Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Long Beach, IN adopts the Indiana Building Code (modeled off the ICC body of codes). Long Beach, IN Muni. Code § 150.01.

With regard to enforcement, local jurisdictions including counties, municipalities, and townships must enforce the state building code. IC § 36-7-2-9.

Helpful resources for Long Beach, Indiana include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Indiana

Residential Building Code

Indiana adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB, Indiana Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Long Beach adopted the 2018 IRC, statewide. 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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2020 Indiana Residential Code (2018 IRC)(Long Beach, IN § 150.105 ADOPTION OF RULES BY REFERENCE.)

...(A) Pursuant to IC 22-13-2-3(b), the rules of the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission, as set out in the following articles of IAC Title 675, are hereby incorporated by reference in this code and shall include any later amendments to those rules. (1) Article 12 - General Administrative Rules. (2) Article 13 - Building Codes. (3) Article 14 - Indiana Residential Code. (4) Article 15 - Industrialized Building Systems. (5) Article 16 - Indiana Plumbing Code. (6) Article 17 - Indiana Electrical Code. (7) Article 18 - Indiana Mechanical Code. (8) Article 19 -Indiana Energy Conservation Code. (9) Article 20 - Indiana Swimming Pool Code. (10) Article 21 - Safety Code for Elevators, Escalators, Manlifts and Hoists. (11) Article 22 - Indiana Fire Code. (12) Article 25 - Indiana Fuel Gas Code. (13) Article 28 - NFPA Standards....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: no

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Long Beach ? Yes
Citation: 675 IAC 14-4.3-6 Table R301.2(1)
Municipal Code https://search.plrb.org/?DN=67553
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Long Beach, IN is located within LaPorte County.

Ice Barriers are required by the State of Indiana on a county by county basis. See Table R301.2(1) for each individual county in Indiana.

Comments

Long Beach, IN adopts the Indiana Building Code (modeled off the ICC body of codes). Long Beach, IN Muni. Code § 150.01.

With regard to enforcement, local jurisdictions including counties, municipalities, and townships must enforce the state building code. IC § 36-7-2-9.

Effective 12/26/2019, the Indiana Residential Code Committee adopted the 2020 Indiana Residential Code.

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.

SECTION R104 EXISTING CONSTRUCTION: 675 IAC 12-4 (page 12).

SECTION R105 ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS: 675 IAC 14-4.3-2 (pg 49).

Commercial Building Code

Long Beach adopted the 2012 IBC, statewide. 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 Amlegal(Long Beach, IN Municipal Code)

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Comments

The current commercial building code in Indiana is the 2014 Indiana Building Code (based upon the 2012 International Building Code) plus Indiana's amendments. 675 IAC 13-2.6 (pg 4)(effective Dec. 1, 2014).

Existing Buildings

Alterations of buildings built prior to January 21, 1978 (the effective date of the first state rule for energy conservation) need not conform with the new construction standards of 675 IAC 19.

The rehabilitation of an existing building is undertaken under Chapter 34 of the Indiana Building Code, 675 IAC 13.

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