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4. The house shows an existing deck and ramp in the front. Based on aerial photography, the deck was added within the last year. On-line photography on Google Earth shows the ramp under construction. Permits were not obtained per our records. The deck and ramp should be shown as new construction in the Proposed Floor Plan on Sheet P-3; the deck and ramp should not be shown in the Existing Floor Plan on Sheet PO4. See Sections R105.1, 106.1.1, and R113.1. ANS: Existing Deck and Ramp are detail on these prints for the purpose of gaining a permit. 1. The bedrooms should specify a classification per Section R330.3. ANS: All rooms are shown on these plan 2. The number of occupants in each room should be specified. The total number of residents is limited to 6. ANS: The total number of rooms for residents in this house 6 3. The building is required to provide smoke and CO alarms per Section R314 and 315. The following comments should be addressed: a. The alarms at not shown consistently in the plans. An alarm is not provided outside Bedrooms 1-3 on Sheet P-4. b. It is not clear if CO alarms are provided. c. A note should be provided requiring the alarms to be interconnected. d. The alarms should not be located within 3 feet of a bathroom door.e ANS: Smoke detectors are provide in each room and CO alarms in hallways 4. Grab bars are required in the east bathroom per Section R330.8. ANS: Grab bars are provide in bathrooms, details on pg #13 5. Sheet P-8 specifies energy credit option la, which is not in the 2018 WSEC. Sheet P-11 lists option 1.2. The correct option should be consistently stated. The performance requirements for the exterior envelope components should be clearly and consistently specified. References to and requirements from previous code editions should be removed. ANS: Energy Credit have been revised see pg# 12 6. Continuing with the previous comment, the drawings should be revised to clearly and consistently specify the thermal performance requirements for the components of the exterior envelop. For example, the framing details on Sheet P-5 specify R-7.5 slab insulation, but Sheet P-8 specifies R-10 insulation. The plans should be revised. See Section R106.1.1. ANS: Insulation for slab is R-10 7. The existing exterior garage walls enclosing new conditioned space are required to have minimum R-21 insulation. The wall framing is nominal 4-inch studs. Alternative insulation or modifications to the walls are required to provide the required insulation. See WSEC Table R402.1.1. ANS: Garage walls are not 6" then they shall be furred -out to 6" zln