APPENDIX B.
BUILDING PERMIT CONDITION LIST
Note: Work authorized by the permit shall commence within 180 days of issuance, and be completed in (2) two years, or shall become invalid.
A. Before concrete for the foundation is placed, the acting Code Enforcement Officer must be notified for a site inspection.
B. The foundation, footings and required foundation drains shall be inspected before backfilling.
C. All plumbing and electrical work must be inspected and approved by the acting Code Enforcement Officer prior to covering the walls with insulation or gypsum. Plumbing and electrical installation shall meet the requirements of the most recent edition of the National Electric Code, and the State Plumbing Rules and shall conform with the International Residential Code. The plumbing inspection includes witnessing the pressure tests of both the drain system and the domestic water system.
D. In any dwelling or living unit of two rooms or more, every living area shall have at least one primary emergency escape and rescue opening and one secondary means of escape.
E. Every sleeping room shall have at least one operable window or exterior door approved for emergency escape and rescue. The units must be open able from the inside opening without the use of separate tools. Where windows are provided as an emergency escape and rescue opening, they shall have a sill height not more than forty-four inches (44") above the floor. All escape and rescue windows from sleeping rooms must have minimum net clear openings of five and seven-tenths square feet (5.7 sq. ft.). The minimum net clear opening height dimension shall be twenty-four inches (24"). The minimum net clear opening width dimension shall be twenty inches (20").
F. Smoke detectors are required. The owner shall install or cause to be installed not less than one approved smoke detector on each floor and in each bedroom. Such smoke detectors shall be hard wired with a battery backup.
G. Garages located beneath rooms in dwelling units shall be separated from adjacent interior spaces by fire partitions, floors and ceilings which are constructed with not less than one-hour fire resistance rating. Attached garages located within ten feet (10') of the dwelling shall be completely separated fro the adjacent equivalent applied to the garage side.
H. The sills of all door openings between the garage and adjacent interior spaces shall be raised not less than four inches (4") above the garage floor.
I. All doors entering into living quarters from an attached garage shall be one and three-fourths inch (1 ¾") solid core wood or approved fire retardant with a minimum of one (1) hour rating.
J. All chimneys, fireplaces, vents, and solid fuel burning appliances shall be installed in accordance with National Fire Protection Association regulations Chapter 211 Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances shall be prima facie evidence or such approved methods.
K. All open decks, balconies, etc. must have guardrails as required by NFPA and International Residential Code.
L. Prior to occupying or using the structure, a certificate of inspection must be obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer. A final inspection is required of all permitted work before use.
THE REQUIRMENT FOR SCHEDULING ALL INSPECTIONS LIES WITH THE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICANT. EVERY ATTEMPT SHOULD BE MADE TO SCHEDULE THESE INSPECTIONS AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
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