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permitted change made to the house (according to the homeowner). SDA specified a beam and load paths for the opening created on the main floor when the brick fireplace was removed. No other structural review was requested because no other structural changes were made in the structure. • Please explain why the City of Everett Permit Services believes that the roof needs engineering since it is a pre-existing structure that has not been modified. o The physical roof structure has not been changed from when it was originally built. o Only the hole left by the removal of the fireplace was sheathed and shingled. • Please explain further why engineering would be required for the floor system since no changes have been made to the floor system. • The staircase is totally wrong and should be replaced. o The varied riser heights, landing dimensions and fall hazards should not be allowed. o It is the City of Everett Permit Services AHYs position to allow the stairs to stay as -is, since these stairs were in existence at the point of sale (per homeowner), and are not a primary means of egress for the basement? o There is an exterior door in the basement that acts as a means of egress. • Details for how the new enlarged window openings will be framed will be included in the updated plans. 5. The house is subject to Code Enforcement (CE) action per File No. CE21-0571. The design team should review this documentation and verify that all issued identified by the CE department have been addressed. Note that the CE documentation is not intended to provide a comprehensive list of all un-permitted work. It is the applicant's responsibility to identify and resolve all un-permitted work regardless of documentation by the CE department. See IRC Section R105.1 and R113.2. • The "design team" has no method to fully understand and determine the type or the amount of un-permitted work done with complete accuracy. That is unknowable information. • What is the position of the City of Everett Permit Services with regard to what is pre- existing and accepted versus what it new and must meet 2018 codes? • The current and previous homeowner, along with the title company and real estate agents involved are better suited to determine what un-permitted work was done. • Once I am provided the details, I can create the proper documentation. R105.1 Required. Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be performed, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit.