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C405.2.3.2 Sidelight Daylight Zone
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The sidelight daylight zone is the floor area adjacent to vertical fenestration which complies with all of the following:
- Where the fenestration is located in a wall, the daylight zone shall extend laterally to the nearest full-height wall, or up to 1.0 times the height from the floor to the top of the fenestration, and longitudinally from the edge of the fenestration to the nearest full-height wall, or up to 2 feet (610 mm), whichever is less, as indicated in Figure C405.2.3.2(1).
- Where the fenestration is located in a rooftop monitor, the daylight zone shall extend laterally to the nearest obstruction that is taller than 0.7 times the ceiling height, or up to 1.0 times the height from the floor to the bottom of the fenestration, whichever is less, and longitudinally from the edge of the fenestration to the nearest obstruction that is taller than 0.7 times the ceiling height, or up to 0.25 times the height from the floor to the bottom of the fenestration, whichever is less, as indicated in Figures C405.2.3.2(2) and C405.2.3.2(3).
- The area of the fenestration is not less than 24 square feet (2.23 m2).
- The distance from the fenestration to any building or geological formation which would block access to daylight is greater than the height from the bottom of the fenestration to the top of the building or geologic formation.
- Where located in existing buildings, the visible transmittance of the fenestration is not less than 0.20.
DAYLIGHT ZONE ADJACENT TO FENESTRATION IN A WALL
DAYLIGHT ZONE UNDER A ROOFTOP MONITOR
DAYLIGHT ZONE UNDER A SLOPED ROOFTOP MONITOR
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