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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 713 sections for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IRC and IBC

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  • E4003.11

    Bathtub and Shower Areas

    • No pendants, cord or chain-hung fixtures, track or fan light kits within 3 ft horizontally and 8 ft above a tub rim or shower threshold; fixtures over the tub/shower are damp- or wet-rated, wet if in spray (NEC 410.10(D)).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 40, Devices and LuminairesRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E3608.1.4.1

    Installation

    • Drive rods 8 ft into soil; on rock angle them up to 45° or bury in a 30 in trench; top flush or below grade unless protected (NEC 250.53(A)(4)).

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

  • E3907.1.2

    Power Monitoring or Energy Management Equipment

    • Listed power-monitoring gear fills no more than 75%; small control wires are secured every 10 in, rated 600 V and 90°C (NEC 312.8(B)).

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

  • E3701.5.2

    Grouping

    • Multiwire circuit conductors are grouped by ties or markers in the panel unless the cable or raceway makes the grouping obvious (NEC 200.4(B), 210.4(D)).

    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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