Our house was built in 2022 in the Village of Deluna. There is no fire wall in the attic between the garage and the rest of the house, the attic access hole was covered with a piece of drywall, not plywood.
We installed a drop-down ladder from a local company that installs gutters and ladders. There is no fire code sticker on it. The seam around it is as tight or tighter than the original cover. I didn't think to ask about compliance with fire code, maybe I should have. I don't plan to buy an EV (yes, I know gas cars can catch fire too).
The man door between the garage and house is solid wood, but not metal as required by the four other states we lived in. It did not have self-closing hinges like is required in other places. I did change one of the hinges to a self-closing type. That's handy for convenience as well.
The building department in the county building in Wildwood on Powell road (same building as the library) is easy to access and was helpful with another issue we had. You can just walk in and ask if you have questions. They are nice.
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