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    <CFRTITLE>24</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Housing and Urban Development</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>2</VOL>
    <DATE>2013-04-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2013-04-01</ORIGINALDATE>
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    <TITLE>Residential building code comparison items.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>200.926a</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 200.926a</HEADING>
    <ANCESTORS>
      <PARENT HEADING="Title 24" SEQ="5">Housing and Urban Development</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subtitle B" SEQ="4">Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development (Continued)</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER II" SEQ="3">OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="SUBCHAPTER A" SEQ="2">GENERAL</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 200" SEQ="1">INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart S" SEQ="0">Minimum Property Standards</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 200.926a</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Residential building code comparison items.</SUBJECT>
    <P>HUD will review each local and State code submitted under this subpart to determine whether it regulates all of the following areas and subareas:</P>
    <P>(a) <E T="03">Fire Safety.</E> (1) Allowable height;</P>
    <P>(2) Fire separations;</P>
    <P>(3) Fire resistance requirements;</P>
    <P>(4) Egress doors and windows;</P>
    <P>(5) Unit smoke detectors;</P>
    <P>(6) Flame spread.</P>
    <P>(b) <E T="03">Light and ventilation.</E> (1) Habitable rooms;</P>
    <P>(2) Bath and toilet rooms.</P>
    <P>(c) <E T="03">Structural loads and seismic design.</E> (1) Design live loads;</P>
    <P>(2) Design dead loads;</P>
    <P>(3) Snow loads (for jurisdictions with snow loading conditions identified in Section 7 of ASCE-7-88 (formerly ANSI A58.1-82);</P>
    <P>(4) Wind loads;</P>
    <P>(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)).</P>
    <P>(d) <E T="03">Foundation systems.</E> (1) Foundation depths;</P>
    <P>(2) Footings;</P>
    <P>(3) Foundation materials criteria.<PRTPAGE P="60"/>
    </P>
    <P>(e) <E T="03">Materials standards.</E> (1) Materials standards.</P>
    <P>(f) <E T="03">Construction components.</E> (1) Steel;</P>
    <P>(2) Masonry;</P>
    <P>(3) Concrete;</P>
    <P>(4) Lumber;</P>
    <P>(5) Roof construction and covering;</P>
    <P>(6) Chimneys and fireplaces.</P>
    <P>(g) <E T="03">Glass.</E> (1) Thickness/area requirements;</P>
    <P>(2) Safety glazing.</P>
    <P>(h) <E T="03">Mechanical.</E> (1) Heating, cooling and ventilation systems;</P>
    <P>(2) Gas, liquid and solid fuel piping and equipment;</P>
    <P>(3) Chimneys and vents;</P>
    <P>(4) Ventilation (air changes).</P>
    <P>(i) <E T="03">Plumbing.</E> (1) Materials standards;</P>
    <P>(2) Sizing and installing drainage systems;</P>
    <P>(3) Vents and venting;</P>
    <P>(4) Traps;</P>
    <P>(5) Cleanouts;</P>
    <P>(6) Plumbing fixtures;</P>
    <P>(7) Water supply and distribution;</P>
    <P>(8) Sewage disposal systems.</P>
    <P>(j) <E T="03">Electrical.</E> (1) Branch circuits;</P>
    <P>(2) Services;</P>
    <P>(3) Grounding;</P>
    <P>(4) Wiring methods;</P>
    <P>(5) Cable;</P>
    <P>(6) Conduit;</P>
    <P>(7) Outlets, switches and junction boxes;</P>
    <P>(8) Panelboards.</P>
    <CITA>[50 FR 39594, Sept. 27, 1985, as amended at 59 FR 36695, July 19, 1994]</CITA>
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