Beresford, South Dakota Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Beresford, SD, adopted the 2012 IBC (Appendices C, I) and IRC (Appendix E, G, H) with amendments. Beresford, SD, Municipal Code § 9.0201 (adopt IBC), § 9.0202 (adopt IBC), § 9.0301 (adopt IRC), § 9.0302 (adopt IRC).

Helpful resources for Beresford, South Dakota include the following.

Residential Building Code

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

Beresford adopted the 2012 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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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: Yes

Ice Barrier

Comments

Beresford, SD, adopted the 2012 IBC (Appendices C, I) and IRC (Appendix E, G, H) with amendments. Beresford, SD, Municipal Code § 9.0201 (adopt IBC), § 9.0202 (adopt IBC), § 9.0301 (adopt IRC), § 9.0302 (adopt IRC).

 

In the amendments to the 2012 IRC, Beresford completes Table R301.2(1) which states that ice barrier underlayment is required.

Table R301.2(1)

Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria

1.      Ground Snow Load (Footnote l)…………………………………………………….35 psf contour

2.      Wind Speed (Footnote d)………………………………………………………………100 mph

3.      Topographic Effects (Footnote k)……………………………………………………………………no

4.      Seismic Design Category (Footnote f)………………………………………………A

5.      Weathering (Footnote a)……………………………………………………………………….Severe

6.      Frost Line Depth (Footnote b)…………………………………..42 inches (1,067 mm)

7.      Termite Damage (Footnote c)………………………………………………..Slight to Moderate

8.      Winter Design Temperature………………………………………………-10 Degrees Fahrenheit

9.      Ice Barrier Underlayment Requirement (Footnote i) …………….. yes (one course ice barrier for 4/12 roof and steeper and two course ice barrier for less than 4/12 roof)

10.   Flood Hazards (Footnote g) Beresford entered the regular phase of the National Flood Insurance Program on ________________.

11.   Air Freezing Index (Footnote i) ………………………………………………………………….3000

12.   Mean Annual Temperature …………………………… ………………….46 Degrees Fahrenheit

For SI: 1 pound per square foot = 0.0479 kPa, 1 mile per hour = 0.447 m/s.

 

REROOFING:

R907.3 Recovering versus replacement.  New roof coverings shall not be installed without first removing all existing layers of roof coverings where any of the following conditions exist:

1.   Where the existing roof or roof covering is water-soaked or has deteriorated to the point that the existing roof or roof covering is not adequate as a base for additional roofing.

2.   Where the existing roof covering is wood shake, slate, clay, cement, or asbestos-cement tile.

3.   Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering.

Exceptions:

1.   Complete and separate roofing systems, such as standing-seam metal roof systems, that are designed to transmit the roof loads directly to the building’s structural system and that do not rely on existing roofs and roof coverings for support, shall not require the removal of existing roof coverings.

2.   Installation of metal panel, metal shingle, and concrete and clay tile roof coverings over existing wood shake roofs shall be permitted when the application is in accordance with Section R907.4.

3.   The application of new protective coating over existing spray polyurethane foam roofing systems shall be permitted without tear-off of existing roof coverings.

 

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.

Beresford, SD, does not appear to have adopted Appendix J as part of the code. Appendix J provides guidance on existing buildings.

Commercial Building Code

Beresford adopted the 2012 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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Comments

Beresford, SD, adopted the 2012 IBC (Appendices C, I) and IRC (Appendix E, G, H) with amendments. Beresford, SD, Municipal Code § 9.0201 (adopt IBC), § 9.0202 (adopt IBC), § 9.0301 (adopt IRC), § 9.0302 (adopt IRC).

Existing Buildings

Beresford, SD, does not appear to have adopted the IEBC.

Other Building Codes

Beresford, SD, adopted the 2012 IPMC with amendments. Beresford, SD, Municipal Code, § 9.0401 (adopt IPMC), § 9.0402 (adopt IPMC).