Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Blountsville, Alabama, adopted the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices A, B, C, D, G, H, J, K, M, N, O, P, Q. Blountsville, AL, Muni. Code § 4-31 (adoption). Blountsville, Alabama, adopted the 2009 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C, E, I, K. Blountsville, AL, Muni. Code § 4-31 (adoption). Blountsville, Alabama, adopted the 2009 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including appendices A, B. Blountsville, AL, Muni. Code § 4-31 (adoption).

Helpful resources for Blountsville, Alabama include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Alabama

Residential Building Code

Alabama adopted a model state residential code but it is not in force unless adopted locally.See PLRB, Alabama Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Blountsville 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.

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Alabama Energy and Residential Code (2015 IRC)(Blountsville, AL Sec. 4-2. - Code adopted.)

...International Building Code, 2006 edition, including Appendix Chapters (see International Building Code Section 101.2.1., 2006 edition), as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the building code of the Town of Blountsville for the State of Alabama, for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: no

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Blountsville ? Undetermined
Comments:

No amendments to Table R301.2(1) were found in the municipal code or city website; Therefore, it is unclear if ice barrier underlayment is required.

Comments

Blountsville, Alabama, adopted the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC), including appendices A, B, C, D, G, H, J, K, M, N, O, P, Q. Blountsville, AL, Muni. Code § 4-31 (adoption). 

 

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.

Blountsville, Alabama, adopted the International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including appendices A, B. Blountsville, AL, Muni. Code § 4-31 (adoption).

Commercial Building Code

Blountsville 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 the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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See Muni. Code(Blountsville, AL Municipal Code)

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Comments

Blountsville, Alabama, adopted the 2009 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C, E, I, K. Blountsville, AL, Muni. Code § 4-31 (adoption).

Existing Buildings

Blountsville, Alabama, adopted the 2009 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including appendices A, B. Blountsville, AL, Muni. Code § 4-31 (adoption).

 

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