AMENDMENTS TO THE CABO ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE 1995 EDITION

CHAPTER 2 - BUILDING DEFINITIONS

(Amd) SECTION 202 - GENERAL BUILDING DEFINITIONS Add the following definitions:

(Add) ADDITION. An increase in building area, aggregate floor area, height or number of stories of a structure.

(Add) ALTERATION. Any construction or renovation to an existing structure other than repair or addition.

(Add) ATTIC, HABITABLE. A habitable attic is that portion of an attic which has a stairway as a means of access and egress and in which the area of a plane established at a height of 7-1/3 feet above the attic floor is not more than one-third of the area of the next floor below. A habitable attic shall not constitute a story above grade.

(Add) HEIGHT, BUILDING. The vertical distance from grade plane, as defined in the BOCA National Building Code/1996 portion of the State Building Code, to the average height of the highest roof surface.