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ix. Bottom plate shall be treated lumber. (12) Sec. 309.3-Floor Surface (Deleted) (13) Sec. 310.1. Exit Required (Amended) Not less than two exits conforming to this chapter shall be provided from each dwelling unit, one of which is to comply with section 311.1. (14) Sec. 320.2 Townhouses (Amended Each townhouse shall be considered a separate building and separated by separate walls meeting the requirements of Section R-202. EXCEPTION: A common 2-hour fire- resistive wall is permitted for townhouses if such walls do not contain plumbing or mechanical equipment, ducts or vents in the cavity of the common wall. Electrical installations are limited to electrical installed in metallic raceways and metallic electrical outlet boxes. Metallic electrical outlet boxes shall not exceed 16 square inches in surface area. The aggregate surface area of the boxes shall not exceed 100 square inches for any 100 square feet of wall area. Metallic outlet boxes on opposite sides of walls shall be separated by a minimum distance of 24 inches. Metallic electrical outlet boxes shall be installed in accordance with their listings. (15) Sec.406-Damp proofing (Amende, The first paragraph of Section R- 406-1 is hereby amended to read as follows: Exterior foundation walls of masonry construction enclosing basements shall be damp proofed by applying not less than 3/8 inch Portland cement parging to the wall from footing to finish grade. The parging shall be covered with a coat of approved bituminous material applied at the recommended rate. Exterior foundation walls of concrete construction enclosing basements shall be damp proofed by applying a coat of approved bituminous material to the wall from the footing to six inches above the finished grade at the recommended rate. (16) Sec. 323-Protection Against Decav and Termites (AmendedZ The following sentence is added to Section R-323.1: The top row of concrete block on the foundation must be solid type block to prevent termites from infesting the building. (17) Table 503.2.1a Allowable Snans and Loads for Plywood and Wood Structural Panels for Roof and Subfloor Sheathing and Combination Subfloor Underla ent Amended). Delete any references in the NOMINAL PANEL THICKNESS column to any thickness less than 7/16 of an inch. (18) Sec. 505 Concrete Floors (On Ground) (AmendedZ 505.1 General: Concrete slab-on-ground floors shall be constructed in accordance with Figure No. 403.1a. The specified compressive strength of concrete at 28 days shall be not less than 2,500 pounds per square inch except where weather exposure requires greater strength and air-entrained concrete, as set forth in Table No. 402.2. Slabs shall be constructed with control joints having a depth of at least one-fourth the slab thickness, and joints shall be spaced at intervals not more than 30 feet in each direction and slabs not rectangular in shape shall have control joints across the slab at points of offset if offset exceeds 10 feet. Sec. 505.2.2 Base: Eliminate "crushed blast-furnace slag passing a 2-inch (S l mm) sieve" as an option. EXCEPTION: Deleted (19) Sec. 901.3 Roofing covering materials. (Amended) Add the sentence: Asphalt or fiberglass shingles shall be a minimum 20 year warranty and Class C rating. 2002 Replacement