1994, 09-07 Permit: 94000200 Compliance LetterS P O K A N E ..;.„�j,3.7w.„ C O U N T Y
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS •
JAMES L. M.ANSON, C.B.O., DIRECTOR
C.W. BUILDERS
17927 East Appleway
Greenacres, WA 99016
RE: 422 North Bell - Project # 94-200
Gentlemen:
A DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
DENNIS M. SCOTT, P E., DIRECTOR
September 7, 1994
At the request of Dick Ervin (home owner), I conducted an inspection of the referenced
home for compliance with the Uniform Building Code. The following items do not meet the
minimum requirements of that code and must be corrected before occupancy can be approved
by this department.
1. The west wall of the dining room is showing signs of sinking away from the even
plane of the floor. The posts that support the beam under this area are not approved
for ground contact. I removed some earth from around one of the painted posts and
found the post not in contact with the concrete footing. I did not expose the footing
for proper depth requirements. Pressure treated posts in direct contact with a footing
that extends three feet below grade -- bottom of footing to be on undisturbed soil --
would correct this problem.
2. On the east side of the house there are four 4 by 4's that appear to support the roof
over -hang for the patio. They appear also to be not approved for ground contact.
These posts, being that they are in contact with the concrete patio, need to be
replaced with treated posts. Footing depth below the slab to support these post will
need to be verified.
3. The two decks that are on the east side of the house are cantilevered out 8 feet.
These decks must have either supporting beams and posts with proper footings or
provide engineering approving the 8 foot cantilever.
4. The two egress windows in the basement require window wells that extend at least
36” out from the window to provide egress.
5. In the basement there appears to be a missing floor joist. There is a spot where there
is 26” between joists, when the rest of the joists are approximately 19" apart.
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6. In the basement there is a bearing beam comprised of 3-2 by 10's spanning 13'-6".
This beam appears to be over spanned. This beam span should be reduced to 10 feet
or, provide engineering to verify that the beam will carry the imposed floor loads.
The Uniform Building Code section 303(c) states: "The issuance of a permit based on plans
specifications and other data shall not prevent the building official from thereafter requiring
the corrections of errors in said plans, specifications and other data, or from preventing
building operations being carried of thereunder when in violation of this code or of any other
ordinance of this jurisdiction."
Please contact this department within 10 days with a time -frame for correcting the above 6
items. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 456-3675 between 8 a.m. and
4 p.m.
Sincerely,
evin e y/
Codes Administrator
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cc: Mr. Dick Ervin