Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
The city of Broken Arrow, OK adopted the following codes with amendments:
- The International Building Code, 2018 edition. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 6-16 (adopted) with § 6-17 (amendments).
- The International Residential Code, 2015 edition. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 6-36 (adopted) with § 6-37 (amendments).
- The International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 edition. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 15-44 (adopted) with § 15-45 (amendments).
Helpful resources for Broken Arrow, Oklahoma include the following.
Residential Building Code
Oklahoma adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB,
Oklahoma Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Broken Arrow adopted the 2015 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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2018 IRC with Oklahoma amendments(Broken Arrow, OK Sec. 6-36. - Adopted; conflict with other regulations.)
...That a certain document, one copy of which is on file in the department of community
development, being marked and designated as the 2018 International Residential Code
as adopted and amended by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, including
Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix E, Appendix G,...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: yes
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Broken Arrow ? No
Citation: Sec. 6-37(g)
Municipal Code
https://library.municode.com/OK/Broken Arrow/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH6BUBURE_ARTIII.5INRECOIR_S6-37AMComments:
Table R301.2(1) entitled Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria is amended to read as follows:
Ground Snow Load = 10 lbs. per square foot
Wind Design, Speed = 115
Wind Design, Topographic effects = No
Wind Design, Special wind region = No
Wind Design, Wind-borne debris zone = No
Seismic design category B
Subject to Damage from, Weathering = Moderate
Subject to Damage from, Frost line depth = Eighteen inches (18")
Subject to Damage from, Termite = Moderate to Heavy
Winter Design Temp = Thirteen Degrees Fahrenheit
Ice Barrier Underlayment Required = No
Air Freezing Index = One Thousand Five Hundred (1,500) or Less
Mean Annual Temp = Sixty and Three Tenths Degrees Fahrenheit
Comments
The city of Broken Arrow, OK adopted the International Residential Code, 2015 edition, including appendices A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, M, N, O, P, R and S. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 6-36 (adopted) with § 6-37 (amendments).
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 adopted appendix J in its adoption of the IRC. It also adopted the International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 edition. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 15-44 (adopted) with § 15-45 (amendments).
Commercial Building Code
Broken Arrow adopted the 2018 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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2015 IBC with Oklahoma amendments(Broken Arrow, OK Sec. 6-36. - Adopted; conflict with other regulations.)
...file in the department of community
development, being marked and designated as the 2018 International Residential Code
as adopted and amended by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, including
Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix E, Appendix G, Appendix H,
Appendix I, Appendix J, Appendix K, Appendix M, Appendix N...
Comments
The city of Broken Arrow, OK adopted the International Building Code, 2018 edition including appendices C, E, F, G, I, J, and K. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 6-16 (adopted) with § 6-17 (amendments).
Existing Buildings
The city of Broken Arrow, OK adopted the International Existing Building Code, 2018 edition including. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 6-23 (adopted) with § 6-24 (amendments). It also adopted the International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 edition. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 15-44 (adopted) with § 15-45 (amendments).
Other Building Codes
The city of Broken Arrow, OK adopted the following codes with amendments:
- The National Electrical Code, 2017 edition. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 6-66 (adopted with amendments).
- The International Plumbing Code, 2018 edition. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 6-94 (adopted) with § 6-95 (amendments).
- The International Fuel & Gas Code, 2018 edition. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 6-111 (adopted) with § 6-112 (amendments).
- The International Mechanical Code, 2018 edition. Broken Arrow, OK Muni. Code, § 6-128 (adopted) with § 6-129 (amendments).