Summit County Building Inspection

This is a list of the minimum information required to be a part of the plans to submit for a building permit.
All plans and details shall be drawn to scale and the scale noted on the drawings.

SITE PLAN: No submittals accepted without topography in 2-foot contours and proposed grade.

Site plan to engineering scale 1:10 or 1:20 with Legal Description and Physical Address
Plan features - north arrow, calculations of site coverage, property lines, lot dimensions, proposed changes, existing conditions including streams/wetlands*, title block/dates/pages, contact info. and all easements.
Setbacks - platted building envelopes, plat note limitations, special zoning (PUD, Backcountry, etc.), standard zoning setbacks, all structures, decks, stairs, eaves, architectural accents and sheds with dimensions to lot lines
Utilities - all proposed connections to existing transformers or poles for electric, gas, cable, telephone, sewer/septic with leach field, and water/well
Grading and Drainage - proposed grade, maximum 2:1 side slopes, retaining walls, foundation drain daylight, culverts and indicate direction of drainage flow, swales, intermittent or dry surface drainages and ditches
Height Calculations - outline of building, roof dripline with corresponding elevation for eaves, roof ridgelines with elevation, roof appendages with elevation
Landscaping - existing and proposed vegetation, hardscape and landscape features
Parking Areas - minimum of two parking spaces, parking pad if used in lieu of meeting 8% driveway grade for subdivisions created prior to October 1, 1986
Driveway - all accesses, locations, connections to the road, grade, width, turnouts, turn-arounds, tracking control, neighbors' driveways, any intersections, appropriate snow storage calculations and locations.
Trails - any existing trails or proposed connections
Significant natural or Historical Features - any potential features
Topography with a Colorado Licensed Surveyor stamp is required for lots with 10% or greater slope or when the proposed building height is within 5 feet of the maximum.

Floor plans for each floor with all dimensions shown and room uses labeled
* Note – Basement floor plan needs to be a separate sheet from the foundation plan.
Locations and dimensions of all exterior decks/porches
Locations and sizes of all windows and doors
Locations of fixtures, appliances, including refrigerators, stoves, and hot-tubs and spas
Location and fuel type of all furnaces, boilers, and water heaters
Location and cut sheet of exterior lighting and details of exterior materials (colors, types, stains etc.)
Details showing compliance to the IECC at the thermal envelope (wall & roof insulation systems)

Foundation plan showing all dimensions and steps in walls and footings.
Location and size of all interior and exterior footings, pads and piers
Location and size of all openings in foundation walls
Locations and construction of all bearing walls and interior columns
Location and section views of all retaining walls outside the building over 4 feet high
Section view of all footings, walls, pads, and piers indicating all reinforcement grades, sizes & spacing

Framing plans for each floor and roof including all decks
Type, size and spacing of all joists and rafters and plywood grades and thickness’
Layout and spacing of all pre-manufactured trusses
Type, size and location of each beam, header, purlin, and posts/columns
Details of major framing connections and post base/cap anchors
Specify all species and grade of wood framing members
Field-built trusses require a stamped, signed design by a state licensed engineer
A soils report by a licensed geotechnical engineer may be required depending on the site conditions *Note - Slope stability shall be addressed independent of bearing capacity by a qualified geotechnical engineer.
A completed Sustainable Building Code Checklist is to be provided for all residential projects. See www.highcountryconservation.org for the checklist and applicable resource guide.