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I ;;.b ¡; -6- Dwelling Code, which is adopted herein by reference. All structures constructed in accordance with this appendix shall meet the height and area requirements for Group R-3 occupancies in Table 400 of the standard Building Code. C102 Amendments to CABO Code The 1992 edition of the CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code is amended as follows: P-2207.7 Dry Vent sizinq is amended by removing the sentence that precedes Table No. P-2207.7 and reads: "Alternately, vents may be sized using the engineered method presented in Appendix D." Part VI- Electrical- is amended so that electrical requirements shall conform to NFiPA 70A, Section s- 26.6000, as adopted and amended by Chapter 5 of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances. E101.2 is amended to read as follows: E101.2 All buildings, except those listed~below, shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the 1992 Edition of the CABO Model Energy Code, which is adopted herein by reference. EXCEPTIONS: (1) Buildings and structures, or portions thereof, which are neither heated nor cooled. (2) Buildings and structures, or portions thereof, whose peak design rate of energy usage is less than 1 watt per square foot or 3.44 Btu per square foot of floor area for all purposes. E101.3 is added to read as follows: E101.3 The following provisions of the CABO Model Energy Code adopted in El01.2 are amended to read as follows: 502.2.1.1 Walls: A residential building as herein defined that is heated or mechanically cooled shall have a combined thermal transmittance value (Uo) of the gross area of exterior walls not exceeding the value given in Table No. 502.2.1. Equation 1 shall be used to determine acceptable combinations to meet this requirement. The minimum "R" rating of insulation installed ih exterior walls shall be "R-11". 502.2.1.2 Roof/Ceilinq: A building that is heated and/or mechanically cooled shall have a combined thermal transmittance value (UO) for the gross area of the roof assembly not exceeding the value given in Table No. 502.2.1. Equation 2 shall be used to determine acceptable combinations to meet this requirement. The minimum "R" rating of insulation installed in open attics, knee walls and concealed areas of vaulted ceilings shall be "R-19". 504.2.2 Water heaters, storaqe tanks and boilers: Heat loss from unfired hot-water storage tanks shall be limited to a maximum of 13.6 Btu/h/sq.ft. of external tank surface area. The design ambient temperature shall be no higher than 65 degrees F. Piping installed as part of the service water heating distribution system, from the outlet side of water heating units to be within six inches of individual