Oakland, Missouri Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

The city of Oakland, Mo. adopted the following codes:

  • The International Building Code, 2009 edition. Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.010 (adopted with amendments).
  • The International Residential Code, 2009 edition. Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.200 (adopted with amendments).
  • The International Property Maintenance Code, 2003 edition. Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.020 (adopted) with amendments § 505.030.

Furthermore, the city also adopted the following St. Louis County codes:

  • The St. Louis County Existing Building Code.
  • The St. Louis County Property Maintenance Code.

Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.100 (adopted with amendments).

Helpful resources for Oakland, Missouri include the following.

Residential Building Code

Missouri has yet to adopt a statewide residential code. Local laws will control.See PLRB, Missouri Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Oakland adopted the 2009 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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2009 IRC(City of Oakland , MO § 505.010 Building Code Adoption — Amendments.)

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

Ice Barrier

Comments

The city of Oakland, Mo. adopted the International Residential Code, 2009 edition, including appendices A through Q. Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.200 (adopted with amendments).

  • Ice barrier is not required. Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.200-E6 (Table R301.2 (1)). 

Existing Buildings

Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.

The city adopted appendix J of the 2009 IRC and the International Property Maintenance Code.

Commercial Building Code

Oakland adopted the 2009 IBC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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. See Gen.code(City of Oakland , MO Municipal Code)

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Comments

The city of Oakland, Mo. adopted the International Building Code, 2009 edition, including appendices A through Z. Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.010 (adopted with amendments).

Existing Buildings

The city also adopted the following St. Louis County codes:

  • The St. Louis County Existing Building Code.
  • The St. Louis County Property Maintenance Code.

Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.100 (adopted with amendments).

Other Building Codes

The city also adopted the following codes:

  • The National Electrical Code (NFPA-70), 2005 edition. Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.050 (adopted).
  • The International Plumbing Code, 2003 edition. Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.060 (adopted).
  • The International Mechanical Code, 2003 edition. Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.040 (adopted).

The city also adopted the following St. Louis County Codes:

The St. Louis County Building, Existing Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Property Maintenance Codes as enacted and periodically amended by the County of St. Louis, Missouri, are hereby adopted as the Commercial Building, Existing Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Property Maintenance Codes of the City of Oakland as if fully set forth herein.

Oakland, Mo. Muni. Code, § 505.100 (adopted with amendments).