Section 675IAC13-2.6-20. Chapter 18; soils and foundations

   Chapter 18 is amended as follows: (a) Amend Section 1803.1, General, by deleting the last sentence without substitution.

  (b) Amend Section 1803.2, Investigations required, by deleting in the exception, "The building official" and inserting "The registered design professional, or for projects without a registered design professional, the building official, and delete 'waive' and insert 'omit'".

  (c) Amend Section 1803.6, Reporting, by deleting the text and inserting to read as follows: See the General Administrative Rules (675 IAC 12-6) and the Industrialized Building Systems (675 IAC 15).

  (d) Amend Section 1804.3, Site grading, by deleting the exception without substitution.

  (e) Amend Section 1804.5, Compacted fill material, by deleting the last sentence of the exception without substitution.

  (f) Amend Table 1807.1.6.3(1), Plain Masonry Foundation Walls, by deleting the last two footnotes "e" and "f" at the bottom of the table.

  (g) Amend Section 1808.7.3, Pools, by deleting "this code" and inserting "the Indiana Swimming Pool Code (675 IAC 20)".

  (h) Amend Section 1808.8.5, Forming of concrete, by deleting "building official" and inserting "registered design professional".

  (i) Amend Section 1810.3.3.1.2, Load tests, by deleting in the third sentence, "building official" and inserting "registered design professional".

  (j) Amend Section 1810.3.3.1.6, Uplift capacity of grouped deep foundation elements, by deleting "where" in the first paragraph after "analysis" and inserting ". Where".

  (k) Amend Section 1810.3.5.2.2, Uncased, by deleting the text in the exception and inserting to read as follows: The length of the element is permitted to exceed thirty (30) times the diameter when documented by the registered design professional and approved by the building official.

  (l) Amend Section 1810.3.9.3, Placement of reinforcement, in exception 3, by deleting "building official" and inserting "registered design professional".

  (m) Amend Section 1810.3.11.2 Seismic Design Categories D through F, by inserting "-" between "lateral" and "force" in the last paragraph.

  (n) Amend Section 1810.4.3, Location plan, by deleting the text and inserting to read as follows: See the General Administrative Rules (675 IAC 12-6) and the rules for Industrialized Building Systems (675 IAC 15).

  (o) Amend Section 1810.4.12, Special inspections, by deleting the text and inserting to read as follows: See the General Administrative Rules (675 IAC 12-6) and the rules for Industrial Building Systems (675 IAC 15). (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 13-2.6-20; filed Aug 1, 2014, 11:12 a.m.: 20140827-IR-675130339FRA, eff Dec 1, 2014; errata filed Aug 7, 2014, 8:54 a.m.: 20140827-IR-675130339ACA)