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The Kentucky
Building Code

Eighth Edition

Judith G. Walden
Editor, Kentucky Edition

Jean McCoy, Assistant Editor

As Adopted By:

KENTUCKY BOARD OF HOUSING, BUILDINGS
AND CONSTRUCTION

Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction
Administered by: Dennis Langford, Commissioner

The 127 Building — 1047 US. 127 South
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Telephone (502) 564—8044 or 8090
FAX (502) 564—6799 or 3833

First Printing

Publication Date: August 2001

INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL. INC.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This 2002 Kentucky Building Code contains substantial copyrighted material from the 2000 Interna-
tional Building Code, which is a copyrighted work owned by the International Code Council. Inc. Without advance written permis-
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PRINTED IN THE USA.

Kentucky Information on Code Enforcement

The Kentucky Building Code, now in its 21 st year, is essentially the 2000 International Building Code published by the International
Code Council, lnc., with speciﬁc Kentucky amendments. It provides minimum standards to ensure the public safety, health and we]—
fare insofar as they are affected by building construction and to secure safety to life and property from all hazards incident to the oc-
cupancy of buildings, structures or premises. This edition presents the code with changes approved by the Kentucky Board of
Housing, Buildings and Construction through August 200].

The Kentucky Building Code may be amended from time to time by proposals from code enforcement ofﬁcials, industry and de-
sign profcssionals. and other interested persons and organizations. Changes are discussed in an open meeting ofthe board. Changes
approved are printed in the Kentucky Administrative Register and forwarded to all those in possession of the Kentucky Building
Code for inclusion therein.

The Kentucky Building Code is a “mini/maxi” code, meaning that it is a statewide uniform mandatory building code and no local
government shall adopt or enforce any other building code; except that the Kentucky Residential Code shall govern single- and two-
family dwellings and townhouses.

The 2002 edition of the Kentucky Building Code contains, for the beneﬁt and convenience of code users, double vertical lines in
the outside margins of some pages. As in previous editions, these double vertical lines in the margin indicate approved Kentucky
changes to the text of code requirements. Editorial changes are not so marked.

2002 KENTUCKY BUILDING CODE

Farewell from the Editor

For more than 23 years I have been involved in code development. From the establishment of the Department by the Kentucky Gen—
eral Assembly in March 1978, I have been involved in the promulgation of Kentucky’s uniform statewide mandatory building codes
and in editing the book’s publication in conjunction with BOCA professionals. This is our eighth edition of the Kentucky Building
Code and this year we have produced the ﬁrst edition of the Kentucky Residential Code.

Coincidentally with the publication of this code, I am retiring from public service in the employment of the Department of
Housing, Buildings and Construction. I want to express my appreciation to the staff of BOCA and the staff of the Department of
Housing, Buildings and Construction, and most particularly to Margi Leddin, BOCA’s Publications Manager, and Jean McCoy, my
assistant editor for these many years. Without their involvement and dedication, we could not have had the quality product that we
are all so proud of for so long.

To the local building ofﬁcials and governments who have cooperated with me and accepted my advice and counsel in code en—
forcement, I thank you for your trust and conﬁdence. Wish me luck as I enter into a new legal career in the private sector.

Please continue the valuable efforts to make Kentucky a safer place to live through quality building construction!
Thanks for the memories.

Wdﬂ/ﬂv

Attorney at Law
email: j gwaldenlaw@aol.com
Fax: (502) 223-3840

2002 KENTUCKY BUILDING CODE

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ADOPTION INFORMATION

The 2002 Kentucky Building Code applies to all buildings to be constructed, altered or remodeled with the exception of farm structure and manu-
factured houses.

The following sample adoption ordinance addresses several key elements ofa code adoption ordinance, including the information required
for insertion into the code text.

SAMPLE ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM STATEWIDE MANDATORY BUILDING CODE
(CITY/COUNTY) ORDINANCE

Ordinance Number

AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM STATEWIDE BUILDING CODE AS PROMULGATED IN 815
KAR 7:120 AND 125 BY THE BOARD OF HOUSING, BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KEN~
TUCKY

Be it ordained by the [Governing Board] of the [Name of Jurisdictionl as follows:
WHEREAS. KRS 1988.060“ ). requires that all buildings constructed in lCig/Coungl
shall be built in compliance with the uniform state building code as adopted by the Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction; and

WHEREAS. KRS 198B.060(1 ) authorizes any city, county or urban county government to require, by ordinance, permits, inspections and cer-
tiﬁcates of occupancy for single-family dwellings; and

WHEREAS, KRS 1988.060(1 ] ) requires the local government to employ or contract for or with electrical inspection services; and

WHEREAS, KRS 1988.060(18) authorizes each local govemment to establish a schedule of fees which are designed to cover the cost of the
service performed but not to exceed it;

Now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the Fiscal County and/or legislative body ofICig/Coungl, COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY:

SECTION I. ADOPTION OF THE KENTUCKY BUILDING CODE.

THAT. the KENTUCKY BUILDING CODE, promulgated in 815 KAR 7:120 and THE KENTUCKY RESIDENTIAL CODE promulgated in
815 KAR 7: 125 by the Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction. Commonwealth of Kentucky, are hereby adopted in full as an Ordinance of
lCig/Coungl of the Commonwealth of Kentucky as if set out at length herein;

THAT. a copy of said Kentucky Building Code is on ﬁle in the Ofﬁce of the County Clerk, and the Clerk shall at all
times keep a copy of said building code for reference:

THAT. an attested copy of this Ordinance shall be transmitted to the Department of Housing. Buildings and Construction of the Common-
wealth of Kentucky.

SECTION 2. DESIGNATED ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

THAT. lOfﬁcerl. shall be designated as the local enforcement agent/agency for said Kennieh Building Code. All building code inspections
shall be performed by persons certiﬁed by the Kentucky Department of Housing. Buildings and Construction. All electrical inspections shall be
performed by a certiﬁed electrical inspector speciﬁcally approved by this jurisdiction.

SECTION 3. BUILDING INSPECTION PROGRAM.

THAT. pursuant to KRS l988.060(8). a building inspection program is hereby established in lCig/Coung] for application to all buidings. in
cluding single-family dwellings as provided in the adopted codes.

SECTION 4. PERMITS AND FEES.
THAT. the fees for permits and inspections shall be as provided for in the attached schedule.

SECTION 5. INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES REPEALED.
THAT. all ordinances or pans of ordinances in conﬂict herewith are. to the extent of such conﬂict. hereby repealed.

SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
THAT. this resolution shall take effect and be in full force when passed. published and recorded according to law.

COUNTY JUDGE/EXECUTIVE 0R MAYOR

ATTEST:

CITY/COUNTY CLERK

DATE PASSED

2002 KENTUCKY BUILDING CODE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Commonwealth of Kentucky gratefully acknowledges the contribution of time, expertise and diligent effort generously given
by members of the Kentucky Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction in the continuing development of the Kentucky Build-
ing Code. As of the date of this publication, the membership of the Board is as follows:

Dennis J. Langford. Chairman of the Board
Frankfort, Kentucky

Rick 0. Baumgardner
Glendale. Kentucky
KY Association of Realtors

J. David Carter
Lexington. Kentucky
KY Society of Architects

Ben Chandler
Frankfort. Kentucky
Attorney General

Gay Dwyer
Frankfort. Kentucky
KY Retail Federation. lnc.

Barry Edwards

Glasgow. Kentucky

KY Association of Plumbing. Heating.
Cooling Contractors

Leonard M. Heuser
Louisville. Kentucky
Mechanical Contractors Association of KY

Katheryn D. Higgins
Louisville. Kentucky
Citizen—at-large member

Robert Kee
Argillite. Kentucky
Associated General Contractors of KY

Rice Leach
Frankfort. Kentucky
Department for Health Services

F. Lynn Luallen
Frankfort. Kentucky
KY Housing Corporation

Gary F. McComas

Lexington. Kentucky
KY Firefighter Association

2002 KENTUCKY BUILDING CODE

Timothy E. Morris
Lexington, Kentucky
KY Society of Professional Engineers

Doug Muse
Somerset, Kentucky
National Electrical Contractors Association

Tracy Puckett
Winchester. Kentucky
Code Administrators Association of KY

Anna Dale Pyles
Maysville, Kentucky
KY Society of Professional Engineers

Murray Riffe
Georgetown, Kentucky
Home Builders Association of KY

Pat Smith
Elizabethtown. Kentucky
KY State Building and Construction Trades Council

Floyd Taylor
Louisville. Kentucky
Citizen-at-large member

Charles Wade
Hopkinsville. Kentucky
KY Society of Professional Engineers

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CHAPTER 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATION ............... l

Secdon

101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115

CHAPTER 2

General ................................... 1
Applicability ............................... 2
Department of Building Inspection ............. 2
Jurisdiction for Plan Review and Inspection ..... 3
Permits ................................... 4
Construction Documents ..................... 6
Temporary Structures and Uses ............... 7
Fees ...................................... 8
Inspections ................................ 8
Certiﬁcate of Occupancy ..................... 9
Service Utilities ............................ 9
Violations ................................ 10
Stop Work Order .......................... 10
Unsafe Structures and Equipment ............. 10

Cabinet for Families and Children and
Cabinet for Health Services Regulated
Buildings .............................. 1 1

Proof of Insurance ......................... l 1
Local Board of Appeal ..................... 11
State Board of Appeals ..................... 11
Posting Structures ......................... 12
Effecive Dates ............................ 12

Plan Review and Inspection Fees for the
Department of Housing. Buildings and
Construction ............................ 12

Design Professionals ....................... 14

DEFINITIONS ................... 1

Section

201

202

CHAPTER 3

General .................................. 15

Definitions ............................... 15

USE AND OCCUPANCY
CLASSIFICATION ............... 27

Section

301
302
303
304
305
306
307

General .................................. 27
Classification ............................. 27
Assembly Group A ........................ 28
BusinessGroupB 30
Educational Group E . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Factory Group F ............................ s 0
High—HazardGroupH......................3l

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309
310
311
312

CHAPTER 4

Institutional Group I ....................... 36
Mercantile Group M ....................... 39
Residential Group R ....................... 39
Storage Group S ........................... 40
Utility and Miscellaneous Group U ........... 41

SPECIAL DETAILED
REQUIREMENTS BASED ON
USE AND OCCUPANCY .......... 43

Section

401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421

CHAPTER 5

Scope .................................... 43
Covered Mall Buildings ..................... 43
High-Rise Buildings ....................... 45
Atriums .................................. 46
Underground Buildings ..................... 47
Motor-Vehicle-Related Occupancies .......... 48
Group 1-2 ................................ 51
Group I-3 ................................ 52
Motion Picture Projection Rooms ............. 54
Stages and Platforms ....................... 55
Special Amusement Buildings ............... 57
Aircraft-Related Occupancies ................ 57
Combustible Storage ....................... 59
Hazardous Materials ....................... 59
Groups H-1. H-2. H—3. H-4 and H—5 ........... 63
Application of Flammable Finishes ........... 75
Drying Rooms ............................ 75
Organic Coatings .......................... 76
Swimming Pools .......................... 76
Day Care Centers .......................... 78

Bed and Breakfast Establishments ............ 80

GENERAL BUILDING
HEIGHTS AND AREAS .......... 81

Secﬁon

501

General .................................. 81
Deﬁnitions ............................... 81
General Height and Area Limitations .......... 81
Height Modiﬁcations ....................... 82
Mezzanines ............................... 82
Area Modifications ........................ S4
Unlimited Area Buildings ................... 84

Special Provisions ......................... 5

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CHAPTER 6

TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION ..... 87

Section

601
602
603

CHAPTER 7

General .................................. 87
Construction Classiﬁcation .................. 87

Combustible Material in Types I and 11
Construction ............................ 88

FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED
CONSTRUCTION ................ 91

Section

701
702
703
704
705
706
707
708
709
710
71 1
712
713

714
715
716
717
718
719
720

CHAPTER 8

General .................................. 91
Deﬁnitions ............................... 91
Fire-Resistance Ratings and Fire Tests ......... 92
Exterior Walls ............................. 93
Fire Walls ................................ 96
Fire Barriers .............................. 98
Shaft Enclosures ........................... 99
Fire Partitions ............................ 101
Smoke Barriers ........................... 102
Horizontal Assemblies ..................... 102
Penetrations ............................. 103
Fire-Resistant Joint Systems ................ 104

Fire-Resistance Rating of
Structural Members ..................... 105

Opening Protectives ....................... 106
Ducts and Air Transfer Openings ............ 108
Concealed Spaces ......................... 1 1 1
Fire-Resistance Requirements For Plaster ..... 1 13
Thermal- and Sound-Insulating Materials ..... 113
Deleted ................................. 1 13
Deleted ................................. 1 13

INTERIOR FINISHES ........... 115

Section

801
802
803
804
805

CHAPTER 9

General ................................. 1 15
Deﬁnitions .............................. 115
Wall and Ceiling Finishes .................. 115
Interior Floor Finish ....................... 1 18

Decorations and Trim ..................... 1 18

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS . . 121

Section

901
902
903

General ................................. 121
Deﬁnitions .............................. 121
Automatic Sprinkler Systems ............... 123

904 Alternative Automatic
Fire—Extinguishing Systems .............. 128

905 Standpipe Systems

906 Portable Fire Extinguishers ................. 131
907 Fire Alarm and Detection Systems ........... 131
908 Emergency Alarm Systems ................. 138
909 Smoke Control Systems .................... 139
910 Smoke and Heat Vents ..................... 147
91 1 Fire Command Center ..................... 148

CHAPTER 10 MEANS OF EGRESS ............ 151
Section

1001
1002
1003
1004
1005
1006
1007

Administration ........................... 151
Definitions .............................. 15 |
General Means of Egress ................... 152
Exit Access .............................. 167
Exits ................................... 172
Exit Discharge ........................... 176

Miscellaneous Means of
Egress Requirements .................... 177

Assembly ............................... 177

Emergency Escape and Rescue .............. 181

1008
1009

CHAPTER 11 ACCESSIBILITY ............... 183
Section

1 101 General ................................. 183
1102 Definitions .............................. 183
1103 Scoping Requirements ..................... 183
1 104 Accessible Route ......................... 184
1105 Accessible Entrances ...................... 184
1 106
1 107
1 108
1109

Parking and Passenger Loading Facilities ..... 185
Special Occupancies ...................... 185
Other Features and Facilities ................ 187
Signage ................................. 190

CHAPTER 12 INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT . . .. 191
Secﬁon

1201 General ................................. 191
1202 Ventilation .............................. 191
1203
1204
1205
1206
1207
1208
1209

Temperature Control ...................... 192
Lighting ................................ 192
Yards or Courts .......................... 192

Sound Transmission ....................... 193

Interior Space Dimensions ................. 193

Access to Unoccupied Spaces ............... 194

Surrounding Materials ..................... 194

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CHAPTER 13 ENERGY EFFICIENCY ......... 195
Section

1301
1302

General ................................. 195
Definitions .............................. 195

CHAPTER 14 EXTERIOR WALLS ............ 197
Section

1401 General ................................. 197
1402 Definitions .............................. 197
1403
I404
I405
1406

Performance Requirements ................. 197
Materials ................................ 198
Installation of Wall Coverings .............. 198

Combustible Materials on the
Exterior Side of Exterior Walls ............ 202

Aluminum Composite
Materials (ACM) ....................... 203

1407

CHAPTER 15 ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND
ROOFTOP STRUCTURES ....... 205

Section

1501 General ................................. 205
1502 Definitions .............................. 205
1503 Weather Protection ........................ 205
1504
1505
1506
1507
1508
1509
1510

Performance Requirements ................. 206
Fire Classiﬁcation ........................ 206
Materials ................................ 207
Requirements for Roof Coverings ........... 207
Roof Insulation ........................... 216
Rooftop Structures ........................ 216
Reroofing ............................... 217

CHAPTER 16 STRUCTURAL DESIGN ......... 219
Section

1601
1602
1603
1604
1605
1606
1607
1608
1609
1610
161 1
1612
1613

General .................................
Definitions ..............................
Construction Documents

General Design Requirements ..................
LoadCombinations..,....................225
Dead Loads .............................. 226
Live Loads ................................
Snow Loads

WindLoads 236
Soil Lateral Load ......................... 239
Rain Loads .............................. 239
Flood Loads ............................. 239
Earthquake Loads Definitions ............... 249

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Earthquake Loads—General ................ 250
Earthquake Loads—Site Ground Motion ...... 251
Earthquake Loads—Criteria Selection ........ 255

Earthquake Loads—Minimum Design
Lateral Force and Related Effects .......... 259

Dynamic Analysis Procedure for the
Seismic Design of Buildings .............. 269

Earthquake Loads Soil-Structure
Interaction Effects ...................... 271

Earthquake Loads—Design, Detailing
Requirements and Structural Component
Load Effects ........................... 271

Architectural, Mechanical and
Electrical Component Seismic
Design Requirements .................... 274

1622 Nonbuilding Structures Seismic Design

Requirements .......................... 285
1623
1624

Seismically Isolated Structures .............. 290
Ice Loads ............................... 300

CHAPTER 17 STRUCTURAL TESTS AND
SPECIAL INSPECTIONS ........ 301

Section

1701 General ................................. 301
1702 Definitions .............................. 301
1703 Approvals ............................... 302
1704
1705
1706
1707
1708
1709
1710
1711
1712
1713
1714
1715

Special Inspections ....................... 302
Quality Assurance for Seismic Resistance ..... 309
Quality Assurance for Wind Requirements . . . . 310
. 311

Structural Testing for Seismic Resistance ..... 312

Special Inspections for Seismic Resistance. . .

Structural Observations .................... 313
Design Strengths of Materials ............... 313
Alternative Test Procedure ................. 314
Test Safe Load ........................... 314
In-Situ Load Tests ........................ 314
Preconstruction Load Tests ................. 314
Material and Test Standards ................ 315

CHAPTER 18 SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS ..... 317
Section

1801 General ................................. 317
1802 Foundation and Soils Investigations .......... 317
1803 Excavation. Grading and Fill ............... 318
1804 Allowable Load-Bearing Values of Soils. . . . . . 319
1805 Footings and Foundations

1806 Dampprooﬁng and Waterprooﬁng

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1807
1808
1809
1810
1811

Pier and Pile Foundations .................. 329
Driven Pile Foundations ................... 333
Cast-in-Place Concrete Pile Foundations ...... 336
Composite Piles .......................... 339
PierFoundations 339

CHAPTER 19 CONCRETE .................... 341

Section

1901
1902
1903

1904
1905
1906

1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912

1913
1914
1915
1916

General ................................. 341
Deﬁnitions .............................. 341

Speciﬁcations for Tests
and Materials .......................... 342

Durability Requirements
Concrete Quality, Mixing and Placing ........ 345

Formwork, Embedded Pipes and
Construction Joints ..................... 347

Details of Reinforcement ................... 348
Modiﬁcations to AC1 318 .................. 350
Structural Plain Concrete .................. 352
Seismic Design Provisions ................. 353
Minimum Slab Provisions .................. 354

Anchorage to Concrete—Allowable
Stress Design .......................... 354

Anchorage to Concrete—Strength Design ..... 355
Shotcrete ................................ 362
Reinforced Gypsum Concrete ............... 363
Concrete-Filled Pipe Columns .............. 363

CHAPTER 20 ALUMINUM ................... 365

Section

2001
2002

CHAPTER 21

General ................................. 365
Materials ................................ 365

MASONRY ..................... 367

Section

2101
2102
2103
2104
2105
2106
2107
2108
2109
2110
2111

General ................................. 367
Deﬁnitions and Notations .................. 367
Masonry Construction Materials ............. 372
Construction ............................. 374
Quality Assurance ........................ 376
Seismic Design ........................... 377
Working Stress Design .................... 380
Strength Design of Masonry ................ 381

Empirical Design of Masonry ............... 394

Glass Unit Masonry ....................... 400
Masonry Fireplaces ....................... 401

2112 Masonry Heaters ......................... 405
2113 Masonry Chimneys ....................... 405

CHAPTER 22 STEEL ........................ 411
Section

2201 General ................................. 411
2202
2203

Definitions and Nomenclature .............. 41 1

Identiﬁcation and Protection of Steel
for Structures .......................... 41 l

2204
2205
2206
2207
2208
2209
2210
2211

Structural Steel Construction ............... 411
Cold-Formed Steel ........................ 41 1
Steel Joists .............................. 411
Steel Cable Structures ..................... 41 1
Welding ................................. 412
Bolting ................................. 412
Steel Storage Racks ....................... 412

Wind and Seismic Requirements for Light-
Framed Cold-Formed Steel Walls .......... 412

Seismic Requirements for Structural
Steel Construction ...................... 415

2212

2213 Seismic Requirements for Composite

Construction ........................... 415

CHAPTER 23 WOOD ........................ 417
Section

2301 General ................................. 417
2302 Deﬁnitions .............................. 417
2303 Minimum Standards and Quality ............ 418
2304
2305

General Construction Requirements .......... 420

General Design Requirements for
Lateral-Force—Resisting Systems .......... 428

Allowable Stress Design ................... 433
Load and Resistance Factor Design .......... 439

2306
2307

2308 Conventional Light—Frame Construction ...... 441

CHAPTER 24 GLASS AND GLAZING ......... 481
Section

2401 General ................................. 481
2402 Deﬁnitions .............................. 481
2403 General Requirements for Glass ............. 481
2404 Wind, Snow and Dead Loads on Glass ........ 481
2405 Sloped Glazing and Skylights ............... 482
2406 Safety Glazing ........................... 490
2407 Glass in Handrails and Guards .............. 491
2408 Glazing in Athletic Facilities ............... 491
2409 Glass in Floors and Sidewalks .............. 492

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CHAPTER 25 GYPSUM BOARD AND
PLASTER ...................... 493

Section

2501 General ................................. 493
2502 Deﬁnitions .............................. 493
2503 Inspection ............................... 493
2504 Vertical and Horizontal Assemblies .......... 493
2505 Shear Wall Construction ................... 493
2506 Gypsum Board Materials ................... 493
2507 Lathing and Plastering ..................... 494
2508 Gypsum Construction ..................... 494

Gypsum Board in Showers and
Water Closets .......................... 495

Lathing and Furring for Cement
Plaster (Stucco) ........................ 495

Interior Plaster ........................... 496
2512 Exterior Plaster ........................... 496

2513 Exposed Aggregate Plaster ................. 497

CHAPTER 26 PLASTIC ...................... 499
Section

2601 General ................................. 499
2602 Definitions .............................. 499
2603 Foam Plastic Insulation .................... 499
2604 Interior Finish and Trim ................... 501
2605 Plastic Veneer ............................ 502
2606 Light-Transmitting Plastics ................. 502
2607 Light-Transmitting Plastic Wall Panels ....... 503
2608 Light-Transmitting Plastic Glazing .......... 503
2609 Light«Transmitting Plastic Roof Panels ....... 504
2610 Light—Transmitting Plastic Skylight Glazing. . .505
2611 Light-Transmitting Plastic Interior Signs ...... 505

CHAPTER 27 ELECTRICAL .................. 507
Section

2701 General ................................. 507
2702 Emergency and Standby Power Systems ...... 507
2703 Permits and Certificate of Inspection. . . . . . . . .508
2704 Inspections and Tests ...................... 508
2705 Temporary Use ........................... 508

CHAPTER28
Section
2801 General............,...............t....509

MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ....... 509

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CHAPTER 29 PLUMBING SYSTEMS .......... 511
Section

2901 General ................................. 511
2902 Minimum Plumbing Facilities ............... 511

CHAPTER 30 ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING
SYSTEMS ...................... 513

Section

3001 General ................................. 513
3002 Hoistway Enclosures ...................... 513
3003 Emergency Operations ..................... 513
3004 Hoistway Venting ......................... 514
3005 Conveying Systems ....................... 514
3006 Machine Rooms .......................... 515
3007 Construction Documents and Permits ........ 515
3008 Certiﬁcate of Compliance .................. 515
3009 Power Elevator Operation .................. 516
3010 Stairway Chair-Lifts and Wheelchair Lifts . . . . 516
3011 Maintenance and Accidents ................ 516

CHAPTER 31 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION ..... 517
Section

3101 General ................................. 517
3102 Membrane Structures ...................... 517
3103 Temporary Structures ...................... 518
3104 Pedestrian Walkways and Tunnels ........... 518
3105 Awnings and Canopies .................... 519
3106 Marquees ............................... 519
3107 Deleted ................................. 520
3108 Radio and Television Towers ............... 520
3109 Radio and Antennas on Buildings ........... 520
31 10 Window-Cleaning Safeguards ............... 520

CHAPTER 32 ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY ....... 521

Section
3201 General......‘..........................521

3202 Encroachments ........................... 521

CHAPTER 33 SAFEGUARDS DURING
CONSTR3CTION ............... 523

Section

3301 General ................................. 2

3302 Construction Safeguards ................... '2

3303 Demolition .............................. '2

3304 Site Work ............................... 2

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3305 Sanitary ................................. 523
3306 Protection of Pedestrians ................... 523
3307 Protection of Adjoining Property ............ 525

3308 Temporary Use of Streets, Alleys and
Public Property ......................... 525

3309 Fire Extinguishers ........................ 525
3310 Exits ................................... 525
3311 Standpipes .............................. 525
3312 Automatic Sprinkler System ................ 525

CHAPTER 34 EXISTING STRUCTURES ....... 527
Section

3401 General ................................. 527
3402 Additions, Alterations or Repairs ............ 527
3403 Fire Escapes ............................. 527
3404 Glass Replacement ........................ 528
3405 Change of Occupancy ......