Permitting a yurt

[shakeytown]

Looking to get permit in kitsap county washington. Need energy code compliance, sprinklers in addition to engineering. Any help would be apprecaited

[Jafo]

You will need to talk to your local compliance officials. Highly unlikely there is someone here from that county that can help you.

[squitirogloria]

Hello all!

I'm looking for someone to pull a permit in Hawaii County.

All best, Gloria

[squitirogloria]

Originally Posted by Jafo

Checklist for permitting your yurt:

• If your yurt manufacturer has any stamped engineering designs, have copies of them handy.
• Information on snow load, fire rating of materials, and R value of the insulation(s). Find a local, licensed architect to review your platform plans and give his wet stamp. The local architect or a plans router will route them through the system. These services are usually fairly cheap in the scheme of things, and WELL worth not bungling it up as an inexperienced building department novice.
• Warranty information on materials (i.e. roof).
• Does the design meet IBC code?
• Are there any other yurts in your area? If so, ask the owners what process they went through to get a permit.
• Tall walls, 6'9" or higher at the door are generally required for permanent structures.
• astrofoil doesn't meet r-value codes in some areas. Ask the manufacturer for

  insulation

  that does where it is required (typically only in colder climates).
• Egress is a common requirement, so an extra door or an operable window may be needed.
• For a residence or detached bedroom or anything with plumbing, you will also need wastewater plans. Engineered septic or cesspool designs or plans showing how you will route into an existing system.
• For a residence you will need to show your water supply, refrigeration, cooking means and a shower/toilet/sink. You will need to provide a floor plan and a full site plan, locating your waste water, set backs, driveway and house/yurt.
• If it is not a residence, then get the help of a local router and make sure it is called something else. Most places will not allow two full kitchens to be on one property, thereby making for two full residences. You can have partial kitchens, but typically only a single sink (not a double chamber) and a hot plate or the like.

Aloha, Jafo,

I am considering building a yurt in Hawaii County.

Can you refer me to someone who can pull a permit for me?

I'm not sure of the yurt company I will use to buy my yurt from, so I need an independent person I can pay who has experience with the permitting process on the Big Island.

All best,

Gloria Squitiro
[email protected]

[squitirogloria]

Aloha, Jafo,

I am considering building a yurt in Hawaii County.

Can you refer me to someone who can pull a permit for me?

I'm not sure of the yurt company I will use to buy my yurt from, so I need an independent person I can pay who has experience with the permitting process on the Big Island.

All best,

Gloria Squitiro
[email protected]