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State of Mic h iga n
J ohn En gler, Govern or
MEMORANDU M
Dep artm ent of Consum er & Industr y Services Kath leen M. Wilbur , Director
To : Brian Devlin, Director Office of Regulat ory Reform
From : Tom Mart in
Regulat ory Affa ir s Officer
Sub jec t : Request for corr ection of ru les R 408 .30401 , R 408 .30427 , R 408 .30430 , R 408 .30447 , an d R 408 .30499 in th e Michigan Administrat ive Code, pur suant to Administrat ive Pr oced ur es Act ,
Section 56(1), MCL 28.256 .
Rule Set: (1999 -090 ) Mechan ical Code Rules
Date : Sep tember 17, 2001
The Dep artm ent of Consum er & Industr y Services, Bur eau of Constru ct ion Codes , as promu lgat ing agency, is writing to request that th e Office of Regulat ory Reform exercise it s discretion to corr ect obvious err ors in th e Michigan Administrat ive Code, pur suant to Administrat ive Pr oced ur es Act , Section 56(1), MCL 28 .256 .
The err ors ar e conta ined in ru les R 408 .30401 , R 408 .30427 , R 408 .30430 , R 408 .30447 , an d R 408 .30499 . These ru les were recent ly promu lgat ed as part of a series of revisions to th e Mechan ical Code Rules ident ified as ORR #1999 -090 . The err ors ar e des cribed in th e bulleted point s that follow:
· R 408 .30401 conta ins an obvious err or in it s duplicat ion of a reference to section
“1108 .8.2” The se con d reference should be replaced with “1108 .8.3.”1
· R 408 .30427 (g), Section 1102 .1 conta ins an obvious err or in it s reference to “ICC/ANS I 117 .1" an d should be replaced with th e term “ICC/ANS I A117 .1" for th e reason that ICC/ANSI A117 .1 addresses a ccessibili ty stan dar ds, th e int ended subject of th e
reference, whereas ICC /ANSI 117 .1 does not exist.2
· R 408 .30427 , Section 1103 .2.1 conta ins an obvious err or in that th e word “ex tend ” should be replaced with th e word “ex ten t .”3
· R 408 .30427 , Section 1107 .5.2.2 conta ins an obvious err or in that th e word “res id en t”
should be replaced with th e word “res id ence .”4
1 The erroneous version of R 408.30401 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
R 408 .30401 Applicable code .
Rule 401 . The provisions of th e int ernat iona l building code, 2000 edition, including appe ndices F, G, an d H, except for sections 104 .8, 108 .2 to 108 .6, 112 to 112 .3, 114 .3, 415 .7.2.2 to 415 .7.2.10, 415 .7.3.1 to 415 .7.3.5.2, 1107 .2.1, 1107 .2.2, 1107 .2.2.1, 1107 .2.3,
1107 .2.3.1, 1107 .2.3.2, 1107 .2.4, 1107 .2.4.1, 1107 .2.5, 1107 .2.5.1, 1107 .2.5.2, ta ble 1107 .2.2, ta ble 1107 .2.2.1, ta ble 1107 .2.4.1, 1107 .3.1,
1107 .3.2, 1107 .3.3, 1107 .5.6, 1107 .5.7, 1108 .2.1.1, 1108 .2.1.2, 1108 .2.1.3, 1108 .2.1.4, 1108 .2.1.5, 1108 .2.1.6, 1108 .2.1.7, 1108 .4, 1108 .5,
1108 .6, 1108 .7, 1108 .8, 1108 .8.1, 1108 .8.2, 1108 .8.2, 1108 .9, 1108 .10, 1108 .11, 1108 .11.1, 1108 .12, 1108 .12.1, 1108 .12.2, 1108 .12.3,
1108 .12.4, 1108 .12.5, ta ble 1108 .12.2, 1108 .13, 1108 .13.1, 1108 .14, 1108 .14.1, 1108 .14.2, ta ble 1608 .2, 2902 to 2902 .6.2, 3001 .3, 3006 .5,
th e definition of “recreat iona l vehicle” in Appe ndix G, an d, IECC-2000 , ICC EC-2000 , IMC-2000 , IPC-2000 , IPSDC-2000 listed in cha pter 35, an d th e provisions of th e int ernat iona l reside nt ia l code, 2000 edition, including appe ndices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J , an d K, except for sections R104 .8, R108 .2, R108 .3, R108 .4, R 108 .5, R112 .1, R112 .3, N 1101 .2 to N 1104 .1, P 2709 .2.1, AJ 102 .4, an d IBC-2000 ,
ICCEC-2000 , IECC-2000 , IMC-2000 , IPC-2000 , NFP A 70-99 listed in cha pter 43 govern th e con stru ct ion, alterat ion, relocat ion, demolition, use, an d occupan cy of buildings an d stru ctur es, an d, with exceptions noted, th e int ernat iona l building code an d th e int ernat iona l reside nt ia l code ar e adopted by reference in th ese ru les. All references to th e Int ernat iona l Building Code, Int ernat iona l Reside nt ia l Code, Int ernat iona l En ergy Conservat ion Code, Int ernat iona l Electr ical Code, Int ernat iona l Mechan ical Code, an d Int ernat iona l Plum bing Code mean th e Michigan Building Code, Michigan Reside nt ia l Code, Michigan Un iform En ergy Code, Michigan Electr ical Code, Michigan Mechan ical Code, an d Michigan Plum bing Code respe ctively. The codes ar e available for inspe ct ion at th e Okemos office of th e Michigan Dep artm ent of Consum er an d Industr y Services, Bur eau of Constru ct ion Codes . The codes ma y be pur cha sed from th e Building Officials an d Code Administrat ors Int ernat iona l, Incorporat ed, 4051 West Floss moor Road, Countr y Club Hills, Illinois 60478 , or from th e Michigan Dep artm ent of Consum er an d Industr y Services, Bur eau of Constru ct ion Codes , 2501 Woodlak e Circle, Ok em os, Michigan 48864 , at a cost as of th e t ime of adoption of th ese am endat ory ru les of $60 .00 an d $45 .00, respe ctively.
2 The erroneous version of R 408 .30427 (g), Section 1102 .1 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
(g) “Dwelli ng un it or sleeping un it , type B” mean s a dwelling un it or sleeping un it des igned an d constru cted for accessibili ty in accordan ce with ICC/ANS I 117 .1 consistent with th e des ign an d constru ct ion requirement s of th e fede ra l fa ir housing act, 42 U.S.C. §3601 et seq.
3 The err oneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1103 .2.1 is reprint ed below with th e err or highlight ed in bold print :
1103 .2.1. Spe cific requirement s. Accessibili ty is required in buildings an d facilities or port ions th ereof, to th e ex tend defined by sections 1104 to 1109 of th e code.
4 The err oneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1107 .5.2.2 is reprint ed below with th e err or highlight ed in bold print :
1107 .5.2.2. Type B un it s. In stru ctur es that ha ve 4 or more dwelling or sleeping un it s int ended to be occupied as a reside nce, every dwelling an d sleeping un it int ended to be occupied as a res id en t sha ll be a type B un it .
Exception: The num ber of type B un it s ma y be reduced in accordan ce with section 1107 .7 of th e code.
· R 408 .30427 , Section 1107 .6.1, Table 1107 .6.1 conta ins an obvious err or in that , to avoid a gap in a num erical sequence, th e column entr y “”Ove r 1001 ” should be replaced with an entr y labeled “Ove r 1000 .”5
· R 408 .30427 , Section 1108 .2.5 conta ins an obvious err or in that th e word “tabl e ” should be replaced with th e word “tabl es .” 6
· R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .2 conta ins an obvious err or in that “1108 " should be replaced with “1107 " for th e reason that section 1107 addresses toilet an d bath ing facilities, th e int ended subject of th e reference, whereas section 1108 does not.7
· R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .2.1.2 conta ins an d obvious err or in that “1109 .2.1.2" should be replaced with “1109 .2.1.3" for th e reason that section 1109 .2.1.3 addresses un isex
5 The err oneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1107 .6.1, Table 1107 .6.1 is reprint ed below with th e err or highlight ed in bold
print :
TABLE 1107 .6.1
ACCESSIBL E DWELLI NG AND SLEEP ING UNI TS
TOTAL NU MBER OF UNI TS PROVIDED
MINIMUM REQUIRED NU MBER OF ACCESSIBL E UNI TS ASSOCI ATED WITH ROLL -IN SHOWERS
TOTAL NU MBER OF REQUIRED ACCESSIBL E UNI TS
1 to 25
0
1
26 to 50
0
2
51 to 75
1
4
76 to 100
1
5
101 to 150
2
7
151 to 200
2
8
201 to 300
3
10
301 to 400
4
12
401 to 500
4
13
501 to 1,000
1% of tota l
3% of tota l
Ove r 1,001
10 plus 1 for each
30 plus 2 for each
100 over 1,000
100 over 1,000
6 The err oneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1107 .5.2.2 is reprint ed below with th e err or highlight ed in bold print : 1108 .2.5. Dining ar eas. In dining ar eas, th e tota l floor ar ea a llott ed for seat ing an d tabl e sha ll be accessible .
7 The erroneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .2 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
1109 .2. Toilet an d bath ing facilities. Exceptions:
2. This section is not applicable to dwelling un it s, sleeping a ccomm odat ions, an d pat ient toilet an d bath ing facilities that ar e not required to be accessible by section 1108 of th e code.
bath ing r oom s, th e int ended subject of th e reference, whereas 1109 .2.1.2 is th e num ber des ignat ion of th e ru le conta ining th e reference.8
· R408 .30427 , Section 1109 .7 conta ins an obvious err or in that “1107 .2.2" should be replaced with “1108 .2.2" for th e reason that section 1108 .2.2 addresses wheelcha ir seat ing, th e int ended subject of th e reference, whereas section 1107 .2.2 does not exist.9
· R 408 .30427 Section 1109 .12.3 conta ins an d obvious err or in that th e word “se rvices ” should be replaced with th e word “se rvice .”10
· R 408 .30427 Section 1109 .12.4 conta ins an d obvious err or in that th e word “se rvices ” should be replaced with th e word “se rvice .”11
· R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .13.1 conta ins an obvious err or in that th e reference to “1107 .3.1, 1107 .3.2 and 1107 .5.1" should be replaced with a reference to “1107 .5.1, 1107 .5.2 and 1107 .6.1" for th e reason that sections 1107 .5.1, 1107 .5.2 an d 1107 .6.1 address group car e home, nur sing homes an d reside nt ial occu pan cies which initiat e th e above requirement , th e int ended subject of th e reference, whereas sections 1107 .3.1 an d 1107 .3.2 do not exist.12
8 The erroneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .2.1.2 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
1109 .2.1.2. Un isex toilet rooms. Un isex toilet rooms sha ll include only 1 wat er closet an d only 1 lavat ory. A un isex bath ing room in accordan ce with section 1109 .2.1.2 of th e code sha ll be considered a un isex toilet room.
9 The erroneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .7 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
1109 .7. Lifts. Plat form (wheelcha ir ) lift s sha ll not be a part of a required accessible rout e in new constru ct ion. Exceptions:
2. An accessible rout e to wheelcha ir spaces required by section 1107 .2.2 of th e code.
10 The erroneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .12.3 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
1109 .12.3. Point of sales an d se rvices count ers. Where count ers ar e provided for sales or distr ibut ion of goods or services, at least 1 of each type provided sha ll be accessible . Where such count ers ar e dispe rsed thr oughout th e building or facility, th e accessible count ers sha ll also be dispe rsed .
11 The erroneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .12.4 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
1109 .12 .4. Food service lines. Food se rvices lines sha ll be accessible . Where self-service shelves ar e provided , not less than 50 %, but not less than 1, of each type provided sha ll be accessible .
12 The erroneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .13.1 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
1109 .13.1. Ope ra ble windows. Where opera ble windows ar e provided in rooms that ar e required to be accessible in accordan ce with sections 1107 .3.1, 1107 .3.2 and 1107 .5.1 of th e code, at least 1 window in each room sha ll be accessible an d each required opera ble window sha ll be accessible .
· R408 .30427 , Section 1110 .1 conta ins an obvious err or in that “1103 .2.13 .5" should be replaced with “1003 .2.13 .5" for th e reason that section 1003 .2.1.3.5 addresses ar eas of refuge, th e int ended subject of th e reference, whereas section 1103 .2.5 does not exist.13
· R 408 .30427 , Section 1110 .2 conta ins an obvious err or in that “1108 .2.1" should be replaced with “1109 .2.1" for th e reason that Section 1109 .2.1 addresses un isex toilet an d bath ing r oom s, th e int ended subject of th e reference, whereas section 1108 .2.1 con cern s asse mbly seat ing.14
· R 408 .30427 , Section 1110 .3 conta ins an d obvious err or in that “1107 .2.4" should be replaced with “1108 .2.4" for th e reason that section 1108 .2.4 addresses assisted listening systems, th e int ended subject of th e reference, whereas section 1107 .2.4 does not exist.15
· R 408 .30430 conta ins an obvious err or in that th e misspe lling “liq uified ” should be replaced with th e word “liq ue fied .”16
· R 408 .447 , Section 1005 .3.2.5 conta ins an obvious err or in that , “1015 .3.2.5" should be replaced with “1005 .3.2.5" for th e reason that s ection 1005 .3.2.5 addresses smokepr oof
13 The erroneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .13.1 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
1110 .1. Signs. Required accessible element s sha ll be ident ified by th e int ernat iona l symbol of accessibili ty at th e following locat ions:
3. Accessible areas of refuge required by section 1103.2.13.5 of the code.
14 The erroneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1109 .13.1 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
1110 .2. Directiona l signa ge. Directiona l signa ge indicat ing th e rout e to th e near est like accessible element s sha ll be provided at th e following locat ions:
4. At each separate-sex toilet and bathing room indicating the location of the nearest unisex toilet or bathing room where provided in accordance with section 1108.2.1 of the code.
15 The erroneous version of R 408 .30427 , Section 1110 .3. is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
1110 .3. Oth er signs. Signa ge indicat ing spe cial a ccessibili ty provisions sha ll be provided as follows :
1. In assembly areas required to comply with section 1107.2.4 of the code, a sign notifying the general public of the availability of assistive listening systems shall be provided at ticket offices or similar locations.
16 The erroneous version of R 408 .30430 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
R 408 .30430 Liq uified petr oleum gas distr ibut ion facilities.
Rule 430 . Section 415 .7.3 of th e code is am ended to read as follows:
415 .7.3. Liq uified petr oleum gas distr ibut ion facilities. The des ign an d constru ct ion of propan e, butan e, propylene, but ylen e, an d oth er liquefied petr oleum gas distr ibut ion facilities sha ll con form to th e applicable provisions of sections 415 .7.3.1 to 415 .7.3.5.2 of th e code. The stora ge an d han dling of liq uified petr oleum gas systems sha ll conform to th e int ernat iona l fire code listed in cha pter 35. The des ign an d insta llat ion of piping, equipment , an d systems that ut ilize liq uified petr oleum gas sha ll be in accordan ce with th e int ernat iona l fuel gas code listed in cha pter 35 . Liq uified petr oleum gas distr ibut ion facilities sha ll be vent ilat ed in accordan ce with th e Michigan mechan ical code, R 408 .30901 a to R 408 .30998 a , an d th e requirement s of 1941 PA 207 .
enclosur es, th e int ended subject of th e reference, whereas section 1015 .3.2.5 does not exist.17
· R 408 .30499 conta ins an obvious err or in that reference to “R 408 .801 " should be replaced with “R 408 .8101 " for th e reason that section 408 .8101 addresses carn ival amu sement r ides , th e int ended subject of th e reference, whereas R 408 .801 addresses th e stat e elevat or code .18
If you ha ve an y questions about th is tran smitta l, you ma y conta ct Norene Lind at 517 .241 .4146 .
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17 The erroneous version of R 408 .30430 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
R 408 .30447 Sm okep r oof en closur es.
Rule 447 . Section 1005 .3.2.5 of th e code is am ended to read as follows:
1015 .3.2.5. Sm okep r oof enclosur es. In buildings required to comply with section 403 or 405 of th e code, each of th e exits of a building that serves stories where th e floor sur face is locat ed more than 55 feet (16 ,764 mm ) above th e lowes t level of fir e dep artm ent vehicle access or more than 30 feet (9,144 mm ) below th e level of exit dischar ge serving such floor level s sha ll be a sm okep r oof enclosur e or press ur ized sta irway in accordan ce with section 909 .20 of th e code.
18 The erroneous version of R 408 .30430 is reprinted below with the error highlighted in bold print:
R 408 .30499 Adoption of stan dar ds by reference; referenced codes .
Rule 499 . Cha pter 35 of th e code is am ended to add th e following referenced codes , which ar e available from th e Michigan Dep artm ent of Consum er an d Industr y Services, Bur eau of Constru ct ion Codes , 2501 Woodlak e Circle, Okemos, Michigan 48864 :
(a) Michigan Electr ical Code R 408 .30801 et seq. of th e Michigan Administrat ive Code.
(b) Michigan Mechan ical Code R 408 .30901 a et seq. of th e Michigan Administrat ive Code.
(c) Michigan Plum bing Code R 408 .30701 et seq. of th e Michigan Administrat ive Code.
(d) Michigan Un iform En ergy Code R 408 .31061 et seq. of th e Michigan Administrat ive Code. (e) Michigan Elevat or Code R 408 .801 et seq. of th e Michigan Administrat ive Code.
MEMORANDU M
Sep tember 17, 2001
Tom Mart in, Regulat ory Affa irs Officer
Dep artm ent of Consum er an d Industr y Services Bur eau of Constru ct ion Codes
P.O. Box 30254
Lan sing, Michigan 48909
Re: Request for corr ection of R 408 .30401 , R 408 .30427 , R 408 .30430 , R 408 .30447 , an d R 408 .30499 in th e Michigan Administrat ive Code.
Dear Mr. Mart in:
I ha ve read your lett er dat ed August 1, 2001 an d I agree that th e requested corr ection to R 408 .30401 , R 408 .30427 , R 408 .30430 , R 408 .30477 , an d R 408 .30499 can be
ma de pur suant to MCL 28.256 .
The Office of Regulat ory Reform will imm ediat ely mak e th e necess ar y corr ection in th e Michigan Administrat ive Code.
Sincerely,
Brian D. Devlin, Director Office of Regulat ory Reform
Execut ive Office, Legal Divisi on
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