Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.30415a - Definitions
Rule 415a. The definitions of act; attic, uninhabitable with limited storage; cold weather months; and attic, uninhabitable without storage are added, and the definitions of occupiable space and registered design professional in section 202 of the code are amended to read as follows:
202. Definitions.
(a) "Act" means the Stille-DeRossett-Hale
single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL
125.1501 to
125.1531
(b) "Attic, uninhabitable with limited
storage" means an uninhabitable attic with limited storage where the minimum
clear height between joists and rafters is 42 inches or greater; 42 inches high
by 24 inches in width, or greater, within the plane of the trusses; or where
there are not 2 or more adjacent trusses with web configurations capable of
accommodating an assumed rectangle.
(c) "Attic, uninhabitable without storage"
means an uninhabitable attic without storage where the maximum clear height
between joists and rafters is less than 42 inches or where there are not 2 or
more adjacent trusses with web configurations capable of accommodating an
assumed rectangle 42 inches high by 24 inches in width or greater, within the
plane of the trusses.
(d) "Cold
weather months" means November 1 through April 1 in Michigan Uniform Energy
Code climate zone 5A and from October 15 through May 1 in Michigan Uniform
Energy Code climate zones 6A and 7.
(e) "Occupiable space" means a room or
enclosed space designed for regular or non-regular human occupancy in which
individuals congregate for activities, amusement, educational or similar
purposes, or in which occupants are engaged at labor, and which is equipped
with means of egress, heat, light, and ventilation facilities meeting the
requirements of the code. Occupiable space does not include those spaces that
are intended primarily for other purposes such as storage rooms and equipment
rooms.
(f) "Registered design
professional" means an individual who is licensed under the occupational code,
1980 PA 299, MCL
339.101 to
339.2677.
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