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A random sample from 1,053 sections for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IRC

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  • M1504.3

    Exhaust Openings

    • Exhaust outlets sit 3 ft from property lines; 3 ft from gravity intakes, operable windows and doors (or 1 ft above them); and 10 ft from mechanical intakes (or 3 ft above, or a listed combination fitting).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 15, Exhaust SystemsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • M1307.2

    Anchorage of Appliances

    • Fixed appliances are fastened down; in SDC D0 to D2 (and townhouses in SDC C) water heaters and thermal storage units are strapped against earthquake movement per R301.2.2.10.

    Local review: San Antonio is normally Seismic Design Category A or B, so this section doesn't require seismic strapping there; check whether the city's plumbing amendments or the water heater instructions call for it anyway.

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 13, General Mechanical System 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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