Section 675IAC14-4.3-18. Table R301.5; minimum uniformly distributed live loads

   Delete TABLE R301.5 and the corresponding footnotes and substitute to read as follows:

TABLE R301.5
MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS
USE	LIVE LOAD (pounds per square foot)
Attics–nonaccessible1	0
Attics–accessible2	10
Attics–uninhabitable3	20
Attics–inhabitable4	305
Balconies–exterior	60
Decks	40
Rooms other than sleeping rooms	40
Fire escapes	40
Garages6, 8	50
Guards and handrails9	200
Sleeping rooms	30
Stairs	40/3007
1Attics where attic access is not required by SECTION R807.
2Attics where attic access is provided as required by SECTION R807 and a disappearing stairway or a permanent stairway is not provided. This load shall be noncurrent with any other load.
3Attic spaces having a minimum clear height greater than 6 feet and are not capable of containing the prism described in footnote 4 and are served by a disappearing or a permanent stairway.
4Attic spaces that are capable of containing a rectangular prism 7 feet high by 6 feet wide by 8 feet long free of any structural member.
5For trusses, the 30 pounds per square foot live load shall be applied over the entire length of the truss panel that contains the prism required by footnote 4.
6Passenger cars only.
7Individual stair treads shall be designed for the uniformly distributed live load of 40 pounds per square foot or a 300 pound concentrated load acting over an area of 4 square inches, whichever produces the greater stress.
8Elevated garage floors shall be capable of supporting a 2,000 pound load applied over a 20 square inch area.
9A single concentrated load applied in any direction at any point along the top.

(Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 14-4.3-18; filed Jun 13, 2005, 3:00 p.m.: 28 IR 3264, eff 90 days after filing with the Secretary of State; readopted filed Aug 4, 2011, 8:35 a.m.: 20110831-IR-675110254RFA)