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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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  • E3406.8

    Aluminum and Copper Connections

    • Terminals and splices are identified for the conductor metal; dissimilar metals touch only in listed devices (NEC 110.14).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 34, General RequirementsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E4206.5.1

    Servicing

    • Wet-niche luminaires can be lifted onto the deck for service without entering the water; spa footwell lights only need to reach the bench (NEC 680.23(B)(6)).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 42, Swimming PoolsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E3405.1

    Working Space and Clearances

    • Working space is kept around electrical equipment; open doors may not shrink access below 24 in wide and 6.5 ft high; no foreign equipment in the zone 6 ft above panels, no storage, lit indoors (NEC 110.26).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 34, General RequirementsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E4204.2

    Bonded Parts

    • Pool shell steel or an 8 AWG copper grid (12 in squares within 6 in of the shell), a 3 ft perimeter, metal parts, lights, fittings, equipment and fixed metal within 5 ft horizontally or 12 ft above are bonded with 8 AWG solid copper (NEC 680.26(B)).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 42, Swimming PoolsRead 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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