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-.32 - International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), 2018 Edition with 2021 Georgia State Amendments

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Georgia Department of Community
							 Affairs
Community Development Division
60 Executive Park South, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
(404) 679-3118
www.dca.ga.gov
Revised January 1,
							 2021
GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM STANDARD PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
				  CODE (INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE WITH GEORGIA STATE
				  AMENDMENTS)
The INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Code, 2018
				  Edition, published by the International Code Council, when used in conjunction
				  with these and any other Georgia State Amendments to the INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY
				  MAINTENANCE CODE, 2018 Edition, shall constitute the official
Georgia
				  State Minimum Standard Property Maintenance 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
				with Georgia State Amendments
).
b) Replace all references to the
				International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with references to the Georgia
				State Minimum Standard Energy Code (IECC with Georgia State Supplements and
				Amendments). The Georgia State Minimum Standard Energy Code shall be used for
				heating and air conditioning equipment.
c) Replace all references to "Accessibility"
				with a cross-reference to Title 30, Chapter 3 of the Official Code of Georgia
				Annotated (O.C.G.A.) and the Rules and Regulations of the Georgia Safety Fire
				Commissioner.
d) The following
				table titled 'Codes Reference Guide' establishes specific primary and
				supplementary code applications and is to be applied by the authority having
				jurisdiction.
CODES REFERENCE
								GUIDE
Area
Primary
Supplement
Occupancy Classification
LSC
IBC
Building Construction Types including allowable
								height, allowable building areas, and the requirements for sprinkler protection
								related to minimum building construction types.
IBC
LSC
Means of Egress
LSC
NONE
Standpipes
IBC
IFC
Interior Finish
LSC
NONE
HVAC Systems
IMC
NONE
Vertical Openings
LSC
NONE
Sprinkler Systems minimum construction
								standard
LSC
NONE
Fire Alarm Systems
LSC
NONE
Smoke Alarms and Smoke Detection Systems
State Statute and LSC
NONE
Portable Fire Extinguishers
IFC
NONE
Cooking Equipment
LSC and NFPA 96
NONE
Fuel Fired Appliances
IFGC
NFPA 54
Liquid Petroleum Gas
NFPA 58
NFPA 54
Compressed Natural Gas
NFPA 52
NONE
*Revise the International Property Maintenance
				  Code, 2018 Edition, as follows:
CHAPTER 4
LIGHT, VENTILATION AND OCCUPANCY
				  LIMITATIONS
SECTION 402
LIGHT
* Revise Section 402.2 'Common Halls and Stairways' to read
				  as follows:
402.2 Common halls and stairways.
Every common
				  hall and stairway in residential occupancies, other than in one- and two-family
				  dwellings, shall be lighted at all times with not less than a 6 to 8-watt LED,
				  or equivalent light bulb for each 200 square feet (19
				  m2) of floor area or equivalent illumination, .
				  ..
(Effective January 1, 2021)
CHAPTER 5
PLUMBING FACILITIES AND FIXTURE
				  REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 503
TOILET ROOMS
* Revise Section 503.3 'Location of employee toilet
				  facilities' to renumber exception and add exception as follows:
Exceptions:
1. (Left unchanged)
2. The location and maximum travel distances to required
				  employee toilet facilities in factory, storage and industrial occupancies are
				  permitted to exceed that required by this section, provided that the location
				  and maximum travel distance are approved.
(Effective January 1, 2021)
CHAPTER 6
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 606
ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS AND DUMBWAITERS
*Delete Section 606.1 'General' in its entirety and
				  substitute the following:
606.1 General.
Elevators, dumbwaiters and
				  escalators shall comply with the Rules and Regulations of the Georgia Safety
				  Fire Commissioner.
(Effective January 1, 2021)
End of Amendments.
O.C.G.A. §
											8-2-20 et
				  seq.