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kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 200.925b"
title: "24"
number: "200.925b"
heading: "Residential and institutional building code comparison items."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/200.925b"
---

# §200.925b. Residential and institutional building code comparison items.


HUD will review each local code submitted under this chapter to determine whether it regulates all of the following areas and subareas:

- (a) **Fire safety.**
  - (1) Construction types permitted;
  - (2) Allowable height and area;
  - (3) Fire separations;
  - (4) Fire resistance requirements;
  - (5) Means of egress (number and distance);
  - (6) Individual unit smoke detectors;
  - (7) Building alarm systems;
  - (8) Highrise criteria;
- (b) **Light and ventilation.**
  - (1) Habitable rooms;
  - (2) **Bath and toilet rooms.**
- (c) **Structural loads and seismic design.**
  - (1) Design live loads;
  - (2) Design dead loads;
  - (3) Snow loads;
  - (4) **Wind loads.**
  - (5) Earthquake loads (in localities identified by ASCE 7-88 (formerly ANSI A58.1-82) as being in seismic zones 1, 2, 3, or 4, and Guam).
  - (6) Special loads, i.e., soil pressure, railings, interior walls etc.
- (d) **Foundation systems.**
  - (1) Soil tests;
  - (2) Foundation depths;
  - (3) Footings;
  - (4) Foundation materials criteria;
  - (5) Piles, i.e., materials, allowable stresses, design;
  - (6) Excavation;
- (e) **Materials standards.**
- (f) **Construction components.**
  - (1) Steel;
  - (2) Masonry;
  - (3) Concrete;
  - (4) Gypsum;
  - (5) Lumber;
  - (6) Roof construction and covering;
  - (7) **Chimneys and fireplaces.**
- (g) **Glass.**
  - (1) Thickness/area requirements;
  - (2) **Safety glazing.**
- (h) **Mechanical.**
  - (1) Heating, cooling and ventilation systems;
  - (2) Boilers and pressure vessels;
  - (3) Gas, liquid and solid fuel piping and equipment;
  - (4) Chimneys and vents;
  - (5) **Ventilation (air changes).**
- (i) **Plumbing.**
  - (1) Materials standards;
  - (2) Sizing and installing drainage systems;
  - (3) Vents and venting;
  - (4) Traps;
  - (5) Cleanouts;
  - (6) Plumbing fixtures;
  - (7) Water supply and distribution;
  - (8) **Storm drain systems.**
- (j) **Electrical.**
  - (1) Wiring design and protection;
  - (2) Wiring methods and materials;
  - (3) Equipment for general use;
  - (4) Special equipment;
  - (5) Special conditions;
  - (6) **Communication systems.**
- (k) **Elevators.**
  - (1) Reference ASME/ANSI Standard A 17.1-1987; and the ASME/ANSI A17.1b-1989 Addenda.
  - (2) **Acceptance tests and periodic tests.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[49 FR 18696, May 1, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 28699, Aug. 11, 1986; 58 FR 60248, Nov. 15, 1993; 59 FR 36695, July 19, 1994]

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1702-1715z-21; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

### Source

Source: 36 FR 24467, Dec. 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[49 FR 18696, May 1, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 28699, Aug. 11, 1986; 58 FR 60248, Nov. 15, 1993; 59 FR 36695, July 19, 1994]