25C-166 shed plan review 03-21-20113
Hometown Structures March 21, 2013
627 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Subject Location: 26 Orchard Street, Northampton MA
Map Block: 25C-166
Mr. Martin,
Your building permit application and plans dated 3-11-13 is in review
Please follow up on the following items:
The property owner must record an affidavit stating this space will not be used as a sleeping space. A sample is attached.
Provide additional structural information indicating connections, bearing points, and engineering on the proposed LVL beams. The beam seems extreme and may create headroom issues, there
is no evidence of a header over the door to support the proposed LVL or where the bearing falls.
The roof structure is non typical that cannot be completed using prescriptive methods therefore requires engineering.
The stair system must have rails, guards, closed risers, and maintain required head room.
In general all non prescriptive materials and or systems require stamped engineering.
As of August 4th 2011 the 8th Edition MA code is the 2009 IRC with MA amendments.
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 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.
Chuck Miller
City of Northampton
Assistant Commissioner and Zoning Enforcement