11 - DISCUSS AND ACT ON AMENDING ORDINANCE... 2015 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODEORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
AMENDING SECTIONS 7 -16 AND 7 -18 OF ARTICLE II, BUILDING CODE,
CHAPTER 7, BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS TO ADOPT THE 2015
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, THE 2015 INTERNATINAL EXISTING
BUILDING CODE, 2015 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, AND THE
2014 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, AS AMENDED HEREIN AS THE
OFFICIAL BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, EXISTING BUILDING AND
ELECTRICAL CODES FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER
CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY
CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Paris has previously adopted the 2006 International Building
Code, the 2006 International Existing Building Code, the 2006 International Residential
Code and the 2008 National Electrical Code; and
WHEREAS, the International Code Council has updated its uniform International
Codes on several occasions since that time, including in 2015; and
WHEREAS, new and updated building, fire, residential and electrical codes are
necessary to properly regulate and govern the conditions and maintenance of all property,
buildings and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and
other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary
and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for
human occupancy and use and the demolition of such structures in the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, the City Engineer and Building Inspector hereby recommends the 2015
International Building Code, the 2015 International Existing Building Code, the 2015
International Residential Code and the 2014 National Electrical Code as the best uniform
building and electrical codes to provide uniform guidelines and regulations for all property,
buildings and structures by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and
other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary
and fit for occupation and use and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for
human occupancy and use and the demolition of such structures in the City of Paris, Texas;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City of Paris
and its citizens to repeal the existing 2006 International Building Code, the 2006
International Existing Building Code, the 2006 International Residential Code and the 2008
National Electrical Code and to adopt the 2015 International Building Code, 2015
International Existing Building Code, 2015 International Residential Code and 2014
National Electrical Code as amended with local amendments as set out below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby
in all things approved.
Section 2. That Article II, Section 7 -16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 7 -16. Building Codes - Adoption
(a) For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Building Code shall mean the 2015 International Building Code,
including any and all amendments, revisions or revised additions
to the 2015 International Building Code.
(2) Existing Building Code shall mean the 2015 International
Building Code for, including any and all amendments or
revisions thereto adopted.
(3) Residential Code shall mean the 2015 International Residential
Code, including any and all amendments, revisions or revised
additions to the 2015 International Residential Code.
(4) National Electrical Code shall mean the 2014 National Electrical
Code published by the National Fire Association, including any
and all amendments, revisions or revised additions to the 2014
National Electrical Code adopted.
(b) In conformance with Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Sections 214.211
through 214.214 of the Texas Local Government Code, the 2015
International Building Code, including Appendices C, E, F, G, J, shall be and is
hereafter adopted as the Municipal Building Code for the City of Paris. The
2015 International Building Code shall apply to the conditions and
maintenance of all property, buildings and structures by providing the
standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and
conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for
occupation and use for the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit
for human occupancy and use and the demolition of such structures in the
City of Paris. The City Council may establish procedures to adopt local
amendments to the International Residential Code and for the administration
and enforcement of the International Residential Code.
(c) In conformance with Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Sections 214.211
through 214.214 of the Texas Local Government Code, the 2015
International Existing Building Code, including Appendices A, B, and C shall
be and is hereafter adopted as the Municipal Existing Building Code for the
City of Paris. The 2015 International Existing Building Code shall apply to
the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation of
existing buildings, including historic buildings, in the City of Paris. The City
Council may establish procedures to adopt local amendments to the
International Residential Code and for the administration and enforcement
of the International Residential Code.
(d) In conformance with Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Sections 214.211
through 214.214 of the Texas Local Government Code, the 2015
International Residential Code, including Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J,
K, L, M, N, , 0, P, Q, R, S, T and U, shall be and is hereafter adopted as the
Municipal Residential Building Code for the City of Paris. The 2015
International Residential Code shall apply to all construction, alteration,
movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, location, removal
and demolition of detached one- and two - family dwellings and multiple
single- family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in Height
with separate means of egress as therein provided in the City of Paris. The
City Council may establish procedures to adopt local amendments to the
International Residential Code and for the administration and enforcement
of the International Residential Code. The International Residential Code
shall not apply to the installation and maintenance of electrical wiring and
related components.
(e) In conformance with Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Sections 214.211
through 214.214 of the Texas Local Government Code, the 2014 National
Electrical Code shall be and is hereafter adopted as the Municipal Residential
Electrical Construction Code for the City of Paris. The 2014 National
Electrical Code shall apply to all residential electrical construction
applications within the City of Paris. The City Council may establish
procedures to adopt local amendments to the National Electrical Code and
for the administration and enforcement of the National Electrical Code.
(f) Copies of the 2015 International Building Code, 2015 International
Existing Building Code, 2015 International Residential Code, and the 2014
National Electrical Code will be maintained on file in the Office of the City
Engineering, Planning and Development and the City Public Library, and the
provisions thereof shall be controlling as set out herein in the construction of
all buildings and other structures within the corporate limits of the city of
Paris, Texas."
Section 3. That Article II, Section 7 -18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 7 -18. Same - Amendments.
The codes adopted by Section 7 -16 are hereby amended as set out in this section:
The 2015 International Building Code, the 2015 International Existing Building
Code and the 2015 International Residential Building Codes shall be amended as
follows:
Sections 113.4 Violation penalties, shall be amended to read as follows:
A person who shall violate a provision of this Code or who fails to comply
herewith or with any of the requirements hereof, or who shall erect,
construct, alter or repair, or who has erected, constructed, altered or
repaired a building or structure in violation of a detailed statement or plan
submitted and approved hereunder, or of a permit or certificate issued
hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be
fined in any sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and each
and every day's continuance of any violation of the provisions of this Code
shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense.
The 2015 International Building Code shall be amended as set forth in Exhibit A,
which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
The 2015 International Existing Building Code shall be amended as set forth in
Exhibit B, which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth
herein.
The 2015 International Residential Code shall be amended as set forth in Exhibit C,
which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
The 2014 National Electrical Code shall be amended as set forth in Exhibit D, which
is attached hereto and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
Section 4. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions
of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the
enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending
under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering
any penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any
section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance.
Section 6. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this
ordinance, and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or
partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the
validity of any other portion of this ordinance.
Section 7. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a Misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine in accordance with
provisions of Sec. 1 -6 of Chapter One of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and
every day's continuance of any violation of the above - enumerated sections shall constitute
and be deemed a separate offense.
Section 9. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second and final reading this day of ,
2017.
Cleonne Drake, Mayor Pro Tern
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney
EXHIBIT A:
Amendments to the
2015 International Building Code
The following sections, paragraphs, and sentences of the 2015 International Building Code are hereby
amended as follows: Standard type is text from the IBC. Underlined type is text inserted. l i^e'gh
type is .deleted text from 19G
Section 101.4, Referenced codes, shall be amended to read as follows:
101.4 Referenced codes. The other codes listed in Sections 101.4.1 through 101.4.8 and referenced
elsewhere in this code, when specifically adopted, shall be considered part of the requirements of this
code to the prescribed extent of each such reference. Whenever amendments have been adopted to the
referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code and standard shall be considered to
reference the amendments as well. Any reference to NFPA 70 or the Electrical Code shall mean the
Electrical Code as adopted.
Section 101.4, Referenced codes, shall be amended to add Section 101.4.8, Electrical, to read as
follows:
101.4.8 Electrical. The provisions of the Electrical Code shall apply to the installation of electrical
systems, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and
appurtenances thereto.
Section 103, DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING SAFETY, and 103. 1, Creation of enforcement agency,
shall be amended to read as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING ING SAFETY ENGINEERING, PLANNING & COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TX
103.1 Creation of enforcement agency. The Department Of BUildiRg Safety BUILDING DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TX is hereby created and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the
building official.
Section 105.2, Work exempt from permit, under sub -title entitled "Building," delete items 1, 2, 10
and 11 and re- number as follows:
Building:
I . Qne-steFy detaGhed aGGeSSE)Fy GtFUGtWeS UGed -AS W-0.1 R-.nd- storage sheds, playhou6esand- -similar
u ses �idv °d the flour urea d086 net o e.d 1:20 square feet
, rre.., v v .ro r.�.vv
2. FeneesR9t oveF 7 feet (182 high.
3: 1.(Unchanged)
4. 2. (Unchanged)
3. (Unchanged)
4. (Unchanged)
5. (Unchanged)
8: 6.(Unchanged)
9. 7. (Unchanged)
systems.
8. (Unchanged)
4-2-. 9. (Unchanged)
4-3-. 10. (Unchanged)
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Section 109, FEES, shall be amended by adding Section 109.7, Re- inspection fee, to read as
follows:
109.7 Re- inspection fee. A fee as established by city council resolution may be charged when:
1. The inspection called for is not ready when the inspector arrives;
2. No building address or permit card is clearly posted;
3. City approved plans are not on the iob site available to the inspector;
4. The building is locked or work otherwise not available for inspection when called;
5. The iob site is red - tagged twice for the same item;
6. The original red tag has been removed from the iob site.
7. Failure to maintain erosion control, trash control or tree protection.
Any re- inspection fees assessed shall be paid before any more inspections are made on that iob site.
Section 109, FEES, shall be amended to add Section 109.8, Work without a permit; Section 109.8.1,
Investigation; Section 109.8.2, Fee; and 109.9, Unauthorized cover up fee; to read as follows:
109.8 Work without a permit.
109.8.1 Investigation. Whenever work for which a permit is required by this code has been
commenced without first obtaining a permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit
may be issued for such work.
109.8.2 Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a
permit is subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee
required by this code or the city fee schedule as applicable. The payment of such investigation fee
shall not exempt the applicant from compliance with all other provisions of either this code or the
technical codes nor from penalty prescribed by law.
109.9 Unauthorized cover up fee. Any work concealed without first obtaining the required inspection in
violation of Section 110 shall be assessed a fee as established by the city fee schedule.
Section 110.3.5, Lath, gypsum board and gypsum panel product inspection, shall be amended to
delete the exception as follows:
ExG ep tion . Gypsum board and gypsum panel pred- tha t _aFe nGt paiq of a fire re 6 iste n Ge rate d
assemb�y or -a Shear a6ssembiy.
Section 202, DEFINITIONS, shall be amended to amend the definition of AMBULATORY CARE
FACILITY to read as follows:
AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY. Buildings or portions thereof used to provide medical, surgical,
psychiatric, nursing or similar care on a less than 24 -hour basis to individuals who are rendered incapable
of self - preservation by the services provided. This group may include but not be limited to the following:
- Dialysis centers
- Sedation dentistry
- Surgery centers
- Colonic centers
- Psychiatric centers
Section 202, DEFINITIONS, shall be amended to amend the definition of ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITIES to read as follows:
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. A building or part thereof housing persons, on a 24 -hour basis, who
because of age, mental disability or other reasons, live in a supervised residential environment which
provides personal care services. The occupants are capable of responding to an emergency situation
without physical assistance from staff.
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Section 202, DEFINITIONS, shall be amended to amend the definition of ATRIUM to read as
follows:
ATRIUM. An opening connecting two three or more stories... (Balance remains unchanged}
Section 202, DEFINITIONS, shall be amended to add the definition of REPAIR GARAGE to read as
follows:
REPAIR GARAGE. A building, structure or portion thereof used for servicing or repairing motor vehicles.
This occupancy shall also include garages involved in minor repair, modification and servicing of motor
vehicles for items such as lube changes, inspections, windshield repair or replacement, shocks, minor
part replacement and other such minor repairs.
Section 202, DEFINITIONS, shall be amended to amend the definition of SPECIAL INSPECTOR to
read as follows:
SPECIAL INSPECTOR. A qualified person employed or retained by an approved agency who shall prove
to the satisfaction of the registered design professional in responsible charge and approved —by the
Building Official as having the competence necessary to inspect a particular type of construction requiring
special inspection.
Section 202, DEFINITIONS, shall be amended to amend the definition of HIGH -RISE BUILDING to
read as follows:
HIGH -RISE BUILDING. A building with an occupied floor located more than 7-6 55 feet (22 �Sr860 Fn R;) 16
764 mm above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access.
Section 303.1.3, Associated with Group E Occupancies, shall be amended to read as follows:
303.1.3 Associated with Group E occupancies. A room or space used for assembly purposes that is
associated with a Group E occupancy is not considered a separate occupancy_ Except when applying the
assembly requirements of Chapter 10 and 11.
Section 304. 1, Business Group B, shall be amended to add the following to the list of
occupancies:
Fire stations
Police stations with detention facilities for 5 or less
Section 307.1.1, Uses other than Group H, shall be amended by amended subsection 4 to read as
follows:
4. Cleaning establishments that utilize combustible liquid solvents having a flash point of 140 °F (60 °C) or
higher in closed systems employing equipment listed by and approved testing agency, provided that this
occupancy is separated from all other areas of the building by 1 -hour fire barriers constructed in
accordance with Section 707 or 1 -hour horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 711
or both. See also IFC Chapter 21, Dry Cleaning Plant provisions.
Section 403. 1, Applicability, shall be amended by amending Exception 3 to read as follows:
3. The open air portion of a building containing a Group A -5 occupancy in accordance with Section
303.6.
Section 403.3, Automatic Sprinkler System, shall be amended to delete Item 2 of the Exception..
Section 403.3.2, Water supply to required fire pumps, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 403.3.2 Water supply to required fire pumps. In buildings that are more than 42-0 120 feet (36.5 m)
in building height, required fire pumps shall be supplied by connections to no fewer than two water mains
located in different streets. Separate supply piping shall be provided between each connection to the
water main and the pumps. Each connection and the supply piping between the connection and the
pumps shall be sized to supply the flow and pressure required for the pumps to operate.
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Exception: Two connections to the same main shall be permitted provided the main is valved
such that an interruption can be isolated so that the water supply will continue without interruption
through no fewer than one of the connections.
Section 404.5, Smoke control, shall be amended by deleting the Exception.
Section 406.3.5.1 Carport separation, shall be amended to read as follows:
406.3.5.1 Carport separation. A separation is not required between a Group R -3 and U carport, provided
the carport is entirely open on two or more sides and there are not enclosed areas above. A fire
separation is not required between a Group R -2 and U carport provided that the carport is entirely open
on all sides and that the distance between the two is at least 10 feet (3048 mm).
Section 506.3.2, Minimum frontage distance, to add Section 506.3.2.1, Open space limits, to read
as follows:
506.3.2.1 Open Space Limits. Such open space shall be either on the same lot or dedicated for public
use and shall be accessed from a street or approved fire lane. In order to be considered as accessible, if
not in direct contact with a street or fire lane, a minimum 10 -foot wide pathway meeting fire department
access from the street or approved fire lane shall be provided.
Section 712.1.9, Two -story openings, shall be amended to amend item 4 to read as follows:
4. Is not open to a corridor in Group I and R H occupancies.
Section 901.6.1, Automatic sprinkler systems, shall be amended to add Section 901.6.1.1,
Standpipe testing, to read as follows:
901.6.1.1 Standpipe testing. Buildina owners /manaaers must maintain and test standpipe systems as
per NFPA 25 reauirements. The followina additional reauirements shall be applied to the testina that is
required every 5 years:
1. The piping between the Fire Department Connection (FDC) and the standpipe shall be backflushed
when foreign material is present, and also hydrostatically tested for all FDC's on any type of
standpipe system. Hydrostatic testing shall also be conducted in accordance with NFPA 25
requirements for the different types of standpipe systems.
2. For any manual (dry or wet) standpipe system not having an automatic water supply capable of
flowing water through the standpipe, the tester shall connect hose from a fire hydrant or portable
Pumping system (as approved by the fire code official to each FDC, and flow water through the
standpipe system to the roof outlet to verifv that each inlet connection functions properly. Confirm
that there are no open hose valves prior to introducing water into a dry standpipe. There is no
required pressure criteria at the outlet. Verify that check valves function properly and that there are
no closed control valves on the system.
3. Any pressure relief, reducing, or control valves shall be tested in accordance with the requirements
of NFPA 25. All hose valves shall be exercised.
4. If the FDC is not already provided with approved caps, the contractor shall install such caps for all
FDC's as required by the fire code official.
5. Upon successful completion of standpipe test, place a blue tag (as per Texas Administrative Code,
Fire Sprinkler Rules for Inspection, Test and Maintenance Service (ITM) Tag) at the bottom of
each standpipe riser in the building. The tag shall be check - marked as "Fifth Year" for Type of ITM,
and the note on the back of the tag shall read "5 Year Standpipe Test" at a minimum.
6. The procedures required by Texas Administrative Code Fire Sprinkler Rules with regard to Yellow
Tags and Red Tags or any deficiencies noted during the testing, including the required
notification of the local Authority Having Jurisdiction (fire code official shall be followed.
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7. Additionally, records of the testing shall be maintained by the owner and contractor, if applicable,
as required by the State Rules mentioned above and NFPA 25.
8. Standpipe system tests where water will be flowed external to the building shall not be conducted
during freezing conditions or during the day prior to expected night time freezing conditions.
9. Contact the fire code official for requests to remove existing fire hose from Class II and III standpipe
systems where employees are not trained in the utilization of this firefighting equipment. All
standpipe hose valves must remain in place and be provided with an approved cap and chain when
approval is given to remove hose by the fire code official.
Section 903.1.1, Alternative protection, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 903.1.1 Alternative protection. Alternative automatic fire - extinguishing systems complying with
Section 904 shall be permitted instead of in addition to automatic sprinkler protection where recognized
by the applicable standard and or as approved by the fire code official.
Section 903.2, Where required, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 903.2 Where required. Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new buildings and structures shall
be provided in the locations described in Sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.12. Automatic Sprinklers shall
not be installed in elevator machine rooms, elevator machine spaces, and elevator hoistways, other than
pits where such sprinklers would not necessitate shunt trip requirements under any circumstances.
Storage shall not be allowed within the elevator machine room. Signage shall be provided at the entry
doors to the elevator machine room indicating "ELEVATOR MACHINERY – NO STORAGE ALLOWED."
[F]Section 903.2, Where required, shall be amended to delete the exception.
Section 903.2.9, Group S -1, shall be amended to add Section 903.2.9.3, Self - service storage
facility, to read as follows:
[F] 903.2.9.3 Self- service storage facility. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout
all self - service storage facilities.
Section 903.2.11, Specific building areas and hazards, shall be amended by amending 903.2.11.3,
Buildings 55 feet or more in height, and by adding Section 903.2.11.7, High -piled combustible storage,
and 903.2.11.8, Spray booths and rooms, and 903.2.11.9, Buildings over 6,000 sq. ft., to read as follows:
903.2.11.3 Buildings 66 35 feet or more in height. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed
throughout buildings that have one or more stories with aR GGGUpant load of 30 or niGre other than
penthouses in compliance with Section 1510 of the International Building Code, located 55 35 feet (46
7-64 10 668 mm) or more above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access, measured to the
finished floor.
Exceptions:
4—Open parking structures in compliance with Section 406.5 of the International Building Code,
having no other occupancies above the subject garage.
2. Occupancies in Group F -2.
903.2.11.7 High -Piled Combustible Storage. For any building with a clear height exceeding 12 feet
(4572 mm), see Chapter 32 of the IFC to determine if those provisions apply.
903.2.11.8 Spray Booths and Rooms. New and existing spray booths and spraying rooms shall be
Protected by an approved automatic fire - extinguishing system.
903.2.11.9 Buildings Over 6,000 sq.ft. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout all
buildings with a building area 6,000 sq.ft. or greater and in all existing buildings that are enlarged to be
6,000 sq. ft. or greater. For the purpose of this provision, fire walls shall not define separate buildings.
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Exception: Open parking garages in compliance with Section 406.5 of the International Building
Code.
Section 903.3.1.1.1, Exempt locations, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 903.3.1.1.1 Exempt locations. When approved by the fire code official, automatic sprinklers shall not
be required in the following rooms or areas where such rooms or areas are protected with an approved
automatic fire detection system in accordance with Section 907.2 that will respond to visible or invisible
particles of combustion. Sprinklers shall not be omitted from a room merely because it is damp, of fire -
resistance -rated construction or contains electrical equipment.
1. Any room where the application of water, or flame and water, constitutes a serious life or fire
hazard.
2. Any room or space where sprinklers are considered undesirable because of the nature of the
contents, when approved by the code official.
3. Generator and transformer rooms, under the direct control of a public utility, separated from the
remainder of the building by walls and floor /ceiling or roof /ceiling assemblies having a fire -
resistance rating of not less than 2 hours.
4. Reems or areas that are of ne-MG-e-Irn-husstibble GORStFUGtiOR with wholly Re nr-,n-.rA bu Pote -hie GORteRt6.
5. Fare °°^^^° -A^^°°° Elevator machine rooms, and machinery spaces, and hoistways, other than
pits where such sprinklers would not necessitate shunt trip requirements under any
circumstances.
6. {Delete.}
Section 903.3.1.2, NFPA 13R sprinkler systems, shall be amended to add Section 903.3.1.2.3,
Attics and attached garages, to read as follows:
[F] Section 903.3.1.2.3 Attics and attached garages. Sprinkler protection is required in attic spaces of
such buildings two or more stories in height, in accordance with NFPA 13 and or NFPA 13R
requirements, and attached garages.
Section 903.3.1.3, NFPA 13D sprinkler systems, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 903.3.1.3 NFPA 13D sprinkler systems. Automatic sprinkler systems installed in one- and two - family
dwellings; Group R -3; Group R -4 Condition 1 and townhouses shall be permitted to be installed
throughout in accordance with NFPA 13D or in accordance with state law.
Section 903.3.1, Standards, shall be amended to add Section 903.3.1.4, Freeze protection, to read
as follows:
[F] 903.3.1.4 Freeze protection. Freeze protection systems for automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be
in accordance with the requirements of the applicable referenced NFPA standard and this section.
903.3.1.4.1 Attics. Only dry -pipe, preaction, or listed antifreeze automatic fire sprinkler systems
shall be allowed to protect attic spaces.
Exception: Wet -pipe fire sprinkler systems shall be allowed to protect non - ventilated attic
spaces where:
1. The attic sprinklers are supplied by a separate floor control valve assembly to
allow ease of draining the attic system without impairing sprinklers throughout the
rest of the building, and
2. Adequate heat shall be provided for freeze protection as per the applicable
referenced NFPA standard, and
3. The attic space is a part of the building's thermal, or heat, envelope, such that
insulation is provided at the roof deck, rather than at the ceiling level.
903.3.1.4.2 Heat trace /insulation. Heat trace /insulation shall only be allowed where approved by
the fire code official for small sections of large diameter water - filled pipe.
Section 903.3.5, Water supplies, shall be amended to read as follows:
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Section 903.3.5 Water supplies. Water supplies for automatic sprinkler systems shall comply with this
section and the standards referenced in Section 903.3.1. The potable water supply shall be protected
against backflow in accordance with the requirements of this section and the International Plumbing
Code. For connections to public waterworks systems, the water supply test used for design of fire
protection systems shall be adjusted to account for seasonal and daily pressure fluctuations based on
information from the water supply authority and as approved by the fire code official.
[F] Water supply as required for such systems shall be provided in conformance with the supply
requirements of the respective standards: however, every water -based fire protection system shall be
designed with a 10 psi safety factor. Reference Section 507.4 for additional design requirements.
Section 903.4, Sprinkler systems supervision and alarms shall be amended to add a second
paragraph after the Exceptions to read as follows:
[F] Sprinkler and standpipe system water -flow detectors shall be provided for each floor tap to the
sprinkler system and shall cause an alarm upon detection of water flow for more than 45 seconds. All
control valves in the sprinkler and standpipe systems except for fire department hose connection valves
shall be electrically supervised to initiate a supervisory signal at the central station upon tampering.
Section 903.4.2, Alarms, shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 903.4.2. Alarms. An approved audible device, located on the exterior of the building in an
approved location, shall be connected to each automatic sprinkler system. Such sprinkler waterflow alarm
devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice
size installed in the system. Where a fire alarm system is installed, actuation of the automatic sprinkler
system shall actuate the building fire alarm system.
[F] The alarm device required on the exterior of the building shall be a weatherproof horn /strobe
notification appliance with a minimum 75 candela strobe rating, installed as close as practicable to the fire
department connection.
Section 905.2, Installation standard, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 905.2 Installation standard. Standpipe systems shall be installed in accordance with this section and
NFPA 14. Manual dry standpipe systems shall be supervised with a minimum of 10 psiq and a maximum
of 40 psiq air pressure with a high /low alarm.
Section 905.3, Required installations, shall be amended by adding Section 905.3.9, Buildings
exceeding 10,000 sq. ft., and exceptions to read as follows:
[F] 905.3.9 Buildings exceeding 10,000 sq. ft. In buildings exceeding 10,000 square feet in area per
story and where any portion of the building's interior area is more than 200 feet (60960 mm) of travel
vertically and horizontally, from the nearest point of fire department vehicle access, Class I automatic wet
or manual wet standpipes shall be provided.
Exceptions:
1. Automatic dry and semi - automatic dry standpipes are allowed as provided for in NFPA 14.
2. R -2 occupancies of four stories or less in height having no interior corridors.
Section 905.4, Location of Class I standpipe hose connections, shall be amended to read as
follows:
Section 905.4, Location of Class I standpipe hose connections. Class I standpipe hose connections
shall be provided in all of the following locations:
[F] 1. In every required *,RteFieTexit stairway, a hose connection shall be provided for each story
above and below grade plane. Hose connections shall be located at an intermediate landing
between stories, unless otherwise approved by the fire code official.
2. On each side of the wall adjacent to the exit opening of a horizontal exit.
Exception: Where floor areas adjacent to a horizontal exit are reachable from an interior exit
stairway hose connection by a 30 -foot (9144 mm) hose stream from a nozzle attached to 100 feet
(30 480 mm) of hose, a hose connection shall not be required at the horizontal exit.
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3. In every exit passageway, at the entrance from the exit passageway to other areas of a building.
Exception: Where floor areas adjacent to an exit passageway are reachable from an iateFief exit
stairway hose connection by a a 30 -foot (9144 mm) hose stream from a nozzle attached to 100
feet (30 480 mm) of hose, a hose connection shall not be required at the entrance from the exit
passageway to other areas of the building.
4. In covered mall buildings, adjacent to each exterior public entrance to the mall and adjacent to
each entrance from an exit passageway or exit corridor to the mall. In open mall buildings,
adjacent to each public entrance to the mall at the perimeter line and adjacent to each entrance
from an exit passageway or exit corridor to the mall.
5. Where the roof has a slope less than four units vertical in 12 units horizontal (33.3 - percent slope),
each standpipe shall be provided with a two -way a-hose connection shall be located to serve the
roof or at the highest landing of an iRterieF exit stairway with stair access to the roof provided in
accordance with Section 1011.12.
6. Where the most remote portion of a non - sprinklered flor or story is more than 150 feet (45 720
mm) from a hose connection or the most remote portion of a sprinklered floor or story is more than
200 feet (60 960 mm) from a hose connection, the fire code official is authorized to require that
additional hose connections be provided in approved locations.
7. When required by this Chapter, standpipe connections shall be placed adjacent to all required exits
to the structure and at two hundred feet (200') intervals along maior corridors thereafter, or as
otherwise approved by the fire code official.
Section 905.9, Valve supervision, shall be amended to add a second paragraph after the
Exceptions to read as follows:
[F] Sprinkler and standpipe system water -flow detectors shall be provided for each floor tap to the
sprinkler system and shall cause an alarm upon detection of water flow for more than 45 seconds. All
control valves in the sprinkler and standpipe systems except for fire department hose connection valves
shall be electrically supervised to initiate a supervisory signal at the central station upon tampering.
Section 907.1, General, shall be amended to add Section 907.1.4, Design standards, to read as
follows:
[F] 907.1.4 Design standards. Where a new fire alarm system is installed, the devices shall be
addressable. Fire alarm systems utilizing more than 20 smoke detectors shall have analog initiating
devices.
Section 907.2.1, Group A, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 907.2.1 Group A. A manual fire alarm system that activates the occupant notification system in
accordance with Section 907.5 shall be installed in Group A occupancies where the having an occupant
load due to the assembly OGGUpanGy as of 300 or more persons or more than 100 persons above or below
the lowest level of exit discharge. Group A occupancies not separated from one another in accordance
with Section 707.3. -10 of the International Building Code shall be considered as a single occupancy for
the purposes of applying this section. Portions of Group E occupancies occupied for assembly purposes
shall be provided with a fire alarm system as required for the Group E occupancy.
Exception: Manual fire alarm boxes are not required where the building is equipped throughout
with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance Section 903.3.1.1 and the occupant
notification appliances will activate throughout the notification zones upon sprinkler water flow.
Activation of fire alarm notification appliances shall:
1. Cause illumination of the means of egress with light of not less than 1 foot - candle 01 lux) at the
walking surface level, and
2. Stop any conflicting or confusing sounds and visual distractions.
Section 907.2.3, Group E, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 907.2.3 Group E. A manual fire alarm system that initiates the occupant notification signal utilizing an
emergency voice /alarm communication system meeting the requirements of Section 907.5.2.2 and
installed in accordance with Section 907.6 shall be installed in Group E educational occupancies. When
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automatic sprinkler systems or smoke detectors are installed, such systems or detectors shall be
connected to the building fire alarm system. An approved smoke detection system shall be installed in
Group E day care occupancies. Unless separated by a minimum of 100' open space, all buildings,
whether portable buildings or the main building, will be considered one building for alarm occupant load
consideration and interconnection of alarm systems.
Exceptions:
1. A manual fire alarm system is not required in Group E occupancies with an occupant load of
50 or less.
1.1. Residential In -Home day care with not more than 12 children may use interconnected
single station detectors in all habitable rooms. (For care of more than five children 2 1/2
or less years of age, see Section 907.2.6.)
{No change to Exceptions 2 -4.}
Section 907.2.13, High Rise Buildings, Exception 3 shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 907.1.13 High Rise Buildings. ...
Exceptions:
[F] 3. Open air portions of buildings with an occupancy in Group A -5 in accordance with Section 303.1
of the International Building Code; however, this exception does not apply to accessory uses
including but not limited to sky boxes, restaurants and similarly enclosed areas.
Section 907.4.2, Manual fire alarm boxes, shall be amended by adding Section 907.4.2.7, Type, to
read as follows:
[F] 907.4.2.7_ Type. Manual alarm initiating devices shall be an approved double action type.
Section 907.6.1, Wiring, shall be amended to add Section 907.6.1.1, Wiring installation, to read as
follows:
[F] 907.6.1.1 Wiring installation. All fire alarm systems shall be installed in such a manner that a failure
of any single initiating device or single open in an initiating circuit conductor will not interfere with the
normal operation of other such devices. All signaling line circuits (SLC) shall be installed in such a way
that a single open will not interfere with the operation of any addressable devices (Class A). Outgoing and
return SLC conductors shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 72 requirements for Class A circuits
and shall have a minimum of four feet separation horizontal and one foot vertical between supply and
return circuit conductors. The initiating device circuit (IDC) from a signaling line circuit interface device
may be wired Class B, provided the distance from the interface device to the initiating device is ten feet or
less.
Section 907.6.3, Initiating device identification, shall be amended by deleting all four Exceptions.
Section 907.6.6, Monitoring, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 907.6.6 Monitoring. Fire alarm systems required by this chapter or by the International Fire Code
shall be monitored by an approved supervising station in accordance with NFPA 72. See 907.6.3 for the
required information transmitted to the supervising station.
Exception: {The Exception remains unchanged.}
Section 909, SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS, shall be amended to add Section 909.22, Stairway or
ramp pressurization alternative, to read as follows:
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[F] 909.22 Stairway or ramp pressurization alternative. Where the building is equipped throughout
with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 and the stair pressurization
alternative is chosen for compliance with Building Code requirements for a smokeproof enclosure, interior
exit stairways or ramps shall be pressurized to a minimum of 0.10 inches of water (25 Pa) and a
maximum of 0.35 inches of water (87 Pa) in the shaft relative to the building measured with all interior exit
stairway and ramp doors closed under maximum anticipated conditions of stack effect and wind effect.
Such systems shall comply with Section 909, including the installation of a separate fire - fighter's smoke
control panel as per Section 909.16, and a Smoke Control Permit shall be required from the Fire
Department as per Section 105.7.
[F] 909.22.1 Ventilating equipment. The activation of ventilating equipment for the stair or ramp
Pressurization system shall be by smoke detectors installed at each floor level at an approved location at
the entrance to the smokeproof enclosure. When the closing device for the stairway or ramp shaft and
vestibule doors is activated by smoke detection or power failure, mechanical equipment shall activate and
operate at the required performance levels. Smoke detectors shall be installed in accordance with
Section 907.3.
[F] 909.22.1.1 Ventilation systems. Smokeproof enclosure ventilation systems shall be independent of
other building ventilation systems. The equipment, control wiring, power wiring and ductwork shall comply
with one of the following:
1. Equipment, control wiring, power wiring and ductwork shall be located exterior to the building
and directly connected to the smokeproof enclosure or connected to the smokeproof
enclosure by ductwork enclosed by not less than 2 -hour fire barriers constructed in
accordance with Section 707 of the Building Code or horizontal assemblies constructed in
accordance with Section 711 of the Building Code, or both.
2. Equipment, control wiring, power wiring and ductwork shall be located within the smokeproof
enclosure with intake or exhaust directly from and to the outside or through ductwork enclosed
by not less than 2 -hour barriers constructed in accordance with Section 707 of the Building
Code or horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 711 of the Building
Code, or both.
3. Equipment, control wiring, power wiring and ductwork shall be located within the building if
separated from the remainder of the building, including other mechanical equipment, by not
less than 2 -hour fire barriers constructed in accordance with Section 707 of the Building Code
or horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 711 of the Building Code, or
both.
Exceptions:
1. Control wiring and power wiring utilizing a 2 -hour rated cable or cable system.
2. Where encased with not less than 2 inches (51 mm) of concrete.
3. Control wiring and power wiring protected by a listed electrical circuit protective systems with a
fire - resistance rating of not less than 2 hours.
[F] 909.22.1.2 Standby power. Mechanical vestibule and stairway and ramp shaft ventilation systems
and automatic fire detection systems shall be provided with standby power in accordance with Section
2702 of the Building Code.
[F] 909.22.1.3 Acceptance and testing. Before the mechanical equipment is approved, the system shall
be tested in the presence of the fire code official to confirm that the system is operating in compliance
with these requirements.
Section 910.2, Where required, is amended by amending Exception 2. and Exception 3. to read as
follows:
[F] 2. Only manual smoke and heat removal shall net be required in areas of buildings equipped with
early suppression fast - response (ESFR) sprinklers. Automatic smoke and heat removal is
prohibited.
3. Only manual smoke and heat removal shall net be required in areas of buildings equipped with
control mode special application sprinklers with a response time index of 50(m *S)112 or less that
are listed to control a fire in stored commodities with 12 or fewer sprinklers. Automatic smoke
and heat removal is prohibited.
Section 910.2, Where required, shall be amended to add subsection 910.2.3. Group H, with
Exceptions, to read as follows:
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[F] 910.2.3 Group H. Buildings and portions thereof used as a Group H occupancy as follows:
1. In occupancies classified as Group H -2 or H -3, any of which are more than 15,000 square feet
0 394 m) in single floor area.
Exception: Buildings of noncombustible construction containing only noncombustible materials.
2. In areas of buildings in Group H used for storing Class 2, 3, and 4 liquid and solid oxidizers, Class
1 and unclassified detonable organic peroxides, Class 3 and 4 unstable (reactive) materials, or
Class 2 or 3 water- reactive materials as required for a high- hazard commodity classification.
Exception: Buildings of noncombustible construction containing only noncombustible materials.
Section 910.3, Smoke and heat vents, shall be amended to add section 910.3.4, Vent operation, to
read as follows:
[F] 910.3.4 Vent operation. Smoke and heat vents shall be capable of being operated by approved
automatic and manual means. Automatic operation of smoke and heat vents shall conform to the
provisions of Sections 910.3.2.1 through 910.3.2.3.
[F] 910.3.4.1 Sprinklered buildings. Where installed in buildings equipped with an approved
automatic sprinkler system, smoke and heat vents shall be designed to operate automatically.
The automatic operating mechanism of the smoke and heat vents shall operate at a temperature
rating at least 100 degrees F (approximately 38 degrees Celsius) greater than the temperature
rating of the sprinklers installed.
Exception: Manual only system per 910.2
[F] 910.3.4.2 Nonsprinklered buildings. Where installed in buildings not equipped with an
approved automatic sprinkler system, smoke and heat vents shall operate automatically by
actuation of a heat - responsive device rated at between 100 °F (56 °C) and 220 °F (122 °C) above
ambient.
Exception: Listed gravity- operated drop out vents.
Section 910.4.3.1, Makeup air, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 910.4.3.1 Makeup air. Makeup air openings shall be provided within 6 feet (1829 mm) of the floor
level. Operation of makeup air openings shall be ref automatic. The minimum gross area of
makeup air inlets shall be 8 square feet per 1,000 cubic feet per minute (0.74 m2 per 0.4719 m3 /s) of
smoke exhaust.
Section 910.4.4, Activation, shall be amended to read as follows:
[F] 910.4.4 Activation. The mechanical smoke removal system shall be activated
en4y automatically by the automatic sprinkler system or by an approved fire detection system. Individual
manual controls shall also be provided.
Exception: Manual only systems per Section 910.2.
Section 912.2, Location, shall be amended by adding Section 912.2.3, Hydrant distance, to read as
follows:
[F] 912.2.3 Hydrant distance. An approved fire hydrant shall be located within 100 feet of the fire
department connection as the fire hose lays along an unobstructed path.
Section 913.2.1, Protection of fire pump rooms, shall be amended to add, after the first paragraph
and Exceptions, a second paragraph and Exception to read as follows:
Section 913.2.1 Protection of fire pump rooms.
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[F] When located on the ground level at an exterior wall, the fire pump room shall be provided with an
exterior fire department access door that is not less than 3 ft. in width and 6 ft. — 8 in. in height, regardless
of any interior doors that are provided. A key box shall be provided at this door, as required by Section
506.1.
Exception: When it is necessary to locate the fire pump room on other levels or not at an exterior
wall, the corridor leading to the fire pump room access from the exterior of the building shall be
provided with equivalent fire resistance as that required for the pump room, or as approved by the fire
code official. Access keys shall be provided in the key box as required by Section 506.1.
Section 1006.2.2., Egress based on use, shall be amended by adding a new Section 1006.2.2.6 as
follows:
1006.2.2.6 Electrical Rooms. For electrical rooms, special exiting requirements may apply. Reference
the electrical code as adopted.
Section 1009. 1, Accessible means of egress required, shall be amended by adding the following
Exception 4 to read as follows:
1009.1 Accessible means of egress required. .
(Section 1009.1 and Exceptions 1 -3 remain unchanged.)
Exceptions:
4. Buildings regulated under State Law and built in accordance with State registered plans, including
any variances or waivers granted by the State, shall be deemed to be in compliance with the
requirements of Section 1009.
Section 1010.1.9.4 Bolt Locks, shall be amended to amend Exceptions 3 and 4 as follows:
1010.1.9.4, Bolt locks....
{Section 101.1.9.4 and Exceptions 1 and 2 remain unchanged.)
Exceptions:
3. Where a pair of doors serves an occupant load of less than 50 persons in a Group B, F, M or S
occupancy, manually operated edge- or surface - mounted bolts are permitted on the inactive leaf.
The inactive leaf shall not contain doorknobs, panic bars or similar operating hardware.
4. Where a pair of doors serves a Group A, B, F, M or S occupancy manually operated edge- or
surface - mounted bolts are permitted on the inactive leaf provided such inactive leaf is not needed
to meet egress capacity requirements and the building is equipped throughout with an automatic
sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1. The inactive leaf shall not contain
doorknobs, panic bars or similar operating hardware.
(Exception 5 remains unchanged.)
Section 1015.8, Window openings, shall be amended to amend subsection 1. To read as follows:
1015.8 Window Openings. ...
1. Operable windows where the top of the sill of the opening is located more than 75 feet (22 860 mm) 55
feet (16 764 mm) above the finished grade or other surface below and that are provided with window fall
prevention devices that comply with ASTM F 2006.
{Remainder of Section 1015.8 remains unchanged.)
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Section 1020.1 Construction shall be amended by adding Exception 6 to read as follows:
1020.1 Construction. ...
Exceptions:
6. In group B occupancies, corridor walls and ceilings need not be of fire - resistive construction
within a single tenant space when the space is equipped with approved automatic smoke -
detection within the corridor. The actuation of any detector shall activate self - annunciating
alarms audible in all areas within the corridor. Smoke detectors shall be connected to an
approved automatic fire alarm system where such system is provided.
Section 1029.1.1.1, Spaces under grandstands and bleachers shall be deleted in its entirety.
Section 1101.1 Scope, shall be amended by adding the following exception to read as follows:
follows:
1101.1 Scope: ...
Exception: Components of projects regulated by and registered with Architectural Barriers
Division of Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall be deemed to be incompliance
with the requirements of this chapter.
Section 1203. 1, General, shall be amended to read as follows:
1203.1 General. Buildings shall be provided with natural ventilation in accordance with Section 1203.4,
or mechanical ventilation in accordance with the International Mechanical Code.
Where air infiltration rate in a dwelling unit is less thaR 5 air changes or less per hour when tested
with a blower door at a pressure 0.2 inch w.c. (50 Pa) in accordance with Section 402.4.1.2 of the
International Energy Conservation Code, the dwelling unit shall be ventilated by mechanical means in
accordance with Section 403 of the International Mechanical Code.
Table 1505. 1, Minimum Roof Covering Classification For Types of Construction shall be amended
to delete footnote c in its entirety and to replace footnote b to read as follows:
b. Non - classified roof coverings shall be permitted on buildings of U occupancies having not more than
120 sq. ft. of protected roof area. When exceeding 120 sq. ft. of protected roof area, buildings of U
occupancies may use non -rated non - combustible roof coverings.
G. [delete]
Section 1505.7, Special purpose roofs, shall be deleted in its entirety.
Section 1511. 1, General, shall be amended to read as follows, with the text of the Exception to
remain unchanged:
1511.1 General. Materials and methods of applications used for recovering or replacing an existing roof
covering shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 15. All individual replacement shingles or shakes
shall be in compliance with the rating required by Table 1505.1.
{Text of the Exceptions remain unchanged.}
Section 1704.2, Special inspections and tests, is amended to read as follows:
1704.2 Special inspections and tests. Where application is made to the Building Official for construction
as specified in Section 105, the owner or the owner's authorized agent, or the registered design
professional in responsible charge, other than the contractor, shall employ one or more approved
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agencies to provide special inspections and tests during construction on the types of work listed under
Section 1705 and identify the approved agencies to the Building Official. The special inspector shall not
be employed by the contractor. These special inspections and tests are in addition to the inspections
identified by the Building Official that are identified in Section 110.
Section 1704.2.1, Special inspector qualifications, shall be amended to read as follows:
1704.2.1 Special inspector qualifications. Prior to the start of construction and or upon request, the
approved agencies shall provide written documentation to the registered design professional in
responsible charge and the building official demonstrating the competence and relevant experience or
training of the special inspectors who will perform the special inspections and tests during construction.
Experience or training shall be considered relevant where the documented experience or training is
related in complexity to the same type of special inspection or testing activities for projects of similar
complexity and material qualities. These qualifications are in addition to qualifications specified in other
sections of this code.
The registered design professional in responsible charge and engineers of record involved in the
design of the project are permitted to act as the approved agency and their personnel are permitted to
act as special inspectors for the work designed by them, provided they qualify as special inspectors.
Section 1704.2.4, Report requirement, shall be amended to read as follows:
1704.2.4 Report requirement. Approved agencies shall keep records of special inspections and tests.
The approved agency shall submit reports of special inspections and tests to the Building Official upon
request, and to the registered design professional in responsible charge. Individual inspection reports
{Repertsj shall indicate that work inspected or tested was or was not completed in conformance to
approved construction documents. Discrepancies shall be brought to the immediate attention of the
contractor for correction. If they are not corrected, the discrepancies shall be brought to the attention of
the building official and to the registered design professional in responsible charge prior to the
completion of that phase of the work. A final report documenting required special inspections and tests,
and correction of any discrepancies noted in the inspections or tests, shall be submitted at a point in time
agreed upon prior to the start of work by the owner or the owner's authorized agent to the building official.
Section 1704.2.5.2, Fabricator approval, shall be amended to read as follows:
1704.2.5.1 Fabricator approval. Special inspections during fabrications required by Section 1704 are not
required where the work is done on the premises of a fabricator registered and approved to perform such
work without special inspection. Approval shall be based upon review of the fabricator's written procedural
and quality control manuals and periodic auditing of fabrication practices by an approved agency, or a
fabricator that is enrolled in a nationally accepted inspections program. At completion of fabrication, the
acceptable or approved fabricator shall submit a certificate of compliance to the owner or the owner's
authorized agent or the registered design professional in responsible charge, fn-.r to the building
stating that the work was performed in accordance with the
approved construction documents. The certificate of compliance shall also be made available to the
Building Official upon request.
Section 2901.1, Scope, shall be amended to read as follows:
[P] 2901.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter and the International Plumbing Code, shall govern the
erection, installation, alteration, repairs, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of
plumbing equipment and systems. Toilet and bathing rooms shall be constructed in accordance with
Section 1210. Plumbing systems and equipment shall be constructed, installed and maintained in
accordance with the International Plumbing Code. Private sewage disposal systems shall conform to the
International Private Sewage Disposal Code. The provisions of this Chapter are meant to work in
coordination with the provisions of Chapter 4 of the International Plumbing Code. Should any conflicts
arise between the two chapters, the Building Official shall determine which provision applies.
Section 2902. 1, Minimum number of fixtures, shall be amended to read as follows:
2902.1 Minimum number of fixtures. Plumbing fixtures shall be provided in the minimum number as
shown in Table 2902.1 based on the actual use of the building or space. Uses not shown in Table 2902.1
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shall be considered individually by the code official. The number of occupants shall be determined by this
code.
In other than E Occupancies, the minimum number of fixtures in Table 2902.1 may be lowered, if
requested in writing, by the applicant stating reasons for a reduced number and approved by the Building
Official.
Table 2902. 1, Minimum Number of Required Plumbing Fixtures, shall be amended to add footnote
f to read as follows:
f. Drinkinq fountains are not required in M Occupancies with an occupant load of 100 or less, B
Occupancies with an occupant load of 25 or less, and for dining and /or drinking establishments.
Section 2902.1, Minimum number of fixtures, shall be amended by adding new Sections 2902.1.3,
Additional fixtures; 2902.1.3.1, Hand washing lavatory; and 2092.1.3.2, Service sink; to read as
follows:
2902.1.3 Additional fixtures for food preparation facilities. In addition to the fixtures required in this
Chapter, all food service facilities shall be provided with additional fixtures set out in this section.
2902.1.3.1 Hand washing lavatory. At least one hand washing lavatory shall be provided for use
by employees that is accessible from food preparation, food dispensing and ware washing areas.
Additional hand washing lavatories may be required based on convenience of use by employees.
2902.1.3.2 Service sink. In new or remodeled food service establishments, at least one service
sink or one floor sink shall be provided so that it is conveniently located for the cleaning of mops
or similar wet floor cleaning tool and for the disposal of mop water and similar liquid waste. The
location of the service sink(s) and /or mop sink(s) shall be approved by the <Jurisdiction's>
health department.
Section 3002. 1, Hoistway enclosure protection, shall be amended to add the following Exceptions
to read as follows:
3002.1 Hoistway enclosure protection.
Exceptions:
1. Elevators wholelv located within atriums comdvina with Section 404 shall not reouire hoistwa
enclosure protection.
2. Elevators in open or enclosed parking garages that serve only the parking garage, and complying
with Sections 406.5 and 406.6, respectively, shall not require hoistway enclosure protection.
Section 3005.4 Machine rooms, control rooms, machinery spaces and control spaces, shall be
amended to read as follows:
3005.4 Machine rooms, control rooms, machinery spaces and control spaces. Elevator machine
rooms, control rooms, control spaces and machinery spaces shall be enclosed with fire barriers
constructed in accordance with Section 707 or horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance
with Section 711, or both. The fire - resistance rating shall not be less than the required rating of the
hoistway enclosure served by the machinery. Openings in the fire barriers shall be protected with
assemblies having a fire protection rating not less than that required for the hoistway enclosure doors.
{The Exceptions remain unchanged.)
Section 3005, MACHINE ROOMS, shall be amended by adding Section 3005.7, Fire protection in
machine rooms, control rooms, machinery spaces and control spaces, to read as follows:
3005.7 Fire Protection in machine rooms, control rooms, machinery spaces and control spaces.
3005.7.1 Automatic sprinkler system. The building shall be equipped throughout with an
automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, except as otherwise permitted
by Section 903.3.1.1.1 and as prohibited by Section 3005.7.2.1.
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3005.7.2.1 Prohibited locations. Automatic sprinklers shall not be installed in machine rooms,
elevator machinery spaces, control rooms, control spaces and elevator hoist -ways.
3005.7.2.2 Sprinkler system monitoring. The sprinkler system shall have a sprinkler control
valve supervisory switch and water -flow initiating device provided for each floor that is monitored
by the building's fire alarm system.
3005.7.3 Water protection. An approved method to prevent water from infiltrating into the
hoistway enclosure from the operation of the automatic sprinkler system outside the elevator
lobby shall be provided.
3005.7.4 Shunt trip. Means for elevator shutdown in accordance with Section 3005.5 shall not be
installed.
Section 3005, MACHINE ROOMS, shall be amended by adding Section 3005.8, Storage, to read as
follows:
3005.8 Storage. Storage shall not be allowed within the elevator machine room, control room, machinery
spaces and or control spaces. Provide approved signage at each entry to the above listed locations
stating: "No Storage Allowed.
Section 3006.2, Hoistway opening protection required, shall be amended by amending subparagraph 5.
to read as follows:
3006.2 Hoistway opening protection required. .. .
5. The building is a high rise and the elevator hoistway is more than 75 feet (" 960 mm` 55 feet (16 764
mm ) in height. The height of the hoistway shall be measured from the lowest floor at or above grade to
the highest floors served by the hoistway.
Section 3109. 1, General, shall be amended to read as follows:
3109.1 General. Swimming pools shall comply with the requirements of sections 3109.2 through 3109.5
and other applicable sections of this code and complying with applicable state laws.
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Exhibit B
City of Paris, Texas Amendments to the 2015
International Existing Building Code
The following sections, paragraphs, and sentences of the 2015 International Existing Building Code are
hereby amended as follows: Standard type is text from the IEBC. Underlined type is text inserted. Lined
through type 'c deleted- text frem IEBG
Section 102.4, Referenced codes and standards, shall be amended to read as follows:
[A] 102.4 Referenced codes and standards. The codes, when specifically adopted, and standards
referenced in this code shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent
of each such reference and as further regulated in Sections 102.4.1 and 102.4.2.
Section 202; GENERAL DEFINITIONS, shall be amended to change the definition of Existing Building
to read as follows:
Existing Building - A building, structure, or space, with an approved final inspection issued under a code
edition which is at least 2 published code editions preceding the currently adopted building code; or a
change of occupancy.
Section 405.1.2, Existing fire escapes, shall be amended to read as follows:
405.1.2 Existing fire escapes. Existing fire escapes shall continue to be accepted as a component in the
means of egress in existing buildings only. Existing fire escapes shall be permitted to be repaired or
replaced.
Section 405.1.3, New fire escapes, shall be deleted in its entirety:
405.1.3 NAw forn Psn pes. New fire eGGapes for exi6tiRg byildiRgS shall be permitted E)Rly where eXteFief
sta*pwaYS Gannet be utilized due to lot lanes lamatmna staip.AW-av size n-.r due to the sidellAfalks. -allevs oF reads at
Section 406.2, Replacement window opening control devices, shall be amended to read as follows:
406.2 Replacement window opening control devices. In Group R -2 or R -3 buildings containing
dwelling units, window opening control devices complying with ASTM F 2090 shall be installed where an
existing window is replaced and where all of the following apply to the replacement window:
{Subsections 1 -5 remain unchanged.)
The window opening control device, after operation to release the control device allowing the window
to fully open, shall not reduce the minimum net clear opening area of the window unit to less than the
area required by Section 1029.2 1030.2 of the International Building Code.
(The Exceptions remain unchanged.)
Section 406.3, Replacement window emergency escape and rescue openings, shall be amended to
read as follows:
406.3 Replacement window emergency escape and rescue openings. Where windows are required
to provide emergency escape and rescue openings in Group R -2 and R -3 occupancies, replacement
windows shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 1030.2, 1030.3 and 1030.5 of the
International Building Code provided the replacement window meets the following conditions:
{Subsections 1. and 2. Remain unchanged.}
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Section 409. 1, Conformance, shall be amended to read as follows:
409.1, Conformance. Structures moved into or within the jurisdiction shall comply with the provisions of this
code for new structures.
Exception: Moved historic buildings need not be brought into compliance with the exception of new
construction features required as the result of such movement, including but not limited to foundations
and /or other structural elements.
Section 410.1, Scope, shall be amended to read as follows:
410.1 Scope. The provisions of Sections 410.1 through 410.9 apply to maintenance, change of occupancy,
additions and alterations to existing buildings, including those identified as historic buildings.
Exception: Components of projects regulated by and registered with Architectural Barriers Division of
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall be deemed to be incompliance with the requirements
of this chapter.
Section 410.4.2, Complete change of occupancy, shall be amended to add Item 7. to read as follows:
410.4.2 Complete change of occupancy.
7. At least one accessible family or assisted use toilet room shall be provided in accordance with Chapter
11 of the International Building Code.
(The remainder of the Section including the Exception remains unchanged.)
Section 602.3, Glazing in hazardous locations, shall be amended to read as follows:
602.3 Glazing in hazardous locations. Replacement glazing in hazardous locations shall comply with
the safety glazing requirements of the International Building Code, International Energy Conservation
Code, or International Residential Code as applicable.
Exception: Glass block walls, louvered windows, and jalousies repaired with like materials.
Section 607. 1, Material, shall be amended to read as follows:
607.1 Material. Existing electrical wiring and equipment undergoing repair shall be allowed to be repaired
or replaced with like material, in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 70.
Section 702.6, Materials and methods, shall be amended to read as follows:
702.6 Materials and methods. All new work shall comply with the materials and methods requirements
in the International Building Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Mechanical
Code, National Electrical Code, and International Plumbing Code, as applicable, that specify material
standards, detail of installation and connection, joints, penetrations, and continuity of any element,
component, or system in the building.
Section 802. 1, General, shall be amended to read as follows:
802.1 General. Alteration of buildings classified as special use and occupancy as described in Chapter 4
of the International Building Code shall comply with the requirements of Section 801.1 and the scoping
provisions of Chapter 1 where applicable.
Section 803.5.1, Minimum requirement, shall be amended to read as follows:
803.5.1 Minimum requirement. Every portion of
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pen -sided walking surfaces, including
mezzanines, equipment platforms, aisles, stairs, ramps and landinqs that are and-Fs not provided with
guards, or those in which the existing guards are judged to be in danger of collapsing, shall be provided
with guards.
Section 804. 1, Scope, shall be amended to read as follows:
804.1 Scope. The requirements of this section shall be limited to work areas in which Level 2 alterations
are being performed, and where specified they shall apply throughout the floor on which the work areas are
located or otherwise beyond the work area. For the purpose of fire sprinkler protection and fire alarm
requirements included in this section, the work area shall be extended to include at least the entire tenant
space or spaces bounded by walls capable of resisting the passage of smoke containing the subject work
area, and if the work area includes a corridor, hallway, or other exit access, then such corridor, hallway, or
other exit access shall be protected in its entirety on that particular floor level.
Section 804.2.2, Groups A, B, E, F -1, H,1, M, R -1, R -2, R-4, S -1 and S -2, shall be amended to change the
Exception to Item 2, to read as follows:
804.2.2 Groups A, B, E, F -1, H, I, M, R -1, R -2, R -4, S -1 and S -2. .. .
2. ...
Exception: 4 -Where the building does not have sufficient municipal water supply for design of a
fire sprinkler system available to the floor without installation of a new fire pump, fire sprinkler
protection shall not be required
system throughout all OGGUpiable spaGeG other thaR sleeping units or iRdividual dwelliRg LJR46 that
aGtivate6 the E)GGUpaR ROtifiGation system on aGGOFd_A_.RGe vVith SPGtOOR6 907.4, A07 Sand 907.6 of
Code.
Section 804.2.5, Supervision, shall be amended to change the Exception to read as follows:
804.2.5 Supervision. .. .
Exception: Supervision is not required where the Fire Code does not require such for new
construction. fer the #ellew+pg:
1. Underground gate valve with roadway boxes.
7 Halogenated extinn iohiRg systeM6.
2 1Q -rhnn diOXide eXtinnuishinn systems
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Section 804.3, Standpipes, shall be amended to read as follows:
804.3 Standpipes. Refer to Section 1103.6 of the Fire Code for retroactive standpipe requirements.
{Delete remainder of Section 804.3. including Exceptions}
Section 805.2, General, shall be amended to delete Exception #1.
805.2 General. .. .
Exceptions:
2. (Exception 2 remains unchanged.}
Section 805.3.1.1, Single -exit buildings, shall be amended to delete Item 4.:
805.3.1.1. Single -exit buildings. {Paragraph remains unchanged.} ...
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1.
{Remains unchanged.}
2.
{Remains unchanged.}
3.
{Remains unchanged.}
5.
(Remains unchanged.)
6.
{Remains unchanged.)
6.1 {Remains unchanged.}
6.2 {Remains unchanged.}
7.
{Remains unchanged.}
8.
{Remains unchanged.}
9.
{Remains unchanged.}
10.
(Remains unchanged.}
Section 805.3.1.2, Fire escapes required, shall be amended to read as follows:
805.3.1.2 Fire escapes required. For other than Group 1 -2, where more than one exit is required an
existing fire escape complying with section 805.3.1.2.1 shall be accepted as
providing one of the required means of egress.
Section 805.3.1.2.1, Fire escape access and details, shall be amended to read as follows:
805.3.1.2.1 Fire Escape access and details. Fire escapes shall comply with all of the following
requirements:
1. {Item 1. shall remain unchanged)
2. Access to a flew -fire escape shall be through a door, except that windows shall be permitted to
provide access from single dwelling units or sleeping unites in Group R -1, R -2 and 1 -1
occupancies or to provide access from spaces having a maximum occupant load of 10 in other
occupancy classifications. {Sections 2.1 -2.4 shall remain unchanged}
3. (Item 3 shall be deleted in its entirety)
4. {Item 4. Shall remain unchanged}
5. In all building of Group E occupancy up to and including the 12"' grade, building of Group I
occupancy, feeMiflgboarding houses, and childcare centers, ladders of any type are
prohibited on fire escapes used as a required means of egress.
Section 805.3.1.2.2, Construction, shall be deleted in its entirety.
Section 805.3.1.2.3, Dimensions, shall be deleted in its entirety.
Section 805.5.2, Transoms, shall be amended to add the following note to read as follows:
8 and E occupancies are not included in the list and consideration should be given to adding them
depending on existing buildings stock.
Section 806.2, Stairways and escalators in existing buildings, shall be amended to add the following
exception to read as follows:
806.2 Stairways and escalators in existing buildings. (Section shall remain unchanged except to add
the following Exception.)
Exception: Components of projects regulated by and registered with Architectural Barriers Division of
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall be deemed to be incompliance with the
requirements of this chapter.
Section 904. 1, Automatic sprinkler systems, shall be amended to read as follows:
904.1 Automatic sprinkler systems. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided in a work area
where required by Section 804.2 or this section. For the purpose of fire sprinkler protection and fire alarm
requirements included in this section, the work area shall be extended to include at least the entire tenant
space or spaces bounded by walls containing the subject work area, and if the work area includes a
corridor, hallway, or other exit access, then such corridor, hallway, or other exit access shall be protected
in its entirety on that particular floor level.
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Section 904.1.1, High -rise buildings, shall be amended to read as follows:
904.1.1 High -rise buildings. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided in work areas of wheFe the
high -rise buildings
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Section 1401.2, Applicability, shall be amended to read as follows:
1401.2 Applicability. Structures existing prior to
+st*GR] —the date of an approved final inspection issued under a code edition which is at least two
published code editions preceding the currently adopted building code; or a change of occupancy, in which
there is work involving additions, alterations or changes of occupancy shall be made to conform to the
requirements of this chapter or the provisions of Chapters 5 through 13. The provisions of Sections 1401.2.1
through 1401.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies that will continue to be, or are proposed to be, in Groups A,
B, E, F, 1 -2, M, R and S. These provisions shall not apply to buildings with occupancies in Group H or 1 -1, 1 -3 or I-
4.
Section 1401.3.2, Compliance with other codes, shall be amended to read as follows:
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1401.3.2 Compliance with other codes. Buildings that are evaluated in accordance with this section
shall comply with the International Fire Code .
In Chapter 16, REFERENCED STANDARDS, the reference to the IECC shall be amended to read as
follows:
IECC -15 Edition as adopted by the State of Texas International Energy Conservation Code®. .
301.2, 702.6, 708.1, 811.1, 908.1
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Exhibit C
City of Paris, Texas Amendments to the
2015 International Residential Code
The following sections, paragraphs, and sentences of the 2006 International Residential Code are hereby
amended as follows: Standard type is text from the IRC. Underlined type is text inserted. Lined thrraoug h
typo io rdelo#orl 4ov# from IRC--
Section R102.4, Referenced codes and standards, shall be amended to read as follows:
R102.4 Referenced codes and standards. The codes, when specifically adopted, and standards
referenced in this code shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent
of each such reference and as further regulated in Sections R102.4.1 and R102.4.2. Whenever
amendments have been adopted to the referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code
and standard shall be considered to reference the amendments as well. Any reference made to NFPA 70
or the Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code as adopted.
Section R104.10.1, Flood hazard areas, shall be deleted in its entirety.
Section R105.3.1.1, Determination of substantially improved or substantially damaged existing
buildings in flood hazard areas, shall be deleted in its entirety.
Section R106.1.4, Information for construction in flood hazard areas, shall be deleted in its
entirety.
Section R110, CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY (including Sections R110.1-- R110.5) shall be
deleted in its entirety.
Section R202, DEFINITIONS, shall be amended to change the definition of "Townhouse" to read as
follows:
TOWNHOUSE. A single - family dwelling unit constructed in a group of three or more attached units
separated by property lines in which each unit extends from foundation to roof and with a yard or public
way on at least two sides.
Table R301.2 (1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, shall be filled in as follows:
Section R302.1, Exterior walls, shall be amended to add Exception #6 to read as follows:
R302.1 Exterior walls....
Exceptions: (previous exceptions unchanged)
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Section R302.1, Exterior walls, shall be amended to add Exception #6 to read as follows:
R302.1 Exterior walls....
Exceptions: (previous exceptions unchanged)
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6. Open non - combustible carport structures may be constructed when also approved within
adopted ordinances.
Section R302.3, Two - family dwellings, shall be amended by adding Exception #3 to read as
follows:
R302.2, Two - family dwellings. .. .
Exceptions:
1. (existing text unchanged}
2. (existing text unchanged)
3. Two - family dwelling units that are also divided by a property line through the structure shall
be separated as required for townhouses.
Section R302.5.1, Opening protection, shall be amended to read as follows:
R302.5.1 Opening protection. Openings from a private garage directly into a room used for sleeping
purposes shall not be permitted. Other openings between the garage and residence shall be equipped
with solid wood doors not less than 13/8 inches (35 mm) in thickness, solid or honeycomb core steel
doors not less than 13/8 inches (35 mm) thick, or 20- minute fire -rated doors equipped with a Self GIGGiRg
deuise.
Section R303.3, Bathrooms, shall be amended such that the Exception shall read as follows:
R303.3 Bathrooms....
Exception: The glazed areas shall not be required where artificial light and a local exhaust system
are provided. Exhaust air from the space shall be exhaust out to the outdoors unless the space
contains only a water closet, a lavatory, or water closet and a lavatory may be ventilated with an
approved mechanical recirculating fan or similar device designed to remove odors from the air.
Section R313, AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, shall be deleted in its entirety along with
all its subsections (Sections R313.1, R313.1.1, R313.2 and R313.2.1).
Section R315.2.2, Alterations, repairs and additions, shall be amended to amend Exception 2. to
read as follows:
R315.2.2 Alterations, repairs and additions. (Existing text remains unchanged...}
Exceptions:
1. (existing text remains unchanged}
2. Installation, alteration or repairs of electrical powered plumbing or mechanical systems are exempt
from the requirements of this exception.
Section R32Z FLOOD RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION, shall be deleted in its entirety along with all
its subsections.
Section R326.1, General, shall be amended to read as follows:
R326.1 General. The design and construction of pools and spas shall comply with the tatematieaal
2015 IRC Appendix Q. Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs.
Section R401.2, Requirements, shall be amended to read as follows:
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Section R401.2. Requirements. Foundation construction shall be capable of accommodating all loads
in accordance with Section R301 and of transmitting the resulting loads to the supporting soil. Fill soils
that support footings and foundations shall be designed, installed and tested in accordance with accepted
engineering practice. Gravel fill used as footings for wood and precast concrete foundations shall comply
with Section R403.
Every foundation and /or footing, or any size addition to an existing post- tension foundation, regulated by
this code shall be designed and sealed by a Texas - registered engineer.
Section R602.6.1, Drilling and notching of top plate, shall be amended to read as follows:
R602.6.1 Drilling and notching of top plate. When piping or ductwork is placed in or partly in an
exterior wall or interior load- bearing wall, necessitating cutting, drilling or notching of the top plate by more
than 50 percent of its width, a galvanized metal tie not less than 0.054 inch thick (1.37 mm) (16 Ga) and 4
,42 inGhes (38) 5 inches (127 mm) wide shall be fastened across and to the plate at each side of the
opening with not less than eight 10d (0.148 inch diameter) having a minimum length of 1 'h inches (38
mm) at each side or equivalent. Fasteners will be offset to prevent splitting of the top plate material. The
metal tie must extend a minimum of 6 inches past the opening. See figure R602.6.1.
{The Exception remains unchanged.}
Figure R602.6.1, Top Plate Framing to Accommodate Piping, shall be amended by deleting the
existing figure and by inserting the following figure:
NOTCH GREATER THAN 50
PERCENT OF THE PLATE H
TOP
EXTERIOR OR BEARING
6 W E (1 054 INf AND 5 /N. WIDE
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NOTCH WITH 8 -10d NAILS EACH SIDE
Section R703.8.4.1, Size and shaping, shall be amended to read as follows:
R703.8.4.1 Size and shaping. Veneer ties, if strand wire, shall be not less in thickness than No. 9 U.S.
gage [(0.148 inch)(4mm)] wire and shall have a hook embedded in the mortar joint, or if sheet metal, shall
be not less than No. 22 U.S. gage by [(0.0299 inch)(0.76 mm)] 7/8 inch (22 mm) corrugated. Each tie
shall support not more than 2/67 square feet (0.25m2) of wall area and shall be spaced not more than 32
inches (813 mm) on center horizontally and 24 inches (635 mm) on center vertically.
In stud framed exterior walls, all ties shall be anchored to studs as follows:
1. When studs are 16 in (407 mm) o.c., stud ties shall be spaced no further apart than 24 in (737
mm) vertically starting approximately 12 in (381 mm) from the foundation; or
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2. When studs are 24 in (610 mm) o.c., stud ties shall be spaced no further apart than 16 in (483
mm) vertically starting approximately 8 in (254 mm) from the foundation.
(The Exception remains unchanged.)
Section R902.1, Roofing covering materials, shall be amended to read as follows:
R902.1 Roofing covering materials. Roofs shall be covered with materials as set forth in Sections R904
and R905. Class A, B, or C roofing shall be installed iR areas de6ignated by law as Feq6l*F*Rg theiF use OF
,.,hen the edge of the Feef OR loo-o thin 3 foot from a'At lino. Class A, B and C roofing required by this
section to be listed shall be tested in accordance with UL 790 or ASTM E 108.
Exceptions:
1. (text unchanged}
2. (text unchanged}
3. (text unchanged}
4. (text unchanged}
5. Non - classified roof coverinas shall be permitted on one -story detached accessory structures
used as tool and storaae sheds. olavhouses and similar uses. provided the floor area does
not exceed (area defined by jurisdiction
Chapter 11 [RE] — ENERGY EFFICIENCY is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
CHAPTER 11 [RE] ENERGY EFFICIENCY
N1101.1 Scope. This chapter regulates the energy efficiency for the design and construction of buildings
regulated by this code.
N1101.2 Compliance. Compliance shall be demonstrated by meeting the requirements of the residential
provisions of 2015 International Energy Conservation Code.
Section M1305.1.3; Appliances in attics, shall be amended to read as follows:
M1305.1.3 Appliances in attics. Attics containing appliances shall be provided with an opening and a
clear and unobstructed passageway large enough to allow removal of the larges appliance, but not less
than 30 inches (762 mm) high and 22 inches (559 mm) wide and not more than 20 feet (6096 mm) long
measured along the centerline of the passageway from the opening to the appliance. The passageway
shall have continuous solid flooring in accordance with Chapter 5 not less than 24 inches (610 mm) deep
and 30 inches (762 mm) wide shall be present along all sides of the appliance where access is required.
The clear access opening dimensions shall be a minimum of 20 inches by 30 inches (508 mm by 762
mm), or larger and large enough to allow removal of the largest appliance. A walkway to an appliance
shall be rated as a floor as approved by the building official. As a minimum, for access to the attic space,
provide one of the following:
1. A permanent stair.
2. A pull down stair with a minimum 300 lb 036 kq) capacity.
3. An access door from an upper floor level.
Exceptions:
1. The passageway and level service space are not required where the appliance can be
serviced and removed through the required opening.
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2. Where the passageway is unobstructed and not less than 6 feet (1829 mm) high and 22
inches (559 mm) wide for its entire length, the passageway shall not be more than 50 feet
(15 250 mm) long.
Section M1411.3, Condensate disposal, shall be amended to change to read as follows:
M1411.3 Condensate disposal. Condensate from all cooling coils or evaporators shall be conveyed from
the drain pan outlet to an approved plaGe ef di6pe a sanitary sewer through a trap, by means of a
direct or indirect drain. Such piping shall maintain a minimum horizontal slope in the direction of
discharge of not less than 1/8 unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (1- percent slope). Condensate shall not
discharge into a street, alley or other areas where it would cause a nuisance
Section M1411.3.1, Auxiliary and secondary drain systems, shall be amended to change Items 3
and 4 to read as follows:
M1411.3.1 Auxiliary and secondary drain systems. {bulk of paragraph unchanged}
1. {text unchanged}
2. (text unchanged}
3. An auxiliary drain pan without a separate drain line shall be installed under the coils on which
condensation will occur. This pan shall be equipped with a water level detection device
conforming to UL 508 that will shut off the equipment served prior to overflow of the pan. The pan
shall be equipped with a fitting to allow for drainage. The auxiliary drain pan shall be constructed
in accordance with Item 1 of this section. A water level detection device may be installed only with
prior approval of the building official.
4. A water level detection device conforming to UL 508 shall be installed that will shut off the
equipment served in the event that the primary drain is blocked. The device shall be installed in
the primary drain line, the overflow drain line or the equipment - supplied drain pan located at a
point higher than the primary drain line connection and below the overflow rim of such pan. A
water level detection device may be installed only with prior approval of the building official.
Section M1411.3.1.1; Water -level monitoring devices, shall be amended to read as follows:
M1411.3.1.1 Water -level monitoring devices. On down -flow units and other coils that do not have
secondary drain or provisions to install a secondary or auxiliary drain pan, a water -level monitoring device
shall be installed inside the primary drain pan. This device shall shut off the equipment served in the
event that the primary drain becomes restricted. Devices shall not be installed in the drain line. A water
level detection device may be installed only with prior approval of the building official.
M1503.4, Makeup air required, shall be amended to read as follows:
M1503.4 Makeup air required. Exhaust hood systems capable of exhausting in excess of 400 cubic feet
per minute (0.19 m3 /s) shall be provided with makeup air at a rate approximately equal to the difference
between the exhaust air rate and 400 cubic feet per minute. Such makeup air systems shall be equipped
with a means of closure and shall be automatically controlled to start and operate simultaneously with the
exhaust system.
Exception: Where all appliances in the house are of sealed combustion, power -vent, unvented,
or electric, the exhaust hood system shall be permitted to exhaust up to 600 cubic feet per minute
(0.28 m3 /s) without providing makeup air. Exhaust hood systems capable of exhausting in excess
of 600 cubic feet per minute (0.28 m3 /s) shall be provided with a makeup air at a rate
approximately equal to the difference between the exhaust air rate and 600 cubic feet per minute.
Section M2005.2, Prohibited locations, shall be amended to read as follows:
M2005.2 Prohibited locations. Fuel -fired water heaters shall not be installed in a room used as a
storage closet. Water heaters located in a bedroom or bathroom shall be installed in a sealed enclosure
so that combustion air will not be taken from the living space. Access to such enclosure may be from the
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bedroom or bathroom when through a solid door, weather - stripped in accordance with the exterior door
air leakage requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code and equipped with an approved
self - closing device. Installation of direct -vent water heaters within an enclosure is not required
Section G2408.3 (305.5), Private garages, shall be deleted in its entirety.
Section G2415.2 (404.2), CSST, shall be amended to add Section 2415.2.1 (404.2. 1) to read as
follows:
G2415.2.1 (404.2.1) Both ends of each section of medium pressure gas piping shall identify its operating
gas pressure with an approved tag. The taps are to be composed of aluminum or stainless steel and the
following wording shall be stamped into the tap:
'WARNING: 1/2 to 5 psi gas pressure - Do Not Remove"
Section G2415.2 (404.2), CSST, shall be amended to add Section 2415.2.2 (404.2.2) to read as
follows:
Exception: Corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) shall be a minimum of 1/2"(18 EDH).
Section G2415.12 (404.12), Minimum burial depth, shall be amended to read as follows:
G2415.12 (404.12) Minimum burial depth. Underground piping systems shall be installed a minimum
depth of 12 ingh°G (30 18 inches (457 mm) below grade,
n2n 122. 4r:
Section G2417.1 (406. 1), General, shall be amended to read as follows:
G2417.1 (406.1) General. Prior to acceptance and initial operation, all piping installations shall be
inspected and pressure tested to determine that the materials, design, fabrication, and installation
practices comply with the requirements of this code. The permit holder shall make the applicable tests
prescribed in Sections 2417.1.1 through 2417.1.5 to determine compliance with the provisions of this
code. The permit holder shall give reasonable advance notice to the building official when the piping
system is ready for testing. The equipment, material, power and labor necessary for the inspections and
test shall be furnished by the permit holder and the permit holder shall be responsible for determining that
the work will withstand the test pressure prescribed in the following tests.
Section G2417.4 (406.4), Test pressure measurement, shall be amended to read as follows:
G2417.4 (406.4) Test pressure measurement. Test pressure shall be measured with a monometer or
with a pressure- measuring device designed and calibrated to read, record, or indicate a pressure loss
caused by leakage during the pressure test period. The source of pressure shall be isolated before the
pressure tests are made. :"esh a„ioal gauges used to measure test pressures shai' haVe. a r Rge suG,h
that the highest eRd of the shale is ngt greater than five times the test pressure.
Section G2417.4.1 (406.4.1), Test pressure, shall be amended to read as follows:
G2417.4.1 (406.4.1) Test pressure. The test pressure to be used shall be no less than 3 psig (20 kPa
gauge), or at the discretion of the Code Official, the piping and valves may be tested at a pressure of at
least six (6) inches (152 mm) of mercury, measured with a manometer or slope gauge. irre�neGti „e Of
design pressure. Where the test pressure eXGeeds 125 psig (862 kPa gauge), the test pressure shall RGt
eXGeed a value that pradUGes a hoop stress on the piping greateF than 50 perGent of the SpeGified
minims im eld strength of the nine For tests requiring a pressure of 3 psig, diaphragm gauges shall
utilize a dial with a minimum diameter of three and one half inches (3'/ "), a set hand, 1/10 pound
incrementation and pressure range not to exceed 6 psi for tests requiring a pressure of 3 psin. For tests
requiring a pressure of 10 psis, diaphragm gauges shall utilize a dial with a minimum diameter of three
and one -half inches (3'/2 "), a set hand, a minimum of 2/10 pound incrementation and a pressure range
not to exceed 20 psi. For welded piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in excess of fourteen
(14) inches water column pressure (3.48 kPa) (1/2 psi) and less than 200 inches of water column
pressure (52.2 kPa) (7.5 psi), the test pressure shall not be less than ten (10) pounds per square inch
(69.6 kPa). For piping carrying gas at a pressure that exceeds 200 inches of water column (52.2 kPa)
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(7.5 psi), the test pressure shall be not less than one and one -half times the proposed maximum working
pressure.
Diaphragm gauges used for testing must display a current calibration and be in good working condition.
The appropriate test must be applied to the diaphragm gauge used for testing
Section G2417.4.2 (406.4.2), Test duration, shall be amended to read as follows:
G2417.4.2 (406.4.2) Test duration. The test duration shall be held for a length of time satisfactory to the
Buildinq Official, but in no case for be not less than 44-fifteen (15) minutes. For welded piping, and for
pipinq carrying gas at pressures in excess of fourteen (14) inches water column pressure (3.48 kPa), the
test duration shall be held for a length of time satisfactory to the Building Official, but in no case for less
than thirty (30) minutes.
Section G2420.1 (409. 1), General, shall be amended by adding Section G2420.1.4, Valves in CSST
installations, to read as follows:
G2420.1.4 Valves in CSST installations. Shutoff valves installed with corrugated stainless steel (CSST)
pipinq systems shall be supported with an approved termination fitting, or equivalent support, suitable for
the size of the valves, of adequate strength and quality, and located at intervals so as to prevent or damp
out excessive vibration but in no case greater than 12- inches from the center of the valve. Supports shall
be installed so as not to interfere with the free expansion and contraction of the system's piping, fittings,
and valves between anchors. All valves and supports shall be designed and installed so they will not be
disengaged by movement of the supporting piping.
Section G2420.5.1 (409.5.1), Located within the same room, shall be amended to read as follows:
G2420.5.1 (409.5.1) Located within the same room. The shutoff valve shall be located in the same
room as the appliance. The shutoff valve shall be within 6 feet (1829 mm) of the appliance, and shall be
installed upstream of the union, connector or quick disconnect device it serves. Such shutoff valves shall
be provided with access. Appliance shutoff valves located in the firebox of a fireplace shall be installed in
accordance with the appliance manufacturer's instructions. A secondary shutoff valve must be installed
within 3 feet (914 mm) of the firebox if appliance shutoff is located in the firebox.
Section G2421.1 (410.1); Pressure regulators, shall be amended to read as follows:
G2421.1 (410.1) Pressure regulators. A line pressure regulator shall be installed where the appliance is
designed to operate at a lower pressure than the supply pressure. Line gas pressure regulators shall be
listed as complying with ANSI Z21.80. Access shall be provided to pressure regulators. Pressure
regulators shall be protected from physical damage. Regulators installed on the exterior of the building
shall be approved for outdoor installation. Access to regulators shall comply with the requirements for
access to appliances as specified in Section M1305.
Exception: A passageway or level service space is not required when the regulator is capable of
being serviced and removed through the required attic opening.
Section G2422.1.2.3 (411.1.3.3), Prohibited locations and penetrations, shall be amended to delete
Exceptions 1 and 4 in their entirety.
Section G2445.2 (621.2), Prohibited use, shall be amended to read as follows:
G2445.2 (621.2) Prohibited use. One or more unvented room heaters shall not be used as the sole
source of comfort heating in a dwelling unit.
Exception: Existing approved unvented room heaters may continue to be used in dwelling units, in
accordance with the code provisions in effect when installed, when approved by the Building Official
unless an unsafe condition is determined to exist as described in International Fuel Gas Code Section
108.7 of the Fuel Gas Code.
Section G2448.1.1 (624.1.1), Installation requirements, shall be amended to read as follows:
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G2448.1.1 (624.1.1) Installation requirements. The requirements for water heaters relative to access,
sizing, relief valves, drain pans and scald protection shall be in accordance with this code.
Section P2801.6.1, Pan size and drain, shall be amended to read as follows:
Section P2801.6.1 Pan size and drain. The pan shall be not less than 11/2 inches (38 mm) in depth and
shall be of sufficient size and shape to receive all dripping or condensate from the tank or water heater.
The pan shall be drained by an indirect waste pipe having a diameter of not less than 3/4 inch (19 mm).
Piping for safety pan drains shall be of those materials listed in Table 605.4.
Multiple pan drains may terminate to a single discharge piping system when approved by the
administrative authority and permitted by the manufactures installation instructions and installed with
those instructions.
Section P2804.6.1, Requirements for discharge pipe, shall be amended to read as follows:
Section P2804.6.1 Requirements for discharge pipe. The discharge piping serving a pressure relief
valve, temperature relief valve or combination thereof shall:
1. Not be directly connected to the drainage system.
2. Discharge through an air gap IGGated in the the water he � #or
3. Not be smaller than the diameter of the outlet of the valve served and shall discharge full size to
the air gap.
4. Serve a single relief device and shall not connect to piping serving any other relief device or
equipment.
Exception: Multiple relief devices may be installed to a single T & P discharge piping system
when approved by the administrative authority and permitted by the manufactures installation
instructions and installed with those instructions.
5. Discharge to the flee f, to an indirect waste receptor or to the outdoors.
{Subsections 6 -14 remain unchanged.}
Section P2804.7, Vacuum - relief valve, shall be amended to read as follows:
P2804.7 Vacuum - relief valve. Bottom fed tank -type water heaters and bottom fed tanks connected to
water heaters shall have a vacuum - relief valve installed that complies with ANSI Z21.22.
Exceptions:
1. Electric Water Heater.
Section P2902.5.3, Lawn irrigation systems, shall be amended to read as follows:
P2902.5.3 Lawn irrigation systems. The potable water supply to lawn irrigation systems shall be
protected against backflow by an atmospheric -type vacuum breaker, a pressure -type vacuum breaker a
double -check assembly or a reduced pressure principle backflow preventer. A valve shall not be installed
downstream from an atmospheric vacuum breaker. Where chemicals are introduced into the system, the
potable water supply shall be protected against backflow by a reduced pressure principle backflow
preventer.
Section P3003.9.2, Solvent Cementing shall be amended by deleting Exceptions 1 and 2 in their
entirety:
Section P3111, COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT SYSTEM, shall be deleted in its entirety
including all its subsections.
Section P3112.2, Vent connection, shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with Section
P3112.2, Installation, to read as follows:
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P3112.2 Installation. Traps for island sinks and similar equipment shall be roughed in above the floor
and may be vented by extending the vent as high as possible, but not less than the drainboard height and
then returning it downward and connecting it to the horizontal sink drain immediately downstream from
the vertical fixture drain. The return vent shall be connected to the horizontal drain through a wye- branch
fitting and shall, in addition, be provided with a foot vent taken off the vertical fixture vent by means of a
wye- branch immediately below the floor and extending to the nearest partition and then through the roof
to the open air or may be connected to other vents at a point not less than six (6) inches (152 mm) above
the flood level rim of the fixtures served. Drainage fittings shall be used on all parts of the vent below the
floor level and a minimum slope of one - quarter (1/4) inch per foot (20.9 mm /m) back to the drain shall be
maintained. The return bend used under the drain -board shall be a one (1) piece fitting or an assembly of
a forty -five (45) degree (0.79 radius), a ninety (90) degree (1.6 radius) and a forty -five (45) degree (0.79
radius) elbow in the order named. Pipe sizing shall be as elsewhere required in this Code. The island
sink drain, upstream of the return vent, shall serve no other fixtures. An accessible deanout shall be
installed in the vertical portion of the foot vent.
APPENDIX Q RESERVED, shall be amended to become APPENDIX Q, SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS
AND HOT TUBS, to read as follows:
Appendix Q. SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS AND HOT TUBS
SECTION A0101 GENERAL
AQ101.1 General.
The provisions of this appendix shall control the design and construction of swimming pools, spas and hot tubs
installed in or on the lot of a one- or two - family dwelling.
AQ101.2 Pools in flood hazard areas.
Pools that are located in flood hazard areas established by Table R301.20), including above - ground pools, on-
ground pools and in- ground pools that involve placement of fill, shall comply with Section
AQ101.2.1 or AQ101.2.2.
Exception: Pools located in riverine flood hazard areas which are outside of designated floodways.
AQ101.2.1 Pools located in designated floodways.
Where pools are located in designated floodways, documentation shall be submitted to the building
official which demonstrates that the construction of the pool will not increase the desiqn flood elevation at any
point within the jurisdiction.
AQ101.2.2 Pools located where floodways have not been designated.
Where pools are located where design flood elevations are specified but floodways have not been designated,
the applicant shall provide a floodway analysis that demonstrates that the proposed pool will not increase the
design flood elevation more than 1 foot (305 mm) at any point within the jurisdiction.
SECTION AQ102 DEFINITIONS
AQ102.1 General.
For the purposes of these requirements, the terms used shall be defined as follows and as set forth
in Chapter 2.
ABOVE - GROUND /ON- GROUND POOL. See "Swimming pool."
BARRIER. A fence, wall, building wall or combination thereof which completely surrounds the swimming
pool and obstructs access to the swimming pool.
HOT TUB. See "Swimming pool."
IN- GROUND POOL. See "Swimming pool."
RESIDENTIAL. That which is situated on the premises of a detached one- or two - family dwelling, or a
one -family townhouse not more than three stories in height.
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SPA. NONPORTABLE. See "Swimming pool."
SPA, PORTABLE. A nonpermanent structure intended for recreational bathing, in which all controls,
water - heating and water - circulating equipment are an integral part of the product.
SWIMMING POOL. Any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water more
than 24 inches (610 mm) deep. This includes in- ground, above - ground and on- ground swimming pools,
hot tubs and spas.
SWIMMING POOL, INDOOR. A swimming pool which is totally contained within a structure and
surrounded on all four sides by the walls of the enclosing structure.
SWIMMING POOL, OUTDOOR. Any swimming pool which is not an indoor pool.
SECTION AG103 SWIMMING POOLS
AQ103.1 In- around pools.
In- ground pools shall be designed and constructed in compliance with ANSUNSPI -5.
AQ103.2 Above - ground and on- ground pools.
Above - ground and on- ground pools shall be designed and constructed in compliance with ANSUNSPI -4.
AQ103.3 Pools in flood hazard areas.
In flood hazard areas established by Table R301.20), pools in coastal high- hazard areas shall be
designed and constructed in compliance with ASCE 24.
SECTION AQ104 SPAS AND HOT TUBS
AQ104.1 Permanently installed spas and hot tubs.
Permanently installed spas and hot tubs shall be designed and constructed in compliance with
ANSUNSPI -3.
AQ104.2 Portable spas and hot tubs.
Portable spas and hot tubs shall be designed and constructed in compliance with ANSUNSPI -6.
SECTION AQ105 BARRIER REQUIREMENTS
AQ105.1 Application.
The provisions of this appendix shall control the design of barriers for residential swimming pools, spas
and hot tubs. These design controls are intended to provide protection against potential drownings and
near - drownings by restricting access to swimming pools, spas and hot tubs.
AQ105.2 Outdoor swimming pool. An outdoor swimming pool, including an in- ground, above - ground or
on- ground pool, hot tub or spa shall be surrounded by a barrier which shall comply with the following:
1. The top of the barrier shall be at least 48 inches (1219mm) above grade measured on the side of the
barrier, which faces away from the swimming pool. The maximum vertical clearance between grade and
the bottom of the barrier shall be 2 inches (51 mm) measured on the side of the barrier, which faces away
from the swimming pool. Where the top of the pool structure is above grade, such as an above - ground
pool, the barrier may be at ground level, such as the pool structure, or mounted on top of the pool
structure. Where the barrier is mounted on top of the pool structure, the maximum vertical clearance
between the top of the pool structure and the bottom of the barrier shall be 4 inches (102mm).
2. Openings in the barrier shall not allow passage of a 4- inch - diameter (102mm) sphere.
3. Solid barriers which do not have openings, such as a masonry or stone wall, shall not contain
indentations or protrusions except for normal construction tolerances and tooled masonry joints.
4. Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the tops
of the horizontal members is less than 45 inches (1143mm), the horizontal members shall be located on
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the swimming pool side of the fence. Spacing between vertical members shall not exceed 1.75 inches
(44mm) in width. Where there are decorative cutouts within vertical members, spacing within the cutouts
shall not exceed 1.75 inches (44 mm) in width.
5. Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the tops
of the horizontal members is 45 inches (1143 mm) or more, spacing between vertical members shall not
exceed 4 inches (102 mm). Where there are decorative cutouts within vertical members, spacing within
the cutouts shall not exceed 1.75 inches (44 mm) in width.
6. Maximum mesh size for chain link fences shall be a 2.25 -inch (57 mm) square unless the fence is
provided with slats fastened at the top or the bottom which reduce the openings to not more than 1.75
inches (44 mm).
7. Where the barrier is composed of diagonal members, such as a lattice fence, the maximum opening
formed by the diagonal members shall not be more than 1.75 inches (44 mm).
8. Access gates shall comply with the requirements of Section AQ105.2, Items 1 through 7, and shall be
equipped to accommodate a locking device. Pedestrian access gates shall open outward away from the
pool and shall be self - closing and have a self - latching device. Gates other than pedestrian access gates
shall have a self - latching device. Where the release mechanism of the self - latching device is located less
than 54 inches (1372 mm) from the bottom of the gate, the release mechanism and openings shall
comply with the following:
8.1. The release mechanism shall be located on the pool side of the gate at least 3 inches (76
mm) below the top of the gate, and
8.2. The gate and barrier shall have not opening greater than 0.5 inch (13 mm) within 18 inches
(457 mm) of the release mechanism.
9. Where a wall of a dwelling serves a part of the barrier one of the following conditions shall be met:
9.1. The pool shall be equipped with a powered safety cover in compliance with ASTM F1346; or
9.2. Doors with direct access to the pool through that wall shall be equipped with an alarm which
produces an audible warning when the door and /or its screen, if present, are opened. The alarm
shall be listed and labeled in accordance with UL 2017. The deactivation switch (es) shall be
located at least 54 inches (1372 mm) above the threshold of the door; or
9.3. Other means of protection, such as self - closing doors with self - latching devices, which are
approved by the governing body, shall be acceptable as long as the degree of protection afforded
is not less than the protection afforded by Item 9.1 or 9.2 described above.
10. Where an above - ground pool structure is used as a barrier or where the barrier is mounted on top of
the pool structure, and the means of access is a ladder or steps, then:
10.1. The ladder or steps shall be capable of being secured, locked or removed to prevent
access, or
10.2. The ladder or steps shall be surrounded by a barrier which meets the requirements of
Section AQ105.2, Items 1 through 9. When the ladder or steps are secured, locked or removed,
any opening created shall not allow the passage of a 4- inchdiameter (102 mm) sphere.
AQ105.3 Indoor swimming pool. Walls surrounding an indoor swimming pool shall comply with Section
AQ105.2, Item 9.
AQ105.4 Prohibited locations. Barriers shall be located so as to prohibit permanent structures,
equipment or similar objects from being used to climb them.
AQ105.5 Barrier exceptions. Spas or hot tubs with a safety cover which complies with ASTM F 1346, as
listed in Section AQ107, shall be exempt from the provisions of this appendix
SECTION AQ106 ENTRAPMENT PROTECTION FOR SWIMMING POOL AND SPA SUCTION OUTLETS
AQ106.1 General.
Suction outlets shall be designed and installed in accordance with ANSI /APSP -7.
SECTION AQ107 ABBREVIATIONS
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AQ107.1 General.
ANSI — American National Standards Institute
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
APSP— Association of Pool and Spa Professionals
NSPI — National Spa and Pool Institute
2111 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22314
ASCE— American Society of Civil Engineers
1801 Alexander Bell Drive
Reston, VA 98411 -0700
ASTM —ASTM International
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
UL— Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
333 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook. IL 60062 -2096
SECTION AQ108 REFERENCED STANDARDS
AQ108.1 General.
ANSI /NSP
ANSI /NSPI- Standard for Permanently Installed
3 -99
Residential Spas
AQ104.1
ANSI /NSPI-
Standard for Above - ground/
4 -99
On- ground Residential
Swimming Pools
AQ103.2
ANSI /NSPI-
Standard for Residential
5 -03
In- ground Swimming Pools
AQ103.1
ANSI /NSPI-
Standard for Residential
6 -99
Portable Spas
AQ104.2
ANSI /APSP
ANSI /APSP- Standard for Suction Entrapment
7 -06 Avoidance in Swimming Pools,
Wading Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs
and Catch Basins AQ106.1
ASCE
ASCE /SEI -24— Flood- resistant Design and
05 Construction AQ103.3
ASTM
ASTM F Performance Specification
1346 -91 for Safety Covers and Labeling
2003 Requirements for All Covers
for Swimming Pools Spas and
Hot Tubs AQ105.2, AQ105.5
UL
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UL 2017— Standard for General- purpose
2000 Signaling Devices and
Systems —with revisions
through June 2004 AQ105.2
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Exhibit D
City of Paris, Texas Amendments to the 2015 National Electrical Code
The following sections, paragraphs and sentences of the 2015 National Electrical Code are
hereby amended as follows: Standard type is text from the NEC. Underlined type is text
inserted. l iped through typo is deleted text fm m the NEC.
Article 90.4, Enforcement, shall be amended to read as follows:
90.4 Enforcement. This Code is intended to be suitable for mandatory application by
governmental bodies that exercise legal jurisdiction over electrical installations, including
signaling and communications systems, and for use by insurance inspectors. The authority
having jurisdiction for enforcement of the Code has the responsibility for making
interpretations of the rules, for deciding on the approval of equipment and materials, and for
granting the special permission contemplated in a number of the rules.
By special permission, the authority having jurisdiction may waive specific requirements in
the Code or permit alternative methods where it is assured that equivalent objectives can
be achieved by establishing and maintaining effective safety.
This Code may require new products, constructions, or materials that may not yet be
available at the time the Code is adopted. In such event, the authority having jurisdiction
may permit the use of the products, constructions, or materials that comply with the most
recent previous edition of this Code adopted by the jurisdiction.
Supervision of Work. In the actual work of installing, maintaining, altering or repairing any
electric conductors or equipment which requires a permit, apprentice electricians shall be
directly supervised by a higher grade classification of electrical license when electrical work
is being performed.