Codes + Regulations Flashcards
Areas Not Required to be Accessible
• Temporary construction facilities (e.g. Job shacks, scaffolding, trailers)
• Raised areas used for security/life safety (e.g. Security or life guard towers)
• Non-occupiable service areas accessed infrequently for maintenance (e.g. Mechanical
rooms, penthouses)
• Tollbooths
• Water slides
• Non-public animal containment areas
• Raised boxes and wrestling rings
• Raised structures for officiating/announcing sports events
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, and governmental activities. The ADA also establishes requirements for telecommunications relay services.
Fair Housing Act
law that prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin.
Wheelchair Passage Width
32” clear at a point/36” clear continuous
2 Wheelchair Passing Width
60” Clear Minimum
Headroom
80” Clear Minimum
Building Officials and Code Administrators
1st major model-code group BOCA Founded in 1915 Country Club Hills, Illinois Published 'National Building Code' in 1950
International Conference of Building Officials
2nd major model-code group ICBO Formed in 1922 Whittier, California Published 'Uniform Building Code' in 1927
Uniform Building Code
Published in 1927 by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
Primarily applied west of the Mississippi River and was the most widely applied of the model codes.
Southern Building Code
Published in 1946 by the Southern Building Code Congress
Primarily used in the southeast.
National Building Code
Published 1950 by the Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA)
Primarily used in the north-central and northeastern states.
Southern Building Code Congress
Founded 1946
Birmingham, Alabama
Published ‘Southern Building Code’ in 1946
The International Building Code
Developed from the three original model-codes (UBC, NBC, and SBC) First published in 2000
The International Code Council
Founded in 1994
Formed by representatives of the three model-code groups
Headquartered in Washington, D.C.
IBC
IRC
IEBC
International Building Code
International Residential Code
International Existing Building Code
Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) of 1900
Federal civil rights legislation requiring that buildings be made accessible to persons with physical disabilities and certain defined mental disabilities.
The ADA Accessibility Guidelines
(ADAAG)
Administered by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (AATBCB), and the regulations are administered by the U.S. Department of Justice.
ADA Enforcement
Enforce by legal action, through the courts. Not subject to interpretation by local building officials.
Disabilities
Mobility Impairments Cognitive Impairments Hearing Impairments Vision Impairments Speech Impairments Persons of Short Stature
ADA for Existing Buildings
Requires that barriers to access be removed from existing buildings where such work is readily achievable (economic issue).
Federal Fair Housing Act
FFHA of 1988
Includes Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations requiring all residential complexes of four or more dwelling units constructed after March 13, 1991, to be adaptable for use by persons with disabilities.
Building Code vs. Building Standard
Building Code (what you must do) establishes a jurisdictional "floor" relative to occupants' health, safety, and welfare. Building Standard (how you do it) is a "standard practice" often referred to within the Building Code.
Example of Building Standards: NFPA 13, Life Safety Code (NFPA-101), Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems (NFPA-13), National Fire Electric Code (NFPA-70.
NFPA 5000
National Fire Protection Association’s new model building code
Authorities Having Jurisdictnio
AHJ
Catch-all phrase for all planning, zoning, fire, and building officials having something to say about the building.
