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PLAN REVIEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONE AND TWO FAMILY

STAMFORD BUILDING DEPARTMENT

ALL DETACHED ONE or TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND THEIR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES e.g. POOLS, DECKS, GARAGES, ETC.  
Note: All of the following require Connecticut architect and/ or engineer raised seal and signature:

1. Special designs;
2. Steel beams, flitch plates, trusses;
3. Glue laminated beams, cathedral ceilings

ONE AND TWO-FAMILY DEWLLINGS

       For alteration addition and construction of one and two-family dwellings and accessory structures only:

 

1.      Submit two (2) complete sets of drawings drawn to ¼ inch scale. If located on

septic land, bring an additional set of drawings with septic system location for

submittal to the Health Department. There will be a fee – payable by check.

 

2.      These plans must consist of a plot plan, showing the proposed location of the

building or structure and the following:     

a)      Floor plan

b)      Elevation

c)      Cross Section

            They must also be of sufficient detail and clarity to show the nature and

            character of the work to be performed.

 

    3.   Zoning will verify location of structure and a separate zoning permit will be

          Issued. Zoning will also collect a fee – payable be check.

 

    4.   Prior to plan review, you must see a Plan Examiner when you receive your

          departmental approval sheet. He/She will indicate the departments from which

          you will need signatures before plans can be reviewed.

 

   5.    Prior to the issuance of a building permit, an inspector may visit the site for a

          pre-permit inspection to ascertain whether the existing structure will be in 

          conformity with the code upon completion of the project.

 

   6.    Permit application, department approval sheet* (completed), a check for the

          amount of the building permit fee (made payable to the City of Stamford) and a

          Certificate of Insurance covering Worker’s Compensation must be completed and

          submitted with all plans, specifications and statements before a permit will be issue

 

   7.    The permit fee is based on estimated cost of construction at the rate of Ten($10.00)

          Dollar per One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars or any fraction thereof. Also, There is a

          Connecticut State Sur-charge Tax fee of $.22 per $1,000 of the estimated cost of

          construction. The Minimum fee for ANY permit shall be ($50.22)  

 

  8.    When required, separate electrical, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and

         ventilation permits must be obtained; the mechanical permit fees, in most cases,

         are covered by the building permits fee.

 

 9.    One and Two-family and Townhouses not to exceed three stories are regulated by       

        the 2003 IRC with the 2005 supplement -2009 amendment effective August 1, 2009

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