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Lincoln County, South Dakota Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Lincoln County, SD, adoted the most current Uniform Building Code. (Lincoln County Ordinance #9902-01.) However, as the UBC is no longer published, it seems reasonable to suspect that this may be an oversight that is has not been updated. Therefore, the current ICC Codes (2015 IBC, IRC) which have since replaced the UBC, likely apply.

Helpful resources for Lincoln County, South Dakota include the following.

Residential Building Code

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

Lincoln County 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.

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: Yes

Ice Barrier

Comments

Lincoln County, SD, adoted the most current Uniform Building Code. (Lincoln County Ordinance #9902-01.) However, as the UBC is no longer published, it seems reasonable to suspect that this may be an oversight that is has not been updated. Therefore, the current ICC Codes (2015 IBC, IRC) which have since replaced the UBC, likely apply.

Commercial Building Code

Lincoln County adopted the 2015 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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Comments

Lincoln County, SD, adoted the most current Uniform Building Code. (Lincoln County Ordinance #9902-01.) However, as the UBC is no longer published, it seems reasonable to suspect that this may be an oversight that is has not been updated. Therefore, the current ICC Codes (2015 IBC, IRC) which have since replaced the UBC, likely apply.