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Austin 2024 IWUIC Zones B and C noncombustible eave path

Austin expressly permits noncombustible material as an enclosed-eave path in Proximity Zones B and C.

This covers only a documented noncombustible eave or soffit product. Complete enclosure, geometry, gaps, fascia, official zone, and project scope remain checks.

code · City of Austin Proximity Zones B and C · Last verified 2026-08-26 · JSON (CC BY 4.0)

Published requirement text

“Eaves shall be completely covered and enclosed by non-combustible materials”

Austin Ordinance 20250410-041, Sections 505.3.1 and 506.4.1 — City of Austin

Where this instrument is documented

Instrument iwuic-2024.

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Place	Force	Reach	Dated	Checks open	Source
Austin	active application documented	authority area	effective 2025-07-10	5	Austin Ordinance 20250410-041

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Machine-readable constraints

Attribute	Operator	Value
noncombustible	eq	true

Products with documented matching attributes

Open the Build rules that quote this requirement

Product	Category	Status	Documented match evidence
Hardie® Soffit non-vented fiber-cement panels	eaves	Listed	1 cited field Noncombustible: Yes

Sources

Austin Ordinance 20250410-041, Sections 505.3.1 and 506.4.1 — City of Austin (official). Accessed 2026-08-26.

Austin 2024 IWUIC Zones B and C noncombustible eave path. FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/requirements/iwuic-2024-austin-zones-b-c-noncombustible-eave/. Last verified 2026-08-26.