Updated : 11/19/2024

Overview

For Adamsville, Tennessee, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building code or existing building code were located. Adamsville, TN, indicated the adoption of the 2003 International Building Code with amendments. Adamsville, TN, Muni. Codes § 12-101 (adoption) and § 12-202 (amendments).

State regulations may not permit the adoption of a code less stringent than the codes adopted by the state. For the most accurate information please check with the local building department. See the Tennessee state overview. Link to Tennessee Building Codes.

Helpful resources for Adamsville, Tennessee include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Adamsville, Tennessee Home Page
  • Adamsville, Tennessee Licenses and Permits
  • Adamsville, Tennessee Municipal Code
• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Tennessee

Residential Building Code

Tennessee adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB, Tennessee Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Adamsville adopted the 2003 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 the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: Yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Adamsville ? Undetermined

Government Officials

Comments

We were unable to locate any formal adoption of a residential code by Adamsville, TN. We reached out to the department and received no response regarding this matter. Some jurisdictions adopt the IRC by way of reference in the administrative chapters of the IBC. This could be the case for Adamsville, TN.

For Adamsville, Tennessee, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building code were located.

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.

No mention of Appendix J of the IRC was located at this time.

For Adamsville, Tennessee, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. Therefore, Chapter 34 of the adopted IBC would apply. 

Commercial Building Code

Adamsville adopted the 2003 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

Adamsville, TN, indicated the adoption of the 2003 International Building Code with amendments. Adamsville, TN, Muni. Codes § 12-101 (adoption) and § 12-202 (amendments).

State regulations may not permit the adoption of a code less stringent than the codes adopted by the state. For the most accurate information please check with the local building department. See the Tennessee state overview. Link to Tennessee Building Codes.

Existing Buildings

For Adamsville, Tennessee, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located. Therefore, Chapter 34 of the adopted IBC would apply. 

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