Administration + Legal
22%of exam
Light + Occupancy
14%of exam
Fire + Life Safety
14%of exam
Mechanical
6%of exam
HeatVentsCombustion AirAppliances
Plumbing
10%of exam
Electrical
8%of exam
HazardsReceptaclesPanelsGFCI
Property Conditions
26%of exam
Quick Facts
- Exam
- ICC 64
- Questions
- 50 MCQ
- Time
- 2 hours
- Book
- Open book
- Pass
- Scaled 75
- Editions
- 2021 and 2024
- References
- IPMC IRC Legal
- Skill
- Find code fast
Notice Five
Property, violation, correction, time, appeal.
PropertyViolationCorrectionTimeAppeal
Notice vs Order
Notice
- Identifies violation
- Gives correction time
Order
- Commands action
- May vacate
Notice informs; order commands
Enforcement Picker
- Noncompliance found→Notice(Cite section)
- Immediate danger→Unsafe order(Protect occupants)
- Unfit occupancy→Condemnation(Vacate structure)
- Order disputed→Appeal board(Due process)
- Private property→Right entry(Constitutional limits)
- Prosecution needed→Evidence file(Maintain records)
Notices
- Real estate
- Identify property
- Violation
- Cite code section
- Correction order
- Required action
- Compliance time
- Reasonable deadline
- Appeal right
- Due process
- Service
- Deliver notice
- Reinspection
- Verify correction
- Evidence
- Support enforcement
Unsafe vs Unfit
Unsafe
- Danger to life
- Structural/fire risk
Unfit
- Unsanitary occupancy
- Health hazard
Danger differs from habitation
Orders
- Unsafe
- Dangerous condition
- Substandard
- Code failure
- Repair
- Correct violation
- Vacate
- Remove occupants
- Demolish
- Remove structure
- Condemn
- Unfit occupancy
- Board appeal
- Review order
- Entry
- Constitutional limits
Eight Four
Eight sees; four breathes.
8% light4% vent
Light vs Vent
Light
- 8% glazing
- Illumination standard
Vent
- 4% openable
- Outdoor air
Eight lights; four breathes
Occupancy Picker
- Habitable light→8% glazing
- Natural vent→4% openable
- Living room→120 sf
- Single bedroom→70 sf
- Shared bedroom→50 sf each
- Ceiling check→7 ft
Light + Vent
- Habitable light
- 8% floor area
- Habitable vent
- 4% floor area
- Artificial light
- 6 foot-candles
- Measure height
- 30 inches
- Openable window
- Outdoor air
- Mechanical vent
- Approved substitute
- Bathrooms
- Window or fan
- Common halls
- Required lighting
Bedroom vs Dwelling
Bedroom
- 70 sf single
- 50 sf shared
Dwelling
- 120 sf first
- 100 sf additional
Room count differs
Room Areas
- Living room
- 120 sf minimum
- One-person bedroom
- 70 sf minimum
- Shared bedroom
- 50 sf each
- Room width
- 7 ft minimum
- Ceiling height
- 7 ft minimum
- Dwelling first
- 120 sf occupant
- Dwelling additional
- 100 sf each
- Kitchen passage
- 3 ft minimum
Sleep Story
Inside, outside, every story.
BedroomsSleeping areasStoriesBasements
Smoke vs Fire Alarm
Smoke alarm
- Dwelling locations
- Sleeping protection
Fire alarm
- System equipment
- Maintain access
Device differs from system
Safety Picker
- Sleeping room→Smoke alarm
- Exit door→No keys
- Window bars→Inside release
- Damaged wiring→Electrical hazard
- Pool access→Fence gate
- Blocked panel→Clear access
Egress
- Exit path
- Safe continuous route
- Exit doors
- Open from inside
- Keys
- Not required
- Special knowledge
- Not required
- Emergency opening
- Bedroom escape
- Security bars
- Release from inside
- Obstructions
- Remove from egress
- Door closers
- Maintain operation
Fire Safety
- Smoke alarm
- Sleeping protection
- Sleeping room
- Alarm inside
- Sleeping area
- Alarm outside
- Each story
- Alarm required
- Basement
- Alarm required
- Sprinklers
- Maintain access
- Standpipes
- Maintain access
- Fire extinguishers
- Provided maintained
Temperatures
Rooms sixty-eight; fixtures one-ten.
68 F heat110 F water
Hot Water vs Heat
Hot water
- 110 F fixtures
- Plumbing chapter
Heat
- 68 F rooms
- Mechanical chapter
Fixtures differ from rooms
Mechanical Heat
- Heat minimum
- 68 F rooms
- Measure height
- 3 ft above
- Measure wall
- 2 ft inward
- Furnaces
- Safe condition
- Clearances
- Keep combustibles away
- Chimneys
- Undamaged clear
- Combustion air
- Unobstructed supply
- Shutoffs
- Operate properly
DWV vs Supply
DWV
- Waste removal
- Cleanouts accessible
Supply
- Potable water
- Backflow protection
Waste out; water in
Utility Picker
- Bath fixture→Hot/cold water
- Water closet→Cold water
- Hot-water test→110 F
- Heating complaint→68 F
- Water heater→T&P valve
- Drain issue→DWV
Plumbing Basics
- Potable water
- Approved supply
- Hot water
- 110 F minimum
- Kitchen sink
- Hot and cold
- Water closet
- Cold water
- Bathroom
- WC lav shower
- DWV
- Sanitary drainage
- Cleanouts
- Accessible maintained
- Backflow
- Protection required
Water Heaters
- T&P valve
- Required operable
- Discharge pipe
- Safe location
- Garage height
- Proper elevation
- Gas heater
- Venting intact
- Combustion air
- Not blocked
- Leaks
- Correct promptly
- Clearance
- Maintain required space
- Installation
- Code compliant
Electrical Hazards
- Damage
- Unsafe condition
- Tampering
- Unsafe condition
- Conductors
- Protected energized parts
- Overcurrent
- Protection required
- GFCI
- Where required
- Panels
- Clear access
- Flexible cords
- Approved use
- Fixtures
- Combustible clearance
Property Six
Drain, weeds, rubbish, walks, pools, pests.
DrainageWeedsRubbishWalkwaysPoolsPests
Interior vs Exterior
Interior
- Clean sanitary
- Infestation evidence
Exterior
- Weather tight
- Rodent resistant
Inside health; outside envelope
Site Conditions
- Drainage
- No nuisance
- Weeds
- Control growth
- Rubbish
- Proper containers
- Garbage
- Sanitary disposal
- Walkways
- Safe condition
- Pools
- Fence gates
- Vehicles
- Local ordinance
- Wells
- Abandoned hazard
Exterior
- Exterior walls
- Weather resistant
- Roofs
- Weather tight
- Drainage
- Protect structure
- Stairs
- Sound repair
- Decks
- Support loads
- Handrails
- Firmly fastened
- Guards
- Firmly fastened
- Basement hatch
- Rodent rain barrier
Interior + Nuisance
- Interior surfaces
- Clean sanitary
- Paint
- No peeling
- Plaster
- No loose areas
- Structural members
- Sound condition
- Infestation
- Owner exterminates
- Vacant buildings
- Secure maintained
- Accessory structures
- Structurally sound
- Hazardous storage
- Nuisance abatement
Common Traps
Scaled Score
Scaled 75 ≠ Not raw percent
Open Book
Navigation skill ≠ Not memory only
Exam Weights
Property 26% ≠ Plumbing 10%
Light Percent
8% glazing ≠ 4% openable
Bedroom Area
70 sf single ≠ 50 sf shared
Egress Locks
Open inside ≠ No key required
Temperature Values
68 F heat ≠ 110 F water
Notice Elements
Appeal right included ≠ Photos not required
Smoke Locations
Inside bedrooms ≠ Each story
Last Minute
- 1.Know official domain weights
- 2.Tab IPMC Chapters 3-7
- 3.Notice includes appeal rights
- 4.Entry requires constitutional limits
- 5.8% light; 4% vent
- 6.Bedrooms: 70/50 sf
- 7.Ceilings: 7 ft minimum
- 8.Heat: 68 F rooms
- 9.Hot water: 110 F
- 10.Smoke alarms: sleep/story
- 11.Exit doors need no keys
- 12.Property conditions weigh 26%
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