HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN REVIEW LETTER - 02-00077 - Cougar Court Apartments - 7 Buildings (149 Units)6/13/2003
Brent Hilton
Hilton Architects
6895 South 900 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84047
Dear Brent,
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STATE OF IDAHO
www.ci.rexburgJd.us
P.O. Box 280
12 North Center Street
Rexburg, Idaho 83440
Phone (208) 359-3020
Fax (208) 359-3022
e-mail rexburg@d.rexburg.id.us
I have reviewed the plans for the Cougar Apartments Community Center and the
revised site plan for the entire project and have identified the following discrepancies or
questions:
1. Please provide one additional copy of your new site plan.
2. Three units (or 2%) are required to be "Type A" accessible as per the code.
The site plan only identifies one.
3. The ADA requires that one of your handicapped parking spaces be a van
accessible space. The aisle adjacent to a van accessible space is required to be
96" wide.
4. One of the trash dumpsters is located in the corner of the parking lot. Our
trash trucks are side loading and will not be able to access this dumpster.
Please make the necessary change.
5. The structural calculations identify a 30" frost depth. Please change this to
36" and make sure to show this minimum depth on the plans. Also in the
structural calculations, The Probabilistic Ground Motion Values for our zip
code are listed as Ss = 25.91 and S 1 = 19.10. When we look these values up
in the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, the values are Ss = 51.08 and S1 =
16.44. The document also identifies the IRC (International Residential Code)
as the Governing Building Code instead of the IBC (International Building
Code).
6. The entry stairwells are sided with stucco. Please provide literature on stucco
for 1 -hr rating or provide 5/8" "Type X" drywall behind it on the exterior.
7. Please provide truss details prior to framing inspection.
8. The fire -rated unit separation walls have plumbing located in them. Please
provide details that identify how the penetrations will be made.
9. The plans do not identify the 5/8" drywall as being "Type X". Please identify
on the plans.
10. The State of Idaho requires that you provide energy calculations as per the
2000 International Energy Conservation Code.
11. The Fire Department has not reviewed either the new site plan or the plans for
the Community Center Building at this time. They may have additional
requirements.
Please provide me with 2 new stamped copies of the corrected plans and calcs. If
you have any questions, please give me a call at 359-3020 ext. 324.
Sincerely,
Val Christensen
Building Official
C.C. John Millar
Chris Huskinson