Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 110 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 110-11 - GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM STANDARD CODES › Subject 110-11-1 - GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM STANDARD CODES › Rule 110-11-1-.15 - Adoption of the 2005 National Electrical Code with Georgia Amendments, Georgia Amendments to the 2000 CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 2000 Standard Building Code, 2000 Standard Plumbing Code, and the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code, effective January 1, 2006

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GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM
STANDARD BUILDING CODE
(INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE)
The STANDARD BUILDING CODE (International Building Code),
				  2000 Edition, published by the Southern Building Code Congress International,
				  Inc. (International Code Council), when used in conjunction with these Georgia
				  Amendments and the Georgia Amendments adopted effective January 1 of 2002,
				  2003, 2004 and 2005, shall constitute the official
Georgia State
				  Minimum Standard Building Code
.
GEORGIA STATE AMENDMENTS
CODE REFERENCE:
(a) Replace all references to the ICC
Electrical
				  Code
with references to the
Georgia State Minimum Standard
				  Electrical Code
(
National Electrical Code
).
(b) Replace all references to the
International
				  Energy Conservation Code
(
IECC
) with references to
				  the
Georgia State Energy Code for Buildings
. The
Georgia State Energy Code for Buildings
shall be used for
				  efficiency and coefficient of performance ratings of equipment.
SCOPE:
The provisions of the
Georgia State Minimum Standard
				  Building Code
(
International Building Code
) shall
				  apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement,
				  repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and
				  demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or
				  attached to such buildings or structures.
Exception:
Detached one- and two-family
				  dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three
				  stories high with separate means of egress and their accessory structures shall
				  comply with the
Georgia State Minimum Standard One and Two Family
				  Dwelling Code
(
International Residential Code for One- and
				  Two-Family Dwellings
).
APPENDICES:
Appendices are not enforceable unless they are specifically
				  referenced in the body of the code or adopted by the Department of Community
				  Affairs or the authority having jurisdiction.
CHAPTER 4
SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND
				  OCCUPANCY
SECTION 403
HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
*Revise Exception #7 of Section 403.9.1 of the Georgia
				  Amendments revised January 1, 2005 to read as follows:
403.9.1
Exception #7:
In buildings protected with an approved automatic sprinkler
				  system in accordance with Section 903, lobbies are not required where a listed
				  elevator door opening protective device, in compliance with Section 1001.1 (GA
				  Amendments), is provided at the hoistway opening other than at the designated
				  primary and alternate floors of elevator return.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
CHAPTER 7
FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 707
SHAFT AND VERTICAL EXIT ENCLOSURES
*Revise Exception #9 of Section 707.14.1 'Elevator lobby' of
				  the Georgia Amendments revised January 1, 2005 to read as follows:
707.14.1 Elevator lobby.
Exception #9:
Lobbies are not required where a listed elevator door opening
				  protective device, in compliance with Section 1001.1 (GA Amendments), is
				  provided at the hoistway opening other than at the designated primary and
				  alternate floors of elevator return.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
CHAPTER 15
ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
SECTION 1504
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
*Renumber Section 1504.5 'Physical properties' as 1504.6,
				  renumber Section 1504.6 'Impact resistance' as 1504.7, and add new Section
				  1504.5 'Edge securement for low-slope roofs' as follows:
1504.5 Edge securement for low-slope roofs.
Low-slope membrane roof systems metal edge securement, except gutters,
				  installed in accordance with Section 1507, shall be designed in accordance with
				  ANSI/SPRI ES-1, except the basic wind speed shall be determined from Figure
				  1609.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
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GEORGIA STATE
ENERGY CODE FOR BUILDINGS
(INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE)
The GEORGIA STATE ENERGY CODE FOR BUILDINGS (International
				  Energy Conservation Code), 2000 Edition, published by the International Code
				  Council, when used in conjunction with these Georgia Supplements and Amendments
				  and the Georgia Supplements and Amendments adopted effective January 1 of 2003
				  and 2005, shall constitute the official
Georgia State Energy Code for
				  Buildings.
GEORGIA STATE AMENDMENTS
SCOPE:
Each chapter of these Georgia Supplements and Amendments
				  corresponds with a chapter of the
International Energy Conservation
				  Code
(
IECC
).
Chapter 1: Administration and Enforcement.
Chapter 2: Definitions.
Chapter 3: Design Conditions. 'The criteria of this chapter
				  establish the design conditions for use with Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 8.'
Chapter 4: Residential Building Design by Systems Analysis
				  and Design of Buildings Utilizing Renewable Energy Sources. 'This chapter
				  establishes design criteria in terms of total energy use by a residential
				  building, including all of its systems.' (One method by which to achieve
				  compliance for low-rise residential construction.)
Chapter 5: Residential Building Design by
				  Component1 Performance Approach. 'Residential
				  buildings or portions thereof that enclose conditioned space shall be
				  constructed to meet the requirements of this chapter.' (One method by which to
				  achieve compliance for low-rise residential construction.)This chapter offers
				  the use of 'trade-offs,' whereby values between building components may be
				  substituted or traded-off for compliance. A properly completed Georgia
				  Trade-Off Worksheet2 or the use of appropriate
				  computer software (
REScheck
3) may
				  be used to validate any trade-off.
Chapter 6: Simplified Prescriptive Requirements for
				  Residential Buildings, Type A-1 and A-2. 'This chapter sets forth
				  energy-efficiency-related requirements for the design and construction of Type
				  A-1 and A-2 residential buildings.' (One method by which to achieve compliance
				  for low-rise residential construction.)
Chapter 7: Building Design for All Commercial Buildings.
				  Commercial buildings [except those that comply with Chapter 8, Design by
				  Acceptable Practice for Commercial Buildings; the Single Step Compliance for
				  Simple Commercial Buildings; or appropriate computer software
				  (
COMcheck
3)] shall meet the
				  requirements of
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004
. (One
				  method by which to achieve compliance for commercial and high-rise residential
				  construction.)
Chapter 8: Design by Acceptable Practice for Commercial
				  Buildings. 'The requirements contained in this chapter are applicable to
				  commercial buildings, or portions of commercial buildings.' (One method by
				  which to achieve compliance for commercial and high-rise residential
				  construction.)
Chapter 9: Referenced Standards.
Appendix A.
Appendix B. Provides additional prescriptive methods by which
				  to achieve compliance, simple methods and forms to assist in compliance
				  calculations, and illustrations to assist in the understanding of compliance
				  requirements.
Individual structures should follow a single compliance
				  method and not a combination of compliance methods. The 'basic requirements' of
				  the
International Energy Conservation Code
(
IECC
) apply to all compliance methods.
Where these Georgia Supplements and Amendments conflict with
				  either the
International Energy Conservation Code
(
IECC
)or
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard
				  90.1-2004
, these Georgia Supplements and Amendments shall take
				  precedence.
Air infiltration accounts for substantial heat loss, heat
				  gain and moisture migration in a building. Proper sealing around all doors,
				  windows and other envelope penetrations through the walls, ceiling and
				  foundation is as important to code compliance as are proper insulation R-values
				  and component U-values.
It is not the intention of this code to abridge safety or
				  health. Where the
International Energy Conservation Code
(
IECC
) and these Georgia Supplements and Amendments
				  conflict with other mandatory
State Minimum Standard Codes
,
				  the
International Energy Conservation Code
(
IECC
) and these Georgia Supplements and Amendments
				  shall be enforced as written provided safety, health or environmental
				  requirements of other mandatory
State Minimum Standard Codes
are not abridged.
CODE REFERENCE:
(a) Replace all references to
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA
				  90.1-1999
and
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2001
with
				  references to
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004
.
APPENDICES:
Appendices are not enforceable unless they are specifically
				  referenced in the body of the code or adopted by the Department of Community
				  Affairs or the authority having jurisdiction.
1. 'Component' refers to a particular element of a building,
				  such as a ceiling, an exterior wall, a floor, etc.
2. For the 'Georgia Trade-Off Worksheet,' see Appendix
				  B.
3.
REScheck
and
COMcheck
are computer programs developed by Pacific Northwest National
				  Laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy to assist in demonstration of
				  compliance with the
International Energy Conservation Code
(
IECC
). They can be obtained from the D.O.E. by
				  calling (800) 270-CODE (2633) or free of charge online at
www.energycodes.gov
.
CHAPTER 7
BUILDING DESIGN FOR ALL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
SECTION 701
SCOPE
*Add new Table A2.3 'Assembly U-Factors for Metal Building
				  Roofs' from ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004.
See page 5.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
CHAPTER 8
DESIGN BY ACCEPTABLE PRACTICE FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
SECTION 805
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
*Delete Table 805.4.2 'Interior Lighting Power' and
				  substitute.
See page 6.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
*Revise Section 805.4.2.1 'Entire building method' to add as
				  follows:
805.4.2.1 Entire building method.
Under this
				  approach, the interior lighting power (Watts) is the value from Table 805.4.2
				  for the building type times the conditioned floor area of the entire building.
				  The interior lighting power (Watts) shall not be increased by the allowances
				  contained in the footnotes of Table 805.4.2 when using the entire building
				  method.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
CHAPTER 9
REFERENCED STANDARDS
*Add new Figure 9-3 'Metal Roof U-Factors with Fiberglass
				  Insulation Installed Over the Purlins1.'
See page 7.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
GENERAL
*Replace 'ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2001' with
				  'ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004' throughout.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
TABLE A2.3
ASSEMBLY U-FACTORS FOR METAL BUILDING ROOFS
Insulation System
Rated R-Value of
							 Insulation
Total Rated R-Value of
							 Insulation
Overall U-Factor for Entire Base
							 Roof Assembly
Overall U-Factor for Assembly of Base
							 Roof
Plus Continuous Insulation
(Uninterrupted by
							 Framing)
Rated R-Value of Continuous
							 Insulation
R-5.6
R-11.2
R-16.8
R-22.4
R-28
R-33.6
Standing Seam Roofs with Thermal Blocks
Single Layer
Double Layer
None
R-6
R-10
R-11
R-13
R-16
R-19
R-10+R-10
R-10+R-11
R-11+R-11
R-10+R-13
R-11+R-13
R-13+R-13
R-10+R-19
R-11+R-19
R-13+R-19
R-16+R-19
R-19+R-19
0
6
10
11
13
16
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
29
30
32
35
38
1.280
0.167
0.097
0.092
0.083
0.072
0.065
0.063
0.061
0.060
0.058
0.057
0.055
0.052
0.051
0.049
0.047
0.046
0.162
0.086
0.063
0.061
0.057
0.051
0.048
0.047
0.045
0.045
0.044
0.043
0.042
0.040
0.040
0.038
0.037
0.037
0.087
0.058
0.046
0.045
0.043
0.040
0.038
0.037
0.036
0.036
0.035
0.035
0.034
0.033
0.032
0.032
0.031
0.030
0.059
0.044
0.037
0.036
0.035
0.033
0.031
0.031
0.030
0.030
0.029
0.029
0.029
0.028
0.027
0.027
0.026
0.026
0.045
0.035
0.031
0.030
0.029
0.028
0.026
0.026
0.026
0.026
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.024
0.024
0.023
0.023
0.023
0.036
0.029
0.026
0.026
0.025
0.024
0.023
0.023
0.023
0.022
0.022
0.022
0.022
0.021
0.021
0.021
0.020
0.020
0.030
0.025
0.023
0.022
0.022
0.021
0.020
0.020
0.020
0.020
0.020
0.020
0.019
0.019
0.019
0.019
0.018
0.018
(Multiple R-values are listed in order from inside to
							 outside)
Screw Down Roofs
R-10
R-11
R-13
R-19
10
11
13
19
0.153
0.139
0.130
0.085
0.082
0.078
0.075
0.058
0.056
0.054
0.053
0.044
0.043
0.042
0.041
0.035
0.035
0.034
0.033
0.029
0.029
0.028
0.028
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.024
0.022
Filled Cavity with Thermal Blocks
R-19+R-10
29
0.041
0.033
0.028
0.024
0.021
0.0198
0.017
(Multiple R-values are listed in order from inside to
							 outside)a
Based on purlins 5.0' O.C. For other purlin spacing
							 use Figure 9-3 to calculate overall U-factor. A
TABLE 805.4.2
INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER
BUILDING OR AREA TYPE
ENTIRE BUILDING
(W/ft2)
TENANT AREA OR PORTION OF
							 BUILDING
(W/ft2)
Auditorium
Not Applicable
1.8
Automotive facility
0.9
Not Applicable
Bank/financial
							 institutiona
Not Applicable
1.5
Classroom/lecture
							 hallb
Not Applicable
1.4
Convention, conference or meeting
							 centera
1.2
1.3
Corridor, restroom, support area
Not Applicable
0.9
Courthouse/town hall
1.2
Not Applicable
Dininga
Not Applicable
0.9
Dormitory
1.0
Not Applicable
Exercise
							 centera
1.0
0.9
Exhibition hall
Not Applicable
1.3
Grocery
							 storec
1.5
1.6
Gymnasium playing surface
Not Applicable
1.4
Hotel
							 functiona
1.0
1.3
Industrial work, 20-foot ceiling
							 height
Not Applicable
1.2
Industrial work, 20-foot ceiling
							 height
Not Applicable
1.7
Kitchen
Not Applicable
1.2
Librarya
1.3
1.7
Lobby-hotela
Not Applicable
1.1
Lobby-othera
Not Applicable
1.3
Mall, arcade or atrium
Not Applicable
0.6
Medical and clinical
							 careb,d
1.2
1.2
Motel
1.0
Not Applicable
Multifamily
0.7
Not Applicable
Museumb
1.1
1.0
Officeb
1.0
1.1
Parking garage
0.3
Not Applicable
Penitentiary
1.0
Not Applicable
Police/fire station
1.0
Not Applicable
Post office
1.1
Not Applicable
Religious
							 worshipa
1.3
2.4
Restauranta
1.6
0.9
Retail sales, wholesale
							 showroomc
1.5
1.7
School
1.2
Not Applicable
Storage, industrial and
							 commercial
0.8
0.8
Theaters-motion picture
1.2
1.2
Theaters-performancea
1.6
2.6
Transportation
1.0
Not Applicable
Other
0.6
1.0
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 Watt per square foot = W/0.0929
				  m2.
a. Where lighting equipment is specified to be installed for
				  decorative appearances in addition to lighting equipment specified for general
				  lighting and is switched or dimmed on circuits different from the circuits for
				  general lighting, the smaller of the actual wattage of the decorative lighting
				  equipment or 1.0 W/ft2 times the area of the space
				  that the decorative lighting equipment is in shall be added to the interior
				  lighting power determined in accordance with this line item.
b. Where lighting equipment is specified to be installed to
				  meet requirements of visual display terminals as the primary viewing task, the
				  smaller of the actual wattage of the lighting equipment or 0.35
				  W/ft2 times the area of the space that the lighting
				  equipment is in shall be added to the interior lighting power determined in
				  accordance with this line item.
c. Where lighting equipment is specified to be installed to
				  highlight specific merchandise in addition to lighting equipment specified for
				  general lighting and is switched or dimmed on circuits different from the
				  circuits for general lighting, the smaller of the actual wattage of the
				  lighting equipment installed specifically for merchandise, or 1.6
				  W/ft2 times the area of the specific display, or 3.9
				  W/ft2 times the actual case or shelf area for
				  displaying and selling fine merchandise such as jewelry, fine apparel and
				  accessories, or china and silver, shall be added to the interior lighting power
				  determined in accordance with this line item.
d. Where lighting equipment is specified to be installed, the
				  smaller of the actual wattage of the lighting equipment, or 1.0
				  W/ft2 times the area of the emergency, recovery,
				  medical supply and pharmacy space shall be added to the interior lighting power
				  determined in accordance with this line item.
Figure 9-3
Metal Roof U-Factors with R-19
							 Fiberglass Insulation Installed Over the
							 Purlins1
Through-Fastened Metal Roof
Standing Seam Metal
							 Roof2
Purlin Spacing3
U-Factor
Purlin Spacing3
U-Factor
2.0 ft
0.147
2.0 ft
0.112
2.5 ft
0.126
2.5 ft
0.096
3.0 ft
0.113
3.0 ft
0.086
3.5 ft
0.103
3.5 ft
0.079
4.0 ft
0.095
4.0 ft
0.073
4.5 ft
0.089
4.5 ft
0.068
5.0 ft
0.085
5.0 ft
0.065
Note 1: Through-fastened metal roof values are based on
				  ORNL/MBMA November 2004 User Agreement Report,"Tests of Through-Fastened Metal
				  Roof Assemblies." Standing seam metal roof values are based on
				  ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004 for 5' purlin spacing and conservatively estimated
				  for other spacing using the same relationship as through-fastened test
				  data.
Note 2: Thermal block (1" x 3") is required between metal
				  roof and purlins.
Note 3: For roofs with mixed spacing, calculate the average
				  roof U-factor as shown below.
Example: Total roof is 8000 sq. ft. standing seam metal roof.
				  1600 sq. ft. (20%) is on purlins spaced at 2.5 ft. 6400 sq. ft. (80%) is on
				  purlins spaced at 5 ft. Average Roof U-Factor = 0.20 x 0.096 + 0.80 x 0.065 =
				  0.071.
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GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM
STANDARD PLUMBING CODE
(INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE)
The STANDARD PLUMBING CODE (International Plumbing Code),
				  2000 Edition, published by the Southern Building Code Congress International,
				  Inc. (International Code Council), when used in conjunction with these Georgia
				  Amendments and the Georgia Amendments adopted effective January 1 of 2001,
				  2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, shall constitute the official
Georgia State
				  Minimum Standard Plumbing Code.
GEORGIA STATE AMENDMENTS
CODE REFERENCE:
(a) Replace all references to the ICC
Electrical
				  Code
with references to the
Georgia State Minimum Standard
				  Electrical Code
(
National Electrical Code
).
(b) Replace all references to the
International
				  Energy Conservation Code
(
IECC
) with references to
				  the
Georgia State Energy Code for Buildings
. The
Georgia State Energy Code for Buildings
shall be used for
				  efficiency and coefficient of performance ratings of plumbing equipment.
SCOPE:
The provisions of the
Georgia State Minimum Standard
				  Plumbing Code
(
International Plumbing Code
)shall
				  apply to the erection, installation, alteration, replacement, repairs,
				  relocation, addition, use or maintenance of plumbing systems within the State
				  of Georgia. The installation of fuel gas distribution piping and equipment,
				  fuel gas-fired water heaters and water heater venting systems shall be
				  regulated by
NFPA 54
(
National Fuel Gas
				  Code
).
APPENDICES:
Appendices are not enforceable unless they are specifically
				  referenced in the body of the code or adopted by the Department of Community
				  Affairs or the authority having jurisdiction.
GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS/WATER HEATERS AND PRESSURE
				  VESSELS
(a) The State's minimum requirements for boilers/water
				  heaters and pressure vessels over 200,000 BTU (58.56 kW), 210 degrees
				  Fahrenheit or 120 gallons capacity shall be established by O.C.G.A. Title 34,
				  Chapter 11 and the Rules and Regulations of the Georgia Department of Labor.
CHAPTER 7
SANITARY DRAINAGE
SECTION 708
CLEANOUTS
*Revise Section 708.3.2 'Building sewers' to add as
				  follows:
708.3.2 Building sewers.
Building sewers shall
				  be provided with cleanouts located not more than 100 feet (30 480 mm) apart
				  measured from the upstream entrance of the cleanout. An additional cleanout
				  shall be provided within 10 feet (3048 mm) of the public right of way. For
				  building sewers 8 inches (203 mm) and larger, manholes shall be provided and
				  located at each change in direction and at intervals of not more than 400 feet
				  (122 m). Manholes and manhole covers shall be of an approved type.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
*Revise Section 708.3.5 'Building drain and building sewer
				  junction' to read as follows:
708.3.5 Building drain and building sewer junction.
There shall be a cleanout installed at the junction of the building
				  drain and the building sewer. An approved two-way cleanout is allowed to be
				  used at this location to serve as a required cleanout for both the building
				  drain and building sewer.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
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GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM
STANDARD ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE
(INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR ONE- AND TWO- FAMILY
				  DWELLINGS)
The CABO ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE (International
				  Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings), 2000 Edition, published by
				  the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. (International Code
				  Council), when used in conjunction with these Georgia Amendments and the
				  Georgia Amendments adopted effective January 1 of 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
				  shall constitute the official
Georgia State Minimum Standard One and
				  Two Family Dwelling Code
.
Plumbing (Chapters 25 through 32) is deleted from the CABO
				  ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE (International Residential Code for One- and
				  Two-Family Dwellings) according to Title 8, Chapter 2, Article 1, Part 2 of the
				  Official Code of Georgia, Annotated (O.C.G.A.). Substitute for plumbing
				  requirements the
Georgia State Minimum Standard Plumbing Code
(
International Plumbing Code
).
Electrical (Chapters 33 through 42) is deleted from the CABO
				  ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE (International Residential Code for One- and
				  Two-Family Dwellings). Substitute for electrical requirements the
Georgia State Minimum Standard Electrical Code
(
National Electrical Code
).
GEORGIA STATE AMENDMENTS
CODE REFERENCE:
(a) Replace all references to the ICC
Electrical
				  Code
with references to the
Georgia State Minimum Standard
				  Electrical Code
(
National Electrical Code
).
(b) Replace all references to the
International
				  Energy Conservation Code
(
IECC
) with references to
				  the
Georgia State Energy Code for Buildings
. The
Georgia State Energy Code for Buildings
shall be used for
				  heating and air conditioning equipment.
SCOPE:
The provisions of the
Georgia State Minimum Standard
				  One and Two Family Dwelling Code
(
International Residential
				  Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings
) shall apply to the
				  construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair,
				  equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition of
				  detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings
				  (townhouses) not more than three stories in height with separate means of
				  egress and their accessory structures.
APPENDICES:
Appendices are not enforceable unless they are specifically
				  referenced in the body of the code or adopted by the Department of Community
				  Affairs or the authority having jurisdiction.
GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS FOR BOILERS/WATER HEATERS AND PRESSURE
				  VESSELS
(a) The State's minimum requirements for boilers/water
				  heaters and pressure vessels over 200,000 BTU (58.56 kW), 210 degrees
				  Fahrenheit or 120 gallons capacity shall be established by O.C.G.A. Title 34,
				  Chapter 11 and the Rules and Regulations of the Georgia Department of Labor.
*Revise the CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code
				  (International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings), 2000
				  Edition, as follows:
CHAPTER 3
BUILDING PLANNING
SECTION R316
GUARDS
*Revise Section R316.1 'Guards required' to add as
				  follows:
R316.1 Guards required.
...The finish grade
				  surface to a retaining wall attached to a house that has a vertical drop on its
				  opposite side of more than 30 inches (762 mm) below the grade shall have a
				  guard (guardrail) not less than 36 inches (914 mm) in height.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
CHAPTER 16
DUCT SYSTEMS
SECTION M1601
DUCT CONSTRUCTION
*Revise Section M1601.1 'Materials' to add as follows:
M1601.1 Materials.
Duct systems serving heating,
				  cooling and ventilation equipment shall be fabricated in accordance with the
				  provisions of this section,
International Mechanical Code
(IMC) Chapter 6 and Georgia State Amendments to IMC Chapter 6.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
*Revise Section M1601.2 'Factory-made ducts' of the Georgia
				  Amendments revised January 1, 2002 to read as follows:
M1601.2 Factory-made ducts.
Factory-made air
				  ducts or duct material shall be approved for the use intended, and shall be
				  installed in accordance with
International Mechanical Code
(IMC) Chapter 6, Georgia State Amendments to IMC Chapter 6 and the
				  manufacturer's installation instructions. Each portion of a factory-made air
				  duct system shall bear a label or mark indicating compliance with UL 181 and UL
				  181A or UL 181B and shall comply with the requirements of the Georgia State
				  Energy Code for Buildings.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
*Revise Section M1601.3 'Installation' to add as
				  follows:
M1601.3 Installation.
Duct installation shall
				  comply with Sections M1601.3.1 through M1601.3.6,
International
				  Mechanical Code
(IMC) Chapter 6 and Georgia State Amendments to IMC
				  Chapter 6.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
End of Amendments.
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GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM
STANDARD ELECTRICAL CODE
(NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE)
The NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 2005 Edition, published by the
				  National Fire Protection Association, when used in conjunction with these
				  Georgia Amendments, shall constitute the official
Georgia
State
Minimum Standard
				  Electrical Code.
APPENDICES:
Appendices are not enforceable unless they are specifically
				  referenced in the body of the code or adopted by the Department of Community
				  Affairs or the authority having jurisdiction.
*Revise the National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, as
				  follows:
CHAPTER 2
WIRING AND PROTECTION
ARTICLE 210
BRANCH CIRCUITS
*Revise Section 210.8(B) 'Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter
				  Protection for Personnel: Other Than Dwelling Units' as follows:
210.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for
				  Personnel.
(B) Other Than Dwelling Units.
All 125-volt,
				  single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in the locations
				  specified in (1) through (6) shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter
				  protection for personnel:
(1) Bathrooms
(2) Commercial and institutional kitchens - for the purposes
				  of this section, a kitchen is an area with a sink and permanent facilities for
				  food preparation and cooking
(3) Rooftops
(4) Outdoors in public spaces - for the purpose of this
				  section a public space is defined as any space that is for use by, or is
				  accessible to, the public Exception to (3) and (4): Receptacles that are not
				  readily accessible and are supplied from a dedicated branch circuit for
				  electric snow-melting or deicing equipment shall be permitted to be installed
				  in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article 426.
(5) Outdoors, where installed to comply with 210.63
(6) Within 6 feet of a sink or basin, excluding those listed
				  in Section 517.21
(Effective January 1, 2006)
*Revise Section 210.12(B) 'Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter
				  Protection: Dwelling Unit Bedrooms' as follows:
210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection.
(B) Dwelling Unit Bedrooms.
All 120-volt, single
				  phase, 15- and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying outlets installed in
				  dwelling unit bedrooms shall be protected by a listed arc-fault circuit
				  interrupter to provide protection of the branch circuit.
FPN: For information on types of arc-fault circuit
				  interrupters, see UL 1699-1999,
Standard for Arc-Fault Circuit
				  Interrupters
.
Exception: The location of the arc-fault circuit interrupter
				  shall be permitted to be at other than the origination of the branch circuit in
				  compliance with (a) and (b):
(a) The arc-fault circuit interrupter installed within 1.8 m
				  (6 ft) of the branch circuit overcurrent device as measured along the branch
				  circuit conductors.
(b) The circuit conductors between the branch circuit
				  overcurrent device and the arc-fault circuit interrupter shall be installed in
				  a metal raceway or a cable with a metallic sheath.
(Effective January 1, 2006)
End of Amendments.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Sec. 8-2-20
et
				  seq.