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Detached houses, duplexes and townhouses up to 3 stories with their own exits use the IRC; every other building uses the IBC (IBC 101.2).

A random sample from 677 sections for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IRC

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  • E3702.8

    Branch Circuits Serving Motor-Operated and Combination Loads

    • With a fixed motor over 1/8 hp plus other loads, count 125% of the largest motor plus the rest (NEC 220.11(A)).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 37, Branch Circuit and Feeder RequirementsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E3608.7

    Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Structures and Structural Reinforcing Steel

    • Pool, spa and hot tub structures and their reinforcing steel aren't grounding electrodes (NEC 250.52(B)(3)).

    Works withE4204.2

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 36, ServicesRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E3903.2

    Habitable Rooms

    • Every habitable room, kitchen and bathroom gets a wall-controlled lighting outlet near the entrance, not relying only on a battery; switched receptacles may substitute except in kitchens, laundry and bathrooms (NEC 210.70(A)(1)).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 39, Power and Lighting DistributionRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E3901.4.3

    Receptacle Outlet Location

    • Countertop receptacles are no more than 20 in above the counter or in listed countertop/work-surface assemblies; ones blocked by fixed appliances or sinks don't count (NEC 210.52(C)(3)).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 39, Power and Lighting DistributionRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

Searches all 4,276 IRC 2024 sections, 5,532 IBC 2024 sections and defined terms (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 so far) and each city's local rules as they are added. Section numbers and titles from the International Residential Code and International Building Code, 2024 editions, copyrighted by the International Code Council; the IRC's electrical chapters (34 to 43) follow NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code. Requirements are summarized in our words (IRC Chapters 3 to 43, IBC Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33); read the full text at the link on each result. Local values come from each city's published documents.

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