Building Code Board of Appeals Agenda and Packet 2024 09 25

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Building Code Board of Appeals Agenda September 25, 2024 Page 15 of 64 (2438 mm) of piping, whichever is less, shall be insulated. Piping that is heat traced shall be insulated to R-3 or the heat trace manufacturer's instructions. 39. Section C405.4.3 Gas lighting, is hereby amended to read as follows: C405.4.3 Gas lighting. Gas -fired lighting appliances shall not be permitted. 40. A new Section C405.14 Additional electric infrastructure, is hereby added to read as follows: Section C405.14 Additional electric infrastructure. All combustion equipment and end -uses shall be installed in accordance with this section. C405.14.1 Electric infrastructure for dwelling and sleeping units. Combustion equipment and end -uses serving individual dwelling units or sleeping units shall comply with Section R404.5. C405.14.2 Combustion equipment. Combustion equipment shall be provided with conduit that is continuous between a junction box located within 3 feet (914 mm) of the appliance or equipment and an electrical panel. The junction box, conduit and bus bar in the electrical panel shall be rated and sized to accommodate a branch circuit with sufficient capacity for an equivalent electric appliance, equipment or end use with an equivalent equipment capacity. The electrical junction box and electrical panel shall have labels stating, "For Future Electric Equipment". Exception: Industrial and manufacturing uses are exempt from Section C405.14. 41. Section C502.1.1 General. is hereby amended to read as follows: Additions to an existing building, building system or portion thereof shall conform to the provisions of Section C401.2.4 as those provisions relate to new construction without requiring the unaltered portion of the existing building or building system to comply with this code. Additions shall not create unsafe or hazardous condition or overload existing building systems. An addition shall be deemed to comply with this code if the addition alone complies or if the existing building and addition comply_ with this code as a single building.