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• Mr. Sammy Biwott Plan Check Number: B2107-044, First Building Review August 27, 2021 General 1. The project appears to include unpermitted work. Photo-documentation of the house available on the website Redfin.com are not consistent between the June 2017 and May 2021 sales of the house, and Google imagery of the building exterior. Additional information should be provided in the construction drawings. All previously unpermitted work should be shown as new work. Additional comments may be provided pending review of the revised construction drawings. See Section R106.1.1. Unpermitted work appears to include but is not limited to: a. Increased the number of bedrooms from three to five. The Snohomish County assessor lists this address as a three-bedroom house. The May 5, 2021, photo-documentation of this house on Redfin.com also shows that the house should have only three bedrooms. b. Modification to the exterior walls to enlarge and add windows to create emergency egress openings. Note that photo-documentation on Redfin.com and Google.com show that the legal bedrooms do not contain emergency egress windows as shown in the plans. Some windows have also been removed. c. The configuration of the bathrooms is not consistent with the photo-documentation on Redfin.com. The bathrooms were significantly modified since the June 2017 sale, including but not limited to replacing the bathtubs with walk-in showers, moving toilets and sinks, and moving and demolishing walls. d. The ramp is not original construction. Details should be provided. 2. The current editions of the building codes should be specified in the drawings. See IRC Section R106.1.1 and EMC Section 16.005.030. 3. The"Type of Construction"on Sheet A-1 should be revised to"IRC unless the project is designed to conform with the requirements of the IBC. Architectural 1. Smoke and CO alarm note on Sheet A-1 should be revised to require the alarms to be hardwired and provided with battery back-up power. See Sections R314 and R315. 2. Minimum thermal ratings should be specified for all new windows per WSEC Table R402.1.1. Structural 1. The plans should be provided with structural framing plans, sections, details, material requirements, design loads, and additional notes as required to show the proposed modifications to the building. All work performed without permits should be shown as new construction. The work should comply with the prescriptive limitations of the IRC. Alternatively, an engineered design may be performed per Section R301.1.3; structural plans and calculations bearing the seal and signature of a professional engineer licensed in the state of Washington should be submitted per RCW 18.43.010, 18.43.020, and 18.43.070. 2. Continuing with the previous comment, the plans should show the demolition of all existing walls. Walls should be confirmed as bearing and non-load bearing. Additional modifications to the building system are required where load-bearing walls are demolished. See Section R301.1. 0n 3200 Cedar Street 0 425.257.8810 O everetteps@everettwa.gov V Everett,WA 98201 425.257.8857 fax everettwa.gov/permits Page 2of3