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City of Lincoln Building & Safety Department Fred Hoke, Director | |
1. Ceiling Heights:
The minimum ceiling height in a finished basement is 7’-0”.
Beamed or furred under ducts or piping cannot be less than 6’-6”.
2. Emergency Escape Exits:
All sleeping rooms and rooms with a closet or direct access to a bathroom
shall have an egress window or exterior door.
3. Smoke Detector
Smoke detectors are required in all basements. If the basement contains
a sleeping room, a smoke detector shall be mounted on the ceiling or
wall in the sleeping room.
4. Fuel Burning Appliances:
Gas furnaces and water heaters cannot be located in or accessed through
a bedroom or bathroom. If the furnace and water heater are being enclosed,
adequate combustion air shall be provided for these appliances to operator
properly. For maintenance purposes, a minimum of 30 inches of clear
working space shall be provided in front of the other or disturbing
walls, piping, valves, wiring, and junction boxes.
5. Fireblocking
Fireblocking shall be installed in concealed spaces of stud walls and
partitions including furred spaces at the ceiling level and at 10-foot
intervals along vertical and horizontal. Fireblocking may be constructed
of 1-1/2 inch lumber, 3/4 inch plywood or particle board, gypsum board
or fiberglass insulation.
6. Space under Stairs:
If the area or space under the basement stairs is enclosed to provide
for storage or other uses, the walls and ceiling of the enclosed space
shall be fire-protected on the inside with 1/2 inch, drywall.
7. Bathrooms:
Toilets must be provided with a minimum of 24 inches on front of the
toilet and 15 inches between the center of the toilet and any sidewall
or other obstruction. A ventilation fan or an openable window is required
if the bathroom has a tub or shower.
8. Lighting & Ventilation
Lighting and ventilation are required for all finished portions of the
basement containing habitable rooms such as bedrooms and family rooms.
Lighting requires 8 percent of your floor area in glazed open with a
minimum of 8 sq .ft. and ventilation requires 4 percent of your floor
area in exterior openings with a minimum of 4 sp. Ft.
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