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If they are separate buildings does this mean that there will be two building permits?

But this would leave the top building without a foundation.
No.
They have two separate building plan review permits
No.


510.2 Horizontal Building Separation Allowance
A building shall be considered as separate and distinct buildings for the purpose of determining area limitations, continuity of fire walls, limitation of number of stories and type of construction....
They are only considered separate buildings with regards to allowable area, fire wall continuity, story limits, and type of construction. That's it.
 
IMO....No....Is there a particular part of 225 you are concerned about?
Yea NEC 2017 section 225.30: a building or other structure that is served by a branch circuit or feeder on the load side of a service disconnecting means shall be supplied by only one feeder or branch circuit
 
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