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RESIDENTIAL CUSTOM HOME PLAN SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
Submittal for residential custom home plan review must include:
- Site specific Permit Application with contact person, phone number
and full valuation.
- 2 sets of complete construction drawings minimum 18 x 24 to ¼" scale.
- 2 sets of stamped and wet-signed engineered foundation and structural
design drawings.
- Site specific Soils Report – wet-stamped and wet-signed.
- 2 sets of (stamped) Truss Specs and Layout Sheets.
- 2 original plot plans on letter size paper.
- 2 sets of each elevation on letter size paper.
- 2 copies of a passing RES Check (available at www.energycodes.gov),
OR, 2 copies of the input/output summary based on information from plans showing worst case scenario of
location and orientation on lot if performance method is to be used to show envelope compliance.
- 2 copies of ACCA manual J and manual D (8th edition) prepared and stamped by a licensed mechanical engineer.
Information needed on the construction drawings:
- Square footage of finished, unfinished, and garage areas
- Structural section showing typical framing condition
- All structural members
- Elevators
- Floor plan
- Electrical plan
- Stair details
Design criteria for residential structures in the City of Thornton:
- Wind speed - 90 MPH, exposure C (or B if location complies with definition)
- Snow load - 30 PSF
- Floor load - 40 PSF live load (30 PSF in sleeping rooms)
- Frost depth - 30 inches
- Seismic zone - B
Applicable codes:
- 2006 International Residential Code
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