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Structural Interpretations - Rescinded
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Current Structural Interpretations
(R)- Revised date
Issue date Interp number & Subject
7/01/2010(R) 2004 OSSC Section 1109.14.2 - Single Station Alarms
7/01/2010(R) Areas of Rescue Assistance On Ground Floor
7/01/2010(R) Disabled Access to Church Baptisteries
9/18/2007 07-01 Stories with one exit
3/02/2007 07-05 Continuity of Vertical Exit Enclosures
6/06/2006 Scope of dressing and fitting room provisions
3/23/2006 06-06 Seismic Importance Factor For Health-Care Facilities
12/01/2005 Detectable warnings at vehicular way
11/25/2005 92-1 Application of Table 53.P to Additions - Rescinded
12/17/2004 05-03 Periodic Special Inspections
1/01/2004 04-02 Special Inspections for Seismic Resistance
10/21/2003 03-02 Values obtained from Simplified Trade-Off Approach (STA) method
10/21/2003 03-01 Averaging of insulation R-value for sloped roof insulation
11/12/2002 (No #) Extent of Emergency Power for Means of Egress Illumination - Rescinded
10/08/2002 (No #) A-3s Located in Basements or Above the First Floor - Rescinded
5/02/2002 01-02 Ducts/Air Transfer openings at fire-resistive horizontal assemblies - Rescinded
11/07/2001 95-03 Values obtained from Simplified Trade-Off Approach (STA) method
8/02/2000 00-14 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems In Group E Occupancies - Rescinded
1/03/2000 00-17 Use of Perforated Shear Wall as Alternate Method - Rescinded
5/25/1999 95-02 Whole Building Approach
5/06/1999 99-3 Metal and Wood Frame Wall Cavity Definition and Applicability for Tables 13-D and 13-E, Footnote 10, Nonresidential Buildings - Rescinded
5/06/1999 99-2 Shading Coefficient Conversion - Rescinded
10/29/1997 97-10 Use of Plastic Piping in Fire Rated Buildings or Assemblies - Rescinded
7/14/1997 97-8 Areas of Rescue Assistance - Rescinded
9/11/1995 95-3 Elevator Shaft Fire Protection - Rescinded
9/07/1995 93-27 Mud Sill Embedded in Foundation - Rescinded
8/16/1995 93-15 Batt and Loose-Fill Glass Fiber and Mineral Fiber Used as Fire Blocking and Fire Stopping - Rescinded
4/18/1995 Disabled Person Access to Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs and Spas
1/25/1995 93-46 Spacing Between Regulated Buildings, Mobile Homes, Manufactured Dwellings and Agricultural Buildings - Rescinded
8/24/1994 94-16 OSHA Regulated Guardrails - Rescinded
7/15/1994 94-14 Acceptable Fiberglass Wall Insulation in Rim Joists
6/27/1994 93-13 Trusses - Rescinded
5/09/1994 94-4 Insulation Requirements for Zero-Lot-Line Walls
4/06/1994 94-6 Acceptable Installation of Wall Batt Insulation
2/08/1994 93-92 Meranti as Decay Resistant Wood and Design Values - Rescinded
2/08/1994 93-93 Application of Concentrated Floor Load - Rescinded
1/26/1994 93-73 Portable Electric Heaters for Main Source of Heat - Rescinded
1/26/1994 93-30 Stairs and Ramps Within Yard Where Opening Protection is Required - Rescinded
1/26/1994 93-84 Code Requirements by Lending Agencies - Rescinded
1/26/1994 93-85 Habitable Space Development - Rescinded
11/29/1993 93-51 Retrofit Glazing Requirements for Non-Residential Buildings - Rescinded
11/29/1993 93-69 Finger Grips in Handrails - Rescinded
11/19/1993 93-17 Vinyl Protected Wallboard - Rescinded
11/19/1993 93-66 Shafts for Metal Chimneys
11/19/1993 93-75 Underslab Vapor Barrier - Rescinded
11/19/1993 93-63 Required Grades of Wood Shingles and Shakes
11/19/1993 93-78 Floor Vapor Barrier Installation - Rescinded
11/19/1993 93-76 Labor Camps - Rescinded
11/19/1993 93-44 20-Minute Fire Door Self-Closing Operation - Rescinded
11/19/1993 93-71 Moving and Change of Occupancy of Prefabricated Structures and Mobile Homes
11/19/1993 93-70 Insulation of Electric Water Heaters - Rescinded
11/19/1993 93-68 Emergency Exits from Bedrooms - Rescinded
11/19/1993 93-67 Measure Clear Opening of Required Doorways
11/19/1993 93-62 Vapor Barrier Application - Walls - Rescinded
11/19/1993 93-59 Total Perimeter of a Building on Sloping Site in Calculating Height in Stories - Rescinded
11/17/1993 93-55 Permit Application/Plan Approval - Rescinded
10/01/1993 93-41 Connection Fracture of Surface Sheathing on Wood Diaphragms - Rescinded
10/01/1993 93-45 Sprinkler Plan Review Fees - Rescinded
10/01/1993 93-36 Special Inspector Certification
10/01/1993 93-39 Garage Floor Surfaces - Rescinded
10/01/1993 93-37 Building Regulations by Other Agencies -Rescinded
10/01/1993 93-32 When Existing Buildings Must be Insulated to Code - Rescinded
8/06/1993 93-8 Required Insulation Level at the Perimeter of Flat Ceilings - Rescinded
7/30/1993 93-28 Protection of Wood in Contact with Below Grade Concrete - Rescinded
7/30/1993 93-25 Engineering Reqs for Agricultural Buildings Located in Flood Plans - Rescinded
7/30/1993 92-27 Design of Post-Frame Buildings Not Required to be Designed Under the Architects Law - Rescinded
7/30/1993 93-23 Storm Windows Over Required Openable Exit or Ventilation Windows - Rescinded
7/30/1993 93-21 Tennis Court Rooms - Rescinded
7/30/1993 93-18 Masonry Chimney Cleanout - Rescinded
7/30/1993 93-20 CDX Grade Plywood as a Weather-Protective Barrier - Rescinded
5/24/1993 93-2 Locks and Latches on Emergency Egress Windows from Bedrooms - Rescinded
5/24/1993 93-9 Fire Separations in Multifamily Dwellings - Rescinded
4/29/1993 93-64 Lumber Design Values - Rescinded
11/03/1992 92-10 One Percent Decorative or Unique Architectural Glazing
10/23/1992 92-18 Plastic Pipe in Buildings of Non Combustible Construction - Rescinded
8/18/1992 92-17 New Manufactured Windows with Storm Window Default U-Value - Rescinded
6/29/1992 92-4 Plastic Pipe in Type 1 & 2 Buildings - Rescinded
6/29/1992 92-14 Occupancy Separation Between Kitchen and Day-Care Occupancies - Rescinded
6/09/1992 92-7 Table 53-O Base Path 1 Limitations - Rescinded
4/15/1992 92-8 Acceptable U-0.54 Doors for Prescriptive Compliance Paths - Rescinded
4/15/1992 92-9 Acceptable Default U-Values - Rescinded
4/15/1992 92-6 Definition of a Vaulted Ceiling - Rescinded
4/15/1992 00-18 Use of NEHRP 2000, Proposal 7-17R (Perforated Shear Wall Method) as an Alternative Method of Design of Shear Walls - Rescinded
4/15/1992 01-03 Clarifications of the Prescriptive Bracing Requirements for Detached 1 & 2 Family Dwellings - Rescinded