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    California Accessible Means of Egress for an Existing Building

    I'm working on a few interior TI projects where the means of egress is causing me and some of the designers here to butt heads. I and others on my team have different interpretation on two seemingly contradictory sections of code related to accessible means of egress. Can anyone provide their...
    • arwat23
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    • Forum: Accessibility Codes
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    California Question - What uses does 1.11 NOT apply to?

    Section 1.11 of the CBC lists uses that get special attention from the Sate Fire Marshall (SFM). A partial list of uses includes Institutional, Educational, Day Care, High Rises and a handful more. Throughout the CBC you will see text in italics that has been added by the SFM. I'm going back...
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    California - Title 24 Part 11 - Scope for Mixed occupancy hotel

    For a proposed non seprated mixed occupancy hotel (R-1, B, A-3, etc. use), would i need to comply with both residential and non-residential mandatory measures (or more stringent)? Hotels/motels are in the HCD-1 scope in section 104.1, and fall under residential mandatory measures in chapter 4...
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    Prefabricated container hotel is type 1 construction - are unlimited area requirements in 507 and rear yards required?

    This is probably an easy answer… I have a modular prebfab container hotel that is: manufactured as type 1 construction, steel and concrete primarily R-1 and B occupancy, Proposed mixed occupancy non-separated, single story and proposed area of 24,000 sf. CBC 506.2 shows the tabular...
    • rjjh
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Commercial Building Codes
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    ADA Compliance SF, CA

    Hello All, For context I work for a bicycle rack manufacturing company that also installs its products in California. We are currently trying to get a job in San Francisco, CA and the MOD (Mayor's Office on Disability) requires ADA compliance for our stacked units. Below will be a diagram as...
    • Neeks
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    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Commercial Building Codes
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    42 vs 36 inch stair railing in CA home.

    I need help regarding California building codes for stairs. We have a two story home with staircase connected to wall on one side. There are 8 steps before intermediate landing and then another 8 steps to the second floor. As per CA building codes, the guardrail should be 42” tall and handrail...
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    Need help with California SB1069, City is requiring separate water meter for ADU construction

    Hello, Firstly, I apologize if this was supposed to be posted in pluming codes, not in residential codes. I am building an ADU in the city of San Bruno, California. The question is specific to SB1069, signed by Gov Brown in 2016, which authorizes ADU construction and limits city regulation...
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    California CPC 2016 Occupant Load Calculation

    Please verify or correct my understanding here: CPC 2016 calculates occupant loads differently from CBC 2016 CPC 2016 uses Table A under section 422.0; CBC 2016 uses Table 1004.1.2. These two tables have different load factors, which assumes a very different number of people occupying the...
    • Steven J Schloeder
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    • Forum: Plumbing Codes
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