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1321.04 BUILDING CODE 30 RDHC .1553.05 Drainage. (Amended) There shall be at least one drain inlet serving a garage. All interior drains from attached or detached garages shall be directed to the sanitary sewer system. If a. storm sewer is available, all down spouts on the garage shall be directed to the storm sewer system. If a storm sewer system is not available at the site, then the down spouts shall be directed to an underground drain line and taken to a street or rear yard swale. (Ord. 88-26. Passed 8-16-88.) RDHC 1553007 Garage Doors. (Added) Open type garages or carports shall not be permitted. Each garage shall be enclosed on all four sides, and shall have at least one door which can be opened or closed to permit entrance and exit of motor vehicles. (Ord. 811. Passed 8-19-63.) In addition to the garage doors for the entering and exiting of vehicles there shall be a"people door" that is thirty-six inches minimum in width for the purpose of entering and exiting from the garage. (Ord. 93-33. Passed 9-20-93.) RDHC 1557.04 Flues. (Amended) The effective area of a flue serving a fireplace shall be not less than one- tenth the area of the fireplace opening when the required chimney height is fifteen feet or more, and not less than one-eighth the area of the opening when the required chimney height is less than fifteen feet. The first flue shall be placed as close to the center of the throat of the chimney as possible. The first flue shall be placed as vertical as possible, so that there will not be angling of the first flue. Fire-clay flue lining, complying with ASTM C 315, shall be installed in all masonry chimneys. Flue linings shall be supported in masonry or concrete and shall extend from the top of the fireplace throat to a point at least two inches above the top of the chimney. Flue linings shall be installed in accord with Section 1559.07. RDHC 1567.03 Size and Spacing of Studs. (Amended) Studs that support only a ceiling or roof may be 2 x 4s, spaced sixteen inches o.c. For the support of one or two floors, use 2 x 4 studs on sixteen inch centers. Where studs support more than two floors, use 2 x 6s spaced sixteen inches o.c., unless otherwise stipulated by the Building Official. For side walls, the use of 2 x 6 studs is to be used for purposes of R-19 insulation. RDHC 1567.07 Framing Openings. (Added) (c) Headers. All opening for the installation of windows, doors and arches shall be flitched. Steel flitches must be used for all openings for wall bearing, second story support openings and garage doors more than one-story. All other openings shall be supported by one-half inch plywood flitches. The minimum size of header for non-bearing and bearing areas shall be the following: For openings under thirty-two inches in non-bearing areas, the minimum size shall be two inches by six inches; for openings under eight feet in bearing areas, the minimum header size sliall be two inches by twelve inches with one-half inch plywood flitch; for openings greater than eight feet in bearing areas, the minimum header size shall be two inches by twelve inches with one-half inch steel flitch that is bolted through twenty-four inch on centers. 1994 Replacement