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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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  • E3901.9

    Basements, Garages and Accessory Buildings

    • At least one receptacle in each unfinished basement portion, each garage vehicle bay (no higher than 5.5 ft) and each powered accessory building; a security-system-only receptacle doesn't count (NEC 210.52(G)).

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

  • E3605.9.3

    Service-Head Location

    • Service heads and goosenecks sit above the point of attachment, or within 24 in of it where that's impractical (NEC 230.54(C)).

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

  • E3908.3

    Specific Equipment Fastened in Place (Fixed) or Connected by Permanent Wiring Methods

    • Luminaires and motor-driven water pumps are grounded; a metal well casing bonds to the pump EGC (NEC 250.112).

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

  • E3706.2

    Panelboard Circuit Identification

    • Every circuit is labelled clearly and specifically in a directory on or near the panel, not by temporary occupant names, with abbreviations explained (NEC 408.4(A)).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 37, Branch Circuit and Feeder RequirementsRead 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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