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City of Iowa City
Housing & Inspection Services
Building Division
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GUIDELINES FOR DRAWING
RESIDENTIAL
FINISHED BASEMENT PLANS
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
HOUSING AND INSPECTION SERVICES
BUILDING DIVISION
GUIDELINES FOR DRAWING RESIDENTIAL FINISHED BASEMENT PLANS
The following form was prepared by the Building Division to be used only as a general guideline
for the drawing of construction plans which are required to be submitted at the time of
application for a building permit.
To make application for a building permit, the applicant shall submit two (2) sets of detailed
construction plans drawn to scale (3/16”-1/4” – 1’-0”) on minimum 8 1/2" x 11" sheets of each of
the following to the Building Division—Housing and Inspection Services, City Hall, between 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is closed on all City holidays. If project is
located in a Historic District or Conservation District or is a Historic Landmark, please go to
www.icgov.org/default/?id=1484 for an application that will need to be submitted with the
Building Permit application.
1. Site Plan
2. Floor Plan
3. Typical Wall Section
4. Additional Details (if necessary)
The following are lists of the items that should be shown on each of the above plans: The
illustrations are guides for plan preparation only to give you a basic idea what each type of plan
should look like and are not necessarily specific Code and other Ordinance requirements. Each
individual site location, the location of the building on the site and/or size of building might vary
as requirements of the Iowa City Zoning Ordinance, the Building Code, and other ordinances
dictate, and each will have to be reviewed on its own specific conditions after submittal.
FLOOR PLAN
√ Indicate length and width of the proposed finish basement. Show basement area, room
layout, and identify use of each room or space by name and indicate both existing and new
walls or partitions, furred and insulated foundation walls. Rooms shown with clothes closets,
etc. which resemble a bedroom or could easily be converted to a bedroom in the future will
be reviewed for bedroom requirements regardless of the room name presented in the
drawing.
√ Indicate location, size and spacing of furred wall or partition framing system. Identify existing
and new walls or partitions graphically or by notes.
√ Indicate size and location of doors and windows. Show all existing and new window
locations. Indicate the sill height, clear opening width and clear opening height for the
required emergency escape window.
√ Indicate smoke detector location. Smoke detectors shall be AC powered and have battery
backup.
√ Indicate width and location of existing or new stairs
√ Indicate number and size of risers and treads on existing or new stair
√ Indicate handrails
√ Indicate ceiling type and height of all rooms/spaces and ceiling height of lowest projections
√ Indicate new ducts, diffusers and exhaust fans
√ Indicate floor drains
√ Indicate electrical panel(s)
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TYPICAL WALL SECTION
√ Indicate size and spacing of furred wall or partition framing system. Identify existing and new
walls or partitions graphically or by notes.
√ Indicate size and type of interior wall and ceiling finish materials
√ Indicate ceiling height of all rooms/spaces and ceiling height of lowest projections such as
beams or sub-ducts
√ Indicate stair and handrail
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
√ Indicate whatever information is necessary to show how your proposal will be constructed.
For additional information, contact: Building Inspection Division at (319) 356-5120.
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