Georgia Amendments that Expired 1/1/2010

It is easy to forget that some of the Georgia Amendments expired on Jan 1 2010. The step riser height and the Minum Tread Depth have Expired.

Below is a copy and paste from the ammendments.

SECTION R311 MEANS OF EGRESS
*Revise Section R311.5.3.1 ‘Riser height’ to add exception as follows:
R311.5.3.1 Riser height.
Exception:
The first and the last riser may vary by an amount no greater than ¾ inch (19 mm) from the other risers in the flight of stairs.
(Effective January 1, 2007; AMENDMENT EXPIRES JANUARY 1, 2010)
*Revise first sentence of Section R311.5.3.2 ‘Tread depth’ to read as follows:
R311.5.3.2 Tread depth.
The minimum tread depth shall be 9 inches (229 mm). The tread depth…
(Remainder of section left unchanged.)
(Effective January 1, 2007; AMENDMENT EXPIRES JANUARY 1, 2010)