73 Florence Street 2011-04-26 duplexDon & Karen Judge
73 Florence Street
Leeds, MA 01053
April 27, 2011
Map Block:11C - 39
Location: 73 Florence Street
Ms. & Mr. Judge:
The plans for the Duplex Residence dated 6-6-11
and 6-28-11 have been approved as noted;
Structure must conform to 780 CMR 8th addition 1 and 2 family building codes with MA amendments.
Energy aspects must comply the stretch energy
code. (appendix 120AA) HERS Rating highly recommended.
Basement cavity insulation must be R-13 or R-10 continuous.
Deck ledgers and post must be bolted.
Headers and jack studs per table
R502.5(1) and (2).
Grade must be sloped away for the house per code.
Smoke and CO detectors as required per code. Building code, two independent systems, smokes in all bedrooms, smoke/co
within 10’ of a bedroom and at the bottom of all stairs leading to finished space and for each 1200 sqft.
50% High efficacy lighting.
All framing materials which are not code prescriptive
must have engineering.
LVLs, I-joist and or Floor Truss, Roof truss
The ceiling of the sunroom must be ply-wooded before adding finishes for braced wall construction.
Hazard areas must
have tempered windows, see plans.
Bedrooms must have egress windows.
Rear connector addition beam is undersized.
Beam missing at south side bump out in the existing section.
All sill
plate must be appropriately attached to the new foundation.
These items must be submitted to the building department for approvals before a rough inspection can occur.
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 in this matter.
Chuck Miller
City of Northampton
Assistant Commissioner and Zoning Enforcement
cmiller@northamptonm
a.gov