Building Consistency Meeting
Residential
Date: 6/2/10 Recorder and minutes prepared by: Danny Wooten/Lon McSwain
Staff present: Danny Wooten, Eric Brown, Druied Roberson, Steve Lineberger, Ron
Dishman, Tim Taylor, Walt Nash, Barry Human, Patrick Biddy, Dave Ries, Gene
Morton, Lon McSwain, Greg Walsh, Patrick Granson, David Williams, Harold Sinclair,
Billy Yandle, Robert Richardson, Jeff Griffin, An Nguyen, Ken Turull.
Public present: Daniel McBride (Cunnane Group); Kenneth Rampersad (Soto
Construction); David R. Schwieman (D.R. Schwieman, Inc.); Rob Merrell (Griffin
Masonry); Wayne Carter (Lifestyle Homes); Terry Cleary (Meeting Street Homes);
Bob McKee (Ryan Homes).
Topics/Subject
Decisions/Conclusions/Actions
Old
Business
Accessory
Structures
A hand out was passed out with the formal interpretation of the
foundations required for accessory structures, see attached.
New
Business
Lon McSwain was introduced as the new Building Code Administrator.
The breakdown of the field administrators and field teams was
presented. The proposed changes to the consistency meetings were
introduced. Since the field staff would be required to attend for ISO
hours the residential and commercial meeting would be held back to
back on the same day.
Landings at the Section R-311.4.3 item #4. In the 2006 code a door was allowed at the
bottom of stairs bottom of a stair before the landing. In the 2009 code item #4 has been
deleted from that section and a landing is now required before the door.
Townhouse
Section R-302 requires the entire soffit be protected with no openings
soffits
within 4’-0” of the party wall. (non-com, frt, gyp bd, ect). There is a
field inspection issue in that if the finished product is the approved noncombustible material like fiber cement board then it can be viewed at
final inspection. If the builder is using protection that will be underneath
the vinyl soffit material and not visible at the final then it must be
installed at frame check.
Insulation
If a mix of foam and fiber glass is used then a Res-Check is required, as
mixed products when any foam product is used.
Glazing,
Any glazing with in 24” of a door in the same plane as the door with the
hazardous
bottom edge located less than 60”AFF shall be tempered. Concern
locations
raised from the field had to do with maybe requiring because a door
handle may hit the glass which is not the concern or intent of this
section of the code and if a window is in a different plane (not the same
wall) then there is no concern under NC code on door handle impact or
how close it might be to the door.
E-plan
A feature has been added to allow the plans to be viewed only (can not
make any changes).
Re- org update
CODE
INTERPRETATION
MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Building Code Enforcement
CODE:
2009 NC RESIDENTIAL CODE
SUBJECT:
ACCESSORY BUILDING FOOTERS AND DIMENSION
REVIEWED: RESIDENTIAL CONSISTENCY TEAM
Question:
On an accessory storage building where is the 12’ in any direction measured to and can
an accessory storage building be built on stacked blocks, how far apart can they be
spaced?
Code reference:
Chapter 1 section R101.2 scope
Answer:
The requirement for a permit is based upon any plan dimension (no overhangs) greater
than 12’ in any direction; also with any vertical wall height that is greater than 12’ (no
roof line). A second question is many buildings are elevated due to topography or ground
clearances for non-treated joists/subfloor. The department has allowed based upon
previous engineering the following practice:
• Precast solid blocks/footers or cap blocks can be used and dry stacked on grade
• Runners must be minimum 4x4
• Maximum clear span between blocks is 4’
• Must be 400 square feet or less, 1 story and tied down at the corners per section
R101.2
Approved By ___Lon Mcswain_________ Date _______6/2/10_______________
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