Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Helpful resources for Georgetown, Delaware include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Delaware

Residential Building Code

Delaware has yet to adopt a statewide residential code. Local laws will control.See PLRB, Delaware Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Georgetown adopted the 2012 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.

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See Gen.code(Town of Georgetown , DE 29-16D{1} INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC))

...The International Energy Conservation Code IECC is a building energy code created by the International Code Council It is a model code adopted by many state and municipal governments in the United States for the...

Drip Edge

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Comments

The Town Council of the Town of Georgetown hereby authorizes Sussex County to enforce the Sussex County Building Code for one- and two-family dwellings, including all residential dwellings and commercial structures within the corporate limits of the Town of Georgetown, effective May 1, 1995.

Georgetown, Del. Muni. Code, § 61-11 (enforcement of county code).

 

Sussex county enforces the 2012 IRC with amendments in Georgetown, Del. 

Commercial Building Code

Georgetown adopted the 2012 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.

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. See Gen.code(Town of Georgetown , DE § 165-69 Accessory apartments.)

...the special permit and the certificate of occupancy for the accessory apartment shall become and void Apartment size The maximum livable floor area for an accessory apartment shall not...

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The Town Council of the Town of Georgetown hereby adopts the current edition of the building codes as adopted by the Sussex County Council as the buildings standards for construction within the corporate limits of the Town of Georgetown for any public works projects undertaken by the Town Council of the Town of Georgetown.

Georgetown, Del. Muni. Code, § 61-9 (enforcement of county code).

 

The town enforces the Sussex County Building code based on the 2012 IBC with amendments.