Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 14 - ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE › Rule 4.4 - 2020 Indiana Residential Code › Section 4.4-2 - Chapter 1; scope and administration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-2; IC 22-13-2-2.5; IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 4-22-7-7; IC 22-12-1-16; IC
				  22-12-1-17; IC 22-12-7; IC 22-13-2-7; IC 22-13-5; IC 22-14; IC 22- 15; IC 25-4;
				  IC 25-31; IC 36-7; IC 36-8-17
Sec. 2.
Chapter 1 is amended as follows:
(1) Delete SECTION R101 and substitute to
				read as follows: SECTION R101 APPLICATION
The provisions of this code apply to the construction,
				  prefabrication, alteration, addition, and remodel of detached one or two family
				  dwellings and one family townhouses not more than 3 stories in height and their
				  accessory structures. This code does not apply to manufactured homes as defined
				  in SECTION R202, SECTION AE201, and IC 22-12-1-16 except as addressed in
				  APPENDIX E. This code does not apply to mobile structures as defined in IC
				  22-12-1-17. Provisions in the appendices are not enforceable unless
				  specifically adopted. The codes and standards referenced in this code shall be
				  considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of
				  each such reference and are hereby incorporated by reference. Where differences
				  occur between provisions of this code and referenced codes and standards, the
				  provisions of this code shall apply.
EXCEPTION: Where the enforcement of a code provision would
				  violate the listing of the equipment, appliance, manufacturer's instructions,
				  or certification of engineered products by a registered architect registered
				  under IC 25-4 or a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31, the
				  conditions of the listing, manufacturer's instructions, or professional
				  certification by a registered architect or professional engineer shall
				  apply.
(2) Delete SECTION
				R102 and substitute to read as follows:
SECTION R102 REVIEWS AND INTERPRETATIONS
Administrative review of orders issued by the commission, the
				  state building commissioner, or the state fire marshal are governed by IC
				  4-21.5 and IC 22-12-7. Administrative review of orders issued by a fire
				  department are governed by IC 4-21.5 and IC 36-8-17. Review of orders by a
				  local unit of government are governed by IC 22-13-2-7 and local ordinance. Upon
				  the written request of an interested person, the office of the state building
				  commissioner shall issue a written interpretation of a building law or fire
				  safety law. The written interpretation as issued under IC 22-13-5 binds the
				  interested person and the county or municipality with whom the interested
				  person has the dispute. A written interpretation binds all counties and
				  municipalities if published in the Indiana Register under IC
				  4-22-7-7(b).
(3) Delete
				SECTION R103 and substitute to read as follows:
SECTION R103 PLANS
Plans shall be submitted for Class 1 structures as required
				  by the General Administrative Rules ( 675 IAC 12-6 ) and for Class 2 structures
				  as required by local ordinance.
(4) Delete SECTION R104 and substitute to
				read as follows:
SECTION R104 EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
For existing construction, see the General Administrative
				  Rules ( 675 IAC 12-4 ) and local ordinance.
(5) Delete SECTION R105 and substitute to
				read as follows:
SECTION R105 ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS
Additions and alterations to any structure shall conform to
				  that required for a new structure without requiring the existing structure to
				  comply with all the requirements of this code. Additions or alterations shall
				  not cause an existing structure to become unsafe.
(6) SECTION R106 is amended as follows:
(A) Delete SECTION 106.1 and substitute to
				read as follows:
SECTION R106.1 ALTERNATE MATERIALS, METHODS, AND
				  EQUIPMENT.
The provisions of this code are not intended to limit the
				  appropriate use of materials, appliances, equipment, or methods of design or
				  construction not specifically prescribed by this code. The building official
				  shall determine equivalence of the proposed alternate materials, appliances,
				  equipment, or method of design or construction of that prescribed in this code
				  in suitability, quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability,
				  dimensional stability, safety, and sanitation on the basis of evidence or tests
				  as described in R106.2 and R106.3, as suitable to be approved. For Class 1
				  structures, alternate materials, methods, equipment, and design shall be as
				  required by the General Administrative Rules (
				  675 IAC
				  12-6-11 ). Compliance with specific provisions of the
				  Indiana Building Code (675 IAC 13) or the Indiana Plumbing Code (675 IAC 16) in
				  lieu of the requirements of this code shall be permitted as an
				  alternate.
(B) Delete
				SECTION 106.2 and substitute to read as follows:
SECTION R106.2 EVIDENCE.
The building official may require that evidence or proof be
				  submitted to substantiate any claims that may be made regarding the proposed
				  alternate.
(C) Delete
				SECTION R106.3 and substitute to read as follows:
SECTION R106.3 TESTS AND STANDARDS.
The determination of equivalence shall be based on design or
				  test methods or approved standards. In addition, the building official may
				  accept as supporting data to assist in this determination duly authenticated
				  reports from the Building Officials and Code Administrators International,
				  Inc., Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., International
				  Conference of Building Officials, the International Code Council, Inc., or
				  their successors, or acceptance documents from the U.S. Department of Housing
				  and Urban Development, the certification of a registered architect registered
				  under IC 25-4 or a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31, or the
				  General Administrative Rules (675 IAC 12). Whenever there is insufficient
				  evidence of compliance with the provisions of this code, or evidence that a
				  material or method does not conform to the requirements of this code, or in
				  order to substantiate claims for alternative materials or methods, the building
				  official shall have the authority to require tests as evidence of compliance to
				  be made at no expense to the jurisdiction. Test methods shall be as specified
				  in this code or by other recognized test standards. Tests shall be performed by
				  an approved agency. Reports of such tests shall be retained by the building
				  official for a period required for retention of public records.
(D) Delete SECTIONS R106.4 and
				R106.5 in their entirety without substitution.