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1 2010 CITY OF HOUSTON BUILDING CODE
2 2006 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE® TITLE PAGE
3 COPYRIGHT
4 PREFACE
6 ORDINANCE
8 TABLE OF CONTENTS
16 CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 101 GENERAL
17 SECTION 102 APPLICABILITY
18 SECTION 103 CODE ENFORCEMENT BRANCH
SECTION 104 DUTIES AND POWERS OF BUILDING OFFICIAL
19 SECTION 105 PERMITS
21 SECTION 106 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
23 SECTION 107 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND USES
SECTION 108 FEES
SECTION 109 INSPECTIONS
24 SECTION 110 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
25 SECTION 111 SERVICE UTILITIES
SECTION 112 BOARD OF APPEALS
26 SECTION 113 VIOLATIONS
SECTION 114 STOP WORK ORDER
27 SECTION 115 UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT
SECTION 116 HEARING PROCEDURES
SECTION 117 PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES
34 SECTION 118 PRIVATE PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION SERVICES
36 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 201 GENERAL
SECTION 202 DEFINITIONS
48 CHAPTER 3 USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
SECTION 301 GENERAL
SECTION 302 CLASSIFICATION
SECTION 303 ASSEMBLY GROUP A
49 SECTION 304 BUSINESS GROUP B
SECTION 305 EDUCATIONAL GROUP E
SECTION 306 FACTORY GROUP F
50 SECTION 307 HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H
51 [F] TABLE 307.1(1) MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER CONTROL AREA OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS POSING A PHYSICAL HAZARD
52 [F] TABLE 307.1(1)—continued MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER CONTROL AREA OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS POSING A PHYSICAL HAZARD
53 [F] TABLE 307.1(2) MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER CONTROL AREA OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POSING A HEALTH HAZARD
58 SECTION 308 INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I
59 SECTION 309 MERCANTILE GROUP M
SECTION 310 RESIDENTIAL GROUP R
60 SECTION 311 STORAGE GROUP S
61 SECTION 312 UTILITY AND MISCELLANEOUS GROUP U
62 CHAPTER 4
SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED
ON USE AND OCCUPANCY
SECTION 401 SCOPE
SECTION 402 COVERED MALL BUILDINGS
EQUATION 4-1
65 SECTION 403 HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
66 SECTION 404 ATRIUMS
67 SECTION 405 UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS
68 SECTION 406 MOTOR-VEHICLE-RELATED OCCUPANCIES
70 TABLE 406.3.5 OPEN PARKING GARAGES AREA AND HEIGHT
72 SECTION 407 GROUP I-2
73 SECTION 408 GROUP I-3
75 SECTION 409 MOTION PICTURE PROJECTION ROOMS
SECTION 410 STAGES AND PLATFORMS
77 SECTION 411 SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDINGS
78 SECTION 412 AIRCRAFT-RELATED OCCUPANCIES
TABLE 412.1.2 HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS FOR AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS
80 SECTION 413 COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE
SECTION 414 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
[F] TABLE 414.2.2 DESIGN AND NUMBER OF CONTROL AREAS
82 [F] TABLE 414.2.5(1) MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CONTROL AREA IN GROUP M AND S OCCUPANCIES NONFLAMMABLE SOLIDS AND NONFLAMMABLE AND NONCOMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
83 [F] TABLE 414.2.5(2) MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SALES OCCUPANCIES PER CONTROL AREA
SECTION 415 GROUPS H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 AND H-5
84 [F] TABLE 414.5.1 EXPLOSION CONTROL REQUIREMENTSa
87 [F] TABLE 415.3.1 MINIMUM SEPARATION DISTANCES FOR BUILDINGS CONTAINING EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS
88 [F] TABLE 415.3.1—continued MINIMUM SEPARATION DISTANCES FOR BUILDINGS CONTAINING EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS
89 [F] TABLE 415.3.2 REQUIRED DETACHED STORAGE
93 [F] TABLE 415.8.2.1.1 QUANTITY LIMITS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN A SINGLE FABRICATION AREA IN GROUP H-5a
96 SECTION 416 APPLICATION OF FLAMMABLE FINISHES
97 SECTION 417 DRYING ROOMS
SECTION 418 ORGANIC COATINGS
SECTION 419 GROUP I-1, R-1, R-2, R-3
SECTION 420 HYDROGEN CUTOFF ROOMS
98 SECTION 421 DAY CARE OCCUPANCIES
TABLE 421.1 CLASSIFICATION OF DAY CARE OCCUPANCIES
SECTION 422 REUSE OF BUILDING MATERIALS
100 CHAPTER 5
GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
SECTION 501 GENERAL
SECTION 502 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 503 GENERAL HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS
SECTION 504 HEIGHT
101 TABLE 503 ALLOWABLE HEIGHT AND BUILDING AREASa Height limitations shown as stories and feet above grade plane. Area limitations as determined by the definition of “Area, building,” per story
102 SECTION 505 MEZZANINES
103 SECTION 506 AREA MODIFICATIONS
EQUATION 5-1
EQUATION 5-2
104 SECTION 507 UNLIMITED AREA BUILDINGS
105 SECTION 508 MIXED USE AND OCCUPANCY
TABLE 508.2 INCIDENTAL USE AREAS
106 TABLE 508.3.3 REQUIRED SEPARATION OF OCCUPANCIES (HOURS)
107 SECTION 509 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
109 SECTION 510 FOUNDATION ELEVATION
110 CHAPTER 6 – TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 6 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 601 GENERAL
SECTION 602 CONSTRUCTION CLASSIFICATION
111 SECTION 603 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL IN TYPE I AND II CONSTRUCTION
112 TABLE 601 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING ELEMENTS (hours)h
113 TABLE 602 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTERIOR WALLS BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCEa, e
TABLE 602.4 WOOD MEMBER SIZE
114 CHAPTER 7
FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 701 GENERAL
SECTION 702 DEFINITIONS
115 SECTION 703 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS AND FIRE TESTS
116 SECTION 704 EXTERIOR WALLS
117 EQUATION 7-1
EQUATION 7-2
FIGURE 704.7 EQUIVALENT OPENING FACTOR
118 TABLE 704.8 MAXIMUM AREA OF EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGSa
119 SECTION 705 FIRE WALLS
TABLE 705.4 FIRE WALL FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS
121 SECTION 706 FIRE BARRIERS
122 TABLE 706.3.9 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE BARRIER ASSEMBLIES OR HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN FIRE AREAS
SECTION 707 SHAFT ENCLOSURES
125 SECTION 708 FIRE PARTITIONS
126 SECTION 709 SMOKE BARRIERS
SECTION 710 SMOKE PARTITIONS
127 SECTION 711 HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES
SECTION 712 PENETRATIONS
130 SECTION 713 FIRE-RESISTANT JOINT SYSTEMS
SECTION 714 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
131 SECTION 715 OPENING PROTECTIVES
132 TABLE 715.4 FIRE DOOR AND FIRE SHUTTER FIRE PROTECTION RATINGS
134 TABLE 715.5 FIRE WINDOW ASSEMBLY FIRE PROTECTION RATINGS
135 TABLE 715.5.3 LIMITING SIZES OF WIRED GLASS PANELS
SECTION 716 DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS
TABLE 716.3.1 FIRE DAMPER RATING
137 TABLE 716.5 FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPER LOCATIONS
139 SECTION 717 CONCEALED SPACES
141 SECTION 718 FIRE-RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PLASTER
SECTION 719 THERMAL- AND SOUND-INSULATING MATERIALS
142 SECTION 720 PRESCRIPTIVE FIRE RESISTANCE
143 TABLE 720.1(1) MINIMUM PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL PARTS BASED ON TIME PERIODS FOR VARIOUS NONCOMBUSTIBLE INSULATING MATERIALSm
144 TABLE 720.1(1)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL PARTS BASED ON TIME PERIODS FOR VARIOUS NONCOMBUSTIBLE INSULATING MATERIALSm
145 TABLE 720.1(1)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL PARTS BASED ON TIME PERIODS FOR VARIOUS NONCOMBUSTIBLE INSULATING MATERIALSm
146 TABLE 720.1(1)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL PARTS BASED ON TIME PERIODS FOR VARIOUS NONCOMBUSTIBLE INSULATING MATERIALSm
147 TABLE 720.1(2) RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS
148 TABLE 720.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS
149 TABLE 720.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS
150 TABLE 720.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS
151 TABLE 720.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS
152 TABLE 720.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS
153 TABLE 720.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS
154 TABLE 720.1(3) MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa,q
155 TABLE 720.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa,q
156 TABLE 720.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa,q
157 TABLE 720.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa,q
158 TABLE 720.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa,q
159 TABLE 720.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa,q
160 TABLE 720.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa,q
161 TABLE 720.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa,q
162 SECTION 721 CALCULATED FIRE RESISTANCE
163 TABLE 721.2.1.1 MINIMUM EQUIVALENT THICKNESS OF CAST-IN-PLACE OR PRECAST CONCRETE WALLS, LOAD-BEARING OR NONLOAD-BEARING
EQUATION 7-3
FIGURE 721.2.1.2 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS OF TWO-WYTHE CONCRETE WALLS
EQUATION 7-4
164 TABLE 721.2.1.2(1) VALUES OF Rn0.59 FOR USE IN EQUATION 7-4
TABLE 721.2.1.2(2) FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS BASED ON R O.59
165 FIGURE 721.2.1.3.1 CERAMIC FIBER JOINT PROTECTION
TABLE 721.2.1.4(1) MULTIPLYING FACTOR FOR FINISHES ON NONFIRE-EXPOSED SIDE OF WALL
TABLE 721.2.1.4(2) TIME ASSIGNED TO FINISH MATERIALS ON FIRE-EXPOSED SIDE OF WALL
166 TABLE 721.2.2.1 MINIMUM SLAB THICKNESS (inches)
FIGURE 721.2.2.1.2 DETERMINATION OF SLAB THICKNESS FOR SLOPING SOFFITS
EQUATION 7-5
FIGURE 721.2.2.1.3 SLABS WITH RIBBED OR UNDULATING SOFFITS
167 FIGURE 721.2.2.2 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR TWO-COURSE CONCRETE FLOORS
168 FIGURE 721.2.2.3(1) FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR CONCRETE ROOF ASSEMBLIES
FIGURE 721.2.2.3(2) FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR CONCRETE
TABLE 721.2.3(1) COVER THICKNESS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOOR OR ROOF SLABS (inches)
TABLE 721.2.3(2) COVER THICKNESS FOR PRESTRESSED CONCRETE FLOOR OR ROOF SLABS (inches)
169 TABLE 721.2.3(3) MINIMUM COVER FOR MAIN REINFORCING BARS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMSc (APPLICABLE TO ALL TYPES OF STRUCTURAL CONCRETE)
TABLE 721.2.3(4) MINIMUM COVER FOR PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS 8 INCHES OR GREATER IN WIDTH
TABLE 721.2.3(5) MINIMUM COVER FOR PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS OF ALL WIDTHS
170 TABLE 721.2.4 MINIMUM DIMENSION OF CONCRETE COLUMNS (inches)
EQUATION 7-6
171 TABLE 721.3.2 MINIMUM EQUIVALENT THICKNESS (inches) OF BEARING OR NONBEARING CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS
EQUATION 7-7
TABLE 721.3.4 MINIMUM COVER OF LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENT IN FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATEDREIN FORCED CONCRETE MASONRY LINTELS (inches)
TABLE 721.3.5 MINIMUM DIMENSION OF CONCRETE MASONRY COLUMNS (inches)
172 EQUATION 7-8
EQUATION 7-9
EQUATION 7-10
TABLE 721.4.1(1) FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS OF CLAY MASONRY WALLS
173 TABLE 721.4.1(2) FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR BEARING STEEL FRAME BRICK VENEER WALLS OR PARTITIONS
TABLE 721.4.1(3) VALUES OF Rn0.59
TABLE 721.4.1(4) COEFFICIENTS FOR PLASTER, pl a
TABLE 721.4.1(5) REINFORCED MASONRY LINTELS
TABLE 721.4.1(6) REINFORCED CLAY MASONRY COLUMNS
EQUATION 7-11
174 FIGURE 721.5.1(1) DETERMINATION OF THE HEATED PERIMETER OF STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS
EQUATION 7-12
EQUATION 7-13
175 FIGURE 721.5.1(2) GYPSUM WALLBOARD PROTECTED STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS WITH SHEET STEEL COLUMN COVERS
FIGURE 721.5.1(3) GYPSUM WALLBOARD PROTECTED STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS WITH STEEL STUD/SCREW ATTACHMENT SYSTEM
176 EQUATION 7-14
FIGURE 721.5.1(4) FIRE RESISTANCE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS PROTECTED WITH VARIOUS THICKNESSES OF TYPE X GYPSUM WALLBOARD
FIGURE 721.5.1(5) WIDE FLANGE STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS WITH SPRAY-APPLIED FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIALS
FIGURE 721.5.1(6) CONCRETE PROTECTED STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNSa,b
EQUATION 7-15
177 EQUATION 7-16
FIGURE 721.5.1(7) CONCRETE OR CLAY MASONRY PROTECTED STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS
FIGURE 721.5.2 DETERMINATION OF THE HEATED PERIMETER OF STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS
178 TABLE 721.5.1(1) W/D RATIOS FOR STEEL COLUMNS
179 TABLE 721.5.1(2) PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE
TABLE 721.5.1(3) THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF CONCRETE OR CLAY MASONRY UNITS
180 TABLE 721.5.1(4) WEIGHT-TO-HEATED-PERIMETER RATIOS (W/D) FOR TYPICAL WIDE FLANGE BEAM AND GIRDER SHAPES
181 TABLE 721.5.1(4)—continued WEIGHT-TO-HEATED-PERIMETER RATIOS (W/D) FOR TYPICAL WIDE FLANGE BEAM AND GIRDER SHAPES
182 TABLE 721.5.1(5) FIRE RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE MASONRY PROTECTED STEEL COLUMNS
183 TABLE 721.5.1(5)—continued FIRE RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE MASONRY PROTECTED STEEL COLUMNS
184 TABLE 721.5.1(6) FIRE RESISTANCE OF CLAY MASONRY PROTECTED STEEL COLUMNS
185 TABLE 721.5.1(7) MINIMUM COVER (inch) FOR STEEL COLUMNS ENCASED IN NORMAL-WEIGHT CONCRETEa [FIGURE 721.5.1(6)(c)]
TABLE 721.5.1(8) MINIMUM COVER (inch) FOR STEEL COLUMNS ENCASED IN STRUCTURAL LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETEa [FIGURE 721.5.1(6)(c)]
186 TABLE 721.5.1(9) MINIMUM COVER (inch) FOR STEEL COLUMNS IN NORMAL-WEIGHT PRECAST COVERSa [FIGURE 721.5.1(6)(a)]
TABLE 721.5.1(10) MINIMUM COVER (inch) FOR STEEL COLUMNS IN STRUCTURAL LIGHTWEIGHT PRECAST COVERSa [FIGURE 721.5.1(6)(a)]
187 EQUATION 7-17
188 TABLE 721.6.2(1) TIME ASSIGNED TO WALLBOARD MEMBRANESa,b,c,d
EQUATION 7-18
EQUATION 7-19
EQUATION 7-20
EQUTION 7-21
TABLE 721.6.2(2) TIME ASSIGNED FOR CONTRIBUTION OF WOOD FRAME
TABLE 721.6.2(3) MEMBRANEa ON EXTERIOR FACE OF WOOD STUD WALLS
189 TABLE 721.6.2(4) FLOORING OR ROOFING OVER WOOD FRAMINGa
TABLE 721.6.2(5) TIME ASSIGNED FOR ADDITIONAL PROTECTION
FIGURE 721.6.3(1) LOAD FIGURE
FIGURE 721.6.3(2) EFFECTIVE LENGTH FACTORS
190 CHAPTER 8 INTERIOR FINISHES
SECTION 801 GENERAL
SECTION 802 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 803 WALL AND CEILING FINISHES
192 TABLE 803.5 INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISH REQUIREMENTS BY OCCUPANCY
SECTION 804 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH
193 SECTION 805 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN TYPE I AND II CONSTRUCTION
[F] SECTION 806 DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND TRIM
196 CHAPTER 9 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
SECTION 901 GENERAL
197 SECTION 902 DEFINITIONS
199 SECTION 903 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
200 [F] TABLE 903.2.4.2 GROUP H-5 SPRINKLER DESIGN CRITERIA
202 [F] TABLE 903.2.13 ADDITIONAL REQUIRED SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
204 SECTION 904 ALTERNATIVE AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
205 SECTION 905 STANDPIPE SYSTEMS
207 SECTION 906 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
SECTION 907 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS
214 [F] TABLE 907.9.1.3 VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE ALARMS
215 SECTION 908 EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEMS
SECTION 909 SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS
217 EQUATION 9-1
EQUATION 9-2
EQUATION 9-3
222 SECTION 910 SMOKE AND HEAT VENTS
223 [F] TABLE 910.3 REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAFT CURTAINS AND SMOKE AND HEAT VENTSa
224 EQUATION 9-4
SECTION 911 FIRE COMMAND CENTER
SECTION 912 FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS
226 CHAPTER 10 MEANS OF EGRESS
SECTION 1001 ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 1002 DEFINITIONS
227 SECTION 1003 GENERAL MEANS OF EGRESS
228 SECTION 1004 OCCUPANT LOAD
TABLE 1004.1.1 MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA ALLOWANCES PER OCCUPANTa
229 SECTION 1005 EGRESS WIDTH
TABLE 1005.1 EGRESS WIDTH PER OCCUPANT SERVED
SECTION 1006 MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION
230 SECTION 1007 RESERVED
SECTION 1008 DOORS, GATES AND TURNSTILES
231 TABLE 1008.1.3.1 REVOLVING DOOR SPEEDS
235 SECTION 1009 STAIRWAYS
237 SECTION 1010 RAMPS
239 SECTION 1011 EXIT SIGNS
SECTION 1012 HANDRAILS
240 SECTION 1013 GUARDS
241 SECTION 1014 EXIT ACCESS
243 SECTION 1015 EXIT AND EXIT ACCESS DOORWAYS
TABLE 1015.1 SPACES WITH ONE MEANS OF EGRESS
244 SECTION 1016 EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE
TABLE 1016.1 EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCEa
SECTION 1017 CORRIDORS
245 TABLE 1017.1 CORRIDOR FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING
246 SECTION 1018 EXITS
SECTION 1019 NUMBER OF EXITS AND CONTINUITY
TABLE 1019.1 MINIMUM NUMBER OF EXITS FOR OCCUPANT LOAD
TABLE 1019.2 BUILDINGS WITH ONE EXIT
247 SECTION 1020 VERTICAL EXIT ENCLOSURES
248 SECTION 1021 EXIT PASSAGEWAYS
249 SECTION 1022 HORIZONTAL EXITS
SECTION 1023 EXTERIOR EXIT RAMPS AND STAIRWAYS
250 SECTION 1024 EXIT DISCHARGE
251 SECTION 1025 ASSEMBLY
252 TABLE 1025.6.2 WIDTH OF AISLES FOR SMOKE-PROTECTED ASSEMBLY
254 TABLE 1025.10.1 SMOKE-PROTECTED ASSEMBLY AISLE ACCESSWAYS
256 SECTION 1026 EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE
258 CHAPTER 11 ACCESSIBILITY
SECTION 1101 GENERAL
260 CHAPTER 12 INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
SECTION 1201 GENERAL
SECTION 1202 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1203 VENTILATION
261 SECTION 1204 TEMPERATURE CONTROL
SECTION 1205 LIGHTING
262 SECTION 1206 YARDS OR COURTS
SECTION 1207 SOUND TRANSMISSION
SECTION 1208 INTERIOR SPACE DIMENSIONS
SECTION 1209 ACCESS TO UNOCCUPIED SPACES
263 SECTION 1210 SURROUNDING MATERIALS
264 CHAPTER 13 ENERGY EFFICIENCY
SECTION 1301 GENERAL
266 CHAPTER 14 EXTERIOR WALLS
SECTION 1401 GENERAL
SECTION 1402 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1403 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
267 SECTION 1404 MATERIALS
SECTION 1405 INSTALLATION OF WALL COVERINGS
268 TABLE 1405.2 MINIMUM THICKNESS OF WEATHER COVERINGS
271 SECTION 1406 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF EXTERIOR WALLS
TABLE 1406.2.1.2 MINIMUM FIRE SEPARATION FOR COMBUSTIBLE VENEERS
272 SECTION 1407 METAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS (MCM)
274 CHAPTER 15 ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
SECTION 1501 GENERAL
SECTION 1502 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1503 WEATHER PROTECTION
275 SECTION 1504 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
TABLE 1504.2.1 ROOF COVERING CLASSIFICATION USING ALTERNATIVE METHOD
276 TABLE 1504.8 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT PERMITTED FOR BUILDINGS WITH GRAVEL OR STONE ON THE ROOF IN AREAS OUTSIDE A HURRICANE-PRONE REGION
SECTION 1505 FIRE CLASSIFICATION
TABLE 1505.1a,b MINIMUM ROOF COVERING CLASSIFICATION FOR TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 1506 MATERIALS
277 SECTION 1507 REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOF COVERINGS
278 TABLE 1507.2.9.2 VALLEY LINING MATERIAL
280 TABLE 1507.3.7 CLAY AND CONCRETE TILE ATTACHMENTa, b, c
281 TABLE 1507.4.3(1) METAL ROOF COVERINGS
TABLE 1507.4.3(2) MINIMUM CORROSION RESISTANCE
282 TABLE 1507.7.5 SLATE SHINGLE HEADLAP
TABLE 1507.8.4 WOOD SHINGLE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
TABLE 1507.8.6 WOOD SHINGLE WEATHER EXPOSURE AND ROOF SLOPE
283 TABLE 1507.8 WOOD SHINGLE AND SHAKE INSTALLATION
284 TABLE 1507.9.5 WOOD SHAKE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
TABLE 1507.9.7 WOOD SHAKE WEATHER EXPOSURE AND ROOF SLOPE
285 TABLE 1507.10.2 BUILT-UP ROOFING MATERIAL STANDARDS
SECTION 1508 ROOF INSULATION
286 TABLE 1508.2 MATERIAL STANDARDS FOR ROOF INSULATION
SECTION 1509 ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
287 SECTION 1510 REROOFING
288 CHAPTER 16 STRUCTURAL DESIGN
SECTION 1601 GENERAL
SECTION 1602 DEFINITIONS AND NOTATIONS
289 SECTION 1603 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
290 SECTION 1604 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
291 TABLE 1604.3 DEFLECTION LIMITS
292 TABLE 1604.5 OCCUPANCY CATEGORY OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
293 SECTION 1605 LOAD COMBINATIONS
EQUATION 16-1
EQUATION 16-2
EQUATION 16-3
EQUATION 16-4
EQUATION 16-5
EQUATION 16-6
EQUATION 16-7
EQUATION 16-8
EQUATION 16-9
EQUATION 16-10
EQUATION 16-11
EQUATION 16-12
EQUATION 16-13
EQUATION 16-14
EQUATION 16-15
294 EQUATION 16-16
EQUATION 16-17
EQUATION 16-18
EQUATION 16-19
EQUATION 16-20
EQUATION 16-21
EQUATION 16-22
EQUATION 16-23
SECTION 1606 DEAD LOADS
SECTION 1607 LIVE LOADS
295 TABLE 1607.6 UNIFORM AND CONCENTRATED LOADS
296 TABLE 1607.1 MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS AND MINIMUM CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
297 TABLE 1607.1—continued MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS AND MINIMUM CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
EQUATION 16-24
TABLE 1607.9.1 LIVE LOAD ELEMENT FACTOR, KLL
298 EQUATION 16-25
EQUATION 16-26
EQUATION 16-27
299 EQUATION 16-28
EQUATION 16-29
EQUATION 16-30
EQUATION 16-31
EQUATION 16-32
EQUATION 16-33
SECTION 1608 SNOW LOADS
300 TABLE 1608.2 GROUND SNOW LOADS, pg , FOR ALASKAN LOCATIONS
SECTION 1609 WIND LOADS
301 FIGURE 1608.2 GROUND SNOW LOADS, pg, FOR THE UNITED STATES (psf)
302 FIGURE 1608.2–continued GROUND SNOW LOADS, pg, FOR THE UNITED STATES (psf)
303 TABLE 1609.1.2 WIND-BORNE DEBRIS PROTECTION FASTENING SCHEDULE FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANELS
304 EQUATION 16-34
TABLE 1609.3.1 EQUIVALENT BASIC WIND SPEEDS
305 FIGURE 1609 BASIC WIND SPEED (3-SECOND GUST)
306 FIGURE 1609—continued BASIC WIND SPEED (3-SECOND GUST)
307 FIGURE 1609–continued BASIC WIND SPEED (3-SECOND GUST) WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE COASTLINE
308 FIGURE 1609–continued BASIC WIND SPEED (3-SECOND GUST) EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN U.S. HURRICANE COASTLINE
309 FIGURE 1609–continued BASIC WIND SPEED (3-SECOND GUST) MID AND NORTHERN ATLANTIC HURRICANE COASTLINE
310 EQUATION 16-35
SECTION 1610 SOIL LATERAL LOADS
SECTION 1611 RAIN LOADS
EQUATION 16-36
311 TABLE 1610.1 SOIL LATERAL LOAD
SECTION 1612 FLOOD LOADS (See Chapter 19 of the City Code.)
SECTION 1613 EARTHQUAKE LOADS
312 TABLE 1613.5.2 SITE CLASS DEFINITIONS
313 EQUATION 16-37
EQUATION 16-38
EQUATION 16-39
EQUATION 16-40
TABLE 1613.5.3(1) VALUES OF SITE COEFFICIENT Faa
TABLE 1613.5.3(2) VALUES OF SITE COEFFICIENT FVa
314 EQUATION 16-41
EQUATION 16-42
EQUATION 16-43
EQUATION 16-44
TABLE 1613.5.5 SITE CLASSIFICATIONa
315 TABLE 1613.5.6(1) SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY BASED ON SHORT-PERIOD RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS
TABLE 1613.5.6(2) SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY BASED ON 1-SECOND PERIOD RESPONSE ACCELERATION
316 FIGURE 1613.5(1) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 0.2 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
317 FIGURE 1613.5(1)—continued MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 0.2 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
318 FIGURE 1613.5(2) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
319 FIGURE 1613.5(2)—continued MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
320 FIGURE 1613.5(3) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR REGION 1 OF 0.2 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
321 FIGURE 1613.5(3)—continued MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR REGION 1 OF 0.2 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
322 FIGURE 1613.5(4) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR REGION 1 OF 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
323 FIGURE 1613.5(4)—continued MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR REGION 1 OF 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
324 FIGURE 1613.5(5) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR REGION 2 OF 0.2 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
325 FIGURE 1613.5(6) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR REGION 2 OF 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
326 FIGURE 1613.5(7) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR REGION 3 OF 0.2 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% PERCENT OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
327 FIGURE 1613.5(8) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR REGION 3 OF 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
328 FIGURE 1613.5(9) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR REGION 4 OF 0.2 AND 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
329 FIGURE 1613.5(10) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR HAWAII OF 0.2 AND 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
330 FIGURE 1613.5(11) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR ALASKA OF 0.2 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
331 FIGURE 1613.5(12) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR ALASKA OF 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
332 FIGURE 1613.5(13) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR PUERTO RICO, CULEBRA, VIEQUES, ST. THOMAS, ST. JOHN AND ST. CROIX OF 0.2 AND 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
333 FIGURE 1613.5(14) MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR GUAM AND TUTUILLA OF 0.2 AND 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
336 CHAPTER 17 STRUCTURAL TESTS AND SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
SECTION 1701 GENERAL
SECTION 1702 DEFINITIONS
337 SECTION 1703 APPROVALS
SECTION 1704 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
339 TABLE 1704.3 REQUIRED VERIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION
340 TABLE 1704.4 REQUIRED VERIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
342 TABLE 1704.5.1 LEVEL 1 SPECIAL INSPECTION
343 TABLE 1704.5.3 LEVEL 2 SPECIAL INSPECTION
TABLE 1704.7 REQUIRED VERIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF SOILS
344 TABLE 1704.8 REQUIRED VERIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF PILE FOUNDATIONS
TABLE 1704.9 REQUIRED VERIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF PIER FOUNDATIONS
345 SECTION 1705 STATEMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
346 SECTION 1706 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY
347 SECTION 1707 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS FOR SEISMIC RESISTANCE
348 SECTION 1708 STRUCTURAL TESTING FOR SEISMIC RESISTANCE
TABLE 1708.1.2 LEVEL 1 QUALITY ASSURANCE
TABLE 1708.1.4 LEVEL 2 QUALITY ASSURANCE
349 SECTION 1709 STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS
SECTION 1710 DESIGN STRENGTHS OF MATERIALS
SECTION 1711 ALTERNATIVE TEST PROCEDURE
SECTION 1712 TEST SAFE LOAD
SECTION 1713 IN-SITU LOAD TESTS
350 SECTION 1714 PRECONSTRUCTION LOAD TESTS
351 SECTION 1715 MATERIAL AND TEST STANDARDS
352 CHAPTER 18 SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
SECTION 1801 GENERAL
SECTION 1802 FOUNDATION AND SOILS INVESTIGATIONS
353 SECTION 1803 EXCAVATION, GRADING AND FILL
354 SECTION 1804 ALLOWABLE LOAD-BEARING VALUES OF SOILS
TABLE 1804.2 ALLOWABLE FOUNDATION AND LATERAL PRESSURE
SECTION 1805 FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS
356 FIGURE 1805.3.1 FOUNDATION CLEARANCES FROM SLOPES
TABLE 1805.4.2 FOOTINGS SUPPORTING WALLS OF LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
358 TABLE 1805.5(1) PLAIN MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS
359 TABLE 1805.5(2) 8-INCH MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS WITH REINFORCEMENT WHERE d ≥ 5 INCHES
360 TABLE 1805.5(3) 10-INCH MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS WITH REINFORCEMENT WHERE d ≥ 6.75 INCHES
361 TABLE 1805.5(4) 12-INCH MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS WITH REINFORCEMENT WHERE d ≥ 8.75 INCHES
362 TABLE 1805.5(5) CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALLSb, c
364 EQUATION 18-1
EQUATION 18-2
EQUATION 18-3
365 SECTION 1806 RETAINING WALLS
SECTION 1807 DAMPPROOFING AND WATERPROOFING
367 SECTION 1808 PIER AND PILE FOUNDATIONS
371 SECTION 1809 DRIVEN PILE FOUNDATIONS
373 EQUATION 18-4
EQUATION 18-5
EQUATION 18-6
EQUATION 18-7
374 EQUATION 18-8
EQUATION 18-9
EQUATION 18-10
SECTION 1810 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE PILE FOUNDATIONS
378 SECTION 1811 COMPOSITE PILES
SECTION 1812 PIER FOUNDATIONS
380 CHAPTER 19 CONCRETE
SECTION 1901 GENERAL
SECTION 1902 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1903 SPECIFICATIONS FOR TESTS AND MATERIALS
SECTION 1904 DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS
381 TABLE 1904.2.2 MINIMUM SPECIFIED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (f c)
FIGURE 1904.2.2 WEATHERING PROBABILITY MAP FOR CONCRETEa, b, c
382 SECTION 1905 CONCRETE QUALITY, MIXING AND PLACING
SECTION 1906 FORMWORK, EMBEDDED PIPES AND CONSTRUCTION JOINTS
383 SECTION 1907 DETAILS OF REINFORCEMENT
SECTION 1908 MODIFICATIONS TO ACI 318
386 SECTION 1909 STRUCTURAL PLAIN CONCRETE
387 SECTION 1910 MINIMUM SLAB PROVISIONS
SECTION 1911 ANCHORAGE TO CONCRETE—ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN
EQUATION 19-1
SECTION 1912 ANCHORAGE TO CONCRETE—STRENGTH DESIGN
388 TABLE 1911.2 ALLOWABLE SERVICE LOAD ON EMBEDDED BOLTS (pounds)
SECTION 1913 SHOTCRETE
389 SECTION 1914 REINFORCED GYPSUM CONCRETE
SECTION 1915 CONCRETE-FILLED PIPE COLUMNS
392 CHAPTER 20 ALUMINUM
SECTION 2001 GENERAL
SECTION 2002 MATERIALS
394 CHAPTER 21 MASONRY
SECTION 2101 GENERAL
SECTION 2102 DEFINITIONS AND NOTATIONS
398 SECTION 2103 MASONRY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
TABLE 2103.10 CERAMIC TILE MORTAR COMPOSITIONS
399 TABLE 2103.8(1) MORTAR PROPORTIONS
TABLE 2103.8(2) MORTAR PROPERTIESa
400 TABLE 2103.12 GROUT PROPORTIONS BY VOLUME FOR MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
401 SECTION 2104 CONSTRUCTION
404 SECTION 2105 QUALITY ASSURANCE
405 TABLE 2105.2.2.1.1 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CLAY MASONRY
TABLE 2105.2.2.1.2 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE MASONRY
SECTION 2106 SEISMIC DESIGN
406 EQUATION 21-1
407 SECTION 2107 ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN
EQUATION 21-2
EQUATION 21-3
SECTION 2108 STRENGTH DESIGN OF MASONRY
408 SECTION 2109 EMPIRICAL DESIGN OF MASONRY
409 TABLE 2109.2.1.2 DIAPHRAGM LENGTH-TO-WIDTH RATIOS
TABLE 2109.2.3.1 ALLOWABLE STRESS GROSS CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA FOR DRY-STACKED, SURFACE-BONDED CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS
TABLE 2109.4.1 WALL LATERAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS
410 TABLE 2109.3.2 ALLOWABLE COMPRESSIVE STRESSES FOR EMPIRICAL DESIGN OF MASONRY
411 TABLE 2109.5.3.1 FOUNDATION WALL CONSTRUCTION
413 TABLE 2109.8.3.1 ALLOWABLE SHEAR ON BOLTS IN ADOBE MASONRY
414 SECTION 2110 GLASS UNIT MASONRY
415 FIGURE 2110.3.1 GLASS MASONRY DESIGN WIND LOAD RESISTANCE
SECTION 2111 MASONRY FIREPLACES
417 FIGURE 2111.11 ILLUSTRATION OF EXCEPTION TO FIREPLACE CLEARANCE PROVISION
418 SECTION 2112 MASONRY HEATERS
SECTION 2113 MASONRY CHIMNEYS
421 TABLE 2113.16(1) NET CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF ROUND FLUE SIZESa
FIGURE 2113.16 FLUE SIZES FOR MASONRY CHIMNEYS
422 TABLE 2113.16(2) NET CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF SQUARE AND RECTANGULAR FLUE SIZES
FIGURE 2113.19 ILLUSTRATION OF EXCEPTION THREE CHIMNEY CLEARANCE PROVISION
424 CHAPTER 22 – STEEL
SECTION 2201 GENERAL
SECTION 2202 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2203 IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTIONOF STEEL FOR STRUCTURAL PURPOSES
SECTION 2204 CONNECTIONS
SECTION 2205 STRUCTURAL STEEL
425 SECTION 2206 STEEL JOISTS
SECTION 2207 STEEL CABLE STRUCTURES
426 SECTION 2208 STEEL STORAGE RACKS
SECTION 2209 COLD-FORMED STEEL
SECTION 2210 COLD-FORMED STEEL LIGHT-FRAMED CONSTRUCTION
428 CHAPTER 23 WOOD
SECTION 2301 GENERAL
SECTION 2302 DEFINITIONS
429 SECTION 2303 MINIMUM STANDARDS AND QUALITY
433 SECTION 2304 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
TABLE 2304.6 MINIMUM THICKNESS OF WALL SHEATHING
434 TABLE 2304.7(1) ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR LUMBER FLOOR AND ROOF SHEATHINGa,b
TABLE 2304.7(2) SHEATHING LUMBER, MINIMUM GRADE REQUIREMENTS: BOARD GRADE
435 TABLE 2304.7(3) ALLOWABLE SPANS AND LOADS FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEATHING AND SINGLE-FLOOR GRADES CONTINUOUS OVER TWO OR MORE SPANS WITH STRENGTH AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO SUPPORTSa,b
436 TABLE 2304.7(4) ALLOWABLE SPAN FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL COMBINATION SUBFLOOR-UNDERLAYMENT (SINGLE FLOOR)a,b (Panels Continuous Over Two or More Spans and Strength Axis Perpendicular to Supports)
TABLE 2304.7(5) ALLOWABLE LOAD (PSF) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL ROOF SHEATHING CONTINUOUS OVER TWO OR MORE SPANS AND STRENGTH AXIS PARALLEL TO SUPPORTS (Plywood Structural Panels Are Five-Ply, Five-Layer Unless Otherwise Noted)a,b
438 TABLE 2304.9.1 FASTENING SCHEDULE
439 TABLE 2304.9.1—continued FASTENING SCHEDULE
440 TABLE 2304.9.1—continued FASTENING SCHEDULE
442 SECTION 2305 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR LATERAL-FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEMS
443 EQUATION 23-1
TABLE 2305.2.2(1) en VALUES (inches) FOR USE IN CALCULATING DIAPHRAGM DEFLECTION DUE TO FASTENER SLIP (Structural I)a,d
TABLE 2305.2.3 MAXIMUM DIAPHRAGM DIMENSION RATIOS HORIZONTAL AND SLOPED DIAPHRAGM
444 TABLE 2305.2.2(2) VALUES OF Gt FOR USE IN CALCULATING DEFLECTION OF WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEAR WALLS AND DIAPHRAGMS
445 EQUATION 23-2
FIGURE 2305.2.5(1) DIAPHRAGM LENGTH AND WIDTH FOR PLAN VIEW OF OPEN-FRONT BUILDING
446 TABLE 2305.3.4 MAXIMUM SHEAR WALL DIMENSION RATIOS
FIGURE 2305.2.5(2) DIAPHRAGM LENGTH AND WIDTH FOR PLAN VIEW OF CANTILEVERED DIAPHRAGM
447 FIGURE 2305.3.5 GENERAL DEFINITION OF SHEAR WALL HEIGHT, WIDTH AND HEIGHT-TO-WIDTH RATIO
448 EQUATION 23-3
TABLE 2305.3.8.2 SHEAR RESISTANCE ADJUSTMENT FACTOR, Co
449 EQUATION 23-4
SECTION 2306 ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN
450 TABLE 2306.1.4 ALLOWABLE LOADS FOR LUMBER DECKING
451 TABLE 2306.2.1 WALL STUD BENDING STRESS INCREASE FACTORS
TABLE 2306.3.3 DIAGONALLY SHEATHED LUMBER DIAPHRAGM NAILING SCHEDULE
452 TABLE 2306.3.1 ALLOWABLE SHEAR (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL DIAPHRAGMS WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH, OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADING h
453 TABLE 2306.3.1—continued ALLOWABLE SHEAR (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL DIAPHRAGMS WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH, OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADINGh
454 TABLE 2306.3.1—continued ALLOWABLE SHEAR (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL DIAPHRAGMS WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH, OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADINGh
455 TABLE 2306.3.2 ALLOWABLE SHEAR (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL BLOCKED DIAPHRAGMS UTILIZING MULTIPLE ROWS OF FASTENERS (HIGH LOAD DIAPHRAGMS) WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADINGb, g, h
456 SECTION 2307 LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN
SECTION 2308 CONVENTIONAL LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
457 TABLE 2306.4.1 ALLOWABLE SHEAR (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEAR WALLS WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADINGb, h, i, j, l
458 TABLE 2306.4.3 ALLOWABLE SHEAR FOR PARTICLEBOARD SHEAR WALL SHEATHINGb
TABLE 2306.4.4 ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (plf) FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADING ON SHEAR WALLS OF FIBERBOARD SHEATHING BOARD CONSTRUCTION FOR TYPE V CONSTRUCTION ONLY
459 TABLE 2306.4.5 ALLOWABLE SHEAR FOR WIND OR SEISMIC FORCES FOR SHEAR WALLS OF LATH AND PLASTER OR GYPSUM BOARD WOOD FRAMED WALL ASSEMBLIES
462 TABLE 2308.8(1) FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential Sleeping Areas, Live Load = 30 psf, L/∆ = 360)
463 TABLE 2308.8(1)—continued FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential Sleeping Areas, Live Load = 30 psf, L/∆ = 360)
464 TABLE 2308.8(2) FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential Living Areas, Live Load = 40 psf, L/∆ = 360)
465 TABLE 2308.8(2)—continued FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential Living Areas, Live Load = 40 psf, L/∆ = 360)
466 TABLE 2308.9.1 SIZE, HEIGHT AND SPACING OF WOOD STUDS
469 FIGURE 2308.9.3 BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE LATERAL BRACING SYSTEM
470 FIGURE 2308.9.3.2 ALTERNATE BRACED WALL PANEL ADJACENT TO A DOOR OR WINDOW OPENING
TABLE 2308.9.3(1) BRACED WALL PANELSa
471 TABLE 2308.9.3(2) EXPOSED PLYWOOD PANEL SIDING
TABLE 2308.9.3(3) WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL WALL SHEATHINGb (Not Exposed to the Weather, Strength Axis Parallel or Perpendicular to Studs Except as Indicated Below)
TABLE 2308.9.3(4) ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR PARTICLEBOARD WALL SHEATHING (Not Exposed to the Weather, Long Dimension of the Panel Parallel or Perpendicular to Studs)
472 TABLE 2308.9.3(5) HARDBOARD SIDING
473 TABLE 2308.9.5 HEADER AND GIRDER SPANSa FOR EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS (Maximum Spans for Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir, Southern Pine and Spruce-Pine-Firb and Required Number of Jack Studs)
474 TABLE 2308.9.5—continued HEADER AND GIRDER SPANSaFOR EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS (Maximum Spans for Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir, Southern Pine and Spruce-Pine-Firb and Required Number of Jack Studs)
475 TABLE 2308.9.6 HEADER AND GIRDER SPANSa FOR INTERIOR BEARING WALLS (Maximum Spans for Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir, Southern Pine and Spruce-Pine-Firb and Required Number of Jack Studs)
476 TABLE 2308.10.1 REQUIRED RATING OF APPROVED UPLIFT CONNECTORS (pounds)
477 TABLE 2308.10.2(1) CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics Without Storage, Live Load = 10 pounds psf, L/∆ = 240)
478 TABLE 2308.10.2(1)—continued CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics Without Storage, Live Load = 10 pounds psf, L/∆ = 240)
479 TABLE 2308.10.2(2) CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics With Limited Storage, Live Load = 20 pounds per square foot, L/∆ = 240)
480 TABLE 2308.10.2(2)—continued CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics With Limited Storage, Live Load = 20 pounds per square foot, L/∆ = 240)
481 TABLE 2308.10.3(1) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 180)
482 TABLE 2308.10.3(1)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 180)
483 TABLE 2308.10.3(2) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 240)
484 TABLE 2308.10.3(2)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 240)
485 TABLE 2308.10.3(3) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 180)
486 TABLE 2308.10.3(3)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 180)
487 TABLE 2308.10.3(4) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 180)
488 TABLE 2308.10.3(4)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 180)
489 TABLE 2308.10.3(5) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 240)
490 TABLE 2308.10.3(5)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 240)
491 TABLE 2308.10.3(6) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 240)
492 TABLE 2308.10.3(6)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 pounds per square foot, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/∆ = 240)
493 TABLE 2308.10.4.1 RAFTER TIE CONNECTIONSg
494 TABLE 2308.10.9 ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR 2-INCH TONGUE-AND-GROOVE DECKING
495 TABLE 2308.10.9–continued ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR 2-INCH TONGUE-AND-GROOVE DECKING
496 FIGURE 2308.11.3.2 STEPPED FOOTING CONNECTION DETAILS
497 FIGURE 2308.11.3.3 OPENINGS IN HORIZONTAL DIAPHRAGMS
498 TABLE 2308.12.4 WALL BRACING IN SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORIES D AND E (Minimum Length of Wall Bracing per each 25 Linear Feet of Braced Wall Linea)
499 FIGURE 2308.12.6(1) BRACED WALL PANELS OUT OF PLANE
FIGURE 2308.12.6(2) BRACED WALL PANELS SUPPORTED BY CANTILEVER OR SET BACK
500 FIGURE 2308.12.6(3) FLOOR OR ROOF NOT SUPPORTED ON ALL EDGES
FIGURE 2308.12.6(4) ROOF OR FLOOR EXTENSION BEYOND BRACED WALL LINE
FIGURE 2308.12.6(5) BRACED WALL PANEL EXTENSION OVER OPENING
501 FIGURE 2308.12.6(6) PORTIONS OF FLOOR LEVEL OFFSET VERTICALLY
FIGURE 2308.12.6(7) BRACED WALL LINES NOT PERPENDICULAR
FIGURE 2308.12.6(8) OPENING LIMITATIONS FOR FLOOR AND ROOF DIAPHRAGMS
502 CHAPTER 24 GLASS AND GLAZING
SECTION 2401 GENERAL
SECTION 2402 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2403 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GLASS
SECTION 2404 WIND, SNOW, SEISMIC AND DEAD LOADS ON GLASS
EQUATION 24-1
EQUATION 24-2
EQUATION 24-3
EQUATION 24-4
503 EQUATION 24-5
EQUATION 24-6
EQUATION 24-7

EQUATION 24-8
EQUATION 24-9
EQUATION 24-10
EQUATION 24-11
EQUATION 24-12
504 SECTION 2405 SLOPED GLAZING AND SKYLIGHTS
505 EQAUTION 24-13
EQAUTION 24-14
EQAUTION 24-15
SECTION 2406 SAFETY GLAZING
TABLE 2406.1 MINIMUM CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION OF GLAZING
507 SECTION 2407 GLASS IN HANDRAILS AND GUARDS
SECTION 2408 GLAZING IN ATHLETIC FACILITIES
SECTION 2409 GLASS IN ELEVATOR HOISTWAY
508 CHAPTER 25 GYPSUM BOARD AND PLASTER
SECTION 2501 GENERAL
SECTION 2502 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2503 INSPECTION
SECTION 2504 VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES
SECTION 2505 SHEAR WALL CONSTRUCTION
509 SECTION 2506 GYPSUM BOARD MATERIALS
TABLE 2506.2 GYPSUM BOARD MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES
SECTION 2507 LATHING AND PLASTERING
TABLE 2507.2 LATH, PLASTERING MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES
SECTION 2508 GYPSUM CONSTRUCTION
TABLE 2508.1 INSTALLATION OF GYPSUM CONSTRUCTION
510 TABLE 2508.5 SHEAR CAPACITY FOR HORIZONTAL WOOD FRAMED GYPSUM BOARD DIAPHRAGM CEILING ASSEMBLIES
SECTION 2509 GYPSUM BOARD IN SHOWERS AND WATER CLOSETS
511 SECTION 2510 LATHING AND FURRING FOR CEMENT PLASTER (STUCCO)
SECTION 2511 INTERIOR PLASTER
TABLE 2511.1.1 INSTALLATION OF PLASTER CONSTRUCTION
512 SECTION 2512 EXTERIOR PLASTER
TABLE 2512.6 CEMENT PLASTERSa
SECTION 2513 EXPOSED AGGREGATE PLASTER
514 CHAPTER 26 PLASTIC
SECTION 2601 GENERAL
SECTION 2602 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2603 FOAM PLASTIC INSULATION
517 FIGURE 2603.8 TERMITE INFESTATION PROBABILITY MAP
SECTION 2604 INTERIOR FINISH AND TRIM
518 SECTION 2605 PLASTIC VENEER
SECTION 2606 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS
519 SECTION 2607 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELS
TABLE 2607.4 AREA LIMITATION AND SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELSa
520 SECTION 2608 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC GLAZING
SECTION 2609 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS
521 TABLE 2609.4 AREA LIMITATIONS FOR LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS
SECTION 2610 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING
SECTION 2611 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC INTERIOR SIGNS
524 CHAPTER 27 ELECTRICAL
SECTION 2701 GENERAL
[F] SECTION 2702 EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS
526 CHAPTER 28 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
SECTION 2801 GENERAL
SECTION 2802 FACTORY-BUILT CHIMNEYS AND FIREPLACES
528 CHAPTER 29 PLUMBING SYSTEMS
SECTION 2901 GENERAL
SECTION 2902 MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES
[P] TABLE 2902.1 MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURESa (See Sections 2902.2 and 2902.3)
529 [P] TABLE 2902.1—continued MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURESa
530 [P] TABLE 2902.1—continued MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURESa
532 CHAPTER 30 – ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
SECTION 3001 GENERAL
SECTION 3002 HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES
533 [F] SECTION 3003 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
SECTION 3004 HOISTWAY VENTING
SECTION 3005 CONVEYING SYSTEMS
534 SECTION 3006 MACHINE ROOMS
SECTION 3007 ELEVATORS FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
535 SECTION 3008 PERMITS, CERTIFICATES OF INSPECTION
540 CHAPTER 31 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 3101 GENERAL
SECTION 3102 MEMBRANE STRUCTURES
541 SECTION 3103 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
SECTION 3104 PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS AND TUNNELS
542 SECTION 3105 AWNINGS AND CANOPIES
SECTION 3106 MARQUEES
543 SECTION 3107 SIGNS
SECTION 3108 RESERVED
SECTION 3109 SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURES AND SAFETY DEVICES
SECTION 3110 DRIVEWAYS, SIDEWALKS, PARKING LOTS AND ALLEYS
545 DRAWING 31-01 SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF STREET PARKING
546 DRAWING 31-02 SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF STREET PARKING
550 CHAPTER 32 ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
SECTION 3201 GENERAL
SECTION 3202 ENCROACHMENTS
552 CHAPTER 33 SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 3301 GENERAL
SECTION 3302 CONSTRUCTION SAFEGUARDS
SECTION 3303 DEMOLITION
SECTION 3304 SITE WORK
553 SECTION 3305 PREPARATION OF BUILDING SITE, ETC.
SECTION 3306 PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS
TABLE 3306.1 PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS
554 SECTION 3307 PROTECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY
SECTION 3308 TEMPORARY USE OF STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
555 SECTION 3309 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
SECTION 3310 EXITS
SECTION 3311 STANDPIPES
SECTION 3312 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM
SECTION 3313 TRENCH SAFETY
556 CHAPTER 34 EXISTING STRUCTURES
SECTION 3401 GENERAL
SECTION 3402 RESERVED
SECTION 3403 ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS OR REPAIRS
557 SECTION 3404 FIRE ESCAPES
558 SECTION 3405 GLASS REPLACEMENT
SECTION 3406 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
SECTION 3407 HISTORIC BUILDINGS
SECTION 3408 MOVED STRUCTURES
SECTION 3409 RESERVED
SECTION 3410 BUILDING CONSERVATION
560 CHAPTER 35 REFERENCED STANDARDS
AA
AAMA
ACI
561 AF&PA
AHA
AISC
AISI
562 AITC
ALI
ANSI
563 APA
ASAE
ASCE/SEI
564 ASME
ASTM
570 AWCI
AWPA
AWS
571 BHMA
CGSB
CSA
CPSC
CSSB
572 DASMA
DOC
DOL
DOTn
FEMA
573 FM
GA
HPVA
ICC
574 ISO
NAAMM
NCMA
NFPA
575 PCI
576 PTI
RMI
SJI
SPRI
TIA
TMS
577 TPI
UL
578 ULC
USC
WDMA
WRI
580 CHAPTER 46 HOUSTON SIGN CODE
582 CHAPTER 62 LAKE HOUSTON STRUCTURES
SECTION 6201 PURPOSE
SECTION 6202 PIER CONSTRUCTION
583 SECTION 6203 FLOATING PIERS
SECTION 6204 BULKHEAD CONSTRUCTION
584 SECTION 6205 JETTY CONSTRUCTION
586 APPENDIX A EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS
SECTION A101 BUILDING OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS
SECTION A102 REFERENCED STANDARDS
588 APPENDIX B BOARD OF APPEALS
SECTION B101 GENERAL
590 APPENDIX C GROUP U–AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
SECTION C101 GENERAL
SECTION C102 ALLOWABLE HEIGHT AND AREA
TABLE C102.1—BASIC ALLOWABLE AREA FOR A GROUP U,ONE STORY IN HEIGHT AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SUCH OCCUPANCY
SECTION C103 MIXED OCCUPANCIES
SECTION C104 EXITS
592 APPENDIX D – FIRE DISTRICTS
SECTION D101 GENERAL
SECTION D102 BUILDING RESTRICTIONS
593 SECTION D103 CHANGES TO BUILDINGS
SECTION D104 BUILDINGS LOCATED PARTIALLY IN THE FIRE DISTRICT
SECTION D105 EXCEPTIONS TO RESTRICTIONS IN FIRE DISTRICT
594 SECTION D106 REFERENCED STANDARDS
596 APPENDIX E EXCAVATION AND GRADING
SECTION E101 PURPOSE
SECTION E102 SCOPE
SECTION E103 PERMITS REQUIRED
SECTION E104 HAZARDS
SECTION E105 DEFINITIONS
597 SECTION E106 GRADING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
598 SECTION E107 GRADING FEES
SECTION E108 BONDS
SECTION E109 CUTS
SECTION E110 FILLS
599 SECTION E111 SETBACKS
FIGURE E111.1 SETBACK DIMENSIONS
600 SECTION E112 DRAINAGE AND TERRACING
SECTION E113 EROSION CONTROL
SECTION E114 GRADING INSPECTION
601 SECTION E115 COMPLETION OF WORK
602 APPENDIX F RODENTPROOFING
SECTION F101 GENERAL
604 APPENDIX G FLOOD-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION
SECTION G101 ADMINISTRATION
SECTION G102 APPLICABILITY
SECTION G103 POWERS AND DUTIES
605 SECTION G104 PERMITS
SECTION G105 VARIANCES
606 SECTION G201 DEFINITIONS
607 SECTION G301 SUBDIVISIONS
SECTION G401 SITE IMPROVEMENT
SECTION G501 MANUFACTURED HOMES
SECTION G601 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
608 SECTION G701 TANKS
SECTION G801 OTHER BUILDING WORK
SECTION G901 REFERENCED STANDARDS
610 APPENDIX H SIGNS
SECTION H101 GENERAL
SECTION H102 DEFINITIONS
SECTION H103 LOCATION
SECTION H104 IDENTIFICATION
611 SECTION H105 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
SECTION H106 ELECTRICAL
SECTION H107 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
SECTION H108 ANIMATED DEVICES
SECTION H109 GROUND SIGNS
612 SECTION H110 ROOF SIGNS
SECTION H111 WALL SIGNS
SECTION H112 PROJECTING SIGNS
613 SECTION H113 MARQUEE SIGNS
SECTION H114 PORTABLE SIGNS
TABLE 4-A SIZE, THICKNESS AND TYPE OF GLASS PANELS IN SIGNS
TABLE 4-B THICKNESS OF PROJECTION SIGN
SECTION H115 REFERENCED STANDARDS
614 APPENDIX I PATIO COVERS
SECTION I101 GENERAL
SECTION I102 DEFINITIONS
SECTION I103 EXTERIOR OPENINGS
SECTION I104 STRUCTURAL PROVISIONS
616 APPENDIX J GRADING
SECTION J101 GENERAL
SECTION J102 DEFINITIONS
SECTION J103 PERMITS REQUIRED
SECTION J104 PERMIT APPLICATION AND SUBMITTALS
617 SECTION J105 INSPECTIONS
SECTION J106 EXCAVATIONS
FIGURE J107.3 BENCHING DETAILS
618 SECTION J107 FILLS
SECTION J108 SETBACKS
FIGURE J108.1 DRAINAGE DIMENSIONS
SECTION J109 DRAINAGE AND TERRACING
619 SECTION J110 EROSION CONTROL
SECTION J111 REFERENCED STANDARDS
620 APPENDIX K CONVENTIONAL LIGHT-FRAME WOOD CONSTRUCTION FOR HIGH-WIND AREAS
SECTION K101 GENERAL
SECTION K102 DEFINITION
SECTION K103 COMPLETE LOAD PATH AND UPLIFT TIES
SECTION K104 ROOFS
621 SECTION K105 ELEVATED FOUNDATION
622 APPENDIX L LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS
SECTION L101 GENERAL
SECTION L102 EXITS
624 SECTION L103 ENCLOSURE OF VERTICAL SHAFTS
SECTION L104 BUILDING ACCESS OR SPRINKLER PROTECTION
SECTION L105 STANDPIPES
SECTION L106 SMOKE DETECTORS
625 SECTION L107 SEPARATION OF OCCUPANCIES
SECTION L108 FIRE ALARMS
SECTION L109 EXTENSION OF TIME
SECTION L110 EXCEPTIONS
626 APPENDIX M MINIMUM PROVISIONS FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
SECTION M101 GENERAL
SECTION M102 STRUCTURAL SAFETY
SECTION M103 HEIGHTS AND AREAS
TABLE M103 HAZARD CATEGORIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS, HEIGHTS AND AREAS
SECTION M104 LIFE SAFETY AND EXITS
627 TABLE M104 HAZARD CATEGORIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS, LIFE SAFETY AND EXITS
SECTION M105 EXTERIOR WALLS AND STAIRWAY ENCLOSURES
TABLE M105 HAZARD CATEGORIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF EXTERIOR WALLS AND STAIRWAY ENCLOSURES
SECTION M106 LIGHT AND VENTILATION
628 APPENDIX N AIRPORT SOUND ATTENUATION REQUIREMENTS
SECTION AN101 GENERAL
SECTION AN201 DEFINITION
SECTION AN301 WALLS
SECTION AN401 WINDOWS
SECTION AN501 DOORS
SECTION AN601 ROOF/CEILING ASSEMBLIES
630 APPENDIX R REUSE OF MATERIALS
SECTION R101 GENERAL
SECTION R201 DEFINITIONS
SECTION R301 ACCEPTABLE APPLICATIONS
631 TABLE R301.1 REUSED MATERIALS—ACCEPTABLE APPLICATIONS FOR USED MATERIALS
632 INDEX
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