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Single-Family Residence — Addition & Remodel
Permit BLD-2024-•••• · █████████ Ave · Reviewed against 2022 CBC / CRC (built on the 2021 IBC) — the edition in force on the filing date
PlanSight·report
Advisory pre-submittal review. PlanSight flags the corrections a plan checker is likely to write, so you can fix them before the city ever opens the set. The authority having jurisdiction makes the final call.
37Total findings
4Critical
9High
16Medium
8Low
Estimated correction cost
$14,200 – $31,800
Based on 22 of 37 findings with known cost ranges. Approximate; varies by location and contractor.
CriticalCode ViolationArchitectural96% confident

A-310-02Bedroom 2’s only escape window gives about 5.0 sq ft of clear opening. A ground-floor sleeping room has to let someone climb out in a fire — that takes 5.7 sq ft.

Page 7 · A2.1Bedroom 2 — window 3′0″ × 2′0″ (egress?)

What it means for you

If there were a fire, someone could be trapped in this room. The city will not issue the permit until the window is enlarged — and it’s a life-safety item, so there’s no negotiating it.

How to fix it

Increase the openable area of the Bedroom 2 window to at least 5.7 sq ft (5.0 sq ft is allowed only for a grade-floor opening), and note the clear opening dimensions on A2.1.

Code
CRC R310.2.1
HighCode ViolationStructural91% confident

S-2304-01The 24-ft beam carrying the great-room roof has no size, species, or grade called out — so nobody can confirm it actually carries the load.

Page 19 · S2.0BM-3 (24′-0″) — (size?)

What it means for you

A plan checker can’t approve a structural member they can’t verify. This will come back as a correction asking you to size it, which is a wasted review cycle if you submit as-is.

How to fix it

Add the beam’s size, species, and grade to the framing schedule on S2.0 — e.g., 5¼″ × 18″ glulam, 24F-V4 — and confirm the bearing at each end.

Code
CBC 2304.3CBC Table 2308.4.2
MediumCode ViolationEnergy88% confident

EN-T24-01The Title 24 energy-compliance paperwork (the CF1R) isn’t in the set. California won’t permit new conditioned space without it.

Sheet index · A0.0No energy compliance sheet present

What it means for you

Submitting without the energy forms guarantees a correction and a delay — intake often catches this before a reviewer even opens the structural sheets.

How to fix it

Include the signed CF1R (performance or prescriptive) covering the added conditioned floor area, and reference it on the cover sheet.

Code
2022 Title 24, Part 6 §10-103
MediumCode ViolationGeneral93% confident

G-107-04The sheet labeled “Site Plan” is a screenshot of an online map. A site plan has to show property lines, setbacks, and dimensions, drawn to scale.

Page 2 · A0.1“Site Plan” — raster map image, no scale

What it means for you

Intake can reject the whole submittal as incomplete before it ever reaches a reviewer — the single fastest way to lose a week.

How to fix it

Replace it with a to-scale site plan showing lot dimensions, all required setbacks, the structure footprint, and a north arrow.

Code
CBC 107.2.1
+ 33 more findings across 9 disciplines in the full report — each with the same plain-English explanation, sheet reference, and code citation.

Every finding earns its place.

No raw checklist. No “possible issue.” Each one is grounded in the code that applies to your project, on the date you filed.

Plain English first

The problem is stated the way you’d explain it to a friend — the code citation is there to back it up, not to hide behind.

Pinned to the sheet

Every finding names the page and points at what triggered it, so you can go straight to the fix.

The right code edition

Checked against the edition in force on your filing date — not just whatever is current today.

What it costs

Where we can, we attach a real-world cost range so there are no surprises with your contractor.

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