If the DFE is, for example, 8-feet within the garage/ enclosure area, can there be solid walls above the DFE? And can service utilities, machinery and equipment be installed above the DFE on the solid walls?

No. In Coastal areas, DFE is the bottom of lowest horizontal structural member, therefore there should be no “solid walls” between that and the top of the breakaway wall.

Avi Vemuri2025-09-03T08:55:51-07:00September 3rd, 2025|