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    Shower Inspection Issues

    I am a homeowner in Newbury Park, CA and I'm having trouble with our building inspector saying we can only have 1 shower panel in our remodel, which is now months along, and this only came up at rough plumbing inspection. Attached is the note he gave our contractor. I don't see anywhere in the...
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    California - Hotel - glass shower door size, egress, swing requirements

    For a non ADA unit, will a glass shower compartment door need to meet the CBC Ch.10 egress requirements with a 32" minimum width? The CA plumbing code appears to permit 22" min. width, but in a commercial setting I'd assume the 32" min. width will prevail. Also are there any code sections...
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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...
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