PUBLIC CODE CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM



PUBLIC CODE CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM

FOR PUBLIC PROPOSALS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODES

2012/2013 CODE DEVELOPMENT CYCLE

CLOSING DATES: Group A Codes: January 3, 2012

Group B Codes: January 3, 2013

*See Item 3 of these instructions for additional information concerning Group A and Group B Code

Development Committees Responsibilities*

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|Name: Philip Brazil, PE, SE |Date: January 3, 2012 |

|Jurisdiction/Company: Reid Middleton, Inc. |

|Submitted on Behalf of: Washington Association of Building Officials, Technical Code Development Committee |

|Address: 728 134th St. SW, Suite 200 |

|City: Everett |State:WA |Zip Code: 98204 |

|Phone: 425.741.5039 |Ext. |Fax: 425.741.3900 |

|E-mail address (see # 4 below): pbrazil@ |

CODE CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM

Code: IBC –12/13

1704.2, 202

Proponent: Philip Brazil, P.E., S.E., Senior Structural Engineer, Reid Middleton, Inc., representing Washington Association of Building Officials, Technical Code Development Committee

Revise as follows:

1704.2 Special Inspections Approved agency. Where application is made to the building official for construction as described in this specified in Section 105, the owner or the registered design professional in responsible charge acting as the owner’s agent shall employ one or more approved agencies to perform inspections during construction on the types of work listed under specified in Section 1705. These inspections are in addition to the inspections specified in Section 110.

Exceptions:

1. Special inspections are not required for construction of a minor nature or as warranted by conditions in the jurisdiction as approved by the building official.

2. Unless otherwise required by the building official, special inspections are not required for Group U occupancies that are accessory to a residential occupancy including, but not limited to, those listed in Section 312.1.

3. Special inspections are not required for portions of structures designed and constructed in accordance with the cold-formed steel light-frame construction provisions of Section 2211.7 or the conventional light-frame construction provisions of Section 2308.

SECTION 202

DEFINITIONS

STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION. The visual observation of the structural system by a registered design professional for general conformance to the approved construction documents. Structural observation does not include or waive the responsibility for the inspections required by in Section 110, or the special inspections in Section 1705 or other sections of this code.

Reason:

The current language in Section 1704.2 references that section for requirements applicable to applications for construction but Section 1704.2 contains no such requirements. The requirements for applications to the building official for permits are located in Section 105.

The definition of structural observation is revised because the current language refers to inspections in Section 110, Section 1705 or other sections of the code but Section 110 specifies inspections to be performed by the building official, Section 1705 specifies special inspections to be performed by special inspectors employed or retained by an approved agency, and there are no other sections in the International Building Code with inspections or special inspections to reference other than for smoke control systems, which are not subject to structural observations. The changes will also make the definition consistent with the last sentence of Section 1704.2 (“in addition to the inspections specified in Section 110”).

Note that a separate proposal also revises Section 1704.2 to distinguish between special inspections and tests by approved agencies and inspections by the building official (Sxx-12/13).

Cost Impact: The code change proposal will not increase the cost of construction.

Public Hearing: Committee: AS AM D

Assembly: ASF AMF DF

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