200.926a—Residential building code comparison items.
HUD will review each local and State code submitted under this subpart to determine whether it regulates all of the following areas and subareas:
(a) Fire Safety.
(1)
Allowable height;
(3)
Fire resistance requirements;
(4)
Egress doors and windows;
(5)
Unit smoke detectors;
(b) Light and ventilation.
(1)
Habitable rooms;
(2)
Bath and toilet rooms.
(c) Structural loads and seismic design.
(1)
Design live loads;
(3)
Snow loads (for jurisdictions with snow loading conditions identified in Section 7 of ASCE-7-88 (formerly ANSI A58.1-82);
(5)
Earthquake loads (for jurisdictions in seismic zones 3 or 4, as identified in Section 9 of ASCE-7-88 (formerly ANSI A58.1-82)).
(d) Foundation systems.
(1)
Foundation depths;
(3)
Foundation materials criteria.
(e) Materials standards.
(1)
Materials standards.
(f) Construction components.
(1)
Steel;
(5)
Roof construction and covering;
(6)
Chimneys and fireplaces.
(g) Glass.
(1)
Thickness/area requirements;
(h) Mechanical.
(1)
Heating, cooling and ventilation systems;
(2)
Gas, liquid and solid fuel piping and equipment;
(4)
Ventilation (air changes).
(i) Plumbing.
(1)
Materials standards;
(2)
Sizing and installing drainage systems;
(7)
Water supply and distribution;
(8)
Sewage disposal systems.
(j) Electrical.
(1)
Branch circuits;
(7)
Outlets, switches and junction boxes;
Code of Federal Regulations
[50 FR 39594, Sept. 27, 1985, as amended at 59 FR 36695, July 19, 1994]