Larimer County, 2012 Residential Amendment Packet, Effective January 1, 2014, 0
- Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Requirements For New Construction
- R403.1.4.1 Frost Protection.
- Exceptions
- R404.1.7.1 Placement of Backfill. The excavation outside the foundation, including utility trenches and excavation ramp, shall be backfilled with soil that is substantially free of organic material, construction debris and cobbles, boulders, and soli...
- R405.1 Concrete or masonry foundations. Drains consisting of piping conforming with ASTM Designation D2729-89 shall be provided adjacent to the lowest concrete or masonry foundations that retain earth and enclose spaces that are partially or entirely...
- R408.6 Finished grade.
- In areas where expansive or collapsible soils are known to exist, underfloor clearances shall be provided in accordance with the
- professionally designed foundation system.
- R408.7 Flood resistance. The design and construction of foundations in areas prone to flooding as established by Table 301.2(1) shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions contained in Floodplain Overlay Zone Districts establi...
- R802.11.1 Uplift resistance. Roof assemblies shall be connected to supporting walls with rafter or truss ties installed at bearing locations to provide a continuous load path for transmitting the uplift forces from the rafter or truss ties to the foun...
- R802.11.1.2 Truss uplift resistance. Trusses shall be attached to supporting wall assemblies by connections capable of resisting uplift forces as specified by Larimer County Wind Speed Map (Table R301.2 (1) footnote d) and on the truss engineered des...
- R802.11.1.3 Rafter uplift resistance. Individual rafters shall be attached to supporting wall assemblies by connections capable of resisting uplift forces as determined by Adjusted Table R802.11 or as determined by accepted engineering practice. Con...
- R902.1 Roof covering materials. Roofs shall be covered with materials as set forth in Sections R904 and R905. Class A, B or C roofing shall be installed in areas designated by law as requiring their use or when the edge of the roof is less than 3 fee...
- Ice Barrier. In Larimer County’s Wildfire Hazard Area and Roofing Classification “B” Area, an ice barrier that consists of two layers of underlayment cemented together or a self-adhering polymer-modified bitumen sheet, shall be used in lieu of normal...
- Exception: Detached accessory structures that contain no conditioned floor area.
- R907.1 General. Materials and methods of application used for recovering or replacing an existing roof covering shall comply with the requirements of this chapter. No portion of an existing nonrated roof covering may be permanently replaced or covere...
- N1101.6 Low-energy buildings.
- G2415.15 (404.13) Outlet closures. Gas outlets and fittings which allow for future gas line expansion that do not connect to appliances shall be provided with an approved gas shutoff valve with the end capped gas tight.
- Section G2416.1 (405.1) General. Changes in direction of rigid metallic pipe specified in G2414.4 shall be made only by the use of fittings and factory bends.
- G2416.2 (405.2) Metallic pipe.
- G2417.4.1 (406.4.1) Test pressure. The test pressure to be used shall be not less than one and one-half times the proposed maximum working pressure, but not less than 10 psig (67 kPa gauge) irrespective of design pressure. Where the test pressure exc...
- G2420.5.2 (409.5.2) Vented decorative appliances and room heaters. Shutoff valves for vented decorative appliances, room heaters and decorative appliances for installation in vented fireplaces shall be permitted to be installed in an area remote from...
- G2421.3 (410.3) Venting of regulators. Pressure regulators that require a vent shall have an independent vent to the outside of the building. The vent shall be designed to prevent the entry of water or foreign objects. Vents shall not terminate withi...
- G2445 (621), UNVENTED ROOM HEATERS. [Go to Page]