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The project clause describes excavation to 3 feet (36 inches) below finished grade along column line 18 for a utility tie-in, but does not indicate that fencing has been provided around the excavation area. Per the local amendment adding Section 3304.3, excavation exceeding 30 inches in depth must meet guard requirements per Chapters 10 and 16, and any excavation within 5 feet of a walkway must be fenced with fencing at least 4 feet high, supported against wind collapse. Since the excavation depth (36 inches) exceeds the 30-inch threshold, the clause fails to address these fencing/guard requirements, creating a potential conflict if the trench is near a walkway and unfenced.

Prompt sent to model

Project clause '1.2':
1.2 Site utility trench along column line 18 is excavated to 3 feet 0 inches below finished grade for the domestic water tie-in.

Candidate jurisdiction code clauses (local amendments - only these may be cited):
[id: 392c53bb-ca41-4489-a479-36afe777e4ff] 14B-18-1804: 14B-18-1804   Excavation, grading and fill.

[id: e4e82018-d8a6-4cd4-b69c-d734fa0b5ee6] 2: 2.   Add a new Section 3304.3 to read:
"3304.3 Fencing of excavation work.
Where excavation work to any depth will occur within 5 feet (1524 mm) of a walkway on public or private property,
fencing, not less than 4 feet (1219 mm) in height shall be erected around the area of excavation. Such fencing shall b
supported to prevent it from collapsing due to wind. Where the depth of excavation work exceeds 30 inches (762 m
shall meet the requirements for guards in Chapters 10 and 16. No person shall remove or open a required fence exce
necessary delivery and removal of materials, tools and equipment or passage of workers, inspectors or other persons 
presence is required at the site."

[id: a77880da-5357-47e9-a8f1-c6ba2c4fd3bd] 2: 2.   Add new Sections 3202.1.1.1 through 3202.1.1.4 to read:
"3202.1.1.1 Foundations.
The portions of foundations above a level 20 feet (6096 mm) below city datum may project into a public way four an
inches (114 mm) per foot (305 mm) of depth below sidewalk or alley grade but not more than 36 inches (914 mm).

[id: 11d1a05b-f392-4ca4-b318-f15f51099551] 15: 15.   Revise Section 1803.6 to add new items to read:
"11.   Construction considerations: earth retention systems, underpinning, excavation slopes, effects on adjac
utilities and improvements, corrosivity, drainage systems and dewatering, as necessary.

[id: 37b07b57-a25b-4eb9-9cf9-92c23e2647f4] 14B-18-1804: 14B-18-1804 Excavation, grading and fill.
The provisions of Section 1804 of IBC are adopted by reference with the following modifications:

These candidates are local amendments to the national model building code (e.g. IBC), not the full code. You may draw on your own general knowledge of standard model-code provisions to judge whether the project clause is consistent with normal practice, but any conflict you report must be grounded in - and cite - one of the local amendment clauses shown above, since those are the only things a human reviewer can independently verify against this jurisdiction's actual adopted text.

Does the project clause conflict with or fail to meet any of these code requirements? Call report_conflicts with your findings, or an empty conflicts list if there's no real conflict.

Raw model response

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