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Drew Martin <br /> From: Drew Martin <br /> Sent: Wednesday,June 23, 2021 12:07 PM <br /> To: rev_aaron@comcast.net <br /> Subject: City of Everett Permit Services:3904 Federal Avenue SE (BW2106-002) - First Building <br /> Intake Review <br /> Attachments: 2018 IRC_Typical Code References_04-12-2021.docx; City of Everett- Residential <br /> Drawing Preparation.pdf <br /> Hello, Mr. Gay. <br /> Your application has been received and a permit set up. However, the submitted documents are not sufficient <br /> for us to perform a review at this time. Construction-level documents need to be submitted for <br /> review. Information is attached to provide guidance. Preliminary comments are provided below to assist in <br /> preparing the drawings, but these are not intended to provide a comprehensive review. Depending on your <br /> experience with the model codes and preparing documents, we recommend consulting with a design <br /> professional to assist you. <br /> 1. The proposed project indicates a scope of reconfiguration existing habitable space. However, the <br /> space was converted from an undeveloped basement without permits. This is verified in the historic <br /> Snohomish County field assessor records. In addition,fire damage was previously repaired under <br /> Permit No. C1506-007. A copy of those drawings available on-line in the City of Everett website show <br /> that the basement is unfinished space and not permitted as habitable. Drawings should be submitted <br /> showing all proposed habitable space as new. All walls should be shown as new except original <br /> exterior walls, unless documentation is submitted to verify work was performed under a previous <br /> permit. All work is required to comply with the requirements of the 2018 IRC for new construction. <br /> 2. Floor plans for the upper level(s) should be provided. See other comments below. <br /> 3. The space is required to be insulated per the residential provisions of the 2018 WSEC. <br /> 4. The space should comply with the energy credits of WSEC Section R406. A schedule of selected credits <br /> should be included in the drawings. <br /> 5. The house should be provided with a whole house ventilation system. <br /> 6. The locations of smoke and CO alarms should be shown. Alarms should be hardwired and provided <br /> with battery back-up. Smoke alarms should be interconnected. <br /> 7. The basement level proposes a "study" and "office". These spaces appear to be remnants of the <br /> unpermitted basement apartment unit and are presumed to be bedrooms. The spaces include closets <br /> and will likely be used as bedrooms. The spaces need to satisfy the requirements for bedrooms <br /> including smoke alarms and egress windows. <br /> 8. The wall details on Sheet'A-1 are not complete. Preservative sills are required. Connections to the <br /> slab-on-grade and floor above need to be specified; the anchorage should be adequate to resist a <br /> minimum 5 psf out-of-plane load on the wall. <br /> 9. The space needs to have a code-compliant egress path out of the building. The garage is not permitted <br /> as part of this path. Sections and details for at least one stairway should be provided demonstrating <br /> compliance with the current building code. The stairs may need to be modified. Modification of the <br /> stairs <br /> 10. The building will require structural revisions based on the proposed wall changes. Gravity posts are <br /> embedded in walls shown for demolition. See also Permit No. C1506-007. Some walls may also be <br /> 1 <br />