Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

The city of Bridgeton, Mo. adopted the following codes as adopted by the county of St. Louis:

• The International Building Code, 2003 edition, St. Louis County, May 18th, 2005. Bridgeton, Mo. Muni. Code, Title V, Article II (amendments).
• The International Residential Code, 2003 edition. Bridgeton, Mo. Muni. Code, Title V, Chapter 501 (amendments).

Bridgeton, Mo. Muni. Code, § 525.010 (adopted).

The International Property Maintenance Code was adopted by reference in the IBC. Bridgeton, Mo. Muni. Code, § 500.120 A-5 (referenced codes).

Helpful resources for Bridgeton, Missouri include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Missouri

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.

Bridgeton 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 amendments to the model code here.

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2015 IRC(City of Bridgeton , MO § 265-4 Adoption of standards by reference.)

...Amended 9192017 by Ord No 1720 8182020 by Ord No 2013 The 2015 International Property Maintenance Code published by the International Code Council Inc be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Bridgeton...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: no

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Bridgeton ? No
Citation: Sec. 501.020
Municipal Code https://ecode360.com/27983683
Comments:

TABLE R301.2(1) CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA
Ground Snow Load	Wind Speed (e) (MPH)	Seismic Design Category (g)	Subject To Damage From
			Weathering (a)	Frost Line Depth (b)	Termite (c)	Decay (d)
20	90	D1	Severe	30 inches	Moderate heavy	Moderate slight
Winter Design (f)	Ice Shield Underlayment Requirement (k)		Flood Hazards (h)	Air Freezing Index (j)	Mean Annual Temperature (k)
Per St. Louis County	No		August 23, 2000	0—1000	53

Comments

The city of Branson, Mo. adopted the International Residential Code, 2003 edition, as adopted by the county of St. Louis. Bridgeton, Mo. Muni. Code, § 525.010 (adopted), with amendments at Title V, Chapter 501.

• Appendices G, H and K were adopted with this code. Bridgeton, Mo. Muni. Code, § 501.020 B-5 (R102.5).
• Ice shield is not required. Bridgeton, Mo. Muni. Code, § 501.020 A (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 promulgated the Chapter 510: Existing Residential Structures.

Commercial Building Code

Bridgeton adopted the 2003 IBC, statewide with limitations. 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 Bridgeton , MO Municipal Code)

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Comments

The city of Bridgeton, Mo. adopted the International Building Code, 2003 edition, St. Louis County, May 18th, 2005 as adopted by the county of St. Louis. Bridgeton, Mo. Muni. Code, § 525.010 (adopted) with amendments at Title V, Article II.

Appendices C, F and I were also adopted. Bridgeton, Mo. Muni. Code, § 500.120 A-3 (101.2.1).

Existing Buildings

Chapter 34 and the IPMC apply to existing buildings.

Other Building Codes