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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWindows & Doors Specs i TOWN OF OCEAN CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT What is needed to submit for a Building Permit? Windows & Doors 1. Submit test report showing the Design Pressure Rating (DP), size, and shape. Note the building type (single family, condo, etc.) and the room (example: bedroom) where the windows and or doors will be installed. 2. Requirement: Buildings with mean roof height of less than 29 feet the minimum Design Pressure Rating shall be at least 35 and buildings with a mean roof height over 29 feet shall have a minimum Design Pressure_ Rating of 45. Buildings over 45 feet in height must be engineered to determine the Design Pressure Rating. 3. Bedroom windows may be required to meet the IBC and IRC Code for Emergency Escape and Rescue (see Section 1029 IBC Code & R310 for IRC Code. All windows and doors shall meet the minimum requirements as prescribed in the International Building Code 2012 Chapters 16, 17, and 24 for Multi - Family buildings & 2012 International Residential Code, Chapter 3, Section R308, Section R310 & Table 301.2(2) for Single Family Homes, Duplex and Townhouses not over three (3) stories in height. The above referenced requirements are for all new and replacement windows and doors.