23A-128 additional info needed 08-22-2016
Kwong Keun Cheung August 22, 2016
40 Middle Street
Florence, MA 01062
Subject Location: 40 Middle Street
Map Block: 23A-128
Mr. Cheung,
Your building permit application with plans dated 8-18-16 for a free standing carport requires additional information per this memo. All work must meet applicable codes whether or not
included within this memo.
Please follow up on the following items:
These items will need to be completed and approved before the building permit can be issued.
A more complete set of plans showing all structural components, spacing and sizing.
Pier sizing is not indicated.
Beams as indicated are undersized for the plan as shown.
Elevations of the new structure are needed.
The structure is a non-prescriptive structure requiring an engineer’s stamp.
Note: The 2012 IECC with MA amendments is the non-stretch energy code and the 9th Edition Building Code and new Base Code and Stretch Code are begin July of 2016 with a concurrency until
January 2, 2017.
As of August 4th 2011 the 8th Edition MA code is the 2009 IRC with MA amendments.
In the following are some generic requirements which seem to be problematic.
This is not intended to be comprehensive, nor is it a substitute for purchasing and reading the MA codes.
Read only international codes are available on line at http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/ one must also consider the MA amendments to these codes which can be found at www.mass.gov/dps/bbrs
.
The current relevant building codes are:
2009 IBC, 2009 IEBC, 2009 IMC, 2009 IRC, 2009 or 2012 IECC, AA115, MA amendments.
Relevant items must be submitted to the building department for approvals.
Feel free to call if you have any questions. My telephone number is 587-1240 and office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, excepting we close for walk-ins at 12:00
noon on Wednesdays. My email address is: cmiller@northamptonma.gov
Thank you for your cooperation on these matters.
Chuck Miller
City of Northampton
Assistant Commissioner and Zoning Enforcement