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​Wind loads on every building or structure shall be determined in accordance with Chapters 26 to 30 31 of ASCE 7.​

​REVISE NOTE 6 IN FIGURES 1609.3(1),

FIGURES 1609.3(2), FIGURES 1609.3(3), FIGURES 1609.3(4)

6. Location-specific basic wind speeds shall be permitted to be determined using 

www.atcouncil.org./windspeed ;

when applicable to ASCE 7-16.​

​A ground surface roughness within each 45-degree (0.79 rad) sector shall be determined for a distance upwind of the site as defined in Section 1609.4.3 from the categories defined below, for the purpose of assigning an exposure category as defined in Section 1609.4.3.

​TABLE 1605.2 - WINDBORNE DEBRIS PROTECTION FASTENING SCHEDULE FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANELS a,b,c,d

a.   This table is based on a 140 mph basic design wind speeds and a 45-foot mean roof height. 

On Risk Category I:​

Buildings and other structures that represent a low hazard to human life in the event of failure, including but not limited to:

·         Agricultural facilities.

·         Certain Temporary facilities that will be used for 6 weeks or less, such as open-air concert and public event stages, tents, shade structures, lighting and speaker towers, and low grandstands and bleachers.​

·         Minor storage facilities.

·         Screened enclosures.

On Risk Category III:

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·         Power-generating stations, water treatment facilities for potable water, waste water treatment facilities and other public utility facilities not included in Risk Category IV.

·         Other public utility facilities not included in Risk Category IV.

On Risk Category IV:

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·         Ambulatory care facilities having emergency surgery or emergency treatment facilities, dialysis centers, and oncology treatment centers.

·         First response medical facilities ​

·         Fire, rescue, ambulance and police stations and emergency vehicle garages​

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·         Buildings and other structures having critical national defense functions.

·       Water treatment facilities for potable water and waste water treatment facilities.

​·         Water storage facilities and pump structures required to maintain water pressure for fire suppression.

·         Power generating plants (i.e., thermoelectric plants, fossil fuel renewable energy plants, solar and wind farms, etc.) and/or stations, and all related infrastructure systems including, but not limited, to substations, transmission and distribution systems, including their supports.  

·         Fuel/gas storage and dispatch facilities and service stations.​ 

​Self-standing communication towers for tv, radio and mobile phone equipment. 

​The provisions of this chapter shall govern the evaluation of and requirements for private sewage disposal system sites. Site evaluation and requirements shall comply with the design standards and specifications of the Environmental Quality Board’s Underground Injection Control Regulation.​

​These regulations shall be known as the International Maintenance Code of the Government of Puerto Rico, hereinafter referred to as “this code”.

​SECTION 103

DEPARTMENT DIVISION OF PROPERTY

MAINTENANCE INSPECTION​

​The code official shall be appointed by the chief authority of the jurisdiction Planning Board of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.​

​12. Any structure, equipment or utility-related appurtenance, be public or private, above ground or underground, on private or public property, easement or way, that is unsafe for its intended use or to occupants or to the general public.​

​Premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of 24 inches. Noxious weeds shall be prohibited. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation, other than tress or shrubs provided; however, this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens.

Upon failure of the owner or agent having charge of the property to cut and destroy weeds after service notice of violation, they shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with Section 106.3 and as prescribed but the authority having jurisdiction. Upon failure to comply with the notice of violation, any duly authorized employee of the jurisdiction or contractor hired by the jurisdiction shall be authorized to enter upon the property in violation and cut and destroy the weeds growing thereon, and the costs of such removal shall be paid by the owner or agent responsible for he property.​

​The procedures established herein are the basic guidelines for the 40 Year Building Safety Inspection program.

The requirements contained in the code, covering the maintenance of buildings, shall apply to all buildings and/or structures now existing or hereafter erected. All buildings and/or structures and all parts thereof shall be maintained in a safe condition, and all devices or safeguards that are required by the code shall be maintained in good working order. Electrical wiring, apparatus and equipment, and installations for light, heat or power and low voltage systems as are required and/or regulated by the code, now existing or hereinafter installed, shall be maintained in a safe condition and all devices and safeguards maintained in good working order.

All structures, equipment or utility-related appurtenances, be public or private, above ground or underground, on private or public property, easement or way, are included in the building safety inspection program.

These guidelines shall not be construed as permitting the removal or non-maintenance of any existing devices or safeguards unless authorized by the code official.

310.2 Building Safety Inspection of buildings / structures and components

For the purpose of these section, Building Safety Inspection shall be construed to mean the requirement for specific inspection of existing buildings and structures and furnishing the code official with a written report of such inspection as prescribed herein.

310.2.1 Inspection procedures

1. Inspection procedures shall conform, in general, to the minimum inspection procedural guidelines as issued by the code official. This inspection is for the sole purpose of identifying structural and electrical deficiencies of the building or structure that pose an immediate threat to life safety or where failure of a critical component is imminent. This inspection is not to determine if the condition of an existing building is in compliance with the current edition of the International Existing Building Code or the National Electrical Code.

2. Such inspection shall be for the purpose of determining the structural and electrical condition of the building or structure to the extent reasonably possible of any part, material or assembly of a building or structure which affects the safety of such building or structure and/or which supports any dead and/or design live load, and the general condition of its electrical systems pursuant to the code.

3. The inspecting professional shall have a right of entry into all areas he/she deems necessary to comply with the program.

4). The code official shall ensure that the owner(s) (or their duly authorized representative(s)) of all buildings requiring inspection under these section file the necessary documentation to confirm compliance with the guidelines set forth herein.

310.2.2 Buildings recertification

1. All buildings, except single-family residences, duplexes and minor buildings or structures as defined below, shall be recertified in the manner described below where such buildings or structures have been in existence for forty (40) years or longer, as determined by the code official, who shall at such time issue a Notice of Required Inspection to the building owner.

2. Subsequent Building Safety Inspections shall be required at ten (10) year intervals from the date of the 40th anniversary of existence of buildings or structures regardless of when the inspection report for same is finalized or filed. Any buildings or structures not otherwise excluded as set forth herein shall be inspected at the same time as the initial 40 year inspection of the building and shall be re-inspected in accordance with the schedule for the building. Buildings that the original 40 year inspection dates are specified in the transitory clause (2011 and earlier) shall have the 10 year re-inspections scheduled starting 10 years following the date scheduled in said transitory clause.

3. In the event a building is determined to be structurally and electrically safe under the conditions set forth herein, and such building or structure is less than forty (40) years of age, a Building Safety Inspection shall not be required for a minimum of ten (10) years from that time, or age forty (40), whichever is the longer period of time.

310.2.2 Minor buildings or structures

Minor buildings or structures shall, for the purpose of this subsection, be defined as buildings or structures in any occupancy group having a gross area of 2,000 sq. ft. or less. Any building or structure which houses, covers, stores or maintains any support features, materials or equipment necessary for the operation of all or part of the primary structure, or operation of any feature located upon the real property, shall not be considered a minor building and shall be subject to inspection as otherwise set forth herein. Also included in the building safety inspection program are elevated decks and all structures, equipment or utility-related appurtenances, be public or private, above ground or underground, on private or public property, easement or way.

310.2.3 Required building safety inspection report

1. The owner of a building or structure subject to the building safety inspection shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, within ninety (90) days of Notice of Required Building Safety Inspection, the Building Safety Inspection Certification Form to the code official, prepared by a Professional Engineer or Architect registered in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, certifying that each such building or structure is structurally and electrically safe, or has been made structurally and electrically safe for the specified use for continued occupancy, in conformity with the minimum inspection procedural guidelines as issued by the code official.

2. Such written report shall bear the impressed seal and signature of the certifying Engineer or Architect.

3. Such Engineer or Architect shall undertake such assignments only where qualified by training and experience in the specific technical field involved in the inspection and report.

4. Such report shall indicate the manner and type of inspection forming the basis for the report and description of any matters identified as requiring remedial action.

5. In the event that repairs or modifications are found to be necessary resulting from the building safety inspection report, the owner shall have a total of 180 days from the date of said report, unless otherwise specified by the code official, in which to correct the structural and electrical deficiencies that pose an immediate threat to life, health, safety or where failure of a critical component is imminent. Once the corrections have been completed a Professional Engineer, or Registered Architect shall re-inspect the areas noted on the original report and shall provide the building owner a signed and sealed letter stating the corrections have all been completed. The building owner shall submit said letter to the code official. For deficiencies that cannot be corrected within 180 days, the time frame may be extended when a time frame is specified by the Professional Engineer of Registered Architect and approved by the code official. Such extension shall be contingent on maintaining an active building permit as specified in code.

6. Repairs or modifications of deficient conditions that are incidental and not life threatening shall be completed within a time frame as specified by the inspecting Professional Engineer or Registered Architect and approved by the code official. All repairs or modifications shall be completed in conformance with all applicable sections of the International Existing Building Code and the National Electrical Code.

7. The code official shall make an aleatory selection of the 10% of all safety inspection reports in a given month. Said selected reports shall be peer reviewed for compliance with the requirements of this section. If are reviewed report is found to be fraudulent or otherwise nonconforming to this section due to negligence or lack of the minimum required proficiency, then, the writer of said report shall be penalized as required by the code and by law.

8. In the event an owner fails to submit the 40 year inspection report the code official shall elect the choice of either to conduct a hearing to address such failure, or to declare the structure unsafe and unfit for occupation and revoke its occupancy permit.

9. In the event an owner fails to comply with repair or modification requirements as determined from the building safety inspection report as set forth herein the structure may be deemed to be unsafe and unfit for occupation. Such findings shall be reviewed by the code official who may declare the structure unsafe and unfit for occupation and revoke its occupancy permit.

310.3 Transitory clause

The following transitory inspection implementation schedule shall be implemented to bring up to date the large building and structures population not recertified:

1. 40 year or older buildings of 30,000 square feet or more – compliance in calendar year 2019

2. 40 year or older buildings 25,000 square feet or more –

compliance no later than calendar year 2020

3. 40 year or older building 20,000 square feet or more –

compliance no later than calendar year 2021

4. 40 year or older buildings 17,500 square feet or more –

compliance no later than calendar year 2022

5. 40 year or older buildings 15,000 square feet or more –

compliance no later than calendar year 2023

6. 40 year or older buildings 12,500 square feet or more –

compliance no later than calendar year 2024

7. 40 year or older buildings of 10,000 square feet or more – compliance in calendar year 2025

8. 40 year or older buildings 8,000 square feet or more –

compliance no later than calendar year 2026

9. 40 year or older building 6,000 square feet or more –

compliance no later than calendar year 2027

10. 40 year or older buildings 5,000 square feet or more –

compliance no later than calendar year 2028

11. 40 year or older buildings 4,000 square feet or more –

compliance no later than calendar year 2029

12. 40 year or older buildings 2,000 square feet or more –

compliance no later than calendar year 2030

Subsequent building inspections shall be required at ten (10) year intervals, regardless of when the inspection report for same is finalized or filed. Any buildings or structures not otherwise excluded as set forth herein shall be inspected at the same time as the initial 40 year inspection of the building and shall be re-inspected in accordance with the schedule for the building.​

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​423.4 Group E Occupancies. In areas where the shelter design wind speed for tornadoes hurricanes is 250 190 mph or greater on island states or territories where vehicle access to the continental US by roadway or bridge is not available in accordance with Figure 304.2(1 2) of ICC 500, all Group E occupancies with an occupant load of 50 or more shall have a storm shelter constructed in accordance with ICC 500. ​