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// CODE SNIPPET

R602.10.6.5.3 Limited Veneer Exceeding First-Story Height

Residential Code 2021 of Colorado > 6 Wall Construction > R602 Wood Wall Framing > R602.10 Wall Bracing > R602.10.6 Construction of Methods ABW, PFH, PFG, CS-PF and BV-WSP > R602.10.6.5 Wall Bracing for Dwellings With Stone and Masonry Veneer in Seismic Design Categories D0, D1 and D2 > R602.10.6.5.3 Limited Veneer Exceeding First-Story Height
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Where detached one- or two-family dwellings in Seismic Design Categories D0, D1 and D2 have exterior veneer installed in accordance with Section R703.8 and where brick veneer installed above the first-story height meets the following limitations, bracing in accordance with Method WSP or CS-WSP shall be permitted provided that the total length of braced wall panels specified by Table R602.10.3(3) is multiplied by 1.2 for each first- and second-story braced wall line.
  1. The dwelling does not extend more than two stories above grade plane.
  2. The veneer does not exceed 5 inches (127 mm) in thickness.
  3. The height of veneer on gable-end walls does not extend more than 8 feet (2438 mm) above the bearing wall top plate elevation.
  4. Where veneer is installed on multiple walls above the first story, the total area of the veneer on the second-story exterior walls shall not exceed 25 percent of the occupied second floor area.
  5. Where the veneer is installed on one entire second-story exterior wall, including walls on bay windows and similar appurtenances, brick veneer shall not be installed on any of the other walls on that floor.

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