2013-0226 Magnuson remodel-addition2.pdf
City of Edmonds
PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS
BUILDING DIVISION
(425) 771-0220
DATE: March 25, 2013
TO: Willard Magnuson
willomagnuson@gmail.com
FROM: Chuck Miller, Plans Examiner
RE: Plan Check: BLD2013-0226
Project: Magnuson remodel-addition
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Project Address: 423 2 Avenue N
During a review of the plans for the above noted project, it was found that the following information,
clarifications or changes are needed. Please provide written responses as to where the changes can be
found on the plans, cloud all changes on the revised plans, and submit the revised plans/documents to a
Permit Coordinator. Thank you.
On Sheets 4c, 7, 9, 10, and 17:
1.Section R310.1 requires that all sleeping rooms have at least one operable emergency escape and
rescue opening with a sill height of not more than 44 inches above the floor. The removal of the
existing 7.0x3.0 window in the north wall of the Existing Attic Bedroom due to the addition of
the adjacent garage will result in that space no longer being able to be used as a sleeping room.
While the proposal to add a compliant roof window (with the minimum 5.7 sq. ft. opening area
and the minimum width and height) could be approved as a substitute, the dependence upon a
platform, steps, furnishings, etc. (whether fixed or portable) is not an acceptable alternative to
meeting the sill height requirement.