§ 18-31. Adopted.

(a)

Enumeration. The following codes, the latest edition as adopted and amended by the state department of community affairs, shall be enforced by the city:

(1)

International Building Code.

(2)

International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings.

(3)

International Fire Code.

(4)

International Plumbing Code.

(5)

International Mechanical Code.

(6)

International Fuel Gas Code.

(7)

National Electrical Code.

(8)

International Energy Conservation Code.

(9)

International Swimming Pool and Spa Code.

(b)

Appendixes: The following appendixes of the codes adopted in subsection (a) of this Section are adopted by reference as though they were copied fully in this subsection:

(1)

International Building Code.

(2)

International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings.

(3)

International Fire Code.

(4)

International Plumbing Code.

(5)

International Mechanical Code.

(6)

International Fuel Gas Code.

(7)

National Electrical Code.

(8)

International Energy Conservation Code.

(9)

International Swimming Pool and Spa Code.

(c)

Additional codes. The latest edition of the following permissive codes, as adopted and amended by the state department of community affairs, are adopted by reference as though they were copied fully in this section:

(1)

International Property Maintenance Code.

(2)

International Existing Building Code.

(d)

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards relating to fire sprinkler systems in multifamily occupancies and commercial buildings.

(1)

NFPA 13 Installation of Sprinkler Systems.

(2)

NFPA 13R Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height.

(3)

Standard for the installation of sprinkler systems in small commercial buildings not requiring NFPA 13 fire sprinkler systems by other codes.

( Ord. No. 052118 , § 1, 5-21-2018)

State law reference

Authority to adopt technical codes, Ga. Const. art. IX, §§ II, III(a)(12); construction standards generally, O.C.G.A. § 8-2-1 et seq.; minimum state construction codes, O.C.G.A. § 8-2-25.