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Legal requirements that parties be notified when their rights are to be affected.
What is Procedural Due Process or Due process of law.
You need to comply with this code if means for natural light and ventilation can be from artificial light or mechanical ventilation
What is the International Building Code
Size of the emergency escape and rescue openings where the basements contain one or more sleeping rooms
What is a sill height of not more than 44" inches measured from the finished floor to the bottom of the clear opening
According to this definition, it is a connection between two otherwise separate piping systems whereby there my be a flow from one system to the other.
What is Cross Connection.
For Power and Lighting Distribution, receptacle outlets better be installed, distributed, and spaced this way in every kitchen, family room, dining room, living room, bedroom or any other room or area of dwelling units.
What is installed so that no point measured horizontally along the floor line is more than 6 feet.
Even though lawsuits continue to be brought against building officials, code officials still need to be concerned with legal consequences of their actions.
What is Liability.
The minimum clear floor area in an Efficiency Unit for 2 (two) occupants.
What is 220 square feet/20.4m2 (2021) or 190 square feet/17.7m2 (2024).
Information for fire-resistant construction, projections, openings and penetrations of exterior walls of dwellings and accessory buildings without automatic sprinkler systems can be found in IRC
What is Table R302.2(1)
This item needs the required approved combination temperature and pressure-relief valve and relief valve discharge pipe shall be properly installed and maintained
What is a water heater
You better get a fence or an enclosure if you have more of this in your private swimming pool, or if your spa and hot tub doesn't have an approved cover.
What is more than 24 inches of water.
DAILY DOUBLE! Upon inspection of an occupied building, you determine there is imminent danger of serious physical harm. You order the building vacated immediately and then post condemnation signs at these locations.
What is every entrance to the building.
Needs to be provided at all times for residential occupancies, other than one-two family dwellings, the common hall and stairways
What is not less than a 60-watt standard incandescent light bulb
A smoke alarm in a newly constructed dwelling must get its primary power from this:
What is commercial power
This item needs to be in legible lettering, be permanent factory-applied and affixed to appliances so you can see the manufacturer's name, model and serial number
What is Label Information for labeling of appliances in Section M1303, and M1303.1
Look out for this condition if the exterior foundation system isn't firmly supported by footings or not properly anchored, not plumb and free from open cracks and breaks
What is in Potentially Unsafe Condition.
The code official has reasonable cause to believe that there exists violations at the structure or premises. If entry to inspect is refused, the code official shall use this recourse.
What is to pursue recourse as provided by the law to secure entry.
Where injurious, toxic, irritating or noxious fumes, gases, dusts or mists are generated, the air shall be exhausted to the exterior and not be recirculated to any space
What is Process Ventilation
Information for Fire Protection System Maintenance Standards such as Portable Fire Extinguishers can be found in this IPMC table.
What is Table 704.2, and NFPA 10.
DAILY DOUBLE! You wouldn't want contamination from liquids, solids or gases introduced into this supply or you could get sick.
What is Protection of Potable Water Supply in section P2902, and P2902.1
Basement hatchways shall be maintained to prevent the entry of ___________, ____________ and ___________.
What are rodents, rain and surface drainage water.
A property has an existing notice for interior violations. The current owners are putting the property up for sale. Before transfer of ownership can take place, the law requires that the current owner do one of these two options.
What is fix the problem so that it meets code or give the code official a signed, notarized statement from the buyer that states they will accept full responsibility.
A microwave and coffee pot are allowed in a rooming unit, or a dorm but this needs the written approval of a code official
What are cooking facilities
Smoke alarms in an existing Group I-1 and R occupancies must be installed in these 4 general places.
What is inside every bedroom, just outside every sleeping area, each story of dwelling including basement and habitable attics and horizontally from a bathroom.
It's important that gas piping systems are provided with shutoff valves. You can't have shut off valves in _______ locations and furnace _________.
What are concealed locations and furnace plenums - see Ch. 24 definitions
The accumulation of garbage in every dwelling unit can be disposed of in one of these approved items supplied by the owner.
What is an approved mechanical food waste grinder, an approved incinerator unit or an approved leakproof, covered outside garbage container