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3 Vegetation and organics: The underfloor grade shall
eaned of all vegetation and organic material.
2102.9.4 Thermal performance: Floor sections over areas ex-
posed to outside air shall meet the criteria for thermal transmit-
tance specified in Table 2123-1.
SECTION 2103.0 WALL CONSTRUCTION
2103.1 General: Wall and partition construction shall conform
to the requirements of this section.
2103.1.1 Specifications: Conformity with the applicable grading,
material, test, construction and design standards specified in
the reference standards of this article shall be acceptable as
providing compliance with the requirements of this section.
2103.1.2 Energy conservation requirements: Exterior walls shall
meet the thermal transmittance requirements as specified in
Table 2123-1.
2103.2 Wood
2103.2.1 Identification: All load-bearing lumber, plywood and
particleboard shall conform to applicable standards or grading
rules and shall be so identified by the grade mark, or certifi-
cate of inspection issued by an approved grading or inspection
bureau or agency.
2103.2.2 Grade: All headers and studs shall be at least of
No. 2, Standard or Stud Grade Lumber or equivalent.
Exceptions:
1. Bearing studs not supporting floors may be No. 3 or
Utility Grade or equivalent provided the studs are spaced
not more than sixteen (16) inches on center.
2. Nonbearing studs may be of No. 3 or Utility Grade or
equivalent lumber.
2103.2.3 Construction: Exterior walls of wood frame residential
buildings shall be constructed in accordance with Figures 2103-1
and 2103-2, and Tables 2103-2 and 2103-3.
2103.2.4 Engineering design: Exterior walls subject to wind
pressure greater than thirty (30) pounds per square foot, as
established In this code shall be designed in accordance with
accepted engineering practice.
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air space on top, sides and end, unless approved durable or
treated wood is used.
7 Clearance between wood siding: Clearance between wood
siding and earth on the exterior of a building shall be not less
than six (6) inches.
2102.8.8 Wood used in a retaining wall: Wood used in a retain-
ing wall shall be approved durable or treated wood, except as
follows:
1. when the wall is not more than two (2) feet in height and
is located on the property line; or
2. when the wall is not more than four (4) feet in height
and is separated from the property line by a minimum dis-
tance equal to the height of the wall.
2102.8.9 Where approved durable or treated woods are required:
Where approved durable or treated woods are required in this
code, the building official shall require identification by an
approved mark or certificate of inspection. All lumber and
plywood required to be preservatively treated shall bear an
approved quality mark of an inspection agency that maintains
continuing control, testing and inspection over the quality of
the product.
2102.8.10 Pressure treatment: Where pressure treatment of
wood members is required by this code, preservations and
methods of treatment shall conform to the standards for Ares-
sure treatment and preserving of lumber listed in Reference
Standard RS-21-4.
2102.9 Underfloor space ventilation
'NoWW.1 General: The space between the bottom of the floor
Joists and the earth under any building (except such space as
is occupied by a basement or cellar) shall be provided with a
sufficient number of ventilating openings through foundation
walls or exterior walls to insure ample ventilation, and such
openings shall be covered with a corrosion-resistant wire mesh
not greater than one-half (1/2) inch nor less than one-quarter
(1/4) inch in any dimension. The minimum total area of venti-
lating openings shall be proportioned according to Section
2121.2. Vents shall be located to provide cross-ventilation.
Exception: Ventilation openings may be omitted when crawl
space is used as a plenum.
9.2 Access: An access crawl hole eighteen (18) inches by
twenty-four (24) inches shall be provided to the underfloor
space.
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other than covered in the section when approved by the build-
ing official.
2102.7 Foundation kneewalls: Studs shall have a minimum
length of fourteen (14) inches and shall be not less in size and
spacing than the studding required for exterior walls, and
when exceeding four (4) feet in height shall be of the size
required for an additional story.
2102.7.1 Kneewall bracing: Foundation kneewall studs of exte-
rior walls and bearing partitions shall be thoroughly and effec-
tively cross-braced (see Table 2103.3).
2102.8 Protection against decay and termites
2102.8.1 Wood in contact with the ground: All wood in contact
with the ground and supporting permanent structures shall be
approved treated wood. All wood below two (2) inches above
surrounding grade, or in locations subject to ponding of water
and/or dampers shall be of approved wood type or treated
(pressure).
2102.8.2 Untreated wood: Untreated wood may be used where
entirely below ground water level or continuously submerged in
fresh water; and may be used in contact with the ground for
detached accessory buildings not intended for human occu-
pancy, for temporary structures, and for fences.
Wood joists or the bottom of wood structural floors:
When wood joists or the bottom of wood structural floors without
joists are closer than eighteen (18) inches, or wood girders are
closer than twelve (12) inches, to exposed ground located
within the periphery of the building over crawl spaces or
unexcavated` areas, they shall be approved durable or treated
wood. Ventilation shall be provided as required in Section
2102.9.
2102.8.4 Sills: All sills which rest on concrete or masonry ex-
terior walls and are less than eight (8) inches from exposed
earth shall be approved durable or treated wood.
2102.8.5 Wood posts or columns: Posts or columns in cellars
shall be supported by piers projecting at least two (2) inches
above the finish floor and separated therefrom by an approved
impervious barrier except when approved durable or treated
wood is used. Posts or columns used in damp locations below
grade shall be of approved durable or treated wood.
2102.8.6 Wall pockets: Ends of wood girders entering masonry
or concrete walls shall be provided with a one-half (1/2) inch
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2102.2.1 Compressive strength: The ultimate compressive strength
of concrete foundations at twenty-eight (28) days shall be not
less than two thousand (2,000) pounds per square inch except
where weather exposure requires a greater strength or cement
content.
2102.3 Footings: All exterior walls, bearing walls, columns
and piers shall be supported on solid masonry, or concrete foot-
ings, or other approved structural systems which shall be of
sufficient design to support safely the loads imposed as deter-
mined from the character of the soil.
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.1 Grade clearance: Foundation walls shall extend at
least eight (8) inches above the finished grade adjacent to the >'
foundation at all points, except where otherwise approved by
the building official.
2102.3.2 Foundations on sloping grade: Foundations for all build-
ings where the surface of the ground slopes more than one (1)
foot in ten (10) feet shall be level or shall be stepped so that
both top and bottom of such foundations are level.
2102.3.3 Unformed foundation walls: Unformed foundation walls
may be used when soil conditions warrant, subject to the ap-
proval of the building official.
2102.3.4 General: Footings of adequate size shall be provided
when necessary to properly distribute the load within the allow-
able bearing pressure of the soil. All permanent supports of
buildings and structures shall extend a minimum of four (4)
feet below finished grade except when erected upon sound bed-
rock or when protected from frost, or when the foundation
grade is established by a registered professional engineer and
is approved by the building official. The engineer shall sup-
port the design grade with data including the type and extent
of free-draining foundation material, ground water levels, and
climatic records.
2102.4 Basement walls: Basement walls shall be constructed
In accordance with the provisions of this section and in accor-
dance with accepted practice.
2102.4.1 Masonry and concrete walls: Where unstable soil or
ground water conditions do not exist, walls may be constructed
of unreinforced masonry or concrete with the thickness shown
in Table 2102-1.
2102.4.1.1 Reinforced masonry or concrete: Where unstable soil
conditions exist or in seismic zones specified by the State Build-
ing Code Commission, basement walls may be constructed of re-
inforced masonry or concrete as set forth in Table 2102-1
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4. Eave vents: when eave vents are installed, adquate baffling shall
be provided to deflect the incoming air above the surface of the
insulation. Baffles shall be installed prior to insulation, and shall
be installed over the exterior wall at an angle to provide a two (2)
inch minimum clearance under the roof deck for upward flow of
ventilation air to the fixed vents in the upper portion of the attic.
The ridge or gable vent must be at least three (3) feet above the
level of the eave vents.
Underfloor space ventilation: Enclosed underfloor spaces shall
have cross ventilation for each separate space by ventilating openings
protected against the entrance of rain and snow, sized by the following
criteria.
1. With a ground vapor barrier: underfloor spaces with a vapor
barrier installed on the ground surface shall be ventilated with
screened openings of one (1) square foot of vent area for each
fifteen hundred (1500) square feet of crawl space.
2. Without a ground vapor barrier: underfloor spaces without a vapor
barrier installed on the ground surface shall be ventilated with
screened openings of one (1) square foot of vent area for each fifty
(50) square feet of crawl space.
SECTION 508.0 BASEMENTS AND CELLARS
508.1 General: Except as may be otherwise specified for habitable or
occupiable rooms or specifically provided in Article 4 for special uses, the
glass window area in basements and cellars, except crawl spaces as pro-
vided in Section 507.3, shall be not less than one-fiftieth (1/50) of the
floor area served, and provisions shall be made for fresh air supply
prescribed for specific uses in Section 514.0 and the mechanical code
listed in Appendix B.
SECTION 509.0 BUSINESS AND WORK ROOMS
509.1. General: Offices, stores, mercantile and salesrooms, restaurants,
markets, bakeries, hotel and restaurant kitchens, factories, workshops,
machinery and boiler rooms shall be provided with the required windows
specified in Section 506.0 for habitable and occupiable rooms, opening
directly on a street or required yard or court; or such rooms shall be
equipped with an approved system of mechanical ventilation complying
with Section 504.0 and the mechanical code listed in Appendix. B.
SECTION 510.0 ASSEMBLY ROOMS
510.1 General:. In addition to the requirements of Article 4 for special
uses, the required windows or other approved devices for natural ventila-
tion shall be distributed as equally as practicable on at least two (2)
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ZONING PERMIT APPLICATION
Zoning Ordinance Section 10 .2
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Address: //Vy Telephone:
2 . Owner of Property:
Address: 4- 2 Telephone:
3 . Status of Applicant: Owner Contract Purchaser
Lessee other (explain:
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8 . Certification: I hereby certify that the information,"dontained
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June 5 , 1991
Thayer Street Assoc .
P .O . Box 146
Springfield , Mass . 01101
Re : 52 Holyoke St .
Dear Mr . Thayer :
As per our previous conversations the work you did on permit
#642 issued on October 18 , 1990 must be corrected to comply with
the code ( 4th edition ) . Please review enclosed copies out of the
Mass . State Building Code .
Once you have made the necessary corrections please call me to
go out to the property and review the corrections you made .
Si . ere y ,
Frank X . Sie wicz
Inspector of Buildings
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