Residential building code comparison items.

§ 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; (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. [50 FR 39594, Sept. 27, 1985, as amended at 59 FR 36695, July 19, 1994]