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BUILDING INTERIOR <br />FIREPLACES AND HEARTHS <br />NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS <br />• Compliance with all current codes, standards and ordinances is required. <br />REHAB / ACQUISITION / ON -GOING COMPLIANCE <br />• Compliance with all applicable codes (federal, state, and local) is generally required. Some pre- existing, <br />non - conforming conditions may be allowed as long as required permits were obtained and they meet the <br />minimum standards described below. <br />MINIMUM STANDARDS (REHAB / ACQUISITION / ON -GOING COMPLIANCE) <br />• Fireplaces and hearths shall be safe and free of significant defects, damage or deterioration. <br />• Fireplace dampers shall be functioning properly. <br />• Fireplaces shall be free of excessive creosote deposits. <br />• Hearths shall extend at least 16" in front of a fireplace opening less than six square feet; 20 inches for a <br />fireplace opening greater than six square feet. Hearths shall extend eight inches beyond each side of a <br />fireplace opening less than six square feet and 12 inches beyond each side of a fireplace opening greater <br />than six square feet. <br />• Combustibles shall be kept away from the front of the fireplace. <br />Estimated Remaining Useful Life (ERUL) <br />Fireplaces and hearths shall have an ERUL of at least five years. <br />ON -GOING COMPLIANCE <br />Deficiencies that pose an imminent threat to public health or safety must be addressed immediately. <br />PLUMBING <br />WATER SUPPLY, WASTE & VENT PIPING <br />NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS <br />• Compliance with all current codes, standards and ordinances is required. <br />REHAB / ACQUISITION / ON- GOING COMPLIANCE <br />• Compliance with all applicable codes (federal, state, and local) is generally required. Some pre- existing, non- <br />conforming conditions may be allowed as long as required permits were obtained and they meet the <br />minimum standards described below. <br />MINIMUM STANDARDS (REHAB / ACQUISITION / ON -GOING COMPLIANCE) <br />• All supply, waste and vent piping shall be safe and free of significant defects, damage and deterioration. <br />Estimated Remaining Useful Life (ERUL) <br />• Water supply, waste and vent piping shall have an ERUL of at least five years. <br />• Housing projects consisting of 26 or more units are required to provide a capital needs assessment to ensure <br />that water supply, waste and vent piping will be maintained during the period of affordability. <br />City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency <br />Request for Qualifications for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) <br />14 r-'4' 7 <br />