Building Consistency Meeting
Residential
Date 04/04/2012 Recorder and minutes prepared by: Danny Wooten/Lon McSwain/Jeff Griffin
Staff present: On File
Public present: Daniel McBride (Cunnare Group) ; David Reynolds (BFS) ;
Matthew Klapheke (L&M Costruction) ;Jennifer Smith, ( Pultegroup) ;
Kelly Strickland (The Colville Co.);Charlie Sofinowski, Ryan Meeuwsen
(M/I Homes);Jerry Anderson, (Ryan Homes); Wayne Carter ( W B Carter
Contracting); Alan McGee, Doc McGee (McGee Brothers) ; Brian Hall
(Classic Homes); Mark ( Gorilla Construction); Banks Pickens (Shea
Homes); Jeff Gerdes (Live Well); John Tammao (Simonini); Marcel
Papingau, Damon Howard (Howard Verna Engineering)
Old
Business
None
New
Business
Weep Holes
Note in section R703.7 spacing of weep holes has changed from 48” to 33”
oc.
Safety Glazing
R308.4
Glazing adjacent to a stairway or landing within 36” horizontally of a
walking surface when the glazing is less than 60” above the walking
surface or glazing adjacent to stairways within 60” horizontally of the
bottom tread of a stairway in any direction and is less than 60” above
the nose of the tread is required to be safety glazing. This is a new
requirement and will require tempered on side walls of stairways and
closer around landings. Illustration below shows shaded area that is
considered a hazardous location:
60”
High
Efficiency
Bulbs
In new construction75% of the light fixtures must be supplied with
high efficiency light bulbs for final inspection.
Mechanical
Requirements
See the 2012 residential section of the Mechanical Code for new
requirements for kitchen hoods and ventilation of habitable spaces,
must vent to exterior and have a damper.
Section
R303.1
Exception 2
Foundation
Straps
Handrails
When a habitable room has no exterior source of light and no installed
light fixture the contractor must provide information on how the
minimum required lighting level is to be supplied.
Installation of straps to tie the sill plate to the foundation must be
installed per the requirements of the manufacturer.
The height of handrails has changed it is now 34” to 38”.
Fireplace
Inspections
Building inspectors will inspect all wood burning fireplaces this includes
inserts and their flues, only gas fireplaces will be inspected by
Mechanical inspectors.
Approved By ___Lon McSwain_________ Date _____04/27/2012__