661—301.8 (103A) Residential construction requirements. The provisions of the International Residential Code, 2006 edition, published by the International Code Council, 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 600, Falls Church, VA 22041, are hereby adopted by reference as the requirements for construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, removal, and demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures, with the following amendments:
Delete chapters 1 and 11.
Delete all references to the “International Plumbing Code” and insert in lieu thereof “state plumbing code.”
Delete section R310.1 and insert in lieu thereof the following new section:
R310.1 Emergency escape and rescue required. Basements and every sleeping room shall have at least one operable emergency and rescue opening. Such opening shall open directly into a public street, public alley, yard or court. Where basements contain one or more sleeping rooms, emergency egress and rescue openings shall be required in each sleeping room, but shall not be required in adjoining areas of the basement. Where emergency escape and rescue openings are provided they shall have a sill height of not more than 44 inches (1118 mm) above an adjacent permanent interior standing surface. The adjacent permanent interior standing surface shall be no less than 36 inches wide and 18 inches deep and no more than 24 inches high. Where a door opening having a threshold below the adjacent ground elevation serves as an emergency escape and rescue opening and is provided with a bulkhead enclosure, the bulkhead enclosure shall comply with section R310.3. The net clear opening dimensions required by this section shall be obtained by the normal operation of the emergency escape and rescue opening from the inside. Emergency escape and rescue openings with a finished sill height below the adjacent ground elevation shall be provided with a window well in accordance with section R310.2. Emergency escape and rescue openings shall open directly into a public way, or to a yard or court that opens to a public way.
Exception: Basements used only to house mechanical equipment and not exceeding total floor area of 200 square feet (18.58 m2).
Amend section R324.1.6 by striking the words “Chapter 3 of the International Private Sewage Disposal Code” and inserting in lieu thereof “567 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 69.”
Add the following new sections:
P2500. Chapter 25 shall not apply to construction of a residence if the residence is within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality or if the plumbing in the residence is connected to a municipal water system or a municipal wastewater treatment system.
P2600. Chapter 26 shall not apply to construction of a residence if the residence is within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality or if the plumbing in the residence is connected to a municipal water system or a municipal wastewater treatment system.
P2700. Chapter 27 shall not apply to construction of a residence if the residence is within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality or if the plumbing in the residence is connected to a municipal water system or a municipal wastewater treatment system.
P2800. Chapter 28 shall not apply to construction of a residence if the residence is within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality or if the plumbing in the residence is connected to a municipal water system or a municipal wastewater treatment system.
P2900. Chapter 29 shall not apply to construction of a residence if the residence is within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality or if the plumbing in the residence is connected to a municipal water system or a municipal wastewater treatment system.
P3000. Chapter 30 shall not apply to construction of a residence if the residence is within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality or if the plumbing in the residence is connected to a municipal water system or a municipal wastewater treatment system.
P3100. Chapter 31 shall not apply to construction of a residence if the residence is within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality or if the plumbing in the residence is connected to a municipal water system or a municipal wastewater treatment system.
P3200. Chapter 32 shall not apply to construction of a residence if the residence is within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality or if the plumbing in the residence is connected to a municipal water system or a municipal wastewater treatment system.
Delete appendices A through Q.