Authority: IC 22-13-2-2; IC 22-13-2-2.5; IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15; IC 36-7
Sec. 69.
Change the text of SECTION R507.4.1 to read as follows:
Where posts bear on concrete footings in accordance with Section R403 and Figure R507.3, lateral restraint shall be provided by manufactured connectors or a minimum post embedment of 12 inches (305 mm) in surrounding soils or concrete piers. Other footing systems shall be permitted.
Exception: Where expansive, compressible, shifting, or other questionable soils are present, surrounding soils shall not be relied on for lateral support.
675 IAC 14-4.4-69