Commercial Consistency
Land Use and Environmental Service Agency
(Code Enforcement)
Fourth Quarter Q&A 2013
General:
1.
(Q) Does the Com Check document need to be included on the drawings.
(A) Yes, that way they are sure to make it to the field for the inspector.
2. (Q) What is the fire rating for the enclosure around a Level 1 emergency generator?
(A) Two hours.
3. (Q) Can the extensions on the handrails turn a corner?
(A) No, they must extend in the direction of travel. ANZI 117.1 505.10.2 and
505.10.3
4. (Q) How is the visual contrast required by 504.5.1 of ANZI 117.1 to be determined?
(A) It will need to be handled on a case by case in the field.
5. (Q) When is accessibility required by the NC Re-hab code?
(A) Over 10,000 sq. ft. you refer back to the building code.
6. (Q) What is the required fire rating for a fire pump room in a non high rise building?
(A) It is 2 hr, in a non sprinkled building and 1 hr. if sprinkled.
7. (Q) At what height does a partition create a corridor?
(A) When the partitions are over 6’-0”.
8. (Q) If there is an A occupancy in a non-separated Mixed use building and the
occupant load of the fire area is greater than 300 in the fire area is SI required.
(A) Yes, however if the A occupancy is less than 300 and is in a separate fire are
then SI is not required.
9. (Q) Are apartment numbers required to beraised and in Braille?
(A) No, NCBC 2012 E107.2 Building addresses are not required to comply.
10. (Q) Is the 2012 Energy Code applicable to the Rehab Code?
(A) No, The 2009 Rehab code takes you back to the 2009 NCBC which does not
reference the 2012 Energy Code.
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11. (Q) Can a bike rack be used as a barrier under a exit stair?
(A) No, per section 1009.6.3 “ the open space under a stair cannot be used for any
purpose”