Updated : 12/05/2024

Overview

For Dickson County, Tennessee, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building code, commercial building code, or existing building code were located. Therefore, adoption of the codes and standards of the State of Tennessee is implied. Link to Tennessee Building Codes.

Helpful resources for Dickson County, Tennessee include the following.

• Jurisdiction's Information Page(s):
  • Dickson County, Tennessee Home Page
  • Dickson County, Tennessee Planning and Zoning
• 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.

Dickson County 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 Dickson County ? Yes
Comments:

While no formal online code was located regarding an ice barrier, David Darnell, Director of Planning and Zoning for Dickson County, TN confirmed it is required on all asphalt shingle roofs. (Per email dated 8/13/19.)

Government Officials

Comments

For Dickson County, Tennessee, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a residential building code were located. Therefore, adoption of the codes and standards of the State of Tennessee is implied. 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 IRC was located at this time.

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

Commercial Building Code

Dickson County 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

For Dickson County, Tennessee, no local adoptions and no local amendments of a commercial building code were located. Therefore, adoption of the codes and standards of the State of Tennessee is implied. Link to Tennessee Building Codes.

Existing Buildings

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

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