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PorcheS, balconies or raised <br />floor surfaces located more <br />than 30 in, above the floor or <br />grade shall have guardrails not <br />less than 36 in. in <br />Required guardrails shall have <br />intermediate rails or ornamen- <br />tal closures which will not <br />allow passage of an object 6 <br />in , or more in diameter. R- <br />214.2 <br /> <br />installed ogtside of each <br />separate sleeping area in the <br />immed~ ate vicinity of the <br />bedroo~s and on each additional <br />story of the dwelling including <br />basementS, In dwelling units <br />with split levels¢ e smoke <br />detector need be installed only <br />on the upper level, provided <br />the lower level is less than <br />one full story below the upper <br />level, except that if there is <br />a door between levels then a <br />detector is required on each <br />level. All detectors shall be <br />connected to a sounding device <br />or other detectors to provide, <br />when actuated, an alarm which <br />will be audible in all sleeping <br />areas. R-215.1 <br /> <br />28. <br /> <br />22. <br /> <br />In new construction, required <br />smoke detectors shall receive <br />their primary power from the <br />building wiring. Smoke detec- <br />tors may be battery operated <br />when installed in existing <br />buildings. R-215.2 <br /> <br />23. Pirestopping shall be provided <br /> in the following locations: in <br /> concealed spaces of stud walls <br /> at the ceiling, floors,soffits, <br /> drop ceilings, between stair <br /> stringers and at openings <br /> around vents, pipes, ducts, <br /> chimneys and fireplaces at <br /> ceil,ing and floor spaces. R- <br /> 402.7 <br /> <br />24~ Foundation cripple walls shall <br /> be framed of studs with a min. <br /> length of 14 in. or shall be <br /> framed of solid blocking. R- <br /> 402.9 <br /> <br />.;5. The area within the foundation <br /> walls shall have all vegeta- <br /> tion, top soil and foreign <br /> material removed. R-603,2 <br /> <br />Rafters shall be nailed to <br />ceiling joists to for~ a con- <br />tinuous tie between.exterior <br />~all$ where joist are parallel <br />to the rafters. Where not <br />parallel, rafters shall be tied <br />with a rafter tie, located at <br />or near the plate as practical. <br />Rafter ties shall be spaced not <br />more than 4 feet on center. <br /> <br />Ridge board ehall be at least 1 <br />inch nominal thickness and not <br /> <br />less in depth than the cut er]d <br />of the rafter. At all valleys <br />and hips there shall be a <br />valley or hip rafter not less <br />than 2 in. nominal tt%icknesS <br />and not less in depth than the <br />cut end of the rafter, R-702.2 <br /> <br />When the roof pi%ch is less <br />than 3 in 12~ members support- <br />lng rafters and ceiling joist, <br />such as ridge beams, t~ips and <br />valleys, shall be des~g.n<~d a~ <br />beams. R-702.3 <br /> <br />Wood trusses shall bo designed <br />in accordance with approved <br />engiaeering practice. TruSses <br />shall be braced accordi~g to <br />their appropriate eag~neered <br />design. Truss members shall <br />no~ be cut or altered unless <br />so designed. R-702.9 <br /> <br />All plywood, when designed to <br />be exposed in outdoor applica- <br />tions shall be of an exterior <br />type, except that plywood roof <br />sheathing exposed to the <br />underside may be of interior <br />type with exterior glue. R- <br />703.1 <br /> <br />Provide screened attic vents <br />with a net free area of 1/150 <br />of the at~ic area (or 1/300 if <br />half is aloeg eaves and %he <br />other half in uhe upper <br />portion). R-707 <br /> <br /> A readily accessible a~tic <br /> access framed opening not less <br /> than 22 in, by 30 in. shall be <br /> provided. R-708 <br /> <br />33, Fireplace and chimney con- <br /> struction shall conform to <br /> chapter 9. <br /> <br />34, INSULATION i{EQUi REMENTS : <br /> Buildings with high-efficiency <br /> heatiag equipment shall be <br /> insulated as follow: ceiling <br /> R-30 (roof/ceiling assemblies <br /> in which has a slope of 3 in <br /> <br />12 or greater, may be R-19), <br />walls R-il, underfloors R-19, <br />other heating systems, ceiling <br />R-38 (vaulted ceiling <br />walls R-19 and under floor <br />19. <br /> <br />Elements of appliances which <br />create a glow, spark or flame <br />shall be located a min. of 18 <br />in. above garage floor. <br />1114 <br /> <br />Appliances subject to mechani- <br />cal damage shall be guarded by <br />a protective barrier. M-1114 <br /> <br /> <br />