Residential and institutional building code comparison items.

§ 200.925b Residential and institutional building code comparison items. HUD will review each local code submitted under this chapter to determine whether it regulates all of the following areas and subareas: (a) Fire safety. (1) Construction types permitted; (2) Allowable height and area; (3) Fire separations; (4) Fire resistance requirements; (5) Means of egress (number and distance); (6) Individual unit smoke detectors; (7) Building alarm systems; (8) Highrise criteria; (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; (4) Wind loads. (5) Earthquake loads (in localities identified by ASCE 7-88 (formerly ANSI A58.1-82) as being in seismic zones 1, 2, 3, or 4, and Guam). (6) Special loads, i.e., soil pressure, railings, interior walls etc. (d) Foundation systems. (1) Soil tests; (2) Foundation depths; (3) Footings; (4) Foundation materials criteria; (5) Piles, i.e., materials, allowable stresses, design; (6) Excavation; (e) Materials standards. (f) Construction components. (1) Steel; (2) Masonry; (3) Concrete; (4) Gypsum; (5) Lumber; (6) Roof construction and covering; (7) Chimneys and fireplaces. (g) Glass. (1) Thickness/area requirements; (2) Safety glazing. (h) Mechanical. (1) Heating, cooling and ventilation systems; (2) Boilers and pressure vessels; (3) Gas, liquid and solid fuel piping and equipment; (4) Chimneys and vents; (5) 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) Storm drain systems. (j) Electrical. (1) Wiring design and protection; (2) Wiring methods and materials; (3) Equipment for general use; (4) Special equipment; (5) Special conditions; (6) Communication systems. (k) Elevators. (1) Reference ASME/ANSI Standard A 17.1-1987; and the ASME/ANSI A17.1b-1989 Addenda. (2) Acceptance tests and periodic tests. [49 FR 18696, May 1, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 28699, Aug. 11, 1986; 58 FR 60248, Nov. 15, 1993; 59 FR 36695, July 19, 1994]