Commercial Building Permits
Administrative Review Submittal Requirements
Note: Bolded items are required for Administrative Completeness determination when applicable to project.
- Alert!! Depending on project scope, your application may require prior approval from Regional Flood Control District (RFCD).
- PDF file of construction drawings.
- Construction Documents clearly indicating the location, nature and extent of proposed work.
- PDF file of sealed structural calculations if design uses engineered systems.
- PDF file of soils report when footings are placed on fill.
- Plans for buildings over 3000 ft2 or with an occupant load of greater than 20 shall be prepared by an Arizona Licensed registrant.
Cover Sheet
- Square footage for occupancy/use area(s).
- Code analysis containing code edition(s), height and area, occupancy, occupant load, and building area.
- Plan index, job title, and job address.
- Type of construction, sprinkling system, area calculations, egress, etc.
- Design Criteria containing live and dead loads, wind load and exposure, seismic design data, allowable soil bearing pressure, concrete compressive strength, species and lumber grade, etc.
- Special inspections required and authorized by the design professionals.
Site/Grading Plan (Drawn to scale)
- Setbacks of the proposed structure with respect to property lines and existing structures.
- Existing and proposed topography.
- Finished floor elevation and pad elevation.
- North arrow.
- Location of all utilities and walls/fences
Site/Retaining Walls
- Provide design for site walls proposed with this permit.
- Provide height, length, and type of wall/fence
- Engineering is required for walls over 7 feet high.
- Engineering is required for retaining walls over 4 feet high, measured from the bottom of the footing, or any retaining wall where surcharge loads (e.g. driveways, slopes, etc.) apply.
Floor Plan
- Provide dimensioned plan view with all rooms labeled.
- Show all architectural, fire and life safety requirements.
- Show exiting analysis with occupant load calculation.
- Show accessible route throughout the building.
- Show proposed construction, complete dimensions, window and door hardware and schedules, safety glazing and lateral supports.
Exterior Elevation
- Show all sides of the building or structure with dimensions.
- Show existing and proposed grade, floor, roof and ceiling heights.
Building Sections
- Provide dimensioned sections.
- Indicate wall finishes, heights of ceilings and drops, and fireplace details.
- Reference all framing and foundation details.
Foundation Plan
- Provide plan view of dimensioned foundation layout.
- Provide footing detail(s) showing size, reinforcements, anchor bolts spacing/embedment, hold-downs, post to footing connections, minimum footing depth, and clearance from finish grade.
- Reference soil-bearing pressure, and concrete compressive strength.
Framing Plan
- Provide a plan view of floor and/or roof framing.
- Provide connection details of deck attachment to structure.
- Provide the size, spacing, species, and grade of materials.
- Provide a sealed truss layout and engineered truss design.
- Shop drawings must be approved by the engineer of record.
- Reference all details on the framing plan.
Roof Plan
- Provide plan view of roof.
- Indicate slopes, drainage, and materials.
- Provide ventilation calculations and roof vent locations.
- Provide details for roof scuppers, drains, flashing and skylights.
- Provide location and weight of all roof equipment.
Plumbing Plan
- Provide plan view with all rooms labeled.
- Indicate location, size, material , and developed length of all piping including drainage/waste/vent (DWV), water and gas.
- Indicate location and size of water heater, water heater TPR, and discharge pipe with termination point.
- Indicate locations of clean-outs, water shut off and pressure reducing valves.
- List site water pressure, and provide fixture schedules.
- Provide DWV isometrics.
- Indicate sewer or on-site disposal system.
- If sewer, show location and method of connection to public sewer.
- Provide fixture schedule with fixture units.
- Indicate location and demand of water meters and gas meters.
Mechanical Plan
- Provide plan view with all rooms labeled.
- Indicate heating and cooling units, capacity, location demand or input, and duct material/insulation.
- Indicate size and location for furnace combustion air, flues, return/supply air ducts, dryer vents, exhaust fans, thermostats, condenser systems including drains.
- Show all Damper/Detector locations.
Electrical Plan
- Provide plan view with all rooms labeled.
- Provide service/subpanel, receptacles, lights, circuits with circuit numbers, Ground Fault Interrupters, and emergency and exit lighting.
- Panel schedule with circuit numbers, overcurrent devices, conductor sizes, fault current analysis, and AIC rating.
- Single-line/three-line diagram showing grounding and bonding systems, etc.
- Service/subpanel load calculations, and service size.
Kitchen Hoods (Specify type I or II)
- Indicate type and location.
- Provide section of hood(s) and shaft(s).
- Must meet Underwriters’ Laboratories (UL) safety criteria and requirements of International Building Codes (IBC), International Mechanical Codes (IMC), and International File Codes (IFC).
Outdoor Lighting Plan
- Provide outdoor lighting code documentation.
- Indicate lighting area and lot surface area.
- Provide lumen calculations/tabulations, individual light fixture outputs that are keyed to the plan, or show compliance with prescriptive requirement of Pima County Outdoor Lighting Code.
Energy Conservation Code Compliance
- Determine your compliance path: ASHRAE 90.1, IECC or COMcheck™
- Provide information and calculations according to the selected compliance path.
- For all compliance paths provide HVAC equipment sizing calculation summary sheets.
Deferred Submittals
- Deferred submittals shall be approved by Engineer of Record prior to submittal to Pima County Building Safety for review and approval.
- A separate revision application is required prior to the installation of deferred items.
- Minimum 1 hour revision fee applies to each deferred item.
Hazardous Materials
- Submit the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), material and quantity list.