Property Maintenance Code Chapter 29 Occupancy Inspection Check List 1. Openings between the garage and residence shall be equipped with either solid 3/8 core slab wood door not less than one and three-eight (1 ) inch (35 mm) in thickness or Twenty (20) minute fire-rated doors. If breezeway is present and 10 feet or more between garage door and living area, the solid core door clause can be eliminated. 2. Install dirt leg or sediment trap on furnace and water heater gas lines minimum 3 inches long. 3. Install sheet metal screws into gas furnace and water heater vent pipes, 3 per joint and into water heater hood, also top of tank. 4. Equipment and appliance having an ignition source shall be elevated such that the source of ignition is not less than 18 inches (457 mm) above the floor in hazardous locations and private garages. Exception: Elevation of the ignition source is not required for appliances that are listed as flammable vapor ignition resistant. 5. Fuel-fired appliances shall not obtain combustion air from any of the following rooms or spaces. Sleeping room, bathroom, toilet room, or confined space (Where the space in which the appliance in located does not meet the criteria.) Install two permanent openings to adjacent space. One opening shall be within 12 inches of thetopandwithin12inchesofthebottomspace.Minimumgrillsizeis10”x10”. 6. Openings from a private garage directly into a room used for sleeping purposes shall not be permitted. Ducts in the garage and ducts penetrating the walls or ceiling shall have no opening into garage. 7. Electrical cable shall be protected from physical damage by metal conduit, schedule 40 PVC rigid non-metallic conduit, or wall board up to 8 foot from floor. 8. Non-grounded house wiring shall have 2-prong outlets, grounded receptacles that have grounding contacts shall have those contacts effectively grounded. Every habitable space shall contain at least two separate and remote receptacles outlets. 9. Remove power to outlets in light fixtures, mirrors and cabinets that do not have GFCI protection within 6 feet of water. 10. Every habitable space in a dwelling shall contain at least two (2) separate and remote receptacle outlets. Every laundry area shall contain at least one (1) ground-type receptacle. Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter Protection (GFCI) is required in the following locations: Revised 06/12/2018 = Page 1 = Property Maintenance Code Chapter 29 Occupancy Inspection Check List (a) Bathrooms within (6) feet of water source. (b) Kitchen within (6) feet of water source. (c) All outside receptacle shall be weather proof and GFCI. 11. Emergency escape basement window minimum 5 square feet at grade level. The measurements of the window are minimum 20 inches wide by 24 inches high with maximum height from floor 44 inches to the bottom of the clear opening. Basement bedroom shall have egress window and shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area for one occupant. 12. Swimming pools shall be completely enclosed by a barrier or fence at least 48 inches above grade. Above ground pools the barrier may be the pool structure, or mounted on top of pool structure. Pedestrian access gates shall open outward away from the pool and shall be self-closing and have a self-latching device. All doors with direct access to the pool through that wall shall be equipped with an alarm which produces an audible warning when the door is opened. The alarm shall be capable of being heard throughout the house during normal house-hold activities. Revised 06/12/2018 = Page 2 = Property Maintenance Code Chapter 29 Occupancy Inspection Check List Exterior Property Area P F Electrical Panel P F 29-3-4 Sanitation (Trash/Debris) All wires must have connectors 29-3-5 Grading & Drainage Double Lugged 29-3-6 Sidewalks/Driveway Bare wires must have wire caps 29-3-7 High Grass/Weeds 29-6-17 Electrical System Hazard 29-3-8 Rodent Harborage Electrical Service P F 29-3-9 Exhaust Vents 29-6-16 Meter size min 100 amps 29-3-11 Motor Vehicles 29-6-17 Electrical System Hazard 29-3-12 Parking Motor Vehicles Laundry Room P F 29-3-13 Graffiti 29-4-11 Dryer Exhaust Exterior Structure P F 29-6-19 Receptacles GFCI 29-3-17 Structurally Sound 29-6-20 Lighting Fixtures 29-3-20 Street Number 29-3-39 Interior Surfaces 29-3-22 Foundation Walls 29-3-30 Window 29-3-23 Exterior Walls 29-5-11 Sink 29-3-24 Roof/Drainage Furnace Room P F 29-3-25 Decorative features 29-6-20 Lighting Fixtures 29-3-26 Overhang Extensions 29-6-6 Dirt Leg 29-3-27 Stairway 29-6-6 Shutoff Valve 29-3-27 Deck 29-6-13 Ventilation 29-3-27 Porch Water Heater P F 29-3-27 Balcony 29-5-14 Approved Location 29-3-32 Door Locks 29-5-14 Drip Leg AC Disconnect 29-5-14 Shutoff Valve Anti-Siphon/Faucets Gas Water Heater in Garage P F 29-6-19 Receptacles GFCI 29-5-15 18”abovethefloor Attached Garage Kitchen P F 29-5-11 Sink P F 29-4-13 MinRoomWidth7’ Solid Wood/Metal Door/Fire-rated 29-3-46(A) 29-5-3 Sink 29-3-46(B) Duct Penetration 29-6-19 Receptacles GFCI 29-3-47 Ceiling Fire-rated 29-6-20 Lighting Fixtures 29-3-48 Auto Door Opener receptacle 29-3-39 Interior Surfaces 29-7-7(B) Floor Non-combustible 29-3-30 Windows 29-7-7(C) Walls Fire-rated 29-4-10 Ventilation 29-7-7(C) Attic Door Fire-rated 29-6-12 Gas Shutoff on Range 29-6-19 Receptacles GFCI 29-5-10 Traps on Sink Drain In-ground Swimming Pool P F 29-5-7 Drains Above Ground Swimming Pool 29-6-17 Disposal Wire in Conduit 29-3-14 Clean/Sanitary 29-6-17 Electrical Systems Hazards 29-3-15 Fence/Barrier Min4’ 29-3-16(2) Door Alarm 29-3-16(1) Powered Safety Cover Detached Structures P F #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 29-3-10 Structurally Sound 29-6-17 Electrical Systems Hazards 29-3-10 Fence Revised 06/12/2018 = Page 3 = Property Maintenance Code Chapter 29 Occupancy Inspection Check List Living Rm/Family Rm/Dining Rm P F #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 29-6-17 Electrical Systems Hazards 26-6-19 Receptacles 29-6-20 Lighting Fixtures 29-3-39 Interior Surfaces 29-3-30 Windows 29-3-30 Doors Bathroom P F #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 29-6-17 Electrical Systems Hazards 29-6-19 Receptacles 29-6-20 Lighting Fixtures 29-3-39 Interior Surfaces 29-3-30 Window 29-4-8 Ventilation 29-5-10 Plumbing Systems Hazards Bedroom P F #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 29-4-15(A) RoomAreaMin70’ 29-4-16(B) ManufacturedHome50’ 29-4-15(B) Closet9’/Wardrobecabinet 29-7-11 Smoke Alarms 29-6-17 Electrical Systems Hazards 29-6-19 Receptacles 29-3-20 Lighting Fixtures 29-3-39 Interior Surfaces 29-3-30 Windows 29-3-31 Insect Screens Hall 29-7-14 Carbon Monoxide Detector Finished Basement P F #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Unfinished Basement 29-6-17 Electrical Systems Hazards 26-6-19 Receptacles 29-6-20 Lighting Fixtures 29-3-39 Interior Surfaces 29-3-30 Windows 29-3-30 Doors 29-3-33 Basement Hatchway 29-3-34 Window Guards Revised 06/12/2018 = Page 4 = Property Maintenance Code Chapter 29 Occupancy Inspection Check List Electrical Items P F Exterior Structure Disconnect on Air Conditioner Units No 3-Wire Receptacles on 2-wire systems (ungrounded) Electrical Panel All Junction Boxes Covered No Double Lugs No 60 Amp Services (Refer to Pictures) Garage Garage Receptacle atleast18’offfloor Garage, Outside & Basement Require GFCI InspectMeterapprox.5’6”andWireHeight (10’yard/12’drive/18’road) Interior Structure All switches and Receptacles Working Closet Panel needs 3 ft. x 3 ft. work area Panels not behind Water Heaters or Furnaces No open or running Splices Minimum of 2 receptacles for rooms No 3-Wire Receptacles on 2-wire systems (ungrounded) ElectricWiringshouldbeprotectedto8’(conduitorboard) Bathroom Bath Light & GFCI Remove Receptacle in Light if not GFCI No Panel in Bathroom Kitchen GFCI if Receptacle within 6 ft. of Sink (Kitchen or Washer) Bedrooms Smoke Detectors in each bedroom Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors (15’ofbedroomdoorsandeachlevel) Closet fixture bulb covered NOTES: Revised 06/12/2018 = Page 5 =