24D-121 approval letter add 2nd fl 10-24-2014
Valley Building Company October 24, 2014
PO Box 246
Hadley, MA 01060
Matt Stone
373 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Subject Location: 98 Market Street
Map Block: 32A-118
Mr. Gelinas and Mr. Stone,
Your building permit application dated 10-17-14 has been rejected per this memo. All work must meet all applicable codes whether noted or not included within this memo.
Please follow up on the following items:
These items will need to be accomplished before the project can move forward;
Any structure more than one and two family is commercial and need to be submitted on a commercial application.
Application are not entered, reviewed or considered without all fees being paid with the application.
Provide a plot plan indicating the building setbacks, all additions are reviewed for zoning.
Building planning sufficient to access the structural and safety aspects of the project are required. See 107.2 and 107.6 of MA amendments dated 4-11-14. Control construction waiver
may be allowed depending on the scope of the work.
This needs to include and may not be limited to the following;
Floor plans
Sections
Elevations
Energy information
Dormers of this nature are no longer simple to build per code and typically require a structural ridge with continuous load paths to appropriate bearing or engineering. See 2808.10.4.1
An analysis of the 1st floor structure will be required as part of the application. It must be shown that the first floor structure can support all new loads and bracing requirements.
Floor plans must show the remaining portions of the 1st and 2nd floors, possibly the 3rd floor to determine if other modification would be required. For instance if a bedroom is added
it requires upgrading of smoke and CO detection within the unit at a minimum.
You are required to submit a complete and accurate construction estimate which the fees will be based on. If the estimate is determined to be unrealistic complete documentation including
bills from all trades and materials will be required at the completion of the work.
As of August 4th 2011 the 8th Edition MA code is the 2009 IBC 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.
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.
Charles Miller
City of Northampton
Assistant Commissioner and Zoning Enforcement