Updated : 11/12/2024

Overview

For Ardmore, Tennessee, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building code or existing building code were located. Ardmore, Tennessee, adopted the 1994 Standard Building Code. Ardmore, TN, Muni. Codes § 12-101 (adoption). 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 Ardmore, Tennessee include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Ardmore, Tennessee Home Page
  • Ardmore, 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.

Ardmore adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: Yes

The IRC requires drip edge flashing in section R905.2.8.5 and the state legislature did not amend this section. TN ADC 0780-02-23-.02(1)(a).

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Ardmore ? 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

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

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

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 adopted IRC was located at this time.

For Ardmore, Tennessee, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

Commercial Building Code

Ardmore adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.

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Comments

Ardmore, Tennessee, adopted the 1994 Standard Building Code. Ardmore, TN, Muni. Codes § 12-101 (adoption). 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 Ardmore, Tennessee, no local adoptions and no local amendments of an existing building code were located.

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