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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondencePlan Review - Review Comments Report Project Name: PZ-2023-00268 V - Chukkapalli Swim Spa Pool Setback Variance Workflow Started: 11/9/2023 2:13:40 PM Report Generated: 07/01/2024 12:02 PM REF #CYCLE REVIEWED BY TYPE FILENAME DISCUSSION STATUS 1 1 Planning & Zoning Angie Conn 7/1/24 9:12 AM Comment The BZA Hearing Officer approved this variance in 2023, with the condition that you gain Consent to Encroach approval from the Carmel Board of Public Works & Safety (BPW). I see that that has been done with case CO-2023- 0055. Thank you. Info Only REVIEW COMMENTS Permit Number: Permit Type * Required Inspections Conditions RESIDENTIAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES All construction must follow Federal, State, and Local codes. With the adoption of Indiana Amendments, these become Indiana codes. 1. 2020 Indiana Residential Code (2018 International Residential Code with 2020 Indiana Amendments) 2. Carmel Unified Development Ordinance Z-625-17, As Amended ♦ ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INSPECTIONS MAY BE REQUIRED WITH YOUR PERMIT. ♦ All smoke and carbon monoxide alarms shall be updated per Section R314 and R315 of the 2020 Indiana Residential Code. ♦ Your Improvement Location Permit application indicates those which have been assessed to your project. Your permit number will be REQUIRED when scheduling. ♦ Business hours are 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday ♦ To schedule inspections, please contact our office at (317) 571-2444 or use the Online Inspection Form. Please schedule at least one day prior to requested date. ♦ After the Footing and/or Under-slab inspection are approved, the original building permit placard MUST be posted at all times during construction. It must be located on a front window or door, facing the street, and must be accessible to the inspector to note inspection results. Otherwise, the inspection will not be conducted and a trip charge will be assessed. ♦ The property owner (or their representative) must be present for inspection of occupied structures. When scheduling, a two-hour time window will be given. ♦ If there is a gate code or lockbox code required to gain access, it MUST be provided to the scheduler at time of scheduling EVERY inspection. ♦ Any inspection WILL FAIL if the correct erosion and stormwater pollution prevention controls are not in place prior to inspection. Please see Required Stormwater Controls handout for proper implementation B-2023-01147 Ex. B-2023-01234 Residential Commercial Pool / Spa Revision RESIDENTIAL Lower Footing Upper Footing Under-Slab Floor Framing Rough-In Meter Base Exterior Sheathing Porch Rough-In Final / Site Other TYPES OF INSPECTIONS FOOTINGS: For basement footings (LOWER FOOTING). For slab on grade or Post & Beam/Pier (UPPER FOOTING) 1. Make sure all required setbacks are met. 2. Forms are to be complete and level. 3. Trench must have all water pumped out and scraped clean to solid ground. 4. Tarps and insulation cover must be removed for inspection. 5. INSPECTION MUST BE APPROVED BEFORE POURING! UNDER-SLAB: (Required for slab on grade and walkout basement construction. Not required for plumbing) 1. Insulation and vapor barrier shall be installed in an approved configuration, as detailed in Chapter 11 of the Indiana Residential Code and Indiana Amendments. 2. Tarps and insulation cover removed for inspection. 3. INSPECTION MUST BE APPROVED BEFORE POURING! . 4. Garage floor drains must tie into sanitary and require sand trap/oil interceptor to be installed. ROUGH-IN & EXTERIOR SHEATHING: (Inspection includes framing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, house-wrap, and flashing around windows.) 1. DO NOT INSULATE prior to inspection and approval. Inspection is to be approved before insulation and coverings on any of the construction areas are installed . 2. Structure is to be WEATHER TIGHT - windows and doors in, roofing, and shingles on. 3. Access to all areas must be provided. 4. All draft stops and fire blocking must be in place. Foam is not approved by the State of Indiana for fire blocking. 5. DO NOT INSTALL exterior brick and/or siding prior to approved inspection. Failure to do so may require a minimum 8-foot by 8-foot section of siding and/or brick to be removed for re-inspection. 6. All flashing must be in place. 7. Any rips, tears, or holes in house wrap, foam board, or sheathing need to be repaired BEFORE inspection. 8. Porch ceiling and exterior sheathing inspections may be scheduled separately, at no charge, prior to rough-in. These areas must be inspected prior to covering. PLEASE NOTE: A Do Not Occupy sticker will be posted at the time of the Rough-In inspection. This must NOT be removed until the Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. This notice does not indicate a problem with the construction, only that the C/O has not yet been issued, and therefore the construction MAY NOT BE OCCUPIED. METER BASE: 1. STRUCTURE IS TO BE WEATHER TIGHT - windows and doors installed with structure roofed. 2. Grounding is required for customer ’s service entrance equipment. Grounding shall be in accordance with the provisions of the 2005 Indiana Residential Code / 2008 NEC. 3. A ground connection for customer’s service equipment shall not be made in or on the meter-mounting device for utility provider. 4. Conduit to meter base must be 2-inch rigid steel or Schedule 80 PVC, and it must extend 18 inches minimum below grade. SCHEDULE 40 IS NOT PERMITTED. 5. All disconnect switches, main panels, CT cans, and sub-panel covers must be open for inspection. 6. When this inspection has been approved, a green meter tag, signed by the inspector, will be placed on the meter base or riser pipe. The contractor can then schedule with the utility provider to energize. 7. DO NOT ENERGIZE prior to inspection and approval! FINAL / SITE: 1. CONSTRUCTION SHALL NOT BE OCCUPIED PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF THE FINAL INSPECTION. 2. All electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work, as well as any items that are determined to be in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare shall be 100% complete prior to approval of the Final inspection or issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. 3. Final grading and rear and side swales shall be completed PRIOR to the final, weather permitting. 4. After the Final inspection is performed and approved and any/all outstanding fees have been paid, a Full Certificate of Occupancy (C/O) may be issued. Please allow a minimum of 24 hours before the full Certificate of Occupancy is issued! 1 1 1 1,2 PERSONAL PROPERTY OF ANY TYPE/FORM CONSTITUTES OCCUPIED RE-INSPECTION FEES AND PENALTIES ♦ AN ADDITIONAL FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $76.00 WILL BE CHARGED FOR ANY INSPECTION THAT REQUIRES MORE THAN ONE TRIP FROM THE OFFICE OF BUILDING & CODE SERVICES. (Re-inspection fee or Additional/inspection fee) ♦ LATE FEE PENALTIES ON INSPECTIONS will be assessed a $1,185.00 fee, per occurrence, for Single-Family, Two- Family, and Town Home construction; and a $789.00 fee, per occurrence, for all other residential construction. LATE FEES MUST BE PAID BEFORE INSPECTIONS MAY RESUME ♦ Pouring, insulating, covering, or occupying prior to inspection will result in a late fee. ♦ If a late fee is assessed, drywall, insulation, concrete and/or personal property must be removed prior to re-inspection. ALL FEES MUST BE PAID BEFORE A FULL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WILL BE ISSUED. NOTICE The Carmel Unified Development Ordinance provides for a penalty if any construction is continued without having any one of the above inspections scheduled, performed, and approved. This penalty will be based on the LATE FEES established with the fee structure; established in Section 1.29, “Permit Late Fees”. This penalty also applies to any construction that is found to be occupied before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued. CARMEL UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, SECTION 9.02: No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever, until a Certificate of Occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Commissioner (Dept. of Community Services Director) stating that the building and use comply with all of the provisions of this Ordinance applicable to the building, premises, or use in the district in which it is to be located. Inspections Required Conditions SWIMMING POOL INSPECTION PROCEDURES All construction must follow Federal, State, and Local codes. With the adoption of Indiana Amendments, these become Indiana codes. ♦ All pool construction requires at least two inspections (Bonding & Grounding and Final). ♦ Large, commercial/institutional, or specially constructed pools, and pools with steel rebar reinforcement may require additional inspections. ♦ The pool permit placard must be accessible to the inspector and posted in a conspicuous location in a clear plastic bag. ♦ For all inspections please contact the office at (317) 571-2444 at least one day prior to the requested inspection date. ♦ Any residential pool inspection will fail if the correct erosion and storm water pollution prevention controls are not in place prior to inspection. ♦ Pool builders are responsible for notifying the pool owners that these inspections are required. Builders shall also coordinate with owners for the inspector ’s access to the site on days inspections are scheduled. 1,2 1 1 2 POOL / SPA 1st Bonding / Grounding 2nd Bonding / Grounding FINAL - Bldg FINAL - Forestry FINAL - Carmel Fire Dept. ♦ If there is a gate code or lockbox code required to gain access, it must be provided to the scheduler at time of scheduling every inspection. INSPECTIONS BONDING & GROUNDING: 1. The pool shell must be installed. 2. All piping for plumbing, all electrical conduits and wiring must be installed in the conduits, and all receptacles and junction boxes must be installed and open for inspection. 3. A major aspect of the required bonding inspection is the installation of the equal potential bonding grid, as called for in the National Electrical Code; Section 680-26. 4. Do not backfill any underground plumbing or electrical until inspected and approved. 5. All electrical equipment covers must be removed. Do not energize any equipment until inspected and approved. 6. Pools with concrete reinforcement (rebar) may require a second bonding and grounding inspection prior to the final inspection FINAL: (Once the project is complete and all grading is done) 1. If a pool cover is used, the cover key must be contained within a plastic bag with the placard or pass code for keypad must be given at time of scheduling inspection. The owner should not be given the key or cover code prior to completion of an approved final inspection. 2. Required safety equipment must be on site and visible. 3. At this time the pool cover motor will be checked to insure that it is bonded and on a GFCI protected circuit. 4. Pools that do not have a cover must have a fence and/or gate for protection. They must be self closing / self latching gates which are capable of being locked. Fences must be a minimum of five (5) feet in height. If installing a fence, a separate permit will be required. Please contact the Building & Code Services office at 571- 2444 or email LBrown@carmel.in.gov for details. 5. Any pool used or personal property on the deck will constitute an assessment of occupied prior to final approval, and a Late Fee may be assessed. Commercial / Institutional pools may require the following additional inspections: ♦ Carmel Fire Department. Please contact (317) 571-2600 to schedule. The CFD final must occur prior to the Final by our office. ♦ Carmel Urban Forestry. Please contact Daren Mindham at (317) 571-2283 to schedule. ♦ Carmel Alternative Transportation (Bike Parking). Please contact David Littlejohn at (317) 571-2306 to schedule. RE-INSPECTION FEES AND PENALTIES ♦ AN ADDITIONAL FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $76.00 (RESIDENTIAL) OR $142.00 (COMMERCIAL) MAY BE CHARGED FOR ANY INSPECTION THAT REQUIRES MORE THAN ONE TRIP FROM THE OFFICE OF BUILDING & CODE SERVICES. (Re-inspection fee or Additional/inspection fee) ♦ LATE FEE PENALTIES ON INSPECTIONS may be assessed a $789.00 (Residential) or $1,582.00 (Commercial) fee, per occurrence. LATE FEES MUST BE PAID BEFORE INSPECTIONS MAY RESUME. ♦ ALL FEES MUST BE PAID BEFORE A FULL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WILL BE ISSUED. NOTICE Under the Carmel Unified Development Ordinance Section 1.29 “Permit Late Fees”, a late fee may be assessed for proceeding without the required Bonding & Grounding inspection(s) and/or for “occupying” prior to the Final inspection and approval. Plan Reviewer 1 Mike Sheeks