| Permit Intake | Resolved | Permit Intake - The printed names and signatures of both parties must be present, and they need to be identified as property owner and contractor. |
| Permit Intake | Resolved | Permit Intake - Please upload the names of the Electric, Plumbing, Mechanical, and framing/finish work sub contractors that will be working on this job. All sub-contractors must be licensed in the city of New Orleans. |
| Zoning | Resolved | Zoning - This property is located in the University Area Off-Street Parking Overlay District - http://czo.nola.gov/Article-18#18-30 -, which is subject to additional parking requirements based on the number of proposed bedrooms and bathrooms. Please provide floorplan drawings that label ALL rooms both before and after construction/renovation. The requirements of this ordinance may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Adjustments (BZA). Contact the City Planning Commission for more information on the BZA appeal process at cpcinfo@nola.gov or 504-658-7033. For application materials and approval criteria please see this link: https://www.nola.gov/onestop/building/planning-project/variances/ |
| Zoning | Open | ZONING PLAN REVIEWER:
This project has been reviewed by Zoning Plan Reviewer,Carolyn Oakes. For email correspondence, please send to carolyn.oakes@nola.gov
Note: Please make sure to email the reviewer if you upload any documents on OneStop. |
| Plan Review | Withdrawn | PLAN REVIEW:
This project has been reviewed by Building Plan Reviewer, Dominique Scott. For email correspondence, please send to dominique.scott@nola.gov
Note: Please make sure to email the reviewer if you upload any documents on OneStop |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
New or renovated driveways, sidewalks, and curb cuts (including patches and repairs) require approval from the Department of Public Works (DPW). A site plan indicating the location of the planned improvements must be submitted to DPW. For more information, including a DPW driveway/curb cut permit application, fee schedule, and sample standard drawing, go to https://nola.gov/driveway-curb-cut-permit/ or contact DPW at trafficreviewdpw@nola.gov or 504-658-8040. (Note: Upon DPW approval, please notify your plan reviewer via email.) |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
Please provide several colored photos of where the work is to take place. |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
Please add the cost of the foundation to the cost estimate. |
| Plan Review | Withdrawn | PLAN REVIEW:
All written responses to review comments must be on a document with a letterhead, signed, and sealed by the design professional of record, or revisions must be made to the stamped plans. "Will comply" by itself will not suffice to resolve any comment. |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
When below BFE standards, enclosed areas shall meet the requirements of R322.2.2 IRC 2021 ed. for use and flood openings. Flood vents are required. Please revise. |
| Plan Review | Withdrawn | PLAN REVIEW:
Plumbing is not allowed to be installed below base flood. Please verify no new plumbing will occur below base flood. |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
Openings shall not be permitted in the exterior wall of a dwelling with a fire separation distance of less than 3 ft. as required by the IRC 2021, Section R302.2 as amended by the City of New Orleans. (Note: No new openings or openings larger than already exist can be created in a wall less than 3 ft. to the property line.) |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
Photoelectric smoke alarms shall not be installed within a minimum of 6ft. horizontally from a permanently installed cooking appliance as per IRC 2021, Section 314.3.1. Please revise. |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
Glazing of windows within 2 ft. of door swing and less than 5 ft. above floor or walking surface requires safety glazing, section R 308.4.2, IRC 2021 ed. Please revise. |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
Provide insulation values as required by 2021 IRC, Section 402.1.3 (Note: Typ. ceiling/wall/floor values are R-38/R-13/R-13 respectively). Please revise for the wall insulation to R-13 value on sheet 9. (Note, the insulation value can not be smaller than R-13.) |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
Exhaust air from bathrooms, toilet rooms, and kitchens shall not discharge into an attic, crawl space, or other areas inside the building in accordance with the 2021 IRC, Section M1505.2. Please revise and elaborate where it will be vented to the exterior. |
| Plan Review | Withdrawn | PLAN REVIEW:
Exhaust air from bathrooms, toilet rooms, and kitchens shall not discharge into an attic, crawl space, or other areas inside the building in accordance with the 2021 IRC, Section M1505.2. Please elaborate where it will be vented to the exterior. |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
Please confirm compliance with the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (2021 IECC) and State amendments adopted on July 1, 2023.
Information on Construction Documents (Sec. R103.2)
For new construction, additions, or substantial renovation, please provide details on the construction documents (e.g. in table format) including the following information, as applicable:
1. Energy compliance path
2. Insulation material and their R-values
3. Fenestration U-factors and solar heat gain coefficients (SHGC)
4. Area-weighted U-factor and solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) calculations
5. Mechanical system design criteria
6. Mechanical and service water heating systems and equipment types, sizes, and efficiencies
7. Equipment and system controls
8. Duct sealing, duct, and pipe insulation and location
9. Air sealing details
Total Building Performance-Based Compliance Alternative (Sec. R405.2)
- Compliance based on total building performance analysis shall meet the requirements of Table R405.2
- Software tools (e.g. RESCheck) used for performance design shall be in accordance with Sec. R405.3.1.
o (Note: For more information on REScheck software, go to https://www.energycodes.gov/rescheck)
- For permit application, a report that complies with Sec. R405.3.2.1
- For certificate of occupancy, a compliance report that complies with Sec. R405.3.2.2
Energy Rating Index (ERI) Compliance Alternative (Sec. R406)
- Compliance based on Energy Rating Index (ERI) analysis shall meet the requirements of Sec. R406.2, including
o ERI requirements of 2021 IECC sections indicated within Table R406.2
o Maximum ERI (per climate zone) of Table R406.5
Prescriptive Compliance Alternative (Sec. R401.2)
- Prescriptive compliance alternative requires compliance with Sections R401 thru R404
- Section R402 insulation compliance can be met in one of three ways:
o Assembly U-factor compliance per Section R402.1.2
o R-value per Section R402.1.3; or
o Total UA compliance per Section R402.1.5 |
| Plan Review | Resolved | PLAN REVIEW:
Please provide Manuals S, D, and J calculations for review of the internal ductwork system. |
| Zoning | Resolved | For single-family, two-family, and townhouse dwellings, required vehicle parking spaces are permitted in private driveways or parking pads, but are prohibited on the public right-of-way or between the street line and the nearest point of the front façade of any building or within five (5) feet of the front property line when located on a corner lot. A driveway leading to a required off-street parking space may be located in a required yard area.- - Alternatively, if a hardship exists, you may seek a variance from the Board of Zoning Adjustments. Contact CPC for more information at cpcinfo@nola.gov or 504-658-7033. For application materials and approval criteria please see this link: https://www.nola.gov/onestop/building/planning-project/variances/
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| Zoning | Resolved | Curb Cuts/Sidewalks - New or renovated driveways, sidewalks or curb cuts (including patches and repairs), require approval from the Department of Public Works. Site plan indicating location of the planned improvements must be submitted to DPW. For more information including a DPW driveway/curb cut permit application, fee schedule and sample standard drawing, go to https://www.nola.gov/onestop/building/street/driveway-sidewalk-cut-permit or contact DPW at (504) 658-8040 or trafficreviewdpw@nola.gov |
| Zoning | Resolved | b. A "proposed new additional bedroom" is any enclosed private room shown on plans for new construction and proposed renovations, that is not an existing bedroom, that is not a kitchen or bath, and that is not a non-enclosed area such as a common room or pass-through room as described within this section. All enclosed private rooms shown on any proposed plans are presumed to be bedrooms.4. Any increase in bathrooms where the total number is more than two full and one half (2.5) per dwelling unit shall be prohibited in this overlay, as determined by the Department of Safety and Permits. Alternatively, if a hardship exists, you may seek a variance from the Board of Zoning Adjustments. Contact CPC for more information at cpcinfo@nola.gov or 504-658-7033. |
| Zoning | Open | ZONING - A parking space (parking pad) must be at least 8.5' wide and 18' deep. The entire depth of the parking space must be located behind the front facade of the structure. Please verify compliance and draw/outline spaces on plans. |
| Zoning | Open | As per Article 25.2.G of the CZO: "Where more than fifty percent (50%) of a structure has been voluntarily demolished, the retention of a wall or façade on a nonconforming yard/setback is not sufficient to retain the nonconforming status of the yard/setback deficiency. In this instance, the work is treated as new construction and all applicable regulations shall be met." In order to retain the non-conformity, please provide a clear and concise breakdown of how the structure will remain 50% intact during the renovation. |
| Zoning | Resolved | ZONING - Please verify compliance with the front yard build-to line requirement in CZO Section 11.3.A.2: http://czo.nola.gov/Article-11#11-3-A-2 Within the residential districts of the Historic Urban Neighborhood Districts, the front yard build-to line is established by either the average front yards of the adjacent structures or the front yard shown on the most recent survey or sanborn map. You are allowed a 3 feet variation from this setback; however, in no case may the front yard of a single-family or two-family dwelling exceed 20 feet. Please verify compliance by providing either the most recent survey or sanborn map that shows the setback of the most recent structure on the property or by providing the setback of the structures on either side of the subject property (see Section 11.3.A.2.a.iii and Figure 11-1 for corner lots or lots with only one adjacent structure). - - Alternatively, if a hardship exists, you may seek a variance from the Board of Zoning Adjustments. Contact CPC for more information at cpcinfo@nola.gov or 504-658-7033. For application materials and approval criteria please see this link: https://www.nola.gov/onestop/building/planning-project/variances/ |