24 CFR §200.926a
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;
- (2)Fire separations;
- (3)Fire resistance requirements;
- (4)Egress doors and windows;
- (5)Unit smoke detectors;
- (6)Flame spread.
- (b)Light and ventilation.
- (1)Habitable rooms;
- (2)Bath and toilet rooms.
- (c)Structural loads and seismic design.
- (1)Design live loads;
- (2)Design dead loads;
- (3)Snow loads (for jurisdictions with snow loading conditions identified in Section 7 of ASCE-7-88 (formerly ANSI A58.1-82);
- (4)Wind loads;
- (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;
- (2)Footings;
- (3)Foundation materials criteria.
- (e)Materials standards.
- (1)Materials standards.
- (f)Construction components.
- (1)Steel;
- (2)Masonry;
- (3)Concrete;
- (4)Lumber;
- (5)Roof construction and covering;
- (6)Chimneys and fireplaces.
- (g)Glass.
- (1)Thickness/area requirements;
- (2)Safety glazing.
- (h)Mechanical.
- (1)Heating, cooling and ventilation systems;
- (2)Gas, liquid and solid fuel piping and equipment;
- (3)Chimneys and vents;
- (4)Ventilation (air changes).
- (i)Plumbing.
- (1)Materials standards;
- (2)Sizing and installing drainage systems;
- (3)Vents and venting;
- (4)Traps;
- (5)Cleanouts;
- (6)Plumbing fixtures;
- (7)Water supply and distribution;
- (8)Sewage disposal systems.
- (j)Electrical.
- (1)Branch circuits;
- (2)Services;
- (3)Grounding;
- (4)Wiring methods;
- (5)Cable;
- (6)Conduit;
- (7)Outlets, switches and junction boxes;
- (8)Panelboards.