BUILDING
PLANS
Building
plans for new homes and commercial buildings must be drawn
to scale, and contain the following drawings and information:
1.
PLOT PLAN drawn on at least 8-1/2" x 11" piece
of paper showing property setbacks, accessory buildings,
power lines, water line, sewer line and other related information.
Topographical information showing contour, slope, etc. is
also required.
2.
MAIN FLOOR PLAN & STORIES showing dimensions; room designation;
window and door sizes and locations; all walls, beam, header,
lintic and girder sizes; roof and floor framing information;
kitchen and cabinet layout; appliance and equipment locations;
electrical outlets and panel and service locations; smoke
detectors and other relevant information.
3.
BASEMENT PLAN showing footing and foundation; room designations;
dimensions; all walls; beam, headers, lintics, and girder
sizes; bearing walls; water heater and furnace; floor drains
and plumbing; floor framing information, and other relevant
information.
4.
FLOOR FRAMING AND DETAIL PLAN.
5.
ROOF FRAMING AND DETAIL PLAN.
6.
ROOF AND TRUSS ENGINEERING - truss-engineering sheets must
be submitted with plan prior to having building permit issued.
This engineering data must state design loads, customer
name, supplier's name, and engineer's name and stamp along
with current date engineering.
7.
EXTERIOR ELEVATION showing exterior views, walls, finishes,
doors, windows, grades, and structure below grade, etc.
8.
WALL CROSS SECTIONS showing stair layout, foundation section
and footing, rebar placement, insulation depth and type,
roofing, blocking, joist, trusses, and other relevant information.
9.
HEAT LOSS CALCULATIONS.
10.
WINDOW, DOOR, HARDWARE AND HEADER SCHEDULES.
11.
FIREPLACE CROSS SECTION, DETAILS AND FRONT VIEWS.
12.
STAIR DETAIL SECTION.
13.
SPECIFICATIONS: The type of materials used must be itemized
or noted on plans. Type of joist, plates, studs, concrete,
rebar and, the manufacturer or products, roofing, and other
relevant information.
Note:
the above requirements may not be all inclusive of the requirements
for submitting plans.
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