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The Kentucky
. Building Code

Second Edition
1983
James R. Smith
' Editor, Kentucky Edition

LiBRARY
UNiVERSiTY OF KENTUGKY

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

The 127 Building—U.S. 127 South
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Telephone (502) 564-8090

 

 Copyright, 1980 Building Officials and Code Administrators, International, Inc.

A substantial portion of this code has been copied from the BOCA Basic Building
Code/ I981, Eighth Edition, Copyright I 980, Building Officials and Code Administra-
tors International, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of the owner. For
further information, write BOCA International, Inc.. 17926 South Halsted Street,
Homewood, Illinois 60430.

Printed in the United States of America

by the Interstate Printers and Publishers. Inc.

Danvi|le. Illinois

First printing in modified Kentucky format: September, 1982

 

 EFFECTIVECDATgfi UGRARY
‘ “5931‘?! OF KENTUCKY

On February 15, 1980 the Kentucky Building Code became mandatorily
effective for all buildings in Kentucky in excess ofthree stories; or in excess of
20,000 square feet; or intended for assembly, educational, institutional, or
high hazard occupancy; or business or industrial occupancy in excess of 100
persons; or for use as a frozen food locker plant.

The Kentucky Building Code became mandatorily effective for other build-
ings on a county wide basis on the following schedule:

February 15. 1980

Boyd, Campbell, Daviess, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Kenton, McCracken
and Warren.

August 15. 1981

Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken, Breath-

itt, Bullitt, Caldwell, Calloway, Carroll, Carter, Christian, Clark, Clay, Crit—
tenden, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Fulton, Gallatin, Graves, Grayson, Green-
up, Hardin, Harlan, Harrison, Henderson, Henry, Hopkins, Jessamine,
Johnson, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Letcher, Lewis, Logan, Madison, Magoffin,
Marshall, Marion, Mason, Mercer, Montgomery, Muhlenberg, Nelson,
Nicholas, Oldham, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson,
Rowan, Scott, Shelby, Simpson, Taylor, Todd, Union, Washington, Wayne,
Webster, Whitley, Woodford.

August 15. 1982

Adair, Ballard, Breckinridge, Butler, Carlisle, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland,
Edmonson, Elliott, Garrard, Grant, Green, Hancock, Hart, Hickman, Jack—
son, Knott, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Lincoln, Livingston, Lyon, McCrcary,
McLean, Martin, Menifee, Meade, Metcalfe, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Owen,
Owsley, Rockcastle, Russell, Spencer, Trigg, Trimble and Wolfe.

Any local government may extend the Kentucky Building Code coverage
to include single family dwellings within itsjurisdiction.

 

 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Commonwealth of Kentucky gratefully acknowledges the contribution

of time, expertise and dili
Kentucky Board of Housing,
development of the Kentucky

James S. Bird
Versailles, Kentucky

Guy Caner
Frankfort, Kentucky

Charles A. Cotton
Frankfort, Kentucky

James A. Deopker
Ft. Thomas, Kentucky

Dee English
Owensboro, Kentucky

John R. Groves, Jr.
Lexington, Kentucky

Jerry Hammond
Frankfort, Kentucky

Frank Hartz, Sr.
Owensboro, Kentucky

Bruce Henderson
Louisville, Kentucky

8. H. Holcomb
Lexington, Kentucky

William R. Lane, Sr.
Lexington, Kentucky

F. Lynn Luallen
Frankfort, Kentucky

Earl McDaniel
Lexington, Kentucky

Leo McMillen
Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Delbert J. Melcher
Louisville, Kentucky

Lester Mimms
Earlington, Kentucky

Charles Murphy
Lexington, Kentucky

Edward Nairn
Prestonburg, Kentucky

Frank J. O'Neil
Louisville, Kentucky

James Ruth
Covington, Kentucky

gent effort generously given by members of the
Buildings and Construction in the continuing
Building Code. The members have been:

Robert Slaton
Frankfort, Kentucky

Carl F. Smoak
Frankfort, Kentucky

David Sowders
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Robert Stephens
Frankfort, Kentucky

Donna Terry
Princeton, Kentucky

Elmus Ussery
Louisville, Kentucky

Thomas W. Waldron. Jr.
Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Donald Q. Wallace
Lexington, Kentucky

F.E. Warren, Jr.
Frankfort, Kentucky

Gerald Williams
Lexington, Kentucky

 

 PREFACE

The Kentucky Building Code is essentially the BOCA Basic Building Code
published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators, International,
Inc., with a new administrative section written to conform with Kentucky law
and other selective additions, deletions or changes.

The Kentucky Building Code includes the State Plumbing Code which is
reprinted herein as Article 22. It includes the National Electrical Code, 1981
Edition, NFiPA #70, published by the National Fire Protection Association,
470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 022l0. It also includes the
BOCA Energy Code/I981. These latter publications are not included herein
because of their bulk and specialized use. However, they are readily available
from their publishers.

The Kentucky Building Code states regulations in terms of measured
performance rather than in rigid specification of materials and, in this way,
makes possible the acceptance of new materials and methods of construction
which can be evaluated by accepted standards, without the necessity of
adopting cumbersome amendments for each variable condition.

By presenting the purposes to be accomplished rather than the method to
be followed, the code allows the designer the widest possible freedom and
does not hamper development. It accepts nationally recognized standards as
the criteria for evaluation of minimum safe practice, or for determining the
performance of materials or systems of construction. The application of these
standards is stated in the text ofthe code requirements, and the standards are
listed and identified in the appendices of the code, making it practical and
convenient to update any standard as it is revised or reissued by the sponsor-
ing agency.

This edition presents the code as amended through November 30, 1982.

This code may be amended by proposals to the Kentucky Board of Hous-
ing, Buildings and Construction by code enforcement officials, industry and
design professionals, and other interested persons and organizations. Changes
are discussed in an open meeting of the board. Changes approved are printed
in the Kentucky Administrative Register and forwarded to the BOCA organi-
zation for inclusion in their mailings to BOCA’s Kentucky members.

This edition of the Kentucky Building Code includes a comprehensive
change in the format and structure of the various articles of requirements.
Article 2 has been separated into three articles, Article 7 into two and Article 8
into three, for a total of 25 articles. These changes were made to parallel the
changes made in the 1981 BOCA Basic Building Code and enable the Ken-
tucky Building Code users to most easily avail themselves of the various
BOCA organization services.

The table following this preface will assist those using the code in quickly
locating articles and sections where numbering has been changed.

 

 Article Numbering Changes in 1981 Edition

1978 Article or Section

1981 Article

 

Article 1
Administration and Enforcement

Article 1
No Change

 

Article 2
Definitions and Classifications

Article 2
Definitions

 

(Sections 202-213)

Article 3
Use Group Classification

 

(Sections 214-218)

Article 4
Type of Construction Classification

 

Article 3
General Building Limitations

Article 5
No Change

 

Article 4
Special Use and Occupancy
Requirements

Article 6
No Change

 

Article 5

Light, Ventilation and Sound Trans-
mission control

Article 7
No Change

 

Article 6
Means of Egress

Article 8
No Change

 

Article 7
Structural and Foundation Loads and
Stresses

Article 9
Structural Loads and Stresses

 

(Sections 720-742)

Article 10
Foundation Systems

 

Article 8A
Materials and Tests

Article 11
No Change

 

Article 8B

Steel, Masonry, Concrete, Gypsum and

Lumber Construction

Article 12
No Change

 

Article 8C
Building Enclosures, Walls and Wall
Thickness

Article 13
No Change

 

Articles 9-20

Articles 14-25 (respectively)
No Change

 

 

  

 

Note to Kentucky
Building Code Users

Double vertical lines have been added in the margins
adjacent to all passages of the code text which are
changed from the original text ofthe BOCA Basic Build-

ing Code/1981.

 

 

 

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

Artlcle 1 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
(815 KAR 7:010)

Sectlon

101.0 Definitions

102.0 Scope

103.0 Applicability

104.0 Ordinary repairs

105.0 Installation of service equipment
106.0 Existing structures

107.0 Departments of building inspection
108.0 Duties and powers of the building official
109.0 Duties and powers of the department
110.0 New materials and modifications
111.0 Inspections

112.0 Right of entry

113.0 Application for permit required

114.0 Permit required

115.0 Conditions of permit

116.0 Fees

117.0 Certificate of use and occupancy
118.0 Posting structures

119.0 Violations and remedies

120.0 Notice to owner

121.0 Authority for existing buildings

122.0 Local board of appeals

123.0 Appeals procedures

124.0 Action of the board

125.0 Construction control and responsibilities
126.0 Validity

127.0 Effective dates for KBC application
128.0 Alternative codes

129.0 Day care centers

Artlcle 2 DEFINITIONS

200.0 General
201.0 General definitions

Artlcle 3 USE GROUP CLASSIFICATION

300.0 General

301.0 Classification

302.0 Use group A, assembly buildings

303.0 Use group B, business buildings

304.0 Use group F, factory and industrial buildings
305.0 Use group H, high hazard buildings

 

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Article 3—continued

Section

306.0 Use group I. institutional buildings

307.0 Use group M, mercantile buildings

308.0 Use group R, residential buildings

309.0 Use group S, storage buildings

310.0 Use group T. temporary and miscellaneous uses
311.0 Doubtful use classification

312.0 Mixed use and occupancy

Article 4 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION CLASSIFICATION 67

400.0 General

401.0 Construction classification
402.0 Type 1 construction

403.0 Type 2 construction

404.0 Type 3 construction

405.0 Type 4 construction

Article 5 GENERAL BUILDING LIMITATIONS

500.0 General

501.0 Fire limits

502.0 Restrictions within the fire limits

503.0 Restrictions outside fire limits

504.0 Existing buildings

505.0 General area and height limitations
506.0 Area exceptions

507.0 Unlimited areas

508.0 Height exceptions

509.0 Street encroachments

510.0 Permissible street projections

511.0 Permissible yard and court encroachments
512.0 Special and temporary projections
513.0 Awnings and canopies

514.0 Temporary structures

515.0 Physically handicapped and aged
516.0 Special historic buildings and districts

Article 6 SPECIAL USE AND OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS 113

600.0 General

601.0 Explosion hazards

602.0 Volatile flammables

603.0 Fire prevention code

604.0 Special permits and certificates of fitness
605.0 Existing buildings

606.0 Liquefied petroleum gases

607.0 Pyroxylin plastics

608.0 Use and storage of flammable film

609.0 Use and storage of combustible fibers
610.0 Combustible dusts, grain processing and storage

 

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Article 6—continued

Section

611.0
612.0
613.0
614.0
615.0
616.0

Paint spraying and spray booths
Dry cleaning establishments
Private garages

Public garages

Motor fuel service station

Motor vehicle repair shops
Places of public assembly
Amusement parks

Stadiums and grandstands
Drive-in motion picture theaters
Tents, air supported structures and other temporary structures
Parking lots

Mobile units

Motels

Radio and television towers
Radio and television antennae
Swimming pools

Open parking structures

High rise buildings

Covered mall buildings

Open wells

Article 7 LIGHT, VENTILATION AND SOUND

700.0
701.0
702.0
703.0
704.0
705.0
706.0
707.0
708.0
709.0
710.0
711.0
712.0
713.0
714.0
715.0
716.0
717.0
718.0

TRANSMISSION CONTROL

General

Plans and specifications

Standards of natural light

Standards of natural ventilation

Artificial light and ventilation

Existing buildings

Natural lighting and ventilation of rooms
Lighting and venting of special spaces
Business and work rooms

Assembly rooms

Rooms of institutional buildings

Bath and toilet rooms

Stairways and exits

Courts

Rear yards

Obstruction of courts and yards

Fire emergency ventilating system
Window cleaning safeguards

Sound transmission control in residential buildings

ArtIcIe 8 MEANS OF EGFIESS

800.0
801.0
802.0

General
Plans and specifications
Use and occupancy requirements

 

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Article 8—continued

Section

803.0 Air conditioned buildings
804.0 Existing buildings
805.0 Maintenance of exits
806.0 Occupant load
—’807.0 Types and locations of means of egress
808.0 Capacity of exits
809.0 Number of exits
810.0 Exit access passageways and corridors
811.0 Grade passageways used as an exit element
812.0 Means of egress doonNays
813.0 Revolving doors
814.0 Horizontal exits
815.0 Egress ramps
816.0 Interior exit stairways
817.0 Access to roof
818.0 Smokeproof enclosures
819.0 Exterior exit stairways
820.0 Escalators as exits
821.0 Fire escapes
822.0 Slidescapes
823.0 Exit signs and lights
824.0 Means of egress lighting
825.0 Hazards to means of egress
826.0 Aisles and seats

Artlcle 9 STRUCTURAL LOADS AND STRESSES

900.0 General

901.0 Design safe load

902.0 Test sate load

903.0 Design live load

904.0 Design dead load

905.0 Existing buildings

906.0 Uniformly distributed loads
907.0 Concentrated loads

908.0 Impact loads

909.0 Special loads

910.0 Roof loads

911.0 Snow load

912.0 Wind load

913.0 Wind on vertical surfaces
914.0 Wind on inclined surfaces
915.0 Wind loads on signs, tank towers and chimneys
916.0 Earthquake load

917.0 Combination of loads

918.0 Live load reduction

919.0 Design strengths of materials

Artlcle10 FOUNDATION SYSTEMS

1000.0 General
1001.0 Bearing value of soils

 

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Article 10—continued

Section

1002.0 Foundation investigations

1003.0 Soil test procedure

1004.0 Allowable foundation loads

1005.0 Depth of footings

1006.0 Footing design

1007.0 Timber footings. wood foundations
1008.0 Steel grillages

1009.0 Concrete footings

1010.0 Masonry unit footings

1011.0 Mat. raft and float foundations
1012.0 Pier foundations

1013.0 Pile foundations

1014.0 Allowable pile loads

1015.0 Structural steel piles

1016.0 Concrete filled steel pipe and tube piles
1017.0 Cast in place concrete piles

1018.0 Precast concrete piles

1019.0 Timber piles

1020.0 Composite piles

1021.0 Caisson piles

Artlcle 11 MATERIALS AND TESTS

1100.0 General

1101.0 Basic classification of construction materials
1102.0 Tests

1103.0 Conditions of acceptance
1104.0 Approvals

1105.0 Masonry construction units
1106.0 Brick units

1107.0 Structural clay tile units
1108.0 Glazed masonry units

1109.0 Concrete units

1110.0 Gypsum units

1111.0 Structural glass block units
1112.0 Architectural terra cotta
1113.0 Natural stone

1114.0 Cast stone

1115.0 Mortar and grout for masonry
1116.0 Concrete aggregates

1117.0 Ready mix concrete

1118.0 Interior lathing and plastering
1119.0 Exterior lathing and stucco
1120.0 Plastering materials

1121.0 Plaster bases

1122.0 Fiber boards

1123.0 Plywood

Artlcle 12 STEEL, MASONRY. CONCRETE,
GYPSUM AND LUMBER CONSTRUCTION

1200.0 General
1201.0 Structural steel construction

 

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Article 12—continued

Section

1202.0
1203.0
1204.0
1205.0
1206.0
1207.0
1208.0
1209.0
1210.0
1211.0
1212.0
1213.0
1214.0
1215.0
1216.0
1217.0
1218.0
1219.0
1220.0
1221.0
1222.0
1223.0
1224.0
1225.0
1226.0
1227.0

Formed steel construction

Steel joist construction

Reinforcing steel

Cas: steel construction

Cast iron construction

Special steel and structural steel cable systems
Lightweight metal alloys

Masonry wall construction

Bonding of walls

Lateral bracing of walls

Chases and recesses in bearing walls
Corbeled and projected masonry
Bearing on hollow unit walls

Plain concrete

Reinforced concrete

Concrete filled pipe columns
Pneumatic concrete

Reinforced gypsum concrete
Engineered unreinforced masonry
Reinforced masonry

Unreinforced masonry

Lumber and timber construction
Heavy timber type construction
Wood construction

Stress skin panels

Structural glued laminated timber and
built up wood construction

Artlcle 13 BUILDING ENCLOSURES, WALLS
AND WALL THICKNESS

1300.0
1301.0
1302.0
1303.0
1304.0
1305.0
1306.0
1307.0
1308.0
1309.0
1310.0
1311.0
1312.0
1313.0
1314.0
1315.0
1316.0
1317.0
1318.0
1319.0

General

Enclosure walls

Protection of wall openings
Structural glass block walls

Wall facings and veneers

Structural glass veneers

Thin stone and tile veneers

Metal veneers

Plastic veneers

Thickness of solid masonry walls
Thickness of panel walls

Parapet walls

Foundation walls

Retaining walls

Isolated piers

Waterproofing and floodproofing
Ratproofing

Protection against decay and termites
Thermal and sound insulating materials
Foam plastics

 

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Artlcle 14 FIRERESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS

1400.0 General

1401.0 Plans and specifications

1402.0 Fire hazard classification

1403.0 Fireresistance tests

1404.0 Flame spread and flameresistance tests

1405.0 Special fireresistive requirements

1406.0 Exterior walls

1407.0 Fire walls and party walls

1408.0 Fire wall openings

1409.0 Fire separation walls

1410.0 Vertical shafts

1411.0 Fireresistance of structural members

1412.0 Fireresistance rated floor/roof/ceiling assemblies

1413.0 Roof construction

1414.0 Exterior opening protectives

1415.0 Fire doors

1416.0 Fire windows and shutters

1417.0 Fire dampers

1418.0 Wired glass

1419.0 Fireresistive requirements for plaster

1420.0 Firestopping and draftstopping

1421.0 Interior finish and trim

1422.0 Application of interior finish

1423.0 Combustible materials permitted in floors
of Type 1 and Type 2 construction

1424.0 Decorative material restrictions

1425.0 Exterior trim restrictions

1426.0 Roof structures

1427.0 Roof coverings

Arflcle 15 CHIMNEYS, FLUES AND VENT PIPES

1500.0 General

1501.0 Plans and specifications

1502.0 Performance test and acceptance criteria
1503.0 Chimneys

1504.0 Applicances requiring chimneys
1505.0 Existing buildings

1506.0 Vent systems

1507.0 Fireplaces

1508.0 lncinerators

1509.0 Construction of metal ducts and vents
1510.0 Spark arrestors

Artlcle 16 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS

1600.0 General
1601.0 Plans and specifications
1602.0 Inspections and tests

 

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Article 16—continued

Section

1603.0 Existing buildings

1604.0 Fees

1605.0 Boiler rooms

1606.0 Drying rooms

1607.0 Refuse chutes

1608.0 Refuse vaults

1609.0 Dust, stock and refuse conveyor systems

Artlcle 17 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

1700.0 General

17010 Plans and specifications

1702.0 Fire suppression systems

1703.0 Suppression system selection

1704.0 Water sprinkler systems

1705.0 Limited area sprinkler systems

1706.0 Water spray fixed systems

1707.0 Foam extinguishing systems

1708.0 Carbon dioxide extinguishing systems
1709.0 Halogenated fire extinguishing systems
1710.0 Dry chemical extinguishing systems

1711.0 Standpipe systems

1712.0 Standpipes for buildings under construction or demolition
1713.0 Fire department connections

1714.0 Water supply and other extinguishing media
1715.0 Yard hydrants

1716.0 Automatic fire alarm systems

1717.0 Manual fire alarm systems (pull stations)
1718.0 Supervision

1719.0 Fire extinguishers

Article 18 PRECAUTIONS DURING BUILDING
OPERATIONS

18000 General

1801.0 Plans, specifications and special permits
1802.0 Tests

1803.0 Inspection

1804.0 Maintenance

1805.0 Existing buildings

1806.0 Protection of public and workers
1807.0 Excavations

1808.0 Regulation of lots

1809.0 Retaining walls and partition fences
1810.0 Storage of materials

1811.0 Removal of waste material

1812.0 Protection of adjoining property
1813.0 Protection of floor and wall openings
1814.0 Scaffolds

1815.0 Hoists

 

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Article 18—continued

Section

1816.0 Stairways and ladders
1817.0 Lighting

1818.0 Fire hazards

1819.0 Health hazards

1820.0 Welding safety precautions

1821.0 Sanitation
1822.0 Disputes

Artlcle 19 RESERVED

Article 20 ELECTRIC WIRING AND EQUIPMENT

2000.0 General

AND CONVEYOR EQUIPMENT,

. Artlcle 21 ELEVATOR, DUMBWAITER
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

2100.0 General

2101.0 Plans, specifications and permits

2102.0 Tests and inspections

2103.0 Certificate of compliance

2104.0 Maintenance and accidents

2105.0 Existing installations

2106.0 Alterations

2107.0 Power elevator operation

2108.0 Hoistway enclosures and venting

2109.0 Elevator exit restrictions

2110.0 Elevator and dumbwaiter machinery and equipment

2111.0 Machine rooms and related construction for
passenger and freight elevators and dumbwaiters

2112.0 Elevator opening protectives

2113.0 Elevator car emergency signals and signs

2114.0 Manlifts

2115.0 Industrial lifts and loading ramps

2116.0 Automotive lifts

2117.0 Conveyors

2118.0 Escalators

Artlcle 22 STATE PLUMBING CODE
(815 KAR 20)

General

Definitions

Parts or materials list

Truck identification

Installation permits

Quality and weight of materials

 

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Article 22—continued

Section

20:070
201071

20:080
20:090
202100
20:110
202120
202130
201141
202150
202160
20:170
20:180
202191

Plumbing fixtures

Storage and installation of schedule 40. ABS and

PVC plastic pipe and fittings

Waste pipe size

Soil, waste and vent systems

Joints and connections

Traps and cleanouts

Water supply and distribution

House sewers and storm water piping; method of installation
Standards for subsurface sewage disposal systems
Inspections and tests

Standards for subsurface sewage disposal systems other than residential
Mobile home park waste systems and connections

Special connections

Minimum fixture requirements

Artlcle 23 PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION

2300.0
2301.0
2302.0
2303.0
2304.0
2305.0
2306.0
2307.0
2308.0
2309.0
2310.0
2311.0
2312.0
2313.0
2314.0
2315.0
2316.0
2317.0

General

Plans and specifications

Tests of prefabricated assemblies
Evaluation and follow up inspection services
Prefabricated units

Existing systems and approvals

Approvals based on design

Approvals based on tests

Materials. dimensions and methods of fabrication
Light gage steel frame construction
Combustible construction

Light reinforced concrete construction

Light reinforced gypsum construction
Fireresistance rating and firestopping

Light and ventilation

Egress facilities

Plumbing, piping and sanitary equipment
Heating and air conditioning

Artlcle 24 LIGHT TRANSMITTING PLASTIC

CONSTRUCTION

General

Design and installation
Glazing of unprotected openings
Exterior panel walls

Roof panels

Skylight assemblies

Light diffusing systems
Partitions

Bathroom accessories
Awnings and similar structures
Greenhouses

 

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Artlcle 25 ENERGY CONSERVATION

2500.0 General

2501.0 Plans and specifications

2502.0 Exterior envelope requirements

2503.0 Energy conservation in electrical distribution systems
2504.0 Mechanical systems

2505.0 Service water heating

2506.0 Alternative systems

LIST OF APPENDICES

General notes concerning standards cited
in the Kentucky Building Code

Appendlx A REFERENCED STANDARDS
Appendlx B RELATED STANDARDS

Appendlx C UNIT DEAD LOADS FOR
DESIGN PURPOSES

Appendlx D UNIT WORKING STRESSES FOR
ORDINARY MATERIALS

Appendlx E RECOMMENDED
FASTENING SCHEDULE

Appendlx F METRIC EQUIVALENTS

Appendix G ABOUT THE BOCA ORGANIZATION
Appendix H APPEALS AND
INTERPRETATIONS

Appendlx I EXCERPTS FROM ARCHITECTS
AND ENGINEERS REGISTRATION LAWS
AMENDED BY 1982 KENTUCKY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Appendix J ACCESSIBILITY DIAGRAMS
Appendlx K FEE SCHEDULE

519

52]
537

551
559

563
569
57]

573

 

  ARTICLE 1

ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF
THE KENTUCKY BUILDING CODE

Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction

SECTION 101.0 DEFINITIONS

(I) Board of Housing or “Board” means the Kentucky Board of Housing,
Buildings and Construction,

(2) BOCA means Building Officials and Code Administrators International,
Inc.

(3) Building means any combination of materials, whether portable or fixed,
which comprises a structure or non-mine underground area affording
facilities or shelter for any human occupancy, whether infrequent or
regular. The word “building” shall be construed wherever used herein as if
followed by the words “or part or parts thereofand all equipment therein”
unless the context clearly requires a different meaning. “Building“ shall
also mean swimming pools constructed below grade on site, but not
swimming pools assembled above grade on site. “Building" shall not mean
a mobile home, or a farm dwelling or other farm buildings and structures
incident to the operation and maintenance of the farm if such farm
structures are located outside the boundary ofa municipality and are not
used in the business ofretail trade or used as a place of regular employment
for ten or more people or structures used in the storage or processing of
timber products.

(4) Commissioner means the Commissioner ofthe Department of Housing,
Buildings and Construction.

(5) Department means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Con-
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(6) Fire official means the Chief of the Fire Department or of the Fire
Prevention Bureau, or ifthere is not ajurisdictional fire department or fire
prevention bureau, such officer as shall be designated by the appointing
authority of the jurisdiction or his duly appointed representative, to
enforce the provisions of KRS 227.300 and 815 KAR 10:020.

(7) Industrialized building system or “building system" means a structure or
component thereof which is wholly or in substantial part fabricated in an
off site manufacturing facility for installation or assembly on a permanent
foundation at a building site in Kentucky. “Industrialized building system”
includes a building ofany size or for any use, all or any component part of
which is of closed construction made from precast concrete panels, or
precut wood sections fabricated to individual specifications in an off site
manufacturing facility, and assembled in accordance with the manufactur-
er’s instructions.

(8) KAR means Kentucky Administrative Regulations.

(9) KBC means Kentucky Building Code.

(10) KRS means Kentucky Revised Statutes.

(l 1) Major structural change means alterations or repairs made within any
period of 12 months, costing in excess of 50 percent ofthe physical value of
the structure, as determined by a comparison of the BOCA chart of
constructions costs and the value of the structure as established by the tax
records of the county in which the property is located.

(12) Person means a person, partnership, corporation or other legal entity.

(13) Single family dwelling means one unit providing complete independent
living facilities for one or more persons including permanent provisions for
living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation, and which is not connected
to any other unit or buildings.

(14) Trade or brand name house means any single structure made of precut or
prefabricated panels, sections or individual pieces that are sold or prefab-
ricated under a name that identifies both the manufacturer and a particular
type of structure he makes, and that are assembled on a permanent
foundation by conventional homebuilding and electrical and plumbing
installation techniques.

SECTION 102.0 SCOPE

This regulation shall supersede any and all other conflicting administration
and enforcement provisions which may be incorporated by reference within
the KBC.

(1)The KBC shall control all matters concerning the construction, altera-
tion, addition, remodeling, use and occupancy classifications of all buildings
in the state.

(2) Trade or brand name houses shall be constructed in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the KBC.

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not trade or brand name houses or industrialized building systems, shall be
mandatory only after a local government, by ordinance, extends the applica-
tion of the KBC to those units. However, the State Plumbing Code and the
National Electrical Code shall be applicable to these units, whether or not the
local government passes an ordinance. A local government may not enforce
any building code other than the KBC on such units.

(4) Unless otherwise specifically provided within the KBC, all references to
article or section numbers, or to provisions not specifically identified by
number, shall be construed to refer to such article, section or provision 0fthe
KBC.

(5) Nothing in the KBC shall require historic buildings listed on the state or
federal register to conform to new buildings requirements because of their
restoration.

(6) The KBC shall be construed to secure its expressed intent which is to
secure public safety, health and welfare insofar as they are affected by
building construction quality, electrical systems, plumbing, energy, boiler,
safety, handicapped accessibility, life safety from hazards of fire and explo-
sion and other disasters. It is the further expressed intent ofthis code to avoid
duplicative plan review and inspection of new construction and to gather
together in one set of regulations all the requirements relating to the construc-
tion of buildings in the state to enable builders, owners and building officials
to be adequately informed.

SECTION 103.0 APPLICABILITY

(l) The provisions 0fthe KBC shall cover all matters affecting or relating to
buildings, and structures, as set forth in Section 102.0 above.

(2) No person shall construct a building or structure, extend, repair,
remove or alter in violation ofthese provisions, except for ordinary repairs as
identified in Section 104.0 and except further that the raising, lowering, or
moving of a building or structure as a unit necessitated by a change in legal
grade or widening of a street shall be permitted provided the building or
structure is not otherwise altered or its use or occupancy changed.

(3) Any requirement for structural, fire or sanitary safety of a building
essential for the safety 0fthe occupants thereof, and which is not specifically
covered by this code, shall be determined by other regulations of the depart-
ment or other applicable law.

(4) Any person who violates any provision of the article or any other
provision of the Kentucky Building Code shall be subject to the penalties
provided in Section 119.0.

SECTION 104.0 ORDINARY REPAIRS

Ordinary repairs to structures may be made without application to the
building official. Ordinary repair means any nonstructural reconstruction or
renewal ofany part ofan existing building for the purpose of its maintenance,
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