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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 4,296 sections for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IRC

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  • E4003.5

    Recessed Incandescent Luminaires

    • Recessed incandescent luminaires are thermally protected unless in poured concrete or inherently protected (NEC 410.115(B)).

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

  • M1307.4.1.2

    Louvers and Grilles

    • Size openings by net free area; if unknown, assume wood louvers 25 percent and metal 75 percent free, fixed open.

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 13, General Mechanical System RequirementsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • R608.7

    Solid Walls for Resistance to Lateral Forces

    • Each exterior concrete wall line has enough solid full-height wall for wind (from tables, with reduction factors), in segments of 24 in or more, openings no wider than 18 ft, and a segment within 6 ft of each corner.

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 6, Wall ConstructionRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E4203.4.7

    Low-Voltage Gas-Fired Luminaires, Decorative Fireplaces, Fire Pits and Similar Equipment

    • Listed low-voltage gas fire features and lights may be within 5 ft of the pool, with metal parts and gas piping bonded (NEC 680.22(B)(7)).

    Works withE4204.2E4206.9.1E3609.7

    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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