41 Riverside Drive emailLouis Hasbrouck <lhasbrouck@northamptonma.gov>
41 Riverside Drive
Louis Hasbrouck <lhasbrouck@northamptonma.gov>Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 4:45 PM
Draft To: swingfie@smith.edu
Cc: Carolyn Misch <cmisch@northamptonma.gov>, Jonathan Flagg <jflagg@northamptonma.gov>, Kevin Ross
<kross@northamptonma.gov>
Ms. Wingfield,
We'll need a copy of the site plan decision that's been recorded at the registry of deeds. We also want a copy of the plot plan that
was approved by the planning board.
We'll need water and sewer connection approvals from the DPW if you plan on making new connections.
You'll need to have a licensed construction supervisor for this job; the homeowner exemption doesn't apply to manufactured
buildings (see below).
The plans are too small to review; can you provide an electronic set? We'll need them. Some of these questions may be
answered by plans that are easier to read.
It isn't clear if the smoke and CO detector locations meet code.
It isn't clear if the building meets the solar-ready requirements of the code (roof loads and electrical accomodations)
The plans don't show an emergency escape opening in the basement.
I don't see the kind of foundation plans and attachment spec sheets we're used to seeing for modular homes
We may have other questions after we see the electronic plans. Let me know if you have questions.
110.R5.1.3.1:
Any homeowner performing work for which a building permit is required shall be exempt from the licensing provisions of 780 CMR
110.R5, provided that if a homeowner engages a person(s) for hire to do such work, then such homeowner shall act as
supervisor. This exception shall not apply to the field erection of a manufactured buildings constructed pursuant to 780 CMR
110.R3.
Louis Hasbrouck
Building Commissioner
City of Northampton
Town of Williamsburg
(413) 587-1240 office
(413) 587-1272 fax