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Butte County Department of Development Services
TIM SNELLINGS, DIRECTOR | PETE CALARCO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
7 County Center Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
(530) 538-7601 Office
(530) 538-7785 Fax
www.buttecounty.net
November 12, 2015
Mark Hoffman
2126 Jackson Ranch Road
Oroville, CA 95965
Assessor Parcel Number: 005-466-020
Building Permit Number: B15-2548 Plan Check #1
Description: House
Occupancy Classification: R-3 / U
Construction Type: V-B
Stories: 1
Fire Sprinklers: Yes
Building Total Area: R-3 @ 1260 SQ FT / U @ 480 SQ FT
Covered Area: 84 SQ FT
Flood Zone: X per 0600 7C 0505 E F.I.R.M. dated January 6, 2011
Thank you for submitting permits for your building project. The permit documents have been reviewed and
comments are listed below. Please respond in writing to each comment. Complete and clear responses will
expedite the re-check and approval of this project. Please provide two revised plan sets with your response.
NON-STRUCTURAL COMMENTS AND
STRUCTURAL COMMENTS:
1. Please reference on the plans the 2013 California Building Code (CBC), 2013 California Residential
Code (CRC), 2013 California Mechanical Code (CMC), 2013 California Plumbing Code (CPC), 2013
California Electrical Code (CEC), 2013 California Fire Code (CFC) and 2013 California Energy Code (2008
California Energy Standards as amended by the state of California and the local jurisdiction.) 2013 California
Green Building Standards Code
2. Please provide a Code Analysis for this building on the cover sheet of the plans.
3. Please provide a complete Scope of Work on the cover sheet of the plans.
4. The nature of work to be completed on this house will require compliance with California Senate Bill 407
for the installation of water-conserving plumbing fixtures. Please see attached information.
5. Please contact the Butte County Fire Department to determine their requirements for the proposed
structure. Butte County Fire is located at 176 Nelson Avenue, Oroville, Ca. and their phone number is 530-
538-7888.
6. The nature of work to be completed on this house will require compliance with California Senate Bill 407
for the installation of water-conserving plumbing fixtures. Please see attached information.
7. Please specify erosion control measures on the site plan. See attached erosion control handout.
8. An automatic residential fire sprinkler system shall be installed in one- and two- family dwellings.
Exception: An automatic residential fire sprinkler system shall not be required for additions or alterations to
existing buildings that are not already provided with an automatic residential sprinkler system. A permit
application and plans shall be required to be submitted prior to four building categories (rough frame)
inspection.
9. Please specify the location of an attic access opening for attic areas having a clear height over 30” and
provide a 22” x 30” minimum size opening in accordance with 2013 CRC Section R807.1 and 2013 CMC
Section 904.10. The attic access opening shall be located in a hallway or other readily accessible location.
10. Please clearly specify the type of vehicle barrier that will provide protection of the Water Heater, Furnace,
Dryer, and Washer per CPC 507.13.1.
11. Please provide and show the garage floor slope. The area of floor used for parking of automotive or other
vehicles shall be sloped to facilitate the movement of liquids to a drain or toward the main vehicle entry
doorway. 2013 CRC Section R309.1.
12. Please specify the ground immediately adjacent to the foundation shall be sloped away from the building
at a slope of not less than 6-inches within the first 10-feet (5% slope). 2013 CRC Section R401.3.
13. Please provide and show on the plans the location of the required Carbon Monoxide alarm(s). Locate in
the hallway, in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms. 2013 CRC Section R315.
14. Please provide a bathroom fan complying with the requirements of 2013 CGBC Section 4.506. Please ad
this note to the plans. The bathroom exhaust fan shall be controlled with humidistat control capable of
adjustment between a relative humidity range of 50% to 80%.
15. Please specify Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection to all 120-volt, single phase, 15 and 20-amp
branch circuits supplying outlets installed in dwellings. (Throughout) 2013 CEC Art. 210.12 (A).
16. Please specify Tamper-Resistant Receptacles in the dwelling. All 125-volt, single phase, 15 and 20-amp
receptacles shall be listed tamper-resistant receptacles. (Throughout) 2013 CEC Art. 406.12.
17. Please provide and show outdoor receptacles outlet front and rear of the Dwelling. Exterior receptacles
must be WP/GFCI protected. 2013 CEC Art. 210.52 (E)(1) & 210.8.
18. All receptacles within the garages shall be GFCI protected. 2013 CEC Art. 210.8 (A)(2).
19. All exterior outdoor lights shall be High Efficacy luminaries or Low Efficacy (incandescent) luminaries
controlled by a manual-on/off switch with a photocell and motion sensor. Refer to the Mandatory Measures
for Residential Lighting Measures attached to the California Energy Commission, Mandatory Measures ,
form MF-1R.
20. Please specify the following on the plans in regards to the new water heater located in the garage:
a. Specify seismic anchorage of water heater to include anchors or straps at points within the upper
and lower one-third of its vertical dimension, the lower anchor/strap located to maintain a minimum
distance of 4 inches above the controls. CPC 507.2
b. Specify that the water heater shall have a pressure relief valve with drain to the exterior (or floor
drain, etc.), terminate toward the ground maintaining between 6" and 24" of clearance from the
ground, and point downward. CPC 608.5
c. Specify the water heater (i.e., that generate a glow, spark or are capable of igniting flammable
vapors) must be installed at least 18” above the floor and be protected from vehicle impact (i.e.
bollard). CMC 308
21. Provide an additional watertight corrosion resistant metal pan below condensate producing equipment
(i.e. cooling unit/ furnace) installed in the attic. CMC 312.2.
22. Please provide a complete electrical plan and add edit the following notes below.
23. Please provide and show the mechanical electrical disconnect and a service receptacle within 25 feet of
the Mechanical unit. As per 2013 CEC Art. 210.63 & 2010 CMC Section 310.
24. Please specify that the automatic garage door opener shall be listed in accordance with UL 325. CRC
R309.4 and Health and Safety Code Sections 19890 and 19891.
25. Please specify light fixtures in tub or shower enclosures to be labeled “suitable for damp location” per
2013 CEC Art. 410.10 (A) & (D).
26. Receptacles shall be installed so that no point measured horizontally along the floor line in any wall space
is more than 6-feet from a receptacle. Any wall space 2-feet or more in width and unbroken along the floor
line by doorways and similar openings shall have a receptacle. 2013 CEC Art. 210.52 (A). Please review all
wall receptacle locations.
27. Countertop receptacles in the kitchen and dining rooms shall be installed at each wall counter space that is
12” or wider. Receptacle outlets shall be installed so that no point along the wall line is more than 24”
measured horizontally from a receptacle outlet space. 2013 CEC Art. 210.52 (C) (1).
28. Please provide electrical receptacles for Island in kitchen. If a receptacle is located within 6 feet of a sink,
then provide GFIC protection to these receptacles. 2013 CEC Art. 210.52 (C) (2) and Art. 210.8.
29. Please provide a GFCI Countertop Receptacle at the end of the peninsular counter. 2013 CEC Art. 210.52
(C) (3) and Art. 210.8.
30. Please provide two or more 20-ampere small appliance branch circuits evenly proportioned in the kitchen,
pantry, breakfast room, dining room or similar area to severe all wall and floor receptacle outlets. Such
circuits shall have no other outlets per 2013 CEC Art. 210.52 (B).
31. Please specify bathroom receptacle outlets shall be supplied by at least one 20-ampere branch circuit.
Such circuits shall have no other outlets per 2013 CEC Art. 210.11 (C) (3).
32. Please specify laundry room receptacle outlets shall be supplied by at least one 20-ampere branch circuit.
Such circuits shall have no other outlets per 2013 CEC Art. 210.11 (C) (2).
33. Fixtures, lamp holders and receptacles outlets shall be securely supported. A fixture that weighs more
than 6 pounds or exceeds 16 inches in any dimension shall not be supported by the screw shell of a lamp
holder per 2013 CEC Art. 410.30 (a). Outlet boxes shall not be used as the sole support for ceiling (paddle)
fans per 2013 CEC Art. 314.27 (A) & (D).
34. Electrical panel and sub-panels grounding shall comply 2013 CEC Article 250-32. Provide separate
grounding wire to each panel from main electrical service entrance panel.
35. If heating and air conditioning components will be installed in the attic area please provide and show
minimum required clearances (Not less than 30” in depth, width, and height) for the attic mounted furnace or
air handler within the manufactured truss system per 2013 CMC Section 904.10. Refer to the truss
calculations for the truss web design, lateral bracing requirements, and truss chord loading acceptable for an
air-handler/furnace unit. The mechanical unit loading and clearance requirements must be accounted for in
the design of the trusses.
36. If installation of any of heating and air conditioning components are in the attic area, please provide and
show an unobstructed passageway to the attic furnace. The passageway shall have a solid floor not less than
24” wide from the attic access opening to the appliance (2010 CMC Section 904.11.3). The distance to the
attic furnace shall not exceed 20’ from the attic access opening if the clearance height is less than 6’ in height.
(2010 CMC Section 904.11.2). Refer to the truss calculations for the truss design and lateral bracing
requirements.
37. Please show compliance with the California Energy Commission Standards Section 150(o) requirements
for indoor air quality ventilation. Refer to the Residential Mandatory Measures form MF-1R and see Table 4-
7 of the Residential Energy Compliance Manual for the required “Continuous Whole-building Ventilation
Rate”. If “Intermittent Whole-building Ventilation” is specified you must also provide the calculated cfm
rating.)
If a whole house fan is installed and intended for compliance with the required indoor air quality whole-
building ventilation requirement it must comply with the following:
1. The whole house fan shall be rated at a maximum of 1.0 sone.
2. The whole house fan shall have insulated louvers or a cover which closes when the fan is off. Covers
or louvers shall have a minimum insulation value of R-4.2.
3. The control switch must be labeled as the whole-building ventilation and indicate that the fan should
be in operation when the home is occupied.
An easy way to meet this requirement is to identify one of the bathroom exhaust fans as the whole-building
ventilation fan and provide the following:
1. The bathroom exhaust fan must have a minimum CFM rating of 75-cfm.
2. The bathroom exhaust fan is rated at a maximum of 1.0 sone.
3. The control switch must be labeled as the whole-building ventilation and fan should operate
whenever the home is occupied.
38. Please provide attic ventilation calculations on the plans. 2013 CRC Section R806.2 and R408.1. Each
specific ventilation product has a listed net free ventilating area “NFVA”. Please refer to this NFVA when
calculating the attic and under floor ventilation
39. Please specify that the under floor crawl spaces shall be provided with a minimum of one access opening.
If access is through the floor it shall not be less than 18” by 24”. If through a perimeter wall it shall not be less
than 16” by 24”. 2013 CRC Section R408.4.
40. Please specify safety glazing (i.e. all panes tempered) at hazardous locations such as windows adjacent to
and within 24” of either edge of a door in the closed position per 2010 CRC Section R308.4. Safety glazing
is also required for windows adjacent and within 60” of stairways and landings or within 36” horizontally of
walking surfaces; when the exposed surface of the glass is less than 60” above the plane of the adjacent
walking surface. 2013 CRC Section R308.4.7.
41. Please provide section cuts through the building showing construction methods and materials. Include
ceiling heights, insulation sizes, framing size and spacing, wall coverings, roof covering, etc.
42. Please specify 3”x3”x0.229” thick anchor bolt plate washers. The hole in the plate washer is permitted to
be diagonally slotted with a width of up to 3/16 inch larger than the bolt diameter and a slot length not to
exceed 1 ¾ inches, provided a standard cut washer is placed between the plate washer and the nut. 2013
CRC 602.11.1.
43. Please specify 8” clear spacing from exterior wood siding to earth.
44. Specify ceiling height of rooms on floor plan.
45. Please review detail keys on sheet A3. They refer to sheet A4, but the details are located on sheet A5.
46. Revise Truss layout sheet to show locations of truss A6. Note this truss has 4 bearing points. Provide
required support and show method of support on corresponding plan sheet.
47. Revise truss calculations to show truss reactions for trusses A2 and A6.
48. 2013 CGBSC 4.106.4.1 effective July 1, 2015. For new constructed dwelling unit, install a listed raceway
to accommodate a dedicated 208/240-volt branch circuit. The raceway shall not be less than trade size 1
(nominal 1-inch inside diameter). The raceway shall originate at the main service or subpanel and shall
terminate into a listed cabinet, box or other enclosure in close proximity to the proposed location of an
EV charger. Raceways are required to be continuous at enclosed, inaccessible or concealed areas and
spaces. The service panel and/or subpanel shall provide capacity to install a 40-ampere minimum
dedicated branch circuit and space(s) reserved to permit installation of a branch circuit overcurrent
protective device. The service panel or subpanel circuit directory shall identify the overcurrent protective
device space(s) reserved for future EV charging as “EV CAPABLE”. The raceway termination location
shall be permanently and visibly marked as “EV CAPABLE”.
The Department of Development Services is currently open to the public from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. If you
wish to discuss these plan check comments, please call during our business hours or contact us by e-mail at
the address below. Permit status can be tracked by logging on to http://www.buttecounty.net/dds and clicking
Building Permits Status.
Carl Nelson Philo Hunt, P.E.
Plans Examiner Plan Check Engineer
(530) 538-2875 (530) 538-2130
phunt@buttecounty.net