Counter space adjacent to cooking surface

[pmarx]

I could have sworn there was a requirement to have a minimum length of counter space adjacent to a cooking surface (range, cooktop, etc.) but I don’t know where that might have been. Of course it would be good practice to do so anyway but the design I’ve inherited is the ten pounds of caca in a five pound bag scenario. The dwelling units are R-2.Thanks.

 

[mark handler]

Not required.

Fair housing guidelines requires a clear floor space of 48" for a parallel approach must be centered on fixture

 

[Architect1281]

In the Olden Days the requirements you may remember were from the HUD Minimum property Standards and everything was measured!

spaces beside sinks, by refrigerators, by ranges, inches of upper and lower cabinets and they were based on number of bedrooms

2, 3,4 having different dimensions - those went away whe the ICC actually supplanted the highly sensible MPS rules,

I used the old HUD standards for years (too many) those rules are now governed by common sense; so good luck with that?

 

[mark handler]

In the Olden Days the requirements you may remember were from the HUD Minimum property Standards and everything was measured!spaces beside sinks, by refrigerators, by ranges, inches of upper and lower cabinets and they were based on number of bedrooms

2, 3,4 having different dimensions - those went away whe the ICC actually supplanted the highly sensible MPS rules,

I used the old HUD standards for years (too many) those rules are now governed by common sense; so good luck with that?

I don't know?

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/hudclips/handbooks/hsgh/4910.1

 

[peach]

There isn't a requirement, but if there is a countertop space and it's more than 12" wide, a receptacle is required (that gets forgotten alot).

 

[Architect1281]

Mark the olden days my HUD MPS book was a 5-6" thick three ring binder later early mid 80's they were supplanted by compliance to model codes

http://www.huduser.org/Publications/PDF/mps_tsp_exec_summary.pdf

 

[mark handler]

Mark the olden days my HUD MPS book was a 5-6" thick three ring binder later early mid 80's they were supplanted by compliance to model codeshttp://www.huduser.org/Publications/PDF/mps_tsp_exec_summary.pdf

I don't know if that requirement is in the old HUD documents?