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d. The attic should be storage only with a total area of 344 SF. The ceiling height is not indicated, but is presumed to be less than the code minimum for habitable space. The assumption that the ceiling height is less than 7 feet is not correct. The upstairs height is 7 feet for approximately 344 sf. That area that is 7 feet is shown on the revised as -built and proposed plans. County records as shown in the attachment indicate 344 sf of "finished" area on Floor 2 (not attic). It is also shown to be a 1 1/2 Story Structure. As such, county records indicate this is habitable space and has been considered habitable space. It does not show an attic or unfinished space. See attachment of County records as finished space. e. The attic is not permitted to include bedrooms. The bedroom dimensions are not code compliant. The windows do not appear to meeting the requirements for egress windows. The revised proposed plans deletes reference to bedrooms to the upstairs area and are not proposed at this time. f. A bathroom was added to the Attic level under Permit No. C9911-015). The permit should be located at the east end of the building where a bedroom is indicated, not at the center of the building. The bathroom shown is new and not constructed with a permit. The bathroom must comply with current head clearances or be removed. There was no indication that the bathroom located upstairs was added to the far east end of the upstairs area. The Permit (C9911-015) indicated a water closet, shower, and vanity in upstairs. A drawing submitted in 2017 for a permit application shows the upstairs bathroom located in the same place it is now located and previously permitted, not at the east end, which is omitted in that drawing. New fixtures were installed by a previous owner. The bathroom as located was permitted in 1999 and not new. It meets and exceeds minimum height requirement of 6'8". See attachment #5. 3. Replacement of all materials due to fire damage should be specified in the drawings. Upon inspection of the property, repairs made to the structure were minor. On the basement plan it shows the location of repairs to the east 2x4 and 2x6 walls. 4. Smoke alarms are missing outside the bedrooms. The alarms are required to be interconnected and provided with battery back-up power. The smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms are shown in revised proposed plan outside the bedroom and stairway and to be installed per code.