gpm hydrant flow … due to added indoor sprinkler system”?

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

A2. Sheet T1: Under Code Compliance please revise the 2019 California Code references to the currently applicable 2022 codes.

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

A3. Sheet A2.1: Per Santa Cruz County Municipal Code Section 12.10.215(E) & 12.10.220(B) when a non-compliant window is replaced in a sleeping room of an R-2 or R-3 occupancy and it is required to be an emergency escape and rescue window, the replacement window must comply with the emergency escape and rescue provisions of CRC R310.1 or CBC 1030 as applicable. Please add Sheet Note #10 for Emergency Escape and Rescue information to at least one of the new replacement windows in Bedroom #2.

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

A4. Sheet A2.1: Please note on plans compliance with CRC R302.9.1 which states that all new wall and ceiling finishes shall have a flame spread index of not greater than 200.

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

A5. Sheet A2.1: Please note on plans compliance with CRC R302.9.2 which states that all new wall and ceiling finishes shall have a smoke-developed index of not greater than 450.

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

A6. Sheet A2.1: Please indicate on plans specifically which proposed new windows and glazing, as applicable, are in hazardous locations per CRC R308.4.1 for glazing in doors, R308.4.2 for glazing adjacent to doors, R308.4.3 for glazing in windows, R308.4.4 for glazing in guards and railings, R308.4.4.1 for structural glass baluster panels, R308.4.5 for glazing and wet surfaces, R308.4.6 for glazing adjacent to stairs and ramps, R308.4.7 for glazing adjacent to the bottom stair landing, and R308.5 for site-built windows, and show on plans compliance as applicable.

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

A7. Sheet A2.1: Please note on plans per Santa Cruz County Municipal Code Section 12.10.220(K) CRC R902.1.3 is amended to require “at least a Class B roof.” [Ord. 5318 § 1, 2019; Ord. 5235 § 1, 2016; Ord. 5168 § 1, 2013; Ord. 5081 § 1, 2010].

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

A8. Sheet T1: Please add this note to the title sheet “A minimum of 65% of the nonhazardous construction and demolition waste shall be recycled and/or salvaged.” (Santa Cruz County Municipal Code Section 12.10.220(F) & 12.10.220(D), CGBC 301.3.2, 2019 CGBC 5.408, CRC R334.1, & CGBC 5.408)

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

Disabled Access Plan Check Comments by |Steve Stokes, stevenstokes@csgengr.com|

Project is submitted for review as an R-3 Occupancy Use Group therefore no comments this section.

Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Plan Check Comments by |Steve Stokes, stevenstokes@csgengr.com|

W1. Sheet T1: Per Santa Cruz County Municipal Code Section 12.10.220(F), & CRC R337 for any proposed new exterior construction which is part of the scope of work for this permit including, but not limited to, all additions and any replacements of building wood siding, windows, exterior doors, roofing, attic vents, and foundation vents, please indicate on plans compliance for ignition resistant construction, this can be accomplished by listing each proposed material from the SFM (State Fire Marshal) approved materials list including reference numbers, link to SFM list: https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/divisions/fire-engineering-and-investigations/building-materials-listing/

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

Structural Plan Check Comments by |Steve Stokes, stevenstokes@csgengr.com|

S1. Sheet 1: At Detail 3, and other locations as applicable, a shear panel is noted, please clarify and identify the type(s) and location(s) of any new or altered shear wall/braced wall designs, and please note that per Santa Cruz County Municipal Code Section 12.10.215(I) & 12.10.220(J) braced wall method GB is not permitted and the use of method PCP, DWB, PBS, HPS and SFB is limited to one story single family dwellings or the top story of two-story single family dwellings, and accessory structures.

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

Mechanical Plan Check Comments by |Steve Stokes, stevenstokes@csgengr.com|

M1. Sheet A2.1: Plan notes new 40,000 BTU wall furnace, please clarify is there any proposed new gas work or is it all existing, and if any new gas piping is proposed show the location, size, and material of all proposed new gas piping on the plans, please indicate on plans specifically which table in was used for the gas pipe sizing calculation [CPC 1215.2(1) – 1215.2(36), or CMC 1315.2(1)-1315.2(36)] based on pipe material, type of gas supply (natural gas or LP propane), inlet pressure, pressure drop, specific gravity, length, required capacity of gas in cubic feet per hour, and specifically list all of the above information on the plan.

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

Plumbing Plan Check Comments by |Steve Stokes, stevenstokes@csgengr.com|

No comments this section.

Electrical Plan Check Comments by |Steve Stokes, stevenstokes@csgengr.com|

E1. Sheet E1.0: Please note on plans that the electrical outlets serving the kitchen countertop shall be GFCI protected per California Electrical Code Article 210.8(6), and also AFCI protected per California Electrical Code Article 210.12(A). Any of the (6) methods listed in 210.12(A) maybe used including installing a dual-function (AFCI/GFCI) circuit breaker to the circuits supplying the kitchen, or installing a Combination-Type AFCI circuit breaker on the circuit supplying the kitchen countertop          and GFCI receptacles.

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

E2. Sheet E1.0: Please note on plans compliance with California Electrical Code Article 210.12(A) for dwelling units all 120-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying outlets or devices installed in dwelling unit kitchens, family rooms, dining rooms, living rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms, sunrooms, recreation rooms, closets, hallways, laundry areas, or similar rooms or areas shall be protected by any of the means described in 210.12(A)(1) through (6) for Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection.

                Response: ______________________________________________________________________

CalGreen Plan Check Comments by |Steve Stokes, stevenstokes@csgengr.com| 

No comments this section.

(End of Building Comments)

Note:  For the referenced code information, go to http://www.bsc.ca.gov/Codes.aspx and/or http://www.sccoplanning.com/PlanningHome/BuildingSafety/BuildingCodes.aspx.

Resubmittal Requirements:

1) “Complete sets” of plans with revisions clouded, labeled, and keyed to a revision date list.

2) Written responses referencing revised sheet(s) and/or detail(s). This plan check list may be copied and responses written below each item.

3) Supplemental documents, as required.

Resubmittal Information: http://www.sccoplanning.com/Portals/2/County/Planning/bldg/Re-submittal%20Process%207.21.16.pdf

Please be advised that if plan check comments are required to be addressed leading to a 3rd plan check, additional charges will be added to your permit fee at an hourly rate.

If you have any questions regarding these building plan check comments, please contact Steven Stokes at: stevenstokes@csgengr.com